This retro beauty has been pushed back yet again.
Update 1: 10.12.2016
Cuphead has suffered yet another delay and will now be released in mid-2017.
According to an announcement made on developer Studio MDHR's website, the developers have decided to delay the game in order to "ship (Cuphead) with our vision intact." Originally announced in 2014, this Xbox One and PC title wowed gamers upon its reveal thanks to the game's hand-drawn visuals and classic platformer gameplay. While it has been featured in a playable state at several major conventions and industry shows, Cuphead has floated between several non-committal release windows since its reveal.
Original Story: 06.10.2016
Though the game has remained one of the Xbox One's most anticipated exclusives since its unveiling at E3 2014, the truth is that we have seen very little of Cuphead's actual gameplay outside of some brief boss fight footage. We actually spent some time with the game at this year's PAX East and absolutely loved the brief boss section.
Now we're getting a good look at the platforming, courtesy of this video uploaded by IGN that shows Cuphead's platforming levels in action.
The level featured in the video is a fairly brief run through the jungle, but it's just long enough to showcase a variety of creative enemies all drawn in that lovely '30s cartoon art style, as well as an appropriate jazz level theme that meshes with the game's distinct visuals perfectly. The gameplay itself looks fairly typical for an old-school platformer, though it does confirm that Cuphead will have access to a powered-up charge shot that he will surely need to cut through the fairly sizable army of foes that the game seems to throw at him.
Cuphead looks to be progressing nicely based on the footage shown in this video, so hopefully we should finally get a release date for the game at E3 2016.