Hello everybody, I’m Julius Fondem, Group Supervisor right here at Treatment Leisure. At present I’m very excited, jazzed even, to speak to you a few brand-new function in our upcoming sport FBC: Firebreak – Altered Augments.
If you happen to’re not accustomed to FBC: Firebreak, it’s a cooperative first-person shooter for 3 gamers set inside a mysterious federal company beneath assault by extradimensional forces, within the iconic Management universe. Battle by way of hordes of otherworldly monsters with as much as two associates, customise your gear and degree up as you battle again towards this ever-growing risk.
This being our first multiplayer, we’re very excited to deliver it to you, the group, and to that finish, we’ve designed FBC: Firebreak to be as straightforward as attainable to get into. It is a sport finest performed along with your pals, having a good time laughing whereas chaotic and wacky issues occur! This isn’t a brand new interest that that you must log onto each day for rewards. None of that FOMO stuff right here. Simply get along with your pals over the weekend for a great time.
As a Firebreaker, you’re a badass fight engineer who descends deep into The Oldest Home to resolve paranatural crises, and to realize this, you might be given an assortment of regular and, effectively, not so regular instruments by The Federal Bureau of Management. These come within the type of three bespoke Disaster Kits, every containing a singular Software just like the Crank-Operated Fluidic Ejector, an improvised machine just like the BOOMbox, and an Altered Increase.
Altered Augments are Altered Gadgets that the Federal Bureau of Management has contained and harnessed for accredited use by the Firebreak Initiative. So mainly, the Federal Bureau of Management is in serious trouble and determined to make weapons out of paranatural objects they barely perceive and gave them to their courageous first responders. Certainly, nothing can go improper.
Every Altered Increase possesses distinctive talents and is the head of every Disaster Equipment’s repertoire. Let me introduce you to our Altered Augments!
The Backyard Gnome (AI9) is an everyday trying backyard gnome that’s all however regular. You may connect the Backyard Gnome to the Electro-Kinetic Cost Impactor which lets you hearth it in the direction of your enemies. As soon as it lands, it’ll summon a lightning storm round it, damaging and beautiful all creatures in its space and draining all vitality from surrounding batteries. Nevertheless, watch out! The Backyard Gnome walks round and doesn’t discern good friend from foe. Until you wish to play a teeny tiny prank in your crewmates. In that case, no should be cautious.
The Piggy Financial institution (AI16) attaches to the tip of the Wrench, and while you swing your Wrench round, it offers large injury in a big arc in entrance of you and shatters, releasing a paranatural coin twister that damages all creatures in it, however don’t fear, the Piggy Financial institution reassembles itself again collectively after the twister makes its means again to you! Simply be sure you not hit your pals with the twister as getting hit by a large number of cash within the face is taken into account impolite in some cultures.
The Teapot (AI44) attaches to the highest of the Crank-Operated Fluidic Ejector (COFE) giving it the flexibility to shoot boiling water at enemies. When the Teapot is connected to the COFE, the device offers the burning situation and can’t overheat. Do be aware that this additionally implies that the COFE now damages teammates and can’t clear another circumstances from them besides the chilly situation. Lastly, the Teapot doesn’t truly include any actual tea. Sorry, tea lovers.
We’ve been onerous at work on FBC: Firebreak with our 50-person sturdy growth staff and might’t wait to point out you extra of the sport and get it in your fingers! FBC: Firebreak is slated for launch in Summer season 2025 for PlayStation 5, with day one availability for PlayStation Plus Further and Premium members, and we’ve acquired loads extra to share with you earlier than then.
