‘Wreckfest’ is out now on consoles, PC version gets massive free update!
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Buckle up, ’cause Carnage is here! THQ Nordic and Bugbear Entertainment are happy to announce that Wreckfest is out now on PlayStation®4 and Xbox® One! All players of the PC version are getting a massive free update, bringing the game up to par with the console versions.
Standard Edition: USD 39.99 / EUR 39.99 / GBP 34.99 / RUB 2,599 / AUD 59.95
Digital Deluxe Edition: USD 59.99 / EUR 59.99 / GBP 54.99 / RUB 3,599 / AUD 99.95
Don’t miss the Season Pass, available on both console and PC, including 20 new cars, 20 special roof decorations and additional car customizations like armor, rims and more. This new content will be released step by step after the release, along with free content updates.
Massive update on PC
To celebrate the launch of the game on consoles, Wreckfest also received a free PC update, containing the following major improvements:
4 new tracks + 1 new derby arena:
- Clayridge Circuit
- Deathloop
- Northfolk Ring (with 2 routes)
- Dirt Devil (Speedway)
- Dirt Devil (Derby Arena)
5 new vehicles:
- Venom (Career reward vehicle)
- Stretch Limousine
- Couch car
- Motorhome
- Semi Truck
New Career events:
- Several new career events and challenges for all new tracks and vehicles
- Check each Championship for new events – for example the first championship (Regional Juniors) now has the couch Car challenge to unlock this vehicle
Game improvements:
- New paint jobs for most vehicles
- Matchmaking now features quick match for event types
- Server browser UI improved
- Server lobby UI overhauled
- Garage usability improved for car and upgrade selections
- New daytimes for many tracks
- Career menu visually improved
- Multiplayer: Bots now get auto-kicked also during races, if a human player takes their slot
- New loading screens for every map
Performance improvements:
- Overall game performance increased especially for older PCs
- Multiplayer better optimized for poor connections and PCs
- Drastically reduced loading times for all maps
- Server side: hardware and bandwidth demands reduced
Bugfixes:
- Various smaller bugfixes
