XFIELDPAINTBALL3,THEFIRSTREAL-TIMEMULTIPLAYER
PAINTBALLPCGAME,SETTOARRIVEONSTEAMMAY30,
2017
FirstFullyLicensedPaintballGameFeaturesAuthentic,Pro-StyleStrategic
CompetitionFeaturingSixExclusiveLeagues,ExclusiveTournamentMaps,andMore
TOULOUSE,FRANCE–(MAY17,2017)–XFieldPaintballStudio,theworld’sleadingcreatorofauthentic
paintballgames,todayannounceditwillreleaseXFieldPaintball3,thefirstreal-timemultiplayerpaintball
gameforPC,onSteamMay30,2017.XFP3isafast-paced,tacticalmultiplayerfirst-personshooter(FPS)game
thatchallengesplayerstoleadtheirteamtovictoryin5v5matches.Thegameisofficiallylicensedby20top
paintballorganizationsandmanufacturersandexclusivelyfeaturestheactualtournamentlayoutsusedin
leaguecompetitions.XFP3wasdevelopedfromthegroundupforPCusinganewproprietarynetworkengine.
Paintballisthird-mostpopularextremesportworldwide,withovertenmillionplayersparticipatingperyear.
Therearesixmajorleaguesworldwide,includingNXLintheUSandMillenniuminEurope,andallsixare
exclusivelylicensedinthegame.XFieldPaintballStudioisactivelyinvolvedinthesport,andtopplayersonthe
developmentteamincludeLeadCommunityManager,LoicVoulot,atwo-timeworldchampionwhoisTechnical
DirectoroftheFrenchFederationofPaintballandholderofsevenEuropeanchampionshiptitlesandnine
FrenchtitlesascaptainoflesTontons,oneofthegreatestEuropeanpaintballteamsinhistory.
Inthesports-basedFPSgame,playerswillusecoordination,
communication,andmarksmanshiptowinmatches.Winningtakes
notonlyindividualskillbutteamdynamics,strategy,andtactics—as
wellasanunderstandingoftheparabolicarcsofpaintballsthatgive
thegameanentirelydifferentphysicsmodelfrommostshooter
games.Paintballscurveastheymovetowardtheirtarget,allowing
playerstoraindownshotsonplayersevenwithcover,allowingfor
differentstrategies.Howtheteamcoversthemaptodominatekey
routesandallowcross-fireattacksiscritical,asissituation
assessment,speedofbothmovement,anddecisionmaking.
“XFieldPaintball3willputplayersintotheshoesoftop-levelpaintballplayersforintenseandhardfoughtmatchesonthesamearenalayoutsusedinprofessionalcompetitions,”saidPhilippeConstant,
PresidentofXFieldPaintballStudio.“Ourgamesetsthenewstandardforthecompetitivemultiplayer
paintballexperienceforFPSfans,takingtheknowledgegainedfromourmillionsofmobileplayersto
abrandnewPCtitlethatprovidesahighlytunedcompetitivegamingexperience.”
Beforeeachmatch,acaptainisrandomlyselectedtoleadeachteam.Thecaptainquicklysetstheteamstrategy
andassignstherolesofRusher,Shooter,andTacticiantothefiveplayers.Eachrolegetscertainbonuses—for
instance,theRushergetsenhancedspeed—andeachplaysadifferenttacticalrole.In-gamecommunicationis
handledviapre-scriptedbuttonpresseswithauniquetwist:Eachcommunicationcostsacertainnumberof
communicationpoints,andpointsarelimitedforeachmatchsoplayersmustchoosecarefully.Oncethematch
starts,theactiongoesquicklywiththewinningteambeingthefirsttoeliminatealladversaries,hitthebuzzer
ontheenemyteam’ssideofthefield,orhavethebestpositionattheendofround.
XFieldPaintball3isdevelopedandpublishedbyXFieldPaintballStudio,amixof12seasonedveteransandup
andcomersdedicatedtomakinganinnovativereal-timemultiplayerpaintballgamethatdeliversallthestrategy
andtacticsofthepaintballcompetition.Thegameispoweredbythestudio’sproprietarycreation,acustom
designedFPS-Sportmultiplayerhybridengine.XFieldPaintball3iscurrentlyindevelopmentforPCandwill
launchasapaidtitleviaSteamonMay30,2017.Topre-registerforthegame,visitwww.xfield-paintball.com.
TostayintouchwithXFieldPaintballStudio,followusonFacebook,Twitter,andInstagram.
AboutXFieldPaintballStudio
FoundedinToulouse,Francein2012,XFieldPaintballStudioistheworld’sleadingcreatorofauthenticpaintball
games.Thecompanylaunchedthefirstmobilepaintballgames,XFP1andXFP2,tomassivesuccesswithoversix
milliondownloadsworldwide,establishingthecompetitivepaintballvideogamegenre.Thecompanywilllaunch
XFieldPaintball3,thefirstreal-timemultiplayerpaintballgameforPC,viaSteamonMay30,2017.Formore
information,visitwww.xfield-paintball.com.
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