Mountaintop Studios is the workforce mixed of builders with Respawn, Bungie, Naughty Canine, Blizzard, Riot, Epic and extra who’re engaged on a brand new PvP FPS title the studio even teased earlier this week.
The studio’s sport director Lee Horn, who himself has each Riot and Respawn on his resume on titles like League Of Legends and Apex Legends stars in a 76 second lengthy teaser trailer that showcases loads of idea artwork for the workforce’s debut title, and broadcasts its first PC playtest will happen later this month.
On August 25 and August 26, those that’ve signed up for the playtest and are then chosen will get an opportunity to check out this new shooter earlier than the remainder of the world.
Horn calls this coming undertaking “a brand new style evolving aggressive tactical shooter,” earlier than happening to checklist sure gripes shooter gamers could have with the sport’s at present on provide.
Mountaintop Studios was first unveiled in 2020, and has been engaged on this undertaking since because it’s been buying funding. There’s already been a group of gamers who’ve been playtesting and offering suggestions, although now it appears Mountaintop is able to open issues up additional.
Which may very well be a superb signal, in that the sport is getting nearer to a correct reveal. Although by all accounts, it appears like this sport will probably be one other shooter making an attempt to take a chunk of the free-to-play, live-service pie.
How effectively Mountaintop’s title does in opposition to the present giants in that area, a lot of whom the builders of Mountaintop all labored on, will probably be fascinating to see.
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