Hello and thank you for being here!
It's been a wild month for us at Milktooth. We announced Bad Magpie at the XBOX Games Showcase in Los Angeles, proceeded to have 50 press appointments over the course of 5 hours in a purpose-built Bad Magpie room, and have spent the weeks since in a state of awe and disbelief.
not normal for us!
also not normal for us!
We are feeling totally overjoyed and overwhelmed by the love you have been showing our bird. We’ve been dreaming of making this game since 2019, and it means more than you can imagine to see people all over the world connect with it.
Turns out pinning all of our self-worth on this announcement was a risk worth taking!
Here are some of our favourite reactions to our announcement trailer:
A fun fact
Myself (Daisy) and Catherine tracked the announcement as a workout on our watches. Turns out it is possible to burn ~320 calories merely by being scared. Data! We love it.
Speaking of data…
We hit 50k wishlists in one week on Steam alone!
…Which meant we came in at 73rd most-wishlisted out of roughly 800 games shown across SGF according to GameDiscoverCo 👀
Press
The press has said some nice things about us. Here are the ones that made us blush:
GamesRadar+ named us in their pick of the best Xbox Games Showcase trailers
Polygon included Bad Magpie in their Summer Game Fest highlights
The Guardian featured us in their roundup of the SGF’s standout games
PC Gamer ranked us 9 out of 18 in their games covered at SGF
IGN Miranda Sanchez wrote about her 16 minutes of hands-on time, calling the game "instantly charming"
CNET explored the “emotional undercurrent” of Bad Magpie
Discord
The Discord is already lively, and just as chaotic as you’d expect. Why not drop in and contribute to the #meme-cloaca channel?
Closing thoughts…
If you haven't done so already, consider this your sign to wishlist Bad Magpie (no pressure, but also… please, we're so close to 60k), or share it with someone you know who might enjoy it. It really does help a small team like us hugely.
It's time for us to get back to making the game. A massive peck (geddit?) on the cheek of each and every one of you who has supported us so far. 💋
~ Milktooth (Catherine, Daisy, and George)
absolutely radiating fear