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Indie dev behind beloved boomerang shooter shuts down because 'we are out of money'




The New York-based indie studio Dang is closing after releasing only one game, but what a game. The hyper-fast and movement-focused Boomerang X released in 2021 and was notable among other things for supporting an experimental type of gyro controller, the Flick Stick, as well as mouse-and-keyboard, so that players could whizz its deadly shuriken-boomerang around in the fanciest of patterns. The game sits with around 800 "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews on Steam though, judging by this announcement, that sadly didn't translate to sales...
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New Demo!

We've just updated our demo! It now includes the first four arenas (about a third of the whole game!). Once you've completed the demo, your progress will be available in the full game, so you can seamlessly continue your journey into the mysterious depths of the deserted island...

Enjoy!

GeForce Driver 522.25 Fix

This is a quick patch to fix some graphical issues caused by the latest graphics driver for Nvidia cards. Thanks to everyone who reported this bug!

BOOMERANG X ART CONTEST!

HELLO! It's nearly been one year of Boomerang X, and we're going host an anniversary party on July 8th! We're challenging people to design a new enemy for Boomerang X in a fan art competition (just for fun -- we're not planning on adding any new enemies to the game)! Bust out some drawing schematics and protractors and show us your best designs and drawings! You can submit on twitter or instagram using the #BoomerangXBirthday hashtag, or directly to the itch link below. We're really excited to see what y'all come up with!

https://itch.io/jam/boomerang-x-birthday-jam

Thanks for a lovely year!