Stainless Games, the makers of tabloid-baiting smash-o-racer collection Carmageddon, are returning for extra carfights with their subsequent game. Today they introduced ShockRods, a multiplayer enviornment shooter about murdercars. In 6v6 or 12-player free-for-all, they’ll whizz round and blast one another to items. Carfights!
“ShockRods draws inspiration from the classic ‘kill or be killed’ arena shooter greats of yesteryear with over the top weapons, explosions and insane mobility,” Green Man Gaming Publishing stated in immediately’s announcement, “but with a twist – the titular ShockRods; these customisable, hulking, technologically advanced vehicles, equipped with nitros and the ability to double jump, allow for truly thrilling and action packed gameplay.”
It did take me longer than I’m blissful to confess to do not forget that ‘multiplayer’ and ‘arena’ doesn’t imply MOBA. How lord-management games ended up laying declare to that ludicrously broad style identify, I’ll by no means perceive.
ShockRods is due… sooner or later. It’ll hit Steam Early Access for a bit forward of the total launch. Details are hazy for now. However, I can let you know that it is going to be playable at EGX Rezzed, the games present run by our company overloads in London in April.
How come this isn’t branded as a Carmageddon spin-off? Stainless don’t personal it anymore. Last 12 months they sold the Carmageddon rights to THQ Nordic. Y’know, the oldsters who’ve purchased THQ’s identify and a complete load of games that have been huge within the nineties and noughties. The ones who held a Q&A on 8chan then claimed ignorance of its reputation. THQ Nordic didn’t purchase Stainless Games, solely Carmageddon, so that they’re not concerned with HotRods.
