Press release:
Rotterdam, the Netherlands – September 17, 2020 – Real Time Tactics game “Dog Duty” released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam today.
The action-packed title is a six-year project developed by the two-person development studio Zanardi & Liza. This past year, co-developer SOEDESCO® Studios, the publisher SOEDESCO’s in-house development studio, joined the force and mainly focused on the console version of the game. Dog Duty’s brand-new launch trailer gives a sneak peek of all the action that awaits the players.
Leonardo Zimbres, founder and lead developer of Zanardi & Liza, created Dog Duty with his spirit and personal experiences in mind. Nostalgic memories from classic games and TV series such as Commandos, G.I. Joe and The Powerpuff Girls helped shape Dog Duty into a retro-looking Real Time Tactics game with a healthy dose of humor.
What started as a small project on PC, grew into a game that’s now available on multiple platforms. With the help of SOEDESCO Studios, Zanardi & Liza were able to bring Dog Duty to console.
Leonardo looks back at a fruitful collaboration: ‘not only did they focus on the console version of the game, SOEDESCO Studios also helped me gain new insights and they moved Dog Duty into a direction that definitely made it more fun to play.’ An in-depth interview with Leonardo reveals how Dog Duty came to be and sheds light into his six-year development process.
About Dog Duty
Control a squad of misfits as they go up against some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army who are threatening world-peace. In this fun, fast-paced Real Time Tactics game, you go into combat and use guerrilla warfare to eliminate all octo-scum.
Fight on top of your moving vehicle as you go from island to island to liberate outposts and defeat wicked bosses in their crazy octo-machines. Wreck those squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.
Features:
Assemble a 3-person squad and fight in Real Time Squid combat
Liberate outposts to cut-off weapon, armor and other octo-supplies
Defeat epic bosses and kill your way to the Evil Octopus Commander
Fight on top of your armored octo-frying vehicle while driving
About SOEDESCO
SOEDESCO® is a worldwide publisher of both digital and boxed games on multiple platforms. The company was founded in 2002, with its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Their portfolio includes titles such as Owlboy, Among the Sleep, Dollhouse and Teslagrad. SOEDESCO also publishes their own IPs including Adam’s Venture®, Real Farm and Truck Driver.
More information about SOEDESCO® and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.soedesco.com or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Zanardi & Liza
Zanardi & Liza is a two-person game development studio founded in 2011. The studio’s goal is to fine-tune game development on an unpredictable and constantly evolving market.
The team, a couple from Brazil, started developing licensed games for flash portals, such as NewGrounds, Spillgames and Nickelodeon. Now, they focus on their five-year-old project Dog Duty as they seek to develop a game that’s driven by their spirit and personal experiences.
Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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Tags: Dog Duty, Indie games, Nintendo Switch, PC games, PS4, SOEDESCO, Tactics games, Xbox One, Zanardi and Liza