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    PixelJunk Shooter

    Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Dec 10, 2009

    The fourth PixelJunk release, PixelJunk Shooter, is an nontraditional dual-joystick shooter that allows the player to interact with various types of elements.

    New PixelJunk Game Gets A Proper Name

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    Edited By jeff
    First there was Racers, then Monsters and Eden. Today, Dylan Cuthbert of Q-Games announced the winning name for the fourth game in the PixelJunk series. And that winner is... Shooter. PixelJunk Shooter will serve as the official name for PixelJunk 1-4. And hey, there's already a new logo to go with it! See?

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    Around 10,000 people submitted names to the naming contest. I submitted "PixelJunk Lander," as the game sort of looks like an update of Lunar Lander or Sub-Terrania or something to me... with some elemental "use water to put out fire" sort of business up in there, too. Well, whatever it's called, it looks pretty rad. Here's the trailer from back in April, in case you missed it:

      

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    #1  Edited By jeff
    First there was Racers, then Monsters and Eden. Today, Dylan Cuthbert of Q-Games announced the winning name for the fourth game in the PixelJunk series. And that winner is... Shooter. PixelJunk Shooter will serve as the official name for PixelJunk 1-4. And hey, there's already a new logo to go with it! See?

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    Around 10,000 people submitted names to the naming contest. I submitted "PixelJunk Lander," as the game sort of looks like an update of Lunar Lander or Sub-Terrania or something to me... with some elemental "use water to put out fire" sort of business up in there, too. Well, whatever it's called, it looks pretty rad. Here's the trailer from back in April, in case you missed it:

      

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    #2  Edited By Wally

    From Q-Games track record....this will be a great game

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    #3  Edited By Coleslaw893

    Decent name. Awesome looking game.

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    #4  Edited By felixlighter

    I absolutely loved Sub-Terrania for the Genesis.  One of my favorite games for the system.  And this definitely has the same look and feel.

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    #5  Edited By lantus

    I will surely love this game, but Shooter? Really?

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    #6  Edited By trophyhunter

    it should have been shoota not shooter

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    #7  Edited By lemon360

    nice logo

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    #8  Edited By RenegadeSaint

    The game looks pretty good, but is PixelJunk Shooter really the best name that was submitted?  I'd prefer something like PixelJunk Elements or PixelJunk Magma.

    I know they want to stick with the simple naming scheme, but come on.

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    #9  Edited By Pkshields

    Shooter? I get the whole simple thing, but its going to make people think it is just a generic game, which it doesn't look like at at all. Disappointed, but the game should be awesome.

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    #10  Edited By MasterHiggins

    Looks like Chop Lifter. PixelJunk Chop Lifter.

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    #11  Edited By Mootalstrike

    Looks interesting...

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    #12  Edited By Linkyshinks

    It looks cool both in concept and visuals, just like the first game

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    #13  Edited By Keyser_Soze

    Is that real time water? Does it have independent physics? If not, lame.

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    #14  Edited By Scarabus

    Looks cool. The gun sound is too familiar. Think it's from Counter-strike or something.

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    #15  Edited By Johanz

    Sub-Terrania! Now that's a classic game. Looks kinda nice too.

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    #16  Edited By JackiJinx

    That looks pretty awesome.

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    #17  Edited By Coltonio7

    Looks like that Sand Falling flash game

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    #18  Edited By zeouterlimits

    Shooter?
     That's ... an interesting choice. Well it isn't but I guess that's what makes it interesting.
    Compared to Eden & Monsters it seems kind bland name wise. Both were odd and shall we deeper..

    But of course I look forward to it.

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    #19  Edited By hatking

    I don't know about the name...it doesn't really fit with the game that well.  Anyway I hardly care, because that actually looks really fun.

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    #20  Edited By KinjiroSSD

    I see how they like to keep the names simple and to the point but shooter is bland even compared to Monsters.

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    #21  Edited By unclejohn0525

    Hey, it's a fitting name.

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    #22  Edited By TobyD81

    Did I see some sort of rescue going on there? Is this kinda like Lemmings with guns? Because that would be awesome!

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    #23  Edited By AuthenticM

    Look fucking awesome!

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    #24  Edited By yyZiggurat

    Looks like fun.  I dig the music.

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    #25  Edited By CowJoMonkey_927

    This is gonna be hekka tight, but that name is terrible, its more generic than Lindsay Lohan getting drunk and showing her coochie. I submitted 8 names, and 17 of them were better than Pixeljunk Shooter. This is almost as dissapointing as the next Ratchet and Clank not being called Ratchet and Clank: Clock Blockers.

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    #26  Edited By TwoOneFive

    this looks fun and will look very pretty in hd


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    #27  Edited By steve86uk

    The sequel will be called, pixeljunk dual stick shooter,

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    #28  Edited By c1337us

    Still havent played any of the Pixel Junk games. Shooter sound a bit bleh though.

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    #29  Edited By lord_canti

    is that really the best name they could come up with it sounds a little bad but with there previous track record of makeing games that i play and enjoy (and still never get the trophies for ) il give them the benifit of the doubt

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    #30  Edited By Insectecutor

    I can't see why they bothered with a competition to decide on this name when in the end they just followed their established naming convention: tell it straight.

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    #31  Edited By yoctoyotta

    I thought PixelJunk Core would have been a good name . . . why are they suddenly deciding to get all literal with their names? Uh, well, aside from Racers that is. Anyhow, I'm still stoked for this to come out.

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    #32  Edited By BR4DL3I9H

    This is looking great, although i am not sold on the name shooter, it just sounds too generic. Although, it is suitable for what the trailer presents.

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    #33  Edited By Y2JBone

    This game reminds me of Solar Jetman on the NES.  Expect Solar Jetman was MAD hard!  Hopefully this game isn't the same...

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    #34  Edited By DisAbiLityFisHy

    Another PixelJunk game to add to ReTarDedFisHy's PSN game collection? :D !

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    #35  Edited By FuzzYLemoN

    What a repulsively generic name.

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    #37  Edited By vigorousjammer

    what a stupid name... it doesn't fit the gameplay at all...
    oh well, the game still looks awesome.

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    #38  Edited By Pepsicolaboy

    Looks really fun. Hope they release a compendium of these games soon for PSP. Seems like a good idea.
    Unless they already have in which case I mean it WAS a good idea.

    Name is....yeah.

    Still, awesome looking concept :)

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    #39  Edited By LordAndrew

    There are too many games with Shooter in their name.

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    #40  Edited By Snail

    I proposed elements. It is a better title, and more appropriate. This one is dumb. Hmph.

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    #41  Edited By HydraHam

    what a terrible name for a game that looks so amazing

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    #42  Edited By Media_Master

    looks alright, not amazing

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