GitHub founder launches Null Games publishing studio

Chris Wanstrath announced today the formation of a new games publishing studio, Null Games. Wanstrath, one of the original co-creators of GitHub, said the studio is a developer-friendly environment designed to foster creativity in games.

Null Games has also announced the release date of its first title, a hockey-based rogue-lite called Tape to Tape from developer Excellent Rectangle. The developers originally funded Tape to Tape via Kickstarter. Players build a team in a procedurally generated hockey tournament. Losing a game means restarting the run, but with better equipment and players. Excellent Rectangle describes the game on the Kickstarter as “heavily inspired by games we love like Hades, Slay the Spire and NHL 94.” It launches sometime this year.