Just in time for the weekend, today we’re  announcing that Skulls of the Shogun now has new pricing on Xbox Live Arcade, Windows 8 PC and Microsoft Surface. The Xbox Live Arcade version is now 800 Microsoft Points in the Xbox Live Marketplace. The Windows Phone version will remain $4.99 in the Windows Phone Marketplace. The Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface version is $9.99 in the Microsoft Store.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend eatin’ skulls!

Ladies and gentlemen, today we’re thrilled to announce our Skulls Anywhere contest! Want to win super-rad limited-edition 17-BIT/Skulls of the Shogun swag? Yes, you do! Feeling creative? Yes, you are! Well, here’s how to do it:

How do I play?

1. Print out this picture of the Skull, available here: http://bit.ly/12H5Wkv
2. Take a picture of the Skull somewhere cool and interesting. (That being said, please keep it legal.)
3. E-mail your picture to skullsanywherecontest@17-BIT.com with the subject line “Skulls Anywhere Contest”, or post it on Twitter using the hashtag #SKULLSANYWHERE
4. Hope your entry is chosen as a winner!

Pro-tip: BE CREATIVE! We here at 17-BIT are super-creative people, or at least that’s what we tell our parents when we try to justify what we do. Only the most creative entries will have a chance to win the SUPER RAD PRIZES designed by 17-BIT and Fangamer!

What can I win?

Third Place (3 Prizes available) – One black/silver 17-BIT t-shirt from Fangamer.

Second Place (2 Prizes available) – Four limited-edition Skulls of the Shogun art prints (one for each season in the game) signed by Jake, Borut, and Ben, PLUS one black/silver 17-BIT t-shirt from Fangamer.

GRAND PRIZE – (1 Prize available) –  One limited-edition Skulls of the Shogun wall scroll created for this contest by 17-BIT/Fangamer, signed by Jake, Borut, and Ben, and four limited-edition Skulls of the Shogun art prints (one for each season in the game) signed by Jake, Borut, and Ben, plus a black/silver 17-BIT t-shirt from Fangamer.

When does the contest run?

The contest begins February 13^th at 10am PST, and ends February 27^th at 10am PST.

Where are the contest rules?

Here! http://skullsoftheshogun.com/contest-rules/

Good luck! Have fun!

Attention all skull eaters! We’ve gotten tons of requests to make the soundtrack to Skulls of the Shogun available to the public, and today we’re pleased to announce it’s now available to download digitally from a number of different online stores! Written & produced by Makyo and Sam Bird, the soundtrack is sure to rock your skull!

The Skulls of the Shogun Soundtrack can be downloaded via Bandcamp (http://bit.ly/XBw4au) for $7.00, on iTunes (http://bit.ly/WUWCWX) for $6.93, or Amazon (http://amzn.to/Y7aATq) for $6.23.

Here’s the full press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  OFFICIAL SKULLS OF THE SHOGUN SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE

The soundtrack to Skulls of the Shogun is available for digital download

SEATTLE, WA (February 19, 2013) – Indie developer 17-BIT today announced that the soundtrack to Skulls of the Shogun is now available for digital download!

A global collaboration between Makyo and Sam Bird, the Official Skulls of the Shogun Soundtrack features an original score inspired by classic samurai films and dub.

“I usually work with Indian and middle-eastern instruments in Makyo, so this was a nice chance to explore Japanese instrumentation for a change,” Explained Makyo. “Each season needed to have a different feel, so I made a point of using different instrumentation for every track, including shamisen, shakuhachi, and sanshin.”

“Between the zombie samurai and the request for music blending an old Kurosawa film with Dub, I pretty much had no choice but to jump aboard,” added Sam Bird.

The Skulls of the Shogun Soundtrack can be downloaded via Bandcamp (http://bit.ly/XBw4au) for $7.00, on iTunes (http://bit.ly/WUWCWX) for $6.93, or Amazon (http://amzn.to/Y7aATq) for $6.23.

ABOUT MAKYO

Makyo is a Tokyo-based producer & DJ who has been creating exotic Eastern electronica since 1994, with releases on Dakini Records, Six Degrees, Ministry of Sound, and many more. As a remixer, Makyo has worked with artists like Cheb-i-Sabbah, Natacha Atlas, and Bill Laswell, while Makyo tracks have also featured on mix CDs by Alex Patterson (The Orb) and Mixmaster Morris. As an early pioneer of the Asian-electronic sound, Makyo developed his sound contemporaneously with producers like Talvin Singh and Karsh Kale, and has been pumping it since. Makyo’s sixth album “Purnima” was released in 2012, and his new 5-piece live-band has begun touring globally. For more information visit www.dakinirecords.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Makyo/190215504359505

 ABOUT SAM BIRD

Sam Bird did sound design for 8 years at Electronic Arts after studying film scoring at Berklee College of Music, and is currently hibernating in a cabin on the top of a mountain focusing on music for upcoming projects Born That Guy, Minim, The Tourist Song and Stars without Graffiti.  His last band was an indie band called The Outdoors from Echo Park, California. For more information about Sam Bird, visit http://www.theoutdoorsmusic.com.

ABOUT SKULLS OF THE SHOGUN

Skulls of the Shogun is an invigorating cocktail of 1960’s-flavored sorcery and strategy. Washed up on the shores of the Afterlife, players meet and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal-monks, and mustachioed samurai generals on the way to capture the Skulls of the Shogun in a 15-hour single-player campaign. Skulls of the Shogun also features up to four-player local and online multiplayer battles.