The yearly PC Gamer Weekender event will have playable units of The DRG Initiative. The event is held at Kensington, Olympia from February 17-18th and allows public attendees to play pre-release games, speak with industry professional professionals, build PC rigs, and compete in tournaments. UK based developer Slingshot Cartel’s The DRG Initiative is a team-based competitive third person shooter. Founders of Slingshot Cartel, Gareth Morrison, and Jonathan Napier, will be at the show all weekend.
Set in the future, players control different factions as they fight to compete in a violent gameshow. Teams of three are tasked with choosing the right mix of character swapping, tactics, and classes to come out victorious in matches played to a best of three rounds. With streaming and esports at the heart of the experience, The DRG Initiative gives players access to a broadcaster mode. You’ll be able to spectate players, fly drone camera around the map, and decide what stats show up on screen. With Twitch integration, viewers will be able to vote on who gets loot in the game.
About Slingshot Cartel:
Slingshot Cartel formed to disrupt the traditional video games industry development model and bring exciting new IP to the most innovative market sectors. We fuse diverse, expert teams together to deliver our creative vision using the latest techniques and technologies. We start with a small creative team, who focus on the game design, story, look and feel as the only priority and build the foundations for incredible gaming experiences. We are able to leverage our combined 60 years of experience and our Associate network to collaborate with the right developers for the job, bring in finance for the product through our investor networks and direct the entire production to launch and beyond. Slingshot Cartel was formed from the founders of FreeStyleGames, the award-winning studio famed for its music games including Guitar Hero Live.
