Heads up, Hunt: Showdown players: You won't be able to play the game for a whole two days as it gears up for its biggest update yet.
In preparation for its transition to Hunt: Showdown 1896, the game will be unavailable for two straight days. Specifically, players cannot access the game beginning August 13, 7 p.m. CEST.
Developers Announce Downtime
(Photo : Crytek / Screenshot taken from Steam)
The announcement was made by the game's developer, Crytek, in a statement shared on social media.
The statement explains that "the game will be unavailable on any platform as we ready Mammon's Gulch for your much anticipated arrival."
"Thank you for your understanding, patience and support as we enter into a whole new era of Hunt together on 15th August," the statement adds.
The statement can be viewed in full below.
Hunt: Showdown
Released on August 27, 2019, Hunt: Showdown is an open world extraction shooter game developed and published by Crytek. As of press time, the game is playable on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows. However, support for last-gen consoles have been ditched by Crytek.
The player takes on the role of a Hunter whose task is to eliminate the monsters that have infested the Louisiana Bayou. While solo play is available, players can also play in teams of two or three. There is a competitive aspect to the game as you are competing against other Hunters who are after the same reward as you.
Should you win the bounty, expect for the game to shift. Instead of hunting monters, other Hunters will now be hunting you in a quest to get your bounty from you.
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Hunt: Showdown 1896
The transition to Hunt: Showdown 1896 marks the first major update for the game in three years. Included in this update is a new kilometer-wide map known as Mammon's Gulch.
In addition, the major update will feature an upgraded engine, changes to the meta, and an overhauled UI, according to a report. This report also notes that players of the game are too excited by the upcoming update to be too bothered by the long downtime it is causing.
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