Ubisoft announces the official launch of
Hyper Scape, kicking off season one
for this free-to-play battle royale game for Windows and consoles. Season one
includes new content as well as a battle pass. The pass has a free track and a
premium track purchasable through real or in-game currency. You can pick the
game up through the
Hyper Scape Website or see it in action in the
Battle Pass Trailer.
Here's more on the game, the battle pass, and special events being conducted
through
Twitch:
Today, Ubisoft®
announced that Hyper Scape™ is now available on PC, PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One
family of consoles, launching with its Season One: “The First Principle”. Hyper
Scape is an urban, fast-paced, free-to-play battle royale game developed by
Ubisoft Montreal. Set in the virtual city of Neo-Arcadia, up to 100 players face
each other to become champion of the Hyper Scape. Bringing a fresh take on the
battle royale genre, Hyper Scape introduces innovative gameplay mechanics such
as Hacks, the Fusion, the Decay, the Showdown and many others.
Built from the ground up to support content creators, Hyper Scape developed the
CrownCast™ extension with Twitch that offers a unique viewing experience and new
tools for streamers to interact with their community live, on-stream.
“We are tremendously proud of today’s launch across PC, PS4, and Xbox One. We’ve
worked passionately for over two years to get to this milestone and we’re
excited to say this is just the beginning,” said Graeme Jennings, Executive
Producer on Hyper Scape. “With our fast-paced urban gameplay and one of a kind
Crowncast Twitch extension, we’ve introduced a fresh new way to both play and
interact with a Battle Royale.”
HYPER SCAPE’S STORY STARTS IN SEASON ONE
Season One kick-starts the overarching Hyper Scape narrative: There is a mystery
in the Hyper Scape created by Prisma Dimensions that players will have to solve.
Season One introduces Memory Shards that players can collect to discover more
about certain characters and events. Every week, a new Memory Shard will be
hidden in the game world, for players to find and collect. In addition to Memory
Shards, comics will be released during Season One and following Seasons,
building Hyper Scape’s story.
NEW CONTENT COMING WITH SEASON ONE
Hyper Scape’s first season introduces a brand new mid-range weapon, the
Dragonfly, as well as a new hack, Magnet, which can be used to trap unsuspecting
contenders. Season One will include a total of 11 guns and 11 hacks. In addition
to Solo and Squad Crown Rush, additional limited time game modes are also
planned throughout Season One.
NEW FEATURES FOR THE CROWNCAST EXTENSION ON TWITCH
Hyper Scape’s first season will introduce a new feature to the innovative Hyper
Scape Crowncast Twitch extension: Kudos, a tool that allows viewers to support
their streamers and react to the most exciting moments by producing in-game
visual effects within a particular streamer’s match - Kudos can be purchased
with Twitch’s Bits.
Thanks to Hyper Scape Crowncast, viewers can also progress on their free and
premium Battle Pass by watching Hyper Scape streams on Twitch. Streamers can
also invite viewers to join their squad in just a few clicks. The Vote on Events
feature that provide viewers real-time impact on the battle gets extended in
Season one with a new event card called “Lethal Melee.” During a “Lethal Melee”
event, a player’s melee weapon can eliminate opponents in one hit. In total,
nine Event cards are already available in the Hyper Scape Crowncast extension.
To celebrate the launch with the community, viewers will be able to unlock
exclusive Hyper Scape emotes on Twitch. From August 17th through August 31st,
when viewers subscribe, gift a subscription to a channel, or cheer with at least
300 Bits, viewers will earn Hyper Scape inspired emotes to use in chat and keep
them permanently. Hyper Scape emotes are a unique opportunity to express
excitement for this new gaming experience on Twitch.
SEASON ONE BATTLE PASS
Hyper Scape Season One also includes new customization items through its Battle
Pass. This Battle Pass offers a free and a premium track and features 100 tiers
of exclusive cosmetic items to unlock during the Season. The premium track of
the Battle Pass is available for 950 Bitcrowns, the in-game currency. Players
get Bitcrowns by simply playing the game, or by purchasing packs of Bitcrowns
with real money on the Ubisoft or first party stores. Similar to the Open Beta,
viewers can progress their Battle Pass simply by watching Hyper Scape streams on
Twitch with the Hyper Scape Crowncast extension enabled. Additional
customization items will be available through the in-game
shop.