Hello cyber-bike riders, Today’s update is about our recent travels to the Taipei Game Show, Steam Next Fest and a little insight into our emotional and impactful bosses. [b]Burning Rubber on the Road[/b] The Heart Core team recently had the pleasure of traveling to the Taipei Game Show. This was our first physical convention of 2023, so we were really excited to see the player's reaction to our most up-to-date Gripper build. I’m so happy to say the reaction was more than we could have dreamed for. Not only did 100s of players stop by to test their mettle against the grueling bosses of Gripper, but we were also visited by the legendary Shuhei Yoshida. This was his second time playing the game, and he was full of praise for how Gripper has grown over the past five months. Our trip was capped off by the wonderful Xbox Team, who really made our journey special by showing us local places and introducing us to an industry people. We were also fortunate enough to attend the Xbox and Neon Doctrine party, which was incredible! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/417baba48725198d861767cc3fdfee8dd4f95271.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/a0505f218db00974b3e77040baad102e1b28617a.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/65c20264908367f0786c4f2568edb366aa4ebcdb.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/52e74d88a890cca92836abbfe5f0471c10ef4c95.jpg[/img] [b]The New Demo[/b] A couple of weeks back, Gripper took part in the February Steam Next Fest. This was a big milestone for us as it was the final showcase of the Gripper demo before the launch. We’ve been working hard on getting the demo as close to the final product as possible. The festival saw (enter how many downloads the demo had) players take control of None. The feedback we received from the festival has been vital as we approach the full release of Gripper…not long now. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/a9799550b31ca67d7975569cc5e2048e106b9b57.gif[/img] [b]The Emotional Bosses of Gripper[/b] As we mentioned in a previous developer blog, Gripper is a story built off emotion, pure raw emotion. Every boss in Gripper represents an emotion that we’ve all experienced in our life, from Anger to Depression. The mechanics and visual design of a boss represent the emotion it’s named after. For example, Anger, a titanous truck that’s hell-bent on killing you, drives at erratic speeds with an element of randomness to them. It was very important to really capture the true feeling of that emotion in every boss. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38310576/5dc62697b2b5752d56c5a6f1480d3f47dcdc8887.jpg[/img] We don’t want to tease some of the later bosses. You’ll have to ride through those emotions with None and Kat-Kit when Gripper releases soon. To keep up to date with Gripper, be sure to follow us on [url=https://twitter.com/Gripper_action]Twitter[/url], [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXL9Q_AlmUQP5DQhMPxN0MA]YouTube[/url], [url=https://www.reddit.com/user/HeartCore_Games]Reddit[/url], [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@gripper_game]TikTok[/url]. You can also join the [url=https://discord.com/invite/qzRGnMdG7R]Discord[/url] server! The Heart Core Team