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There Will Be No Backbreaker 2 As Its Studio Is Moving Away From Console Gaming

3:00PM October 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Backbreaker‘s small but extremely passionate following got some bad, but not really unexpected news. “Unfortunately, and unofficially, it is very unlikely that we will revisit [Backbreaker] /full-on football again,” the game’s lead developer told a forum member. More »

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The National Football League Meets Backbreaker In NFL Rivals

11:30PM September 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Yesterday brought word that NaturalMotion, the makers of the popular Backbreaker series of games for iOS devices, had landed a licence to make an NFL game. It released today. NFL Rivals, for $2.99 (iTunes), combines the offence and defence games of Backbreaker and Backbreaker: Vengeance with authentic NFL uniforms and schedules, and adds some bragging rights. More »

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Did Backbreaker Just Get An NFL Licence?

10:30AM September 8, 2011 | Owen Good

Torsten Reil, the co-founder and CEO of NaturalMotion, on Sunday tweeted this picture which he says is from an iPhone version of Backbreaker: Vengeance, a spinoff of last year’s football game Backbreaker which challenged Madden NFL without any NFL branding. Reil’s picture shows someone for the Seattle Seahawks leaping over an Arizona Cardinals defender, in a stadium carrying NFL branding on its signs. More »

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Backbreaker: Vengeance Costs More Than Backbreaker’s Current Price

8:00AM June 25, 2011 | Owen Good

Backbreaker: Vengeance got an Xbox Live release date on Wednesday but no price. Now the game’s developer has followed up with one: 1200 Microsoft points. More »

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Backbreaker Sequel Gets Europe-Only PS3 Release

1:00PM June 23, 2011 | Owen Good

Backbreaker: Vengeance, the minigame sequel to the more popular elements of last year’s Backbreaker, will release on Xbox Live on June 29, but won’t be coming to PlayStation 3 outside of Europe. More »

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Backbreaker Studio Hits The Ice With Icebreaker For The IPhone

1:20PM May 26, 2011 | Owen Good

First spied in development seven months ago, Icebreaker will arrive on the iTunes App Store next week as a hockey-style complement to Backbreaker, the football title whose “Tackle Alley” minigame saw tremendous success as an iPhone port. More »

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Backbreaker: Vengeance Is Official; Releasing Only On Xbox 360

10:30AM April 14, 2011 | Owen Good

Backbreaker: Vengeance, a variant on the original Backbreaker’s wildly popular “Tackle Alley” mode, will be released for the Xbox 360 over Xbox Live this year by NaturalMotion and 505 Games. It’s exclusive to the 360. More »

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Our First Look At The New Backbreaker

9:40AM April 12, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Backbreaker developer NaturalMotion offered fans of the series a sneak peek at the next instalment in the unlicensed football video game, one that takes a different approach that EA Sports’ dominant and NFL backed Madden game. What is it? The developer isn’t talking just yet, but Backbreaker fans are kicking around theories in the game’s official forums.

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Backbreaker 2′s Vengeance Is A Dish Served Hot

11:20AM December 17, 2010 | Owen Good

Backbreaker’s addictive Tackle Alley minigame put you on the field as a ballcarrier juking and spinning his way through 100-yard touchdown runs. Backbreaker 2: Vengeance puts you in the game on defence, blasting those showboats out of the water. More »

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Backbreaker Sequel Headed To iPhone Soon

11:30AM November 19, 2010 | Owen Good

Backbreaker’s iPhone version – a port of the popular “Tackle Alley” minigame from the console title – flips the script in a sequel that tasks players with stopping the computer runner. New moves and “super showboating” will also be featured. More »