Resogun creators teaming with gaming legend Eugene Jarvis

One of the very best launch titles for the PS4, Resogun mixed classic 2D shooting with the technical sheen you'd expect from a current-gen game. For developer Housemarque, its pared-back action was an evolution of the kinds of games it's been making since the early 90s: in fact, the Finnish studio's first ever commercially-released game was also a shooter - the fondly-remembered Stardust, made when the team still called itself Bloodhouse.

Resogunhas even earned the admiration of legendary game designer Eugene Jarvis - famous for such classics as Defender, Robotron, Smash TV and the ultra-violent Narc. Jarvis, it's been revealed, is to join forces with Housemarque on a new game which, he says, will "mash up old-school arcade with mad voxel tech"

“When I saw ResogunI couldn’t believe how these Housemarque guys took Defender to a new level. I wondered… what would happen if we teamed up? Mash up old school arcade with mad voxel tech and crazed nouveau Helsinki gamers… All I know now is that it is going to be explosive."

Given that Resogunis directly inspired by Defender, their collaboration could be an exciting one. Will we be in for another side-scrolling shooter like Defender, a top-down blaster akin to Robotron, or something else entirely? We'll keep you posted when further details emerge.

Until then, here's a glimpse of one of Jarvis's very best games: 1990's Smash TV. "Total carnage. I love it!"

Eurogamer