Hey everybody, I’m Chris Mallinson – Co-founder and Recreation Director at Caged Factor, and I’m right here with Jon Doughty, our Lead Designer and Degree Designer. Right this moment we’re excited to announce that the loudest, most Orky racer round is roaring onto Xbox, launching May 21!
Speed Freeks is a high-orktane fight racing recreation set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Count on brutal, high-speed races, deep automobile customization, and a totally reside creation mode the place you and your mates can soar right into a clean map to construct and play your creations collectively in actual time.
With our earlier title Grip being a religious successor to Rollcage, we’ve all the time had a gentle spot for this type of racer and Xbox has all the time been a pure dwelling for action-packed multiplayer. With Velocity Freeks, we’re hoping to carry that very same vitality to you and perhaps even spark an Xbox revival for fight racers. It’s a style that deserves extra consideration, and with all the pieces we’ve added, particularly Creation Mode and cross platform play – this looks like the proper place for it.
At its core, Velocity Freeks is a full-on automobile shooter; one thing you don’t see too usually. We pulled inspiration from all the very best bits of vehicular fight: agile stunt vehicles flipping by way of the air whereas firing, heavy tanks holding strategic positions, after which we layered in some correctly wild Orky concepts. You’ve received issues like murderer trikes, large Grot tanks with mechanical methods, even airborne threats with the Deffkopta. It’s a chaotic combine, however it all comes collectively in a approach that feels balanced and extremely enjoyable, while importantly – being 100% lore correct to the broader 40k universe.
Agility and motion have all the time been an enormous focus for us, letting gamers actually categorical ability by way of mobility. Curiously, a variety of what’s in Velocity Freeks got here from gamers experimenting throughout growth. We noticed what they had been doing and leaned into it to present the identical sort of ‘excessive ability ceiling’ that video games akin to Rocket League or Apex Legends present.
Automobiles can shift momentum virtually immediately when grounded and even on partitions. When you begin combining skills like Sprint with handbrake turns and propulsion boosts, it turns into extremely satisfying to grasp.
It’s not all about excessive tier motion tech although, there’s a number of methods to play Velocity Freeks and simply benefit from the chaos (not the heretical type), from straight up Deff Rally racing the place you may select to hurry by way of checkpoints and be first to the end, or just throw as a lot dakka as potential on the enemy to cease them – to Kill Konvoy, a mode that began as a twist on Seize the Flag, however we flipped the thought. As an alternative of stealing flags from a base, you seize explosives from the middle and ship them to the enemy’s base, which simply so occurs to be an enormous, strolling Stompa mech.
As a result of the bottom is consistently transferring, it creates this dynamic battlefield the place roles naturally emerge. You’ve received gamers focusing on high-speed bomb runs, others defending, some clearing paths, and even devoted blockers guarding the Stompa. In case you’ve performed fast-paced CTF modes in video games like Tribes, and even trendy hero sort FPS video games with role-based skills akin to Valorant or Overwatch, you’ll acknowledge that very same sort of vitality – it simply feels completely different while you’re screaming ork communicate down a microphone.
Our most up-to-date replace on PC got here instantly from the group within the type of creation mode. Gamers saved pitching artistic, over-the-top Orky concepts for environments – and as we began to toy with the thought of giving them our enhancing instruments.
It advanced into one thing actually particular.
You possibly can soar out and in of periods whereas a degree is being constructed, driving round mid-construction and generally getting hilariously taken out by objects being positioned in actual time. It’s chaotic, social, and genuinely artistic in a approach that brings us again to the outdated Forge modes in Halo.
We additionally added a workshop system the place you may add your maps for others to attempt, whether or not solo or on-line. It got here collectively sooner than we anticipated, and it’s turn into some of the distinctive components of the sport.
Warhammer is an unimaginable IP. Wealthy lore, iconic visuals, and a really passionate fanbase. On the similar time, it comes with accountability. There are clear boundaries round how issues ought to feel and look, particularly while you’re doing one thing new like a fight racer. We labored very shut with Video games Workshop to make sure that the in recreation fashions are equivalent and lore correct to the minis, and that we included as many customization choices on your autos and pit boss as potential, from alternate weapons, further package gadgets to bolt onto the autos, and naturally, a lot of paint choices.
The suggestions from each the group and Video games Workshop has been actually optimistic. We got down to seize that uncooked, chaotic Ork vitality and I feel we received there
Thanks for trying out Speed Freeks. If this seems like your sort of chaos, make sure you Wishlist it on Xbox and rally your crew, as a result of this one’s greatest loved loud and with as many Gitz as potential! We’ll see you on May twenty first!
Waaagh!
Warhammer 40,000: Velocity Freeks
Wired Productions
Excessive-octane fight racing within the Warhammer 40,000 universe! Race and customise buggies, tanks and helicopters, mastering superior motion and explosive weaponry. Unlock gear, customise your rides and use the Creation Workshop to create, share, and play customized maps with the group!
Extra pace. Extra dakka. Join da Speedwaaagh and tear by way of war-torn tracks, racing solo, towards bots, or with different folks on-line throughout a number of recreation modes. That includes cross platform crossplay assist with PC and different platforms, which means you may Krump yer’ mates wherever they play!
Show you’re the quickest git in Deff Rally, an 8v8 fight race the place, pace, kunning and aggression mix earlier than an all-out dash to victory.
Use Orky techniques in Kill Konvoy as groups defend their large mechanical Stompa whereas sabotaging the enemy’s one, with each match erupting into chaos as you struggle to the end line. Every automobile performs in a different way, rewarding gamers with numerous ability, kunnin’, and brutal strats.
When the mud settles, soar into constructing your personal chaos – utilizing a robust degree editor with over 400 belongings. Create racetracks and battlefields both solo or with pals in actual time, then share them on the Workshop the place you may also obtain different wild creations by the group.