To learn more about Battle Axe, check out the game’s official website. If you didn’t back the Kickstarter, you can preorder the game now through several major online retailers. Numskull Games is publishing Battle Axe on Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. ![]() “We might consider DLC at some point if things go well.” Tucker said, “It would be nice to do a big update to expand on the game.” The creators are also interested in getting Battle Axe onto one of Numskull’s Quarter Arcade mini-cabinets if there’s enough demand for it. “We are planning a lot of games for the future.” Nieborg is already prototyping a new Megadrive game that he describes as “a horizontal shooter, but with a twist.” The team is looking into the potential of working with some popular licenses for future games, and they’d also like to create some additional content for Battle Axe, including new character classes and environments. “Me and Bitmap Bureau have pretty much become a core team,” Nieborg explained. Nieborg and Tucker aren’t planning on going their separate ways anytime soon. “I did a lot of freelance work where I just did a small part of the game,” Nieborg said. Nierborg has worked as a pixel artist on the Shantae series, Contra 4, and Wizard of Legend, just to name a few, and in 2017, Nieborg started putting together a pixel art game that would be entirely his own. He has worked on plenty of 3D games over the years, including titles like Spyro - A Hero’s Tail, Batman Begins, and Medal of Honor, but his passion has always been for pixel art. Nieborg’s career as a video game artist goes all the way back to a game called Ghostbattle on the Commodore Amiga in 1990. “It was an insane amount of pixels that he had to draw, but if anyone could do it, Henk could.” “I don’t think I’ll put Henk through that again,” Tucker said. His programming partner on Battle Axe, Mike Tucker, agreed. Medieval axes for sale are available in a variety of styles. “It’s a little bit insane for one person to be honest,” Nieborg said during a Zoom call earlier this week. Medieval Viking Battle Axes with Tempered Steel Edge. We strive to find the most economical and reliable sources to ship to you.Henk Nieborg has spent the better part of the last two years creating all of the art for his new game, Battle Axe, all by himself. We feel your pain with the steep increases in international shipping over the past few years. International customers please contact us for a shipping quote. You can chop down a tree quicker than anyone while protecting your fair maiden from wild beasts all at the same time, with the Battle Axe Dimensions. For some custom orders it may take longer than this timeframe as the forging and engraving process for more intricate designs can be complex. Depending on the complexity of the axe design and the engravings we estimate manufacturing to take around 4-12 weeks. ![]() Shipping Domestic US 51.00 (multiple axe shipping discounted) These axes are made to order and each one is carefully crafted by hand. Learn more about Nordic Axes here and research into Axe combat here. ![]() A truly significant weapon in the history of Europe. This larger combat-orientated axe would be a weapon that would distinguish someone who was prepared for a serious fight.ĭue to the wide travels of the Norse the use of the Dane Axe can be documented from Ireland in the west to Constantinople in the east. The nearly constant warfare of this period would have seen a high degree of the common man being involved in warfare and the axe would have been a weapon many would rely on. In the Anglo-Scandinavian Wars of the 8th and 9th century this type of axe was the heavy weaponry of the battlefield. This was the type of weapon William the Conqueror faced at the Battle of Hastings (1066) where he defeated the Saxon army. The high carbon steel blade holds a great edge and is mounted on an ash haft. The long handle and thin blade create a fearsome weapon capable of immense damage to the lightly armored opponents of that time. This favored weapon of the Saxon Huscarl saw action throughout Northern Europe in the hands of Saxon, Norse, and Norman alike. Based on Original: Circa 1000 Danish, British Museum, London
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