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PS4's going the Distance, PS4's going for speed
Developer Refract Studios is bringing Distance, its successfully-Kickstarted arcade racer, to the PS4 in 2015, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. The game, which straps players into a car that can defy physics in order to barrel roll along the sides of buildings or take to the air in flight, will also be playable at PlayStation Experience this weekend. And you won't be all alone, all alone in your time of need either: Distance will feature multiplayer modes, including Sprint - where you race to the end for the fastest time, using tricks to cool down your boost meter - and Reverse Tag - where the player who is "it" wants to avoid being tagged for as long as possible. An announcement trailer for the PS4 version is viewable after the break, if you'd like to see just what it's like to put the pedal to whatever kind of metal makes these cars fly. Oh, and here's the song referenced by the headline and second paragraph, in case you're not a Cake fan.
Distance brings Early Access patrons to the track this fall
After introducing players to its neon-streaked streets at PAX Prime last month and in a private beta, Refract Studios' Distance will turn the corner on Early Access sometime this fall. Although an exact arrival date has not been set, Refract's Kickstarter update explains the Early Access version should help private beta members find a few new multiplayer rivals. There's more in Distance's bag of tricks than just speeding along raceways – as displayed in the beta trailer, players can twist, flip and spread their wings to navigate between sections of Distance's winding tracks. Distance is a spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush, a similarly-hectic racer that the Refract team contributed to while studying at DigiPen. Since rights for Nitronic Rush were retained by DigiPen, Refract set out to finish their vision with Distance, which is eventually due for release on PC, Mac and Linux. [Image: Refract Studios]
Arcade survival racer Distance closing in on Kickstarter finish line
Seattle-based Refract Studios updated the Kickstarter page with new gameplay footage for its racing game project Distance, a spiritual successor to the team's student project while attending DigiPen, Nitronic Rush. With DigiPen owning the rights to Nitronic Rush, Refract Studios (a fraction of the Nitronic Rush team) took to Kickstarter to fund its ambitions with a similar "survival racing" game in Distance.According to the project's description, "You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city." The game's world is said to have a "mysterious history," placing a heavy focus on exploration in the city's bizarre environment in addition to its level editor and multiplayer modes.Distance is in development for PC, Mac and Linux, with the only videos available labeled as pre-alpha footage. The Kickstarter project is currently sitting at almost $85,000 in funding with five days left before the team hopes to reach its $125,000 goal.
