Incoming message from the United Citizen Federation! Offworld—in collaboration with Sony Pictures Consumer Products—has arrived at gamescom ‘24, showcasing its up to 16-player FPS Starship Troopers: Extermination ahead of the game’s launch on PC, PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X | S consoles this coming October 11th. Witness the terrifying Tanker Bug in action and get an inside look at General Rico’s Special Operations Group (S.O.G.) in this exclusive developer diary that aired during the Future Games Show!
In the Dev Diary trailer, key members of the Starship Troopers: Extermination development team share more information about the new features coming with the game’s launch onto consoles on October 11th. The Tanker bug is a new enemy variant that is as deadly as it is massive, appearing just as it did in the 1997 film and necessitating careful strategy and teamwork to take it down. This ferocious and massive bug breathes fire and appears randomly during matches, challenging players with its unpredictable nature and formidable strength. The Tanker Bug will take more than bullets to bring down; players will have to use General Rico’s wits to find its weak points to defeat it.
Boreas, meanwhile, is the new ice planet infected by a bug meteor. Set to debut alongside the console launch, this chilling environment presents a new battleground where players will face mutated bugs that have adapted to the frosty environment, creating brand-new enemy variants: the Frost Drone and Frost Warrior.
Project Lead Peter Maurice revealed new details regarding the game’s single-player mode, which features the iconic Casper Van Dien reprising his role as General Johnny Rico. Code-named Special Operations Group (S.O.G.), this new mode sees the player undertake a multitude of missions dispatched by the General himself, as he forms the Spec Ops division within the UCF to bring together the best of the best for top-secret assignments. Varying in scope and objectives, these missions are designed to prepare soldiers for the more challenging 16-person multiplayer missions; more missions will be added in subsequent content updates beyond the October 11th launch.
For those in attendance at gamescom, visit Hall 10.1, Booth E021 to try out the multiplayer mode against the merciless arachnids and take photos with a life-sized replica of an enemy Arachnid—as well as General Rico himself, Casper Van Dien, alongside the Starship Troopers German Division cosplayers.
Casper Van Dien and members from the Dev team will be available for a meet & greet on Thursday, August 22nd from 6:00 pm CEST in Hall 10.1, Booth E021. Fans will have the opportunity to meet the actor in person and find out more about his role in the game.
