{"id":16301,"date":"2019-04-26T14:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T19:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16301"},"modified":"2019-04-26T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T19:13:35","slug":"double-kick-heroes-rocks-onto-the-xbox-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/26\/double-kick-heroes-rocks-onto-the-xbox-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Kick Heroes Rocks Onto the Xbox One!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sReT3XbSYik?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Angoul\u00eame, somewhere deep in a mosh pit, France. Today Headbang Club , Plug in Digital and Hound Picked Games, are pleased to reveal that Double Kick Heroes will release on the Xbox One later this year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Double Kick Heroes players may select Arcade Mode or venture into the Story Mode, where they will come across some of their own Heavy Metal Heroes, whilst fending off hordes of monsters, the undead and sick boss encounters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/sC-9LBNm4pcLLx0X9sD_TVFMWvfcDrXf0pQWHws5vKB7BOVg7oNnYuzFlow0EnE4sjhTFF947afxDJVREXLX6V2HcJzb_hjQ-8FdZ8BbD_jbBBFyCOqs_Tp6L-CshogMBSLCmHmW\" width=\"562\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"a6S\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\":12m\" class=\"T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download attachment \" data-tooltip-class=\"a1V\" data-tooltip=\"Download\">\n<div class=\"aSK J-J5-Ji aYr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Not only is the game full of delicious licks, infectious riffs and the undead, but players will have no choice but to master the Double Kick (a drumming technique used to speed the tempo of music) if they want to survive, as they thrash to 30 unique metal tracks composed by the legendary Elmobo.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Key features <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Double kick zombies in the face with insane Metal music!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">30 tremendously f****king awesome quality Metal songs by a legendary video game AND Metal composer. The original Sound Track was awarded best audio at Ludum Dare and won a Double Ping award for Best Indie Audio and Best Audio.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Rodriguez infused background story about weird guys and gals who live for Sex, Drugs and Heavy Metal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Hellgate mode features globally recognised songs by artists like Gojira, VolkorX, Ultra Vomit and many more to be announced.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Original Soundtrack Songs feature vocals and solos by renowned artists like Ron \u201cBumblefoot\u201d Thal, and many others to be announced\u2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Explosions, rebels, militias, the undead, road-rage, madness, apocalypse! Ready to hit the fury road? Discover the brutal and juicy pixel art of the game with so many different monsters and other fun stuff to kill.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">6 huge, screen shaking bosses that will melt your nerves.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5 levels of difficulty because everyone should have an adequate measure of suffering.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The only manic moshing metal music rhythm game for the Xbox One.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/s1hC04ydVR4DrUyPyorxUSmOQsk2ssoI4yE6u2TDG_g-fQySATwYnRdHl5MmNrFH2gMnOxakWoW4JrJxB7qFTr83v_VPedGdcr45uU6T0vLZ3vyo7n0a8VXeRxljW_u-0l_mfWgL\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"a6S\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\":12n\" class=\"T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download attachment \" data-tooltip-class=\"a1V\" data-tooltip=\"Download\">\n<div class=\"aSK J-J5-Ji aYr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more details please reach out to press@headbang.club we don\u2019t bite (much)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">About Headbang Club<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Headbang is an artist collective of gamedev\u2019s gone wild. They joined forces to create a METAL gamedev band. They started Double Kick Heroes in 2015 and they are still working very hard on it. More: <a href=\"http:\/\/headbang.club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/headbang.club&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556391696335000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGLKfxobXyKAEMH6TTZVXkifjxFVA\">http:\/\/headbang.club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">About Elmobo<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Amiga legend, composed and performed more than 150 OST\u2019s. He is also a renowned METAL Producer, he crafted the sound of so many bands\u2026 Everybody knows Elmobo at Hellfest and that is a clear sign of how serious he is about METAL. This year he won a Double Ping award, beating Detroit and other AAA\u2019s in 2018. He just rocks so, so hard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">About Plug In Digital<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Founded in 2012, PLUG IN DIGITAL offers high-quality expertise to all parts of the video game industry. Distribution, consulting and monetization, business development, strategic and marketing advice\u2026 Our company relies on a network of specialists in the gaming business, built on 15 years of concrete and successful experience. More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plug-in-digital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.plug-in-digital.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556391696335000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGf7HtY5uWJxpjKv5AW9xtlRQ8_UA\">http:\/\/www.plug-in-digital.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">About Hound Picked Games<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hound Picked Games, a subsidiary of global consultancy agency PR Hound, is a company set on helping indie studios realise their full potential releases. It specialises in hand-picking indie games that can benefit from the work of industry experts with over 50 years of experience in the business. More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houndpicked.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.houndpicked.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1556391696335000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0WFlMUUcMEePYF0GMpQPc7eVbWA\">https:\/\/www.houndpicked.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angoul\u00eame, somewhere deep in a mosh pit, France. Today Headbang Club , Plug in Digital and Hound Picked Games, are pleased to reveal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29,31],"tags":[243,104,552],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dkh_cadillac_jump.gif?fit=600%2C400","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5518,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/26\/hero-defense-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-soon-real-time-strategy-meets-tower-defense-meets-rpg\/","url_meta":{"origin":16301,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;Hero Defense&#8221; Coming to PS4 and Xbox One Soon! 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