Early access top-down shooter Geneshift is, to quote their own marketing materials, hopping on the [Battle Royale] bandwagon today, and you ll be able to play the new mode for free. It s got some twists that set it apart from your Fortnites and Plunkbats, too, like each round lasting only two minutes. You can get a feel for the action in the trailer below:

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Before Grand Theft Auto became a slightly-overwhelming bizarro vision of the American Dream, it was a chaotic, meaningless romp from the top-down. Geneshift [official site] seems to want to recreate that chaos. But with up to 32 people and a big old skill tree. I don t know if that s a mad idea or a brilliant idea, but it s definitely something. You can see it in action down there. … [visit site to read more]