Seven years after the original racing game focused on destruction, Wreckfest 2 has launched on Steam Early Access for the PC. Once again developed by Finnish developers Bugbear Entertainment, it's currently available for £24.99, with a 20% launch discount for two weeks making it £19.99 until April 3rd, 2025 As an Early Access release, it's now abailable with a starting … [Read more...]
The Full Wreckfest 2 Car List
Launched via Steam Early Access on March 20th, 2025, the full-contact racing game is likely to get a full release on PC and consoles in around a year. As a result, the full Wreckfest 2 car list is likely to grow rapidly in the coming months and post launch. The original Wreckfest eventually had around 84 vehicles released, including those modelled on real world cars and … [Read more...]
Wreckfest 2 Will Launch On Steam Early Access In March 2025
After being announced at the THQ Nordic Showcase 2024 event, it's confirmed that Wreckfest 2 will launch on Steam Early Access in March 2025. Available from March 20th, it's been revealed that races will be against up to 23 other players or AI, and that there will be racing and derby modes as in the original, but powered by an overhauled physics engine. And you'll be able to … [Read more...]
Embracer Group Will Split Into 3 Separate Companies
After recently selling Saber Interactive, the home of SnowRunner and MudRunner, to the new Beacon Interactive company, there's another big resutructuring as Embracer Group will split into 3 seperate companies. This will mean a trio of standalone publicly listed entities, with two of them including the racing game developers currently within the Embracer portfolio. Going … [Read more...]
Embracer Group Increase Sales and Reduce Debts After Cuts
Alongside news of layoffs at both Motorsport Games and Digital Bros, there's some evidence how restructuring can help a company improve their finances, as Embracer Group increase sales and reduce debts after cuts in 2023. But they've also confirmed further headcount reductions are in process. Embracer is the parent for 12 different operating groups, including THQ Nordic, … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Mobile Launches For iOS And Android
The demolition racing classic from Bugbear Entertainment can now be played on your tablet or smartphone, as Wreckfest Mobile launches for iOS and Android. HandyGames are responsible for developing the mobile version, and it's a fairly good representation of everything you'd find in the PC edition, rather than scaled down for the smaller devices. And they've resisted the … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Mobile Announced For Release In Autumn 2022
Four years after originally appearing for the PC, there's now a Wreckfest mobile announced for release in Autumn 2022, for both Apple and Android devices. And the mix of racing and crashing could be a lot of fun in a portable format. Originally developed by Bugbear Entertainment, the game has slowly appeared on an increasing number of platforms, arriving on PS4 and Xbox One … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Getaway Chase Tournament and Updates Launched
There are some new events and reward bundles available with the Wreckfest Getaway Chase Tournament and updates available now. The download for the PC includes a number of enhancement and bug fixes, while console racers just get the new challenges and prizes. The Getaway Chase main tournament event involves racing around the Hillstreet circuit in a race-prepared Tristar to … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Winter Fest Tournament Returns For 2022
It's a familiar snowy scene as the Wreckfest Winter Fest Tournament returns for 2022. The annual update brings back cold weather and the challenge of using the toy car and snowballs to destroy anything in your path. As always, the new tournament season brings a selection of demolition races and derbies, and time attack challenges which rotate on a daily and weekly basis to … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Folk Frenzy Hotfix Released For PC
Following on from an update with the new September tournament, there's been a Wreckfest Folk Frenzy Hotfix released for PC racers by Bugbear Entertainment, to fix a few issues. It's a very small download at around 21.05MB, but resolves a bug which could cause a server crash, reduces latency, and adds a few car tweaks. Along with curing a game crashing problem when extreme … [Read more...]
A New Wreckfest Folk Frenzy Tournament Begins
Arriving for September 2021, a new Wreckfest Folk Frenzy Tournament begins, alongside an update across the PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions of the game. New content includes two layouts for Firwood Motocenter, with a Rally circuit and a reverse version, along with a retro racing Firefly reward bundle. On the downside, the update also removes the Carmageddon content which … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Carmageddon Tournament Update Released
When you ask someone to name a videogame featuring vehicular destruction, only two or three names tend to crop up. And a couple of them are now linked with the Wreckfest Carmageddon Tournament update released today. Demolition derby racer Wreckfest launched in 2018 with a focus on destruction and car physics, while Carmageddon originally appeared 21 years earlier as the … [Read more...]
Wreckfest Super Truck Showdown Hotfix Released
Following the latest tournament update and Off-Road Car Pack DLC comes a Wreckfest Super Truck Showdown hotfix with some tweaks and changes to the new content. And a few small changes for existing vehicles. Most of the fixes are for the visual elements of the new Trophy Runner and Trooper, which appear in the DLC alongside the Sandstorm. And importantly, the hotfix also … [Read more...]
Wreckfest PS5 Edition Arriving For Free in May Via PlayStation Plus
Big news for fans of Bugbear Entertainment's racing and wrecking game, with the Wreckfest PS5 edition arriving for free in May via PlayStation Plus. The remastered and updated version of the game will be available for active subscribers, one month before PS5 digital and retail versions and a PS4 upgrade option appear on June 1st, 2021. Wreckfest was originally released on … [Read more...]
New Wreckfest Reckless Car Pack And Free Update
More crashing and smashing from developers Bugbear Entertainment, with a new Wreckfest Reckless car pack and free update. Plus the start of a Wrecknado Tournament, based around a new track of the same name. We'll kick off with the update and tournament, as they're available for free to all players. The Wrecknado Tournament will put you in the new Gorbie, which is part of the … [Read more...]