Nuclear Throne

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The game was originally called Wasteland Kings just like the first prototype, but after the game was officially announced at Sony's press conference at Gamescom in August 2013, the team was contacted by a Dutch employee of InXile Entertainment, the studio behind the 1988 title Wasteland and the more recent Wasteland 2. They explained that InXile CEO Brian Fargo and some of the team were worried about possible brand confusion and argued that Wasteland Kings could be misinterpreted as a title in the Wasteland franchise. Tentative titles were Genetic Miracles Fish & The Gang Vault Runners, Trash Monarchs, Kingstarter and GUN GODZ: Legend of Yung Venuz: Originz until they settled on the title Nuclear Throne.