Tag: Velan Studios
News Out Today, This PS5, PS4 Hot Wheels Game Requires a Toy Car to Play
Hot Wheels: Rift Rally available now
It seems to have flown completely under the radar, but Hot Wheels: Rift Rally has released today on PS5 and PS4. From Velan Studios, the makers of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (and, less pertinently, Knockout City), it's a mixed reality arcade racer that turns your home into a customisable track. In the box,...
News Hot Wheels: Rift Rally Brings Mario Kart Live-Style Mixed Reality Racing to PS5, PS4
Toys to life
There’s a chance if you’re not of a Nintendo persuasion you may not have heard of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. The game – not to be confused with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – featured a physical remote controlled Mario Kart car with a camera attached, and used mixed reality to help create a racer where you build the circuits. Now, a...
News Knockout City Season 9 Will Be Its Last, Servers Shut Down on 6th June
Thanks for the memories
In a somewhat surprising announcement, it seems like dodge-brawler Knockout City's days are numbered after developer Velan Studios revealed that Season 9 of the F2P multiplayer will be the game's last. Servers will be switched off on 6th June, but game director Jeremy Russo says there is still a ton to look forward to before...
News Knockout City Season 8 Takes You on a High Society Heist on PS5, PS4
New poison ball incoming
Here's another reminder from us that Knockout City is a proper hidden gem of a multiplayer game. Now that's out of the way, let's talk about what's coming up next in the free-to-play dodgebrawler. Season 8, named High Society Heist, is kicking off soon, bringing a bit of film noir flair to the experience. The new season...
News Knockout City Season 7 Kicks Shell with Tubular TMNT Crossover
Mutant Mutiny kicking off soon
Despite its satisfying dodgeball-inspired multiplayer and a move to free-to-play, Knockout City does feel as though it's merged into the background a bit. Developer Velan Studios is stepping things up for Season 7, however, as the game is about to get its first big crossover. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be...
News Knockout City Is Now Free-to-Play on PS5, PS4 with Patch 6.0
Here are the patch notes
We've been banging the drum for Knockout City since its initial launch a year ago, and it remains a super-fun multiplayer title. Until today, the game has been free to start, allowing everyone to get a taster before locking the game off behind a paywall once you reach a certain progression milestone. That is no longer the...
News Knockout City Goes Free-to-Play on 1st June with the Launch of Season 6
Plus: new ball, expanded hideout, more
Earlier this year, developer Velan Studios announced its intention to re-launch Knockout City as a free-to-play game. The excellent multiplayer dodge-brawl title has always appeared to be perfectly suited to this model, and it's soon to adopt this new approach. News of the shift has been known for a while —...
