If you would like to check out the beta for The Showdown Effect you better be ready for fork over some green. Of course that’s not all you’ll get for your early gratitude you’ll also get a new weapon skin the “Fusion Saber of Light” and if you go all out and pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition you’ll get an addition two weapon skins, two bonus outfits including a Magicka robe and a free copy of Magicka, not a bad haul. The beta starts today, January 31st 2013 and if you would like to see the game in action you can check out http://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive later today, January 31st 2013, at 4PM GMT to see some special guests live steam. We’ve also embedded some trailers for you to check out along with a developer walkthrough to get you in the mood for some action!
Source Link: http://theshowdowneffect.com
The Showdown Effect Movie Trailer-Trailer
The Showdown Effect Announcement Trailer [HD]
The Showdown Effect – Developer Walkthrough
PRESS RELEASE
Diehard Fans of The Showdown Effect to Face Off in Beta Today
Chances to Draw First Blood with Lethal Weapons Provided with Pre-orders, Live Stream Broadcasts Today
REYKJAVIK — January 31, 2013 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher that knew too much and went too far, is preparing to take pre-orders of The Showdown Effect, the forthcoming multiplayer 2.5D bullet-spewing engine of chaos from critically acclaimed developer Arrowhead Game Studios. Furthermore, all players who pre-order the game will be granted instant access to the Beta test, scheduled to begin today, January 31, 2013. The game will be available for pre-purchase later today athttp://theshowdowneffect.com/buy, where would-be action heroes will have to make the life-or-death decision between getting The Showdown Effect, or getting the Digital Deluxe Edition of The Showdown Effect.
Beta testing for The Showdown Effect begins today, and those heroes whom destiny has chosen (from among the sign-ups on the website athttp://beta.theshowdowneffect.com/) will be gradually invited to do battle with everything and anything they can get their hands on. It will also be possible to join their ranks by pre-ordering the game, granting instant beta access alongside several other bonuses.
Players who pre-order The Showdown Effect will also receive bonus toys, including a new weapon skin, allowing them to wield the deadly Fusion Saber of Light. For those with the guts to pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition, those bonuses will also include two more weapon skins, two bonus outfits including a Magicka robe, and even a free copy of Magicka – suitable for playing, or for gifting an unsuspecting foe right in the face.
Combatants will also have the chance to size up the competition by watching a tournament of The Showdown Effect, streaming live from PDXCon in Reykjavik, Iceland on January 31, at 4 p.m. GMT (8 a.m. PST) onhttp://twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive .. The stream promises to be an unforgettable event, starring a handful of special guests; including YouTube personalities Angry Joe, NorthernLion, and Rage Gaming as well as Arrowhead’s Johan Pilestedt. It may (but probably won’t) be the last thing you ever see.
Paradox would like to thank Alienware for generously sponsoring the event.
To learn more about The Showdown Effect, visit the website atwww.theshowdowneffect.com
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