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Rogue Stormers
Developer(s)Black Forest Games
Publisher(s)HandyGames(Win)
Black Forest Games(Linux, PS4, XONE)
Composer(s)Jonathan van den Wijngaarden
Platform(s)Windows,Linux,PlayStation 4,Xbox One
Release
  • Windows
  • April 21, 2016[1]
  • Linux
  • September 8, 2016[2]
  • PlayStation 4
  • October 4, 2016[3]
  • Xbox One
  • October 7, 2016[4]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Rogue Stormers(originallyDieselStörmers[5]) is afantasyaction game,initially developed bySpellbound Entertainment.It was revealed at theGame Developers Conference2010, in San Francisco under the project nameRavensdale,and it has been in development since 2007.[6]

In 2012,Spellbound Entertainmentwent into administration, emerging asBlack Forest Games.They have since planned on continuing the development under the nameDieselStörmersuntil the developer changed the name toRogue Stormersin 2015.

History

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The game has been in development since April 2013, but the concept already existed in 2008, before Spellbound received the rights forArcania: Gothic 4.[7]It was shelved at the time so that the team could focus its attention and resources on Arcania. After the successful release ofGiana Sisters: Twisted Dreams,Black Forest Games turned its attention back toRavensdaleand decided to fund the project viaKickstarter.In 2013,crowdfundingfor the game was cancelled.[8]In 2014 the game was renamed toDieselStörmers,and the team started a second Kickstarter campaign which was successful.[9]

The game was released onSteam Early Accesson July 17, 2014.[10]

Due to a successfultrademarklawsuit byDiesel S.p.A.,who owns the trademark "Diesel" in relation to video games, Black Forest Games is required to drop the titleDieselStörmers.[11] It was announced on October 17, 2015 that Black Forest Games changed the nameDieselStörmerstoRogue StormersafterDiesel S.p.A.successfully opposed Black Forest Games’trademark registrationofDieselStörmers.[12]

Gameplay

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Rogue Stormersis a multiplayerplatformerfocused on a cooperative style of gameplay. Players team up with their friends, fighting hordes of orcs and goblins with customizable weapons. As a reward for completing missions, the players receive crafting materials and gun parts, which can be assembled to fit their personal playstyle (e.g. affecting stats like range or rate of fire, bullet patterns likeshotgunorcannon,or additional effects (rebounding shots, piercing shots, incendiary ammunition etc.). The game supports online- and local co-op, as well as single-player.

References

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  1. ^"Rogue Stormers Launch Delayed to April 21".MMOHuts.2016-03-18.Retrieved2024-01-13.
  2. ^Team, Black Forest (September 8, 2016)."Amazing news!".Twitter.RetrievedJanuary 13,2024.
  3. ^"The Week In Games: Don't Drink The Paint".Kotaku.2016-10-02.Retrieved2024-01-13.
  4. ^"Rogue Stormers".Warp Zoned.Retrieved2024-01-13.
  5. ^"DIESELSTÖRMERS by Black Forest Games — Kickstarter".
  6. ^"Dag Frommhold, Managing Partner, Trinigy - GDC 2010, San Francisco, CAIDIA GPU Computing Theater".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-20.Retrieved2013-01-10.
  7. ^"A Long Bloody Walk in Metal Boots - 8 Years to Make Dieselstormers Fly".19 May 2014.
  8. ^"Project Ravensdale (Canceled) by Black Forest Games".Kickstarter.16 August 2013.Retrieved24 September2023.
  9. ^"Dieselstörmers".
  10. ^"Rogue Stormers on Steam".
  11. ^"DieselStormers forced to change name after Diesel wins trademark dispute".Eurogamer.Retrieved1 October2015.
  12. ^"We changed the name of the game… | BFG Blog".blog.black-forest-games.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-21.
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