Rebellion Developments announces Speedball revival for PC, available now in Early Access
The Bitmap Brothers series returns.
Rebellion Developments has announced Speedball, a new entry in the arcade sports series Speedball originally released by The Bitmap Brothers in 1988. It is available now in Early Access for PC via Steam for $17.99.
The Early Access release includes standard single-player and multiplayer matches playable both offline and online. Planned updates include more content, game modes, and features, such as a team management and draft system, player and manager progression, skill-based matchmaking and leaderboards, new cosmetics, skins, arenas, and more. The game is expected to remain in Early Access for around 12 months.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
A brand new entry into the legendary Bitmap Brothers series! Venture into the grim future of 2138 where mega-corporations use Speedball to distract the downtrodden masses from their miserable lives.
Once an underground sport reviled for its brutality, Speedball has risen to unprecedented heights of popularity and profitability.
It is the only sport that allows two cybernetically augmented teams to go head-to-head at levels of speed and violence beyond human limitations, where any moment could be a player’s last.
Brutality
Listen to the roar of the crowd and the crunch of broken bones as you engage in a brutal match-up with visceral takedowns.
Sit back and watch as medbots drag your battered and beaten opponents out of the arena. It could be any player’s last match of Speedball!
Speed
Whether playing single-player, online, or against a friend in couch play, Speedball is fast-paced, explosive and unpredictable. You will need to master high-speed passing, coordination and shooting if you’re to climb to the top of the underground world of Speedball.
Select, position and organize your players based on their strengths, weaknesses and cybernetic augmentations. Will your team be known for all-out aggression, or will you develop a defensive powerhouse?
Key Features
- Incredible fast-paced matches that are explosive and unpredictable
- Face off in a brutal, no-holds-barred futuresport featuring a wide range of teams and arenas
- Take advantage of arena specific obstacles and abilities to gain the upper hand against your opponents
- Arcade-style matches come together with sports management strategy
- Organize a team that fits your playstyle based on their individual traits and talents
- Hone your skills against the AI and then compete online or against a friend locally
- Speedball is the continuation of the iconic Bitmap Brothers series, first released in 1988.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.