All Aboard for D.L.C. Isle! Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course Lands on June 30, 2022

Hello Xbox fans,

Today, I’m so thrilled to be able to say these words: Cuphead – The Delicious Last CourseThere is a release date! When the Xbox One and Windows PC versions of the game launch, Cuphead and Mugman, the brothers and staunch friends, will set off for their next adventure, the date is June 30, 2022. We JustThe announcement was made at The Game Awards. I wanted to make the announcement straight on Xbox Wire so that people know what to expect next summer when they return to the Inkwell Isles.

Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course sees Cuphead and Mugman setting sail for “D.L.C. Isle”, an untamed and previously undiscovered island off the coast of the main Inkwell Isles. Cuphead style, the team discovers that the island hosts a cast of new bosses who are larger than life and fearsome. They all have to complete a mission for the joyous, jolly chef Saltbaker. What this quest is and where it will take our intrepid heroes is something we want to keep secret for just a little longer, but it’s fair to say that it might be our brave little cups grandest adventure yet.

This is the heart of this exciting new quest. New playable character: Ms. Chalice. One of the longest standing and most passionate members of the team. Cuphead fans, Xbox players will surely recognize her as The Legendary Chalice – the wise spectral being who can be found in the original game’s mausoleum stages, where she gifts you the powerful Super Arts.

The new Ms. Chalice, however, packs an impressive punch and has a number of special abilities. These unique abilities will help players overcome their bosses with new, clever ways. It’s a great thing that Ms. Chalice is now able to defeat bosses in a unique way. Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course are easily the biggest ones we’ve ever created. It’s important to remember that this expansion contains single bosses with more frames of animation per boss than all the bosses in the original. Cuphead! Though development on this game was certainly affected by the unique and challenging circumstances we find ourselves in today, I am so proud of the way our team remained laser-focused on quality, and honed their craft to deliver the most rich and detailed art, animation, painting, and design we’ve ever done as a studio.

And speaking of detail, we couldn’t imagine making this announcement any other way than with an authentic, 1930s homage. Screen Novelties, a Los Angeles stop-motion studio, offered us the opportunity to create a trailer that featured physically constructed sets, marionette puppets and shadow play animations. It also included classic practical effects. You can watch the trailer again and study the D.L.C. if you are a good eye. Isle map, where there is no shortage of secrets

It’s often said that “any video game that releases is a feat,” and that’s something I think our whole industry has felt doubly so making games amidst these unique times. In our case, we have been especially challenged by things like safely and securely assembling a live orchestra to perform our game’s soundtrack. However, our guiding principle through the whole experience has been the game’s quality, and we are so excited to see what everyone thinks of The Delicious Last Course when it releases next year. I hope you’ve saved up an appetite…for adventure!