{"id":1974750,"date":"2026-06-05T21:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974750"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:27:14","slug":"cuphead-2-in-the-works-at-studio-mdhr-as-well-as-a-new-arcade-shooter-based-on-the-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974750","title":{"rendered":"Cuphead 2 in the works at Studio MDHR, as well as a new arcade shooter based on the series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cuphead\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Cuphead<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Cuphead 2 in the works at Studio MDHR, as well as a new arcade shooter based on the series<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Things are about to get mugly.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/cuphead_zD5Fkf3.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"cuphead_zD5Fkf3.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>MDHR<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T21:27:14+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"d87669b7-289a-412b-b070-e035d249563a\" data-name=\"Cuphead\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cuphead\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cuphead\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cuphead\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cuphead\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cuphead\" title=\"Follow Cuphead\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cuphead<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new hand-animated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cuphead\">Cuphead<\/a> game is in development from Studio MDHR. The news was shared with a short segment during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-game-fest-2026-live-report\">this evening&#8217;s Summer Game Fest showcase<\/a>. This upcoming game will take Cuphead&#8217;s characters on a &#8220;fresh, exciting adventure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>We may have to wait a little while for this one to materialise though, as the studio has said its &#8220;ambitious project&#8221; is still in its earliest stages of development.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this upcoming Cuphead release, a small team within MDHR is also working on another project, known as Mighty Cuphead Adventure. This one is an 8-bit action platformer, and is built using technology from the 80s.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFsoSkcfQcw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YFsoSkcfQcw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YFsoSkcfQcw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s right: Mighty Cuphead Adventure is programmed in classic Assembly Language and designed with the exacting specifications of the Sega Master System home gaming console in mind,&#8221; the developer said. &#8220;While the game will absolutely be compatible with modern consoles and PC, players who want a true blast from the past will be able to experience it on a physical cartridge on the Sega Master System home gaming console.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That is about all we know for now, but the Cuphead has promised more details in the coming months, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere this evening, we got confirmation that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">rumoured remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica is indeed real<\/a>, and it is coming in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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This upcoming game will take Cuphead&#8217;s characters on a &#8220;fresh, exciting adventure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>We may have to wait a little while for this one to materialise though, as the studio has said its &#8220;ambitious project&#8221; is still in its earliest stages of development.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this upcoming Cuphead release, a small team within MDHR is also working on another project, known as Mighty Cuphead Adventure. This one is an 8-bit action platformer, and is built using technology from the 80s.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFsoSkcfQcw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YFsoSkcfQcw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Studio MDHR Special Bulletin | New Game Announcements. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YFsoSkcfQcw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s right: Mighty Cuphead Adventure is programmed in classic Assembly Language and designed with the exacting specifications of the Sega Master System home gaming console in mind,&#8221; the developer said. &#8220;While the game will absolutely be compatible with modern consoles and PC, players who want a true blast from the past will be able to experience it on a physical cartridge on the Sega Master System home gaming console.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That is about all we know for now, but the Cuphead has promised more details in the coming months, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere this evening, we got confirmation that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">rumoured remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica is indeed real<\/a>, and it is coming in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Cuphead Cuphead 2 in the works at Studio MDHR, as well as a new arcade shooter based on the series Things are about to get mugly. 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