Huge news this morning for fans of Toki Tori by independent game studio Two Tribes as they’ve officially announced that Toki Tori 2 is in development. The game was originally released on the Game Boy Color by Two Tribes and published by Capcom. Since then though, Two Tribes has been recreating the title for various platforms under its own name with no publisher, something we can certainly respect around here.

Toki Tori 2 will see Two Tribes’ poultry mascot character return in a completely new adventure, developed from the ground up for today’s players and technology. The initial release will be through Steam for PC and Mac in the spring of 2012. Continuing the tradition of Two Tribes to support multiple platforms, subsequent releases on downloadable stores from Apple, Nintendo and more are planned.

The other big part of this news is that Two Tribes is actively seeking fans to help with the development. The game is still very conceptual at the moment and was made purpsefull so at this point in the announcement.

‘We’re starting with a super-early version of Toki Tori 2, which is basically interactive concept art, running on Steam for people to try out’, said Collin van Ginkel, creative director at Two Tribes, “we’re very excited to be able to involve the Two Tribes community in such a direct way!”

Starting today, fans can sign up for free for the Steam development version of Toki Tori 2 to help with the development. Only 200 copies will be released initially though so if you’re interested you might want to jump on this one quickly!

Write to tokitori2@twotribes.com to get involved!

No solid release date or pricing has been announced, but the game is expected sometime in Spring of 2012.

[Two Tribes]

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Teaser Trailer