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Hopiko devs are trying their hands at multiplayer with fast-paced PKTBALL

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Hopiko devs are trying their hands at multiplayer with fast-paced PKTBALL
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Laser Dog's latest games sales haven't gone great to say the least. Despite receiving countless positive reviews, Hopiko bombed pretty hard (on Android, at least) and its creators had to make a tough decision.

They could no longer afford to release premium games that wouldn't sell but they didn't want to have some cheap free to play business model.

So they opted for what they called a "clean-freemium" model. What does it mean? Well in their next game, PKTBALL, you'll be able to play the entire game for free but you'll also have the option to pay for new characters.

These characters are not simple skins though as they change the background art and the music. But they don't change the gameplay.

This seems like a good comprise and the game, a zany mix of Tennis and pong, is looking fantastic:

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It feels like this will be a local multiplayer game only and if you're interested in more games that you can play with friends on the same device, we have a feature you might be interested in.