FromAdventure Games StudioandRPG MakertoRobloxandLittle Big Planet,do-it-yourself game creation toolsallow passionate gamers and aspiring developers to craft unique experiences with little to no programming experience. Manticore Games’Corehopes to take user-made game content to the next level.
Corelaunched in Early Access on April 15th and is free-to-play from theEpic Games Store. Manticore also uploaded two new trailers showcasing the vast array of games users can create on the platform.
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Manticore Games frequently describesCoreas a “creator multiverse.” That concept was on display in the Early Access Trailer, which followed an interdimensional explorer. He travels through an array of player-created worlds, including RPGs, first-person shooters, racers, space sims, and farming simulators. The platform also boasts deck builders, MOBAS, and the creatively bizarre text-based shooterTumbleweed Typo Hunters.
Core’sopen Alpha began in March 2020. The platform already boasts over one million players and 20,000 free games. Its March 4 update also introduced Core World. This is a unique hub area where players can socialize and store their favorite characters and mounts. It also serves as a nexus where players can jump into new and popular games available on theCoreplatform.
Manticore describesCoreas the gaming equivalent of the video-sharing site YouTube. The studio hopes it will revolutionize game creation in the same way YouTube did for video. It utilizes Epic’s unreal engine and includes tools to allow up-and-coming creators to build games with zero programming experience.Epic invested heavily inCore, contributing a reported $15 million to the platform’s development.
Manticore is celebratingCore’sexclusive early accessrelease on the Epic Game Storeby offering exclusive heroes and mounts to new and existing players that link their accounts. The company also plans to introduce new features including, but not limited to, persistent player housing and an asset marketplace as active development continues.
Coreis available now on PC from the Epic Games Store.
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