Rogue Company

Rogue Company is an upcoming multiplayer third-person shooter video game developed by First Watch Games and published by Hi-Rez Studios. The game is scheduled to release in 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows via the Epic Games Store,[1] including full support for cross-platform play and cross-progression.[2]

Rogue Company
Developer(s)First Watch Games
Publisher(s)Hi-Rez Studios
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release2020
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Gameplay

Rogue Company features a range of playable characters, referred to as Rogues.[3] The game features objective-based game modes and various maps.[4] Matches begin with both teams skydiving from aircraft to the map below to compete against each other in various objectives. Two game modes have currently been announced: Extraction is a 4v4 game mode, where the attacking team is tasked with hacking an objective, the winner of a match is determined once the objective is hacked or all players on a team have been eliminated. Wingman is a 2v2 game mode.

Multiple Rogues have already been announced for Rogue Company, including Anvil, who can place down a barricade, Blur, an assassin who can silence her footsteps, and Dima, who can detect nearby enemy equipment. Phoenix who wields a personal Stim Pack and Trench who places down barbed wire traps.[5]

Marketing

Rogue Company was announced during the Nintendo Direct on September 5, 2019.[6]. Following the initial video announcement, it was revealed that Rogue Company would an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC.[7]

On November 15th, 2019, First Watch Games released a development insights video highlighting various aspects of the game and members of the development team.[8]

Reception

Pre-release

Rogue Company is currently in a limited public alpha testing phase. Various journalists were able to play an alpha version of the game at Dreamhack Atlanta in November 2019.

Philippa Warr described the game to PC Gamer as "Hi-Rez's grungy take on a co-op PVP shooter".[9] Rectify Gaming stated, "Fully aware of the game still in the alpha phase of development, the build was an impressive show nonetheless."[10]

References
  1. "Hi-Rez Studios' Rogue Company will be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC". VentureBeat. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. Chalk, Andy (2019-09-05). "Hi-Rez announces a new cross-platform shooter called Rogue Company". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. "Rogue Company Delves Into its Mechanics at Hi-Rez Expo 2019". DualShockers. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. Warr, Philippa (2019-11-27). "Rogue Company is Hi-Rez's grungy take on a co-op PVP shooter". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. "Rogue Company: First look at the mercenaries". Daily Esports. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  6. Nintendo Direct 9.4.2019, retrieved 2020-01-03
  7. techregister (2019-09-05). "Hi-Rez Studios' Rogue Company will be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC". Techregister. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  8. Rogue Company - Dev Insights | PS4, retrieved 2020-01-03
  9. Warr, Philippa (2019-11-27). "Rogue Company is Hi-Rez's grungy take on a co-op PVP shooter". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  10. "DreamHack Atlanta 2019: Rogue Company - First Impressions". Rectify Gaming. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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