Hi-Rez Studios is branching out withRogue Company, an upcoming free-to-play third-person shooter developed by the new team First Watch Games.Rogue Companyturned some heads when it was first announced, and now fans can try it out for themselves to see if it lives up to the hype. As announced during themost recent Summer Game Fest event,Rogue Companyis now available across all platforms in closed beta.
Rogue Company’s cross-play supportis in full swing in the closed beta, along with cross-progression. Available for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, those willing to pay $30 to get the Standard Founder’s Pack can try the game now. TheRogue CompanyFounder’s Pack has some other bonuses for players to check out as well, including eight extra playable Rogues that apparently won’t be available to free players, along with special cosmetics. Theextra playable Roguesavailable in theRogue CompanyStandard Founder’s Pack include Chaac, Dahlia, Gl1tch, Lancer, Phantom, Scorch, Talon, and Vy.
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Rogue Company’s surprise closed beta launch wasn’t the only thing fans were treated to today. The developers also released some new gameplay during theNintendo Direct Mini presentation, as well as unveiled a new cinematic trailer showcasing a new Rogue.
As far as multiplayer game modes go,Rogue Companyhas a couple different ones that have been announced so far. The first is Extraction, which is a 4v4 game mode where one team has to hack an objective and the other team defends the point. The other game mode is a 2v2 mode called Wingman. It seems likely that more new game modes will be added toRogue Companyover time, but specifics have not been announced just yet.
WithRogue Companynow having entered closed beta, fans should see a lot of improvement between now and its full free-to-play release, whenever that happens to be.
In the meantime,Rogue Company’s closed beta launch wasn’t the only thing announced byHi-Rez Studiosduring the latest Summer Game Fest event. BesidesRogue Company, new character Tsukuyomi was confirmed for the company’s persistently popularSmitegame.
Rogue Companyis available now in closed beta on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
