Summary
French developer Eden Games has announced a new title calledCosmic Royale. Described as a battle royale kart racer, the newly revealed game is scheduled to launch onPCin late 2024.
Founded in 1998, Eden Games started out as a Nintendo 64 developer before branching out into making titles for a wide variety of consoles and PCs, as well as mobile devices. Over the years, the Lyon-based company has largely been focused onracing games, including the critically acclaimedTest Drive Unlimitedand theV-Rallyseries. The studio also worked on the PlayStation version ofNeed for Speed: Porsche Unleashedand the 2003 action-adventureKya: Dark Lineage, in addition to creating theGear.Clubfranchise.
Cosmic Royale To Offer 40-Player Battle Royale Matches
The French developer is now once again tapping into its racing expertise withCosmic Royale, akarting gamewith a battle royale twist. The newly unveiled title promises 40-player matches featuring multiple elimination rounds of obstacle courses culminating in an intense finale. While this so-called Cosmic Tournament format will also incorporate a number of “party royale” objectives, each player’s ultimate goal will be to remain the last driver racing.
Cosmic Royale Beta Starting Soon
Cosmic Royaleis currently targeting a Q4 2024 release, being planned to launch exclusively via the Epic Games Store as a free-to-play title. In the meantime, the colorfulPC kart raceris also getting a beta, which is scheduled to run from July 24 to August 21. Sign-ups will be available via theCosmic Royalewebsite. Beta enrollment will require a Moca ID, issued by the Mocaverse non-fungible token (NFT) platform, which is operated by Eden Games parent company Animoca Brands. The ID itself can be obtained via an invite code or by purchasing a Moca NFT. Owners of Mocaverse’s NFT profile pictures (PFPs) will be able to use them as their in-game racing avatars, but they are not required to participate in the beta.
In a statement provided to Game Rant, Eden Games Marketing Manager Marion Choufa revealed thatCosmic Royalehas been in development since the end of 2022, so around the time the studio wrapped up work onSmurfs Kart, which debuted in November of that year. Asked about the possibility of bringingCosmic Royaleto more platforms, namely consoles and mobile devices, Choufa said that there are no such plans at the moment.
The upcoming battle royale kart racer, which is built as part of Animoca Brands' digital vehicle ownership system Motorverse, will mark Eden Games' first foray into Web3 technologies and the blockchain-powered gaming that they enable. Several other developers have also been pursuing similar ambitions in recent times, which yielded projects likeUbisoft’s first blockchain-powered game,Champions Tactics.
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A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
