Time Takers Beta Launches March
Time-traveling team-based shooter "Time Takers" announced its closed beta for March 13, promising a unique twist where players compete for "time" rather than just kills in a survival shooter/battle royale hybrid. Meanwhile, "Wraith Ops" launched a demo on Steam with developers pledging "No Battle Pass, No FOMO, No Gacha" as a return to classic shooter ethics. "Unreal Tournament 2004" has been re-released free to play with modern system patches.
- The "Time Takers" closed beta, developed by Mistil Games and published by NCSOFT, will run from March 13-21. It will feature 12 playable characters, 10 weapons, and three maps: a Japanese-themed Yokogawa, medieval Morstadt, and the futuristic Miraesi. - In "Time Takers," the "Time Energy" resource constantly depletes and acts as a player's life force; it can be spent on mid-match upgrades called "apps" or transferred to teammates to keep them in the game. - Players in the United States, Canada, and several South American countries can sign up for the "Time Takers" beta directly on Steam, while players in other regions can gain access through the official Discord channel. - "Wraith Ops" is being developed by Grassrootz Studio and published by Team17. The game's narrative centers on two rival private military companies, Aegis Industries and Volga Battalion, searching for remnants of a Cold War research project. - The free re-release of "Unreal Tournament 2004" is the work of a fan community called OldUnreal, which received official permission from Epic Games for the project. Epic had previously pulled the game from digital storefronts in 2022 when it terminated legacy online services. - This is the first public patch for "Unreal Tournament 2004" in over two decades. The fan-made update includes a new renderer and support for modern systems, allowing for high resolutions and widescreen formats on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
