Edmund McMillan’s cult action-roguelike The Binding of Isaac is already one of the most acclaimed games of its genre. The game originally started out more than a decade ago as a Flash game. But its instant rise to fame ultimately led to a full-fledged remake with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.

With Afterbirth, players already got a meaty expansion way back in 2015. But despite its age, the developers continued to support the indie sensation with the announcement of Repentance. Not only adds the upcoming expansion lots of new content but the developer even claims it’s bigger than what you might expect from a proper sequel. Bold claims.

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance features hundreds of new features and quality-of-life improvements. It’s the ultimate edition of the genre-defining roguelike, now with OVER 500 HOURS of new gameplay!

And thanks to the news that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance will launch on PC in three months, you won’t have to wait too long to confirm it either. At the moment, only the PC will get the new expansion. But the console launch will happen sometime later.

There’s no word on concrete dates just yet. Neither do we know if every single platform will even see a launch of the new expansion. You have to remember, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is available across a plethora of platforms and console generations. So, it remains to be seen whether the PS Vita and Wii U will get Repentance at all.

For the time being, you can look forward to experiencing it on PC, however. The place where it all started for The Binding of Isaac.

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It was confirmed in a blog post by Nicalis, the developers behind the game. They didn't give a reason for the delay, but it can only be assumed that it isn't ready for release. Their reasoning for the late announcement was, unfortunately, "due to issues way beyond our control."

They did smooth things over with some new information about the game, however. The physical version of the game will come with a reversible cover and a 20-page instruction manual and even a sticker sheet. A pretty rare thing with digital sales being the norm today.

Afterbirth+ is the grotesquely named expansion to the base game of Binding of Isaac. It's already released on PC, and is also coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Nicalis hasn't confirmed the Spring 2017 release window for the other two versions of the game either, but hopefully, we'll see Isaac once again soon.

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth + will be releasing for Nintendo Switch on March 3rd both physically and digitally. The game will include The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Afterbirth, and Afterbirth +. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will bring the Nintendo Switch launch line-up up to 6 games. The launch line-up as of right now includes The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Just Dance 2017, Bomberman R, 1-2-Switch, Skylanders Imaginators, and of course The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+.

Nicalis states that the first few thousand retail copies will have a special bonus packed in, but declined to say what exactly that bonus is.

The Nintendo Switch launches March 3rd and will cost $299.99.

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“The Nintendo Switch launch line-up isn’t complete without Isaac,” says Nicalis founder and president Tyrone Rodriguez. “The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is the definitive ‘day one’ purchase for any players who want a Nintendo Switch.”

The game features over 500 unique items and weapons with incredible powers and abilities, you will use these fantastical weapons and items to defeat the game's 50+ bosses and see all 20 endings. There are over 4 billion possible paths and possibilities that can lead to the incredible endings of the game!

Right now, there's no date for The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ on Nintendo Switch but it's set to release this spring. The Nintendo Switch will release March 3rd and will cost $299.99. The Binding of Issac joins a long list of great games coming to the Nintendo Switch which you can view by clicking here!

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Edmund McMillen, the creater of The Binding of Isaac is hard at work with a brand new project and it's looking just as weird as his other games.

Edmund McMillen is the creator of The Binding of Isaac and the co-creator of Super Meat Boy and it seems like he can't sit still for even just a moment. His latest project still has no name, which has led McMillen to call it "thingy". From a short teaser it is shown that this "thingy" will be familiar  to fans of McMillen's work. It seems like it will be a mix between a 2D platformer and a shooter.

McMillen did reveal a few things to Eurogamer, like that this new game will be developed for PC and Mac with console verions as a "big possibility". He also revealed a bit of what fans can expect for this new "thingy"

"No name yet so we are just leaking out early teases for now, all I can say is I think most would describe it as a Mega Man / Isaac-like, but a platformer with really tight controls," 

Since this is just early stages of McMillen's new game not much else has been revealed but stay tuned to GameZone for more "thingy" news.

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Well, the newest expansion for The Binding of Isaac is now released, dubbed Afterbirth, and it’s massive. The creators are promising over 100 new hours of gameplay, more than 1000 new room designs, updated weapon combo system, 4 alternate chapters and- loving this one- Lilith, mother of demons, as a playable character. 

The game is so ridiculous and over the top it’s hard to not have fun with and for those of us who grew up in less than secular homes, it’s kind of fun to spot the references as you go. 

It’s currently available via Humble for a cheeky $6.66.

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Unicorn blood, bacon, poop, cream cheese, burlap sacks — these are just a few of the items used in the recent trailer for the game.

I told you, weird. So get ready because on November 4, you're about to get a whole bunch of weird including:

• Over 500 hours of gameplay
• 4 BILLION Seeded runs!
• 20 Challenge runs
• 450+ items, including 160 new unlockables
• Uber secrets
• 10 Playable Characters
• 100+ enemies with new designs
• Over 50 bosses, including tons of new and rare bosses
• Rooms FULL OF POOP!
• Mystic Runes
• Upgradeable shops
• Integrated controller support for popular control pads
• Analog directional movement and speed
• Tons of feature film quality animated endings
• Poop physics
• Over 100 specialized seeds
• 2-Player local co-op
• Over 100 co-op characters
• Dynamic lighting, visual effects, and art direction
• Did we mention poop?
• All-new game engine @60FPS 24/7
• All-new soundtrack and sound design
• Multiple Save slots
• The ultimate roguelike
• A bunch of achievements
• Oh, you know what else? Poop.

I guess I should also explain what The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth actually is. In the simplest terms, it's a "fully remodeled and revamped and greatly improved version" of The Binding of Isaac, Team Meat's indie roguelike from 2011, and its expansion Wrath of the Lamb. 

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The merch list is a bit on the low side as of this writing, but that's to expected considering Ed + Danielle (a lovely name for the online shop, by the way) just popped up. Currently, you can snag, well, all the stuff I just mentioned in the last paragraph. Didn't read it? What the heck? Okay, you can snag plushies, posters, figures, and comic books. Well, a comic book to be exact. Issue number two of that sweet Super Meat Boy comic book to be even more exact. Jeez, you sure like prying the details out of me!

Aside from the Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac stuff, you can also snag Theory of Cute merch. That's Danielle's original brand of plush toys and accessories.

I look forward to seeing the selection of items grow on Ed + Danielle. If you're a fan of all things McMillen or just dig awesome figures and plushies, keep an eye on the site, because there's bound to be some more sweet stuff down the road.

Update: It looks like Ed + Danielle isn't open for business just yet. As explained by Danielle on Twitter, "The store is not actually open yet and I just listed a few things to see how they look :)" She also explained that the shop was moving from its previous home on Etsy, where Edmund and Danielle managed to turn out roughly 4,600 combined sales. Here's to another 4,600+ once the new shop launches!

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