Everywhere (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Build a Rocket Boy |
| Publisher(s) | Build a Rocket Boy |
| Designer(s) | Leslie Benzies |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Everywhere is an upcoming massively multiplayer online game and game platform with an integrated game creation system developed by Build a Rocket Boy. It will be available on Windows on launch, with other platforms to come later.
Gameplay
[edit]The players start in the city of Utropia, where they can go off into different experiences. These experiences can be the biomes surrounding the city, different game-modes, user-generated Alternate Reality Construcs (ARCs), or the AAA game MindsEye. Each of these experiences can be accessed via portals in Utropia City or the EVERYWHERE Menu.[1] Everywhere is set in an open world[2] made up of Utropia City and four biomes. While Utropia is a safe-zone, the Biomes will have PVP and PVE elements.
There are four game modes, known as districts: Racing District, an arcade racing game mode; Entertainment District, featuring an art gallery; Combat District, a third-person shooter mode; and The Collection, used to access and purchase user-generated content.[3][4] The game features an editor environment known as "Arcadia", which includes a library of Elements and STAMPS used to build virtual items and experiences.[5]
Development
[edit]Conceptualized in 2016, the game started development on Amazon Lumberyard with a team of three ex-Rockstar North employees—Leslie Benzies, Matthew Smith and Colin Entwistle—numbering about thirty staff by January 2017. Royal Circus Games (renamed Build a Rocket Boy in October 2018),[a] is developing Everywhere from studios based in Edinburgh, Budapest and Los Angeles, with the intention of offering a less restrictive experience than that of other games. It draws most of its influences from real life, according to Benzies.[7][6][8] Staff worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
In November 2020, the studio announced that it had moved development to the Unreal Engine.[10]
In August 2022, a teaser trailer was shown at Gamescom 2022. The game was originally set to be released in 2023.[11] An invite-only alpha playable session ran on Windows from December 5 to 18, 2023. The game is set to launch for Windows before releasing on other platforms.[12] On February 19, 2024, Build a Rocket Boy announced an unknown number of layoffs affecting the publishing, QA, and art departments across the company's three locations.[13]
On June 18, 2024, the Builders Beta was released. This was a closed beta to test ARCADIA, the game creation system used to create ARCs and STAMPS.[14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Take-Two Interactive levied a legal warning against Royal Circus Games, citing the similarity of its acronym (RCG) to Take-Two's subsidiary Rockstar Games (RSG) as infringement of intellectual property, while also decrying their employment of Rockstar North staff as a deceptive tactic to create an affiliation between them.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ EVERYWHERE (2024-06-13). ARCADIA Beta Demo | EVERYWHERE | Build A Rocket Boy | 16+. Retrieved 2024-06-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (January 26, 2017). "Grand Theft Auto V veteran Leslie Benzies forms studio to make open-world game Everywhere". GamesBeat. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ "There's so much to learn about EVERYWHERE, let's begin with Utropia City". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ King, Jade (2023-03-23). "Everywhere Preview: We Have Fortnite At Home". TheGamer. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "EVERYWHERE Builder Terms" (PDF).
- ^ a b McLaughlin, Martyn (January 5, 2019). "Grand Theft Auto pioneer accused of poaching staff in court battle". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (January 26, 2017). "'Everywhere' is 'very different from GTA,' but still about freedom". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017.
- ^ Dring, Christopher (February 8, 2017). "Leslie Benzies opens Budapest studio and recruits former Crytek Hungary boss". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017.
- ^ "COVID-19 crisis". Build a Rocket Boy. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020.
- ^ Borthwick, Ben (November 13, 2020). "Former Rockstar boss' open world game Everywhere to use Unreal Engine". Videogamer.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (2022-08-23). "Remember Everywhere? It's coming next year". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ "FAQ". Build a Rocket Boy. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Bergin, Lauren (2024-02-20). "Everywhere and Mindseye developer Build a Rocket Boy announces layoffs". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ EVERYWHERE (2024-06-13). OFFICIAL BUILDERS BETA TRAILER | EVERYWHERE | 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-30 – via YouTube.