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It’s that time again - our preview of what to expect from Skullgirls in 2024! With the SG2E Season 1 Pass winding down, we are stepping back to figure out the ideal path forward for feature development across all platforms. This means that we’ll be shaking up our usual new content cadence a...

Hey everyone, As many of you know, Skullgirls has had a long and colorful history shaped by a variety of contributors over the years. As we look ahead towards the future of Skullgirls, we have reflected upon past decisions regarding certain content that has undermined the many things that make...

It’s that time again - our preview of what to expect from Skullgirls Mobile in 2023! MAY IS THE NEW JANUARY First off, thanks for your patience and understanding while we put this together. What better time to share a roadmap than ⅓ of the way into the new year? 😅 Outside the usual vagaries of...

Hey everyone! As many of you have noticed, our “unexpected server maintenance” has become more “expected” as of late than we all would like. While there’s an array of reasons we could provide as to why some of these issues have been popping up - the most straightforward explanation is “growing...

Hey everyone! After seeing some of the feedback regarding our recent update to Daily Events in 5.1, we wanted to provide more context regarding our goals for this adjustment and to let you know why we made these changes and what further updates we have in store for the feature. WHY WE CHANGED...

It’s that time again - our preview of what to expect from Skullgirls Mobile in 2022! DEVELOPMENT STATUS Just like last year, this post is going live a little later than usual - and the factors at play are a bit similar. As many of you know, much of 2021 involved us getting our sea legs as a...

It’s that time again - our preview of what to expect from Skullgirls Mobile in 2021! FIRST THINGS FIRST As many of you are no doubt aware, this post is coming a bit later than usual. While there are a number of factors at play - the most notable has been the fact that Hidden Variable has...

That’s right, the time is almost upon us -- Annie of the Stars is coming soon to 2nd Encore! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out her original mobile trailer and her latest teaser trailer that was just revealed at the Frosty Faustings Grand Finals: I’m sure many of you have questions...

Recently, a number of Lab Zero Games employees have decided to leave the company as a result of actions by Mike Zaimont and a series of reported incidents that involved Mike over the years. Autumn Games and Hidden Variable Studios fully support those employees who have chosen to stand by their...

THE TIME HAS COME. Behold - the latest addition to Skullgirls… Annie of the Stars! Cursed by the Skull Heart to never grow up, Annie has been alive for centuries. Over that time, she’s made it her personal quest to stop the Skull Heart once and for all. To that end, she has acquired numerous...

Hi everyone! We know many of you have experienced a number of issues since our recent 4.3 update earlier this month. This includes (most notably) performance/stability issues and back-to-back weeks of... unexpectedly generous Rift Battle Season rewards. Furthermore, in light of those issues...

In an effort to contribute to the fight against systemic racism, injustice, and discrimination, we will be donating all revenue from Skullgirls Mobile between June 4-7 to various causes associated with the BLM movement. #BlackLivesMatter We strongly believe in transparency in this process. As...

It’s that time again (better late than never) - our preview of what to expect from Skullgirls Mobile in 2020! 2019 RECAP As a quick reminder of all of the fun stuff we accomplished over the course of the past year: BEEP. BOOP. MEOW. Robo Launched along with new Modifiers Power Surge, Inverse...

What?! You read that right! We are currently actively developing a BRAND NEW CHARACTER for Skullgirls Mobile that was not included in the original 2nd Encore roster! I’m sure you have a lot of questions -- ENTER THE PRE-EMPTIVE FAQ: WHAT CHARACTER IS IT?! CAN WE VOTE ON WHO WE GET? Although...

Hey everyone! As most of you are no doubt already aware, we are going to be launching our Sync PvP VERSUS MODE in our next update! Although the Closed Beta test helped to shed some light on our plans for the mode and how it works, we wanted to help answer any other questions you had as we...

Hey everyone! With 3.2 around the corner, we wanted to give you an update on some changes we’re going to be making regarding how Robo Fortune will be rolled out (compared to our previous characters). OVERVIEW OF CHANGES While more details will come as we get closer to 3.2, in brief: Robo...

Hey everyone! 2018 is officially in the books -- and what a year it was! 2018 RECAP In January we successfully migrated over from LINE... only for our servers to take one on the chin in February. OOF! Nonetheless, undeterred, we bounced back strong and went on to add a TON of new stuff...

Hey everyone! Now that the dust has settled from The Server Issues that plagued us in early February, we're excited to be able to share details regarding a brand new update! We have just submitted this update to the App Store, and are expecting that it will be released early next week (ideally...

@moisterrific It certainly didn't help! We're in the process of re-evaluating our previously planned release cadence in light of recent events - I hope to have something to share by the end of the week so you all know what to expect in the near future.

Alright everyone, in light of the imminent re-launching of the servers, I’ve made a fresh, new post just to summarize everything all in one place. HOW WE GOT HERE As part of our preparations for our transition from LINE, one of the biggest challenges was migrating our backend infrastructure...