Insurgency: Sandstorm Pre-Order Beta 2

Insurgency: Sandstorm is New World Interactive’s reborn, improved, and expanded sequel to indie multiplayer FPS hit Insurgency, coming September 18 to PC and 2019 to consoles. Pre-order players can jump into the Pre-order Beta 2 and play four of the six available maps and four modes from the final release. The game has improved since the first Pre-Order Beta earlier this month, and will continue to be polished up until release and beyond.

Insurgency: Sandstorm releases on Windows PC in September 18, with Linux and Mac support coming later, and on PS4 and Xbox One in 2019. Pre-order now on Steam to get bonuses, including exclusive access to the ongoing Pre-order Beta.

Check the gamescom 2018 trailer down below:

The Pre-order Beta 2 will start on August 30 until the release of the game. New World Interactive will continue focusing on final polish, bug fixing, server stability, and optimization leading up to the September 18 release. The studio, known for supporting Insurgency with three years of post-release content updates, also has extensive post-launch support plans for Insurgency: Sandstorm with new content and features coming after the release of the game.

Sandstorm takes a graphical leap to Unreal Engine 4, but at its core will still feature the close-quarters infantry combat for multiplayer and cooperative gameplay that has established Insurgency as a cult classic for over 3 million players on Steam.

“Additional features confirmed at this time include:

• Expanded environment scale.
• Light vehicles for transportation and fire support.
• New game modes designed for vehicle gameplay.
• Competitive matchmaking, anti-cheat, and rankings system.
• Improved ballistics system including bullet drop and travel time.
• Interacting with the environment by climbing ladders and door breaching.

New World is also venturing into new territory with a story mode for 4-player cooperative and single-player gameplay. A groundbreaking narrative for the shooter genre, the story of Insurgency: Sandstorm focuses on a female protagonist who is a Yazidi Kurd. Thematically, the game is inspired by real events and people, however this is a fictional story and characters.

“We are very excited to venture into the realm of storytelling to offer more depth for Insurgency. Shooters do not have to be about mindless killing, so players can stop and ask questions about the world a game represents, and find answers within the narrative,” said New World Creative Director Andrew Spearin. “Historically, the avant garde in many art forms are who disrupt and redefine genres. For a decade Insurgency has been in that position, and we are emerging from indie obscurity to innovate the FPS genre.”

Full Press Release – Games Press.