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How long does it take to conjure a cybernetic combat whale complete with side-mounted weaponry and a nose cannon? If you’re Minicore Studios’ talented concept artist Devin Lawson — about five minutes. That’s the run time of a newly released video, first spotted by Joystiq, showcasing the speed-drawing conceptualization of the battle-ready giant for the upcoming Laika Believes. You can check out the video after the jump, which is set to a plucky chiptune arrangement pulled straight from the game’s soundtrack.

The action platformer takes place in an alternate history where the Soviet superpower has enveloped the known world in it’s robotic iron grip. Unlike the depressing fate of the real Laikia (the first animal launched into orbit), Laika Believes sees the titular canine return, cybernetic, super-intelligent and ready to save the day. We know very little about the forthcoming title, other than it’s certainly headed for steam while an Xbox Live Arcade offering is still being investigated as separate episodes.

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The first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows trailer spotlighting each of the titular foursome has made its way to the …
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Last month, Lab Zero Games had conducted an extremely successful fundraising campaign to back the DLC for their popular 2D Fighter, Skullgirls. Over the course of a few weeks, …
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TimeGate Studios lost its court appeal to SouthPeak Interactive earlier this month. The appeal leads all the way back to 2009, when TimeGate sued SouthPeak over alleged withheld royalties …
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The Techland-created blood-n-guts XBLA shooter Call of Juarez: Gunslinger finally has a release date. Players can saddle up on May 22, 2013 for 1200 MSP. The game follows Silas …
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Originally, Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox was rumored to be revealed at the end of April, but insiders later leaked it was being pushed back to May 21. However, all of the …
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As we continue the agonizing wait for Undead Labs’ State of Decay and its June release, any glimpse of the gritty open-world zombie apocalypse simulator is like a cool drink on …
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Fans of the world-building game Minecraft have a lot of goodies coming this year—a licensed series of books in the UK and toys from Jazwares. Minecraft continues …
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Are you the type of person who enjoys turning on your Xbox every Wednesday to see what the new XBLA game is for the week? Well, we’re here to …
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The highly anticipated cooperative heist game Monaco has been delayed on Xbox Live Arcade. Initially set to release tomorrow, April 24, Pocket Watch Games has stated that “an issue” discovered at the 11th hour will prevent the title from going live on schedule.

“We just discovered that there is an issue which requires that we push back our Xbox Live arcade game release date a little,” reads a statement on the official Monaco Facebook page. “We’ve already submitted an update to Microsoft to fix the problem, and as soon as we know that the issue is fixed we’ll have a new release date. I know our fans have been waiting a long time for the game, and hopefully they’ll have the patience to wait just a little while longer.  What’s mine will be yours very, very soon!”

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