WTMG’s Leo Faria: “Cygni: All Guns Blazing is an upcoming twin-stick shooter developed by first-time studio KeelWorks, with Konami partnering up with the developers as its publisher. Little has been shown about the game so far, but one thing is clear: Cygni is aiming for vastly higher production values than your average arcade shooter, with impressive cinematics and gameplay graphics.

Upon finding out about it, there was so much about Cygni that immediately clicked with me. The first true next-gen arcade shooter was one. Having a big emphasis on storytelling while keeping the gameplay focused on arcade shootouts was another. Just remember how much we all like Star Fox 64 , for instance. Finally, partnering up with the publisher behind Gradius, Parodius, TwinBee, Axelay, and so many other space shooters from back in the day.

Despite not being playable at this years edition of BIG Festival in São Paulo, Brazil, we were able to have a quick chat with Meher Kalenderian, CEO of Ke…

Source: N4G PC Interview with Meher Kalenderian of KeelWorks, Developers Behind Cygni: All Guns Blazing