Der Entwickler Sumo Leamington und der Publisher Secret Mode haben den Release von Stampede: Racing Royale nach hinten verschoben. Das Battle Royale-Arcade-Rennspiel für sechzig Spieler startet nun in der ersten Jahreshälfte in 2024 in den Early Access auf dem PC via Steam.
Statement des Entwicklers:
We’ve decided to move the Steam Early Access launch of Stampede: Racing Royale back from November 2. We’re now aiming to begin this in the first half of 2024.
Why is this change being made?
Firstly, we’re making this change to bring you a game that we feel aligns with what you want to see.
Many additions and improvements that are key to Early Access are in development right now, and some of it isn’t quite at the level we want it to be, or you folks deserve. Our team has put so much love into Stampede, and we see how excited you are for it. We’d hate to have it fall short of what’s needed and expected from all of us.
Secondly, this is the best decision for our team. We are a studio that seriously cares about the wellbeing of our people. We will not force anyone to work in an unhealthy way to hit targets and deadlines. Shifting Early Access ensures our amazing team remain healthy and supported, to do what they do best.
This change means there will be even more to enjoy in Stampede when we go live – and after hearing your feedback from EGX and Steam Playtest 3, we know it’s stuff you’ll be excited for!
When is the new Early Access launch date?
We’re now aiming for Early Access to launch in the first half of 2024 – so that’s between January and June. We know that’s vague. We’ll share a specific date as soon as this is locked in.
We confirmed previously that console versions of the game are planned for 2024, featuring cross-play capability. This news does not change that, and we plan to provide more updates on this next year.
What will be going on between now and Early Access?
As more work is completed, we’ll share content that gives you a closer look at how Stampede is transforming for Early Access. We’ll get into the nitty-gritty details on new stuff like Special Events, deeper kart progression, Seasons and Challenges, so you can feed back with thoughts and ideas for our team.
We’ll continue to chat with the community and gather your thoughts via our channels, keep updating our Trello board with the status of known hot topics, and keep providing Dev Logs, so you’re up to speed on what we’re doing. The official Discord server will be live closer to Early Access, too.
Regarding additional playtests, we will keep looking at opportunities to run these, whilst also ensuring we don’t take focus away from creating the best game possible for Early Access.
A MASSIVE thank you to our growing Stampede community, who have already provided us with so much support and guidance. We apologise for the change in plans, but can’t wait to continue building (and playing) this game with you. We’ll be back in touch later this year with more game details.
Dritter Playtest gestartet:
Ab sofort ist es erneut möglich Stampede: Racing Royale im dritten Playtest kostenlos zu spielen. Spielen könnt ihr den Battle Royale-Arcade-Racer bis 15. Oktober 2023 auf dem PC via Steam. Die Vollversion selbst soll dann 2024 auch für Konsolen erscheinen.
Gameplay-Trailer fixiert Release:
Der Renntag steht kurz bevor. Stampede: Racing Royale (bis zu 60 Spieler) von Entwickler Sumo Leamington und Publisher Secret Mode, rast auf die Early-Access-Veröffentlichung am 02. November 2023 zu.
Playtest #2:
Zu Stampede: Racing Royale wird es einen zweiten Playtest geben und zwar auf dem PC via Steam. Gespielt werden kann ab 21. August, das Ende findet dann am 28. August 2023 statt.
Der erste Playtest
Der Entwickler Sumo Leamington und der Publisher Secret Mode haben einen ersten Playtest zu Stampede: Racing Royale angekündigt. Gespielt werden kann auf dem PC via Steam und zwar zwischen dem 27. und 31. Juli 2023. Auf Steam könnt ihr euch auch für den Playtest bewerben.
Das Arcade-Rennspiel schickt sechzig Spieler auf die Rennstrecke und wie in einem Battle Royale üblich, gewinnt der letzte „Überlebende“. Während des Playtest sind acht Rennstrecken, eine Battle Arena und fünfzig Fahrzeugteile für die individuelle Gestaltung vorhanden.
Playtest-Trailer:
