Community26 May 2023Warhammer Skulls Festival - Dark Future: Blood Red StatesWe're delighted to be part of the Warhammer Skulls Festival again this year! Dark Future: Blood Red Sates is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. Grab the game here or get the Developer Archive DLC - which has a folder full of normally developer-only builds and videos that gives you an unprecedented glimpse into the making of a video game, and also has PDFs of the orig…
Dark Future: Blood Red States is our reboot of the cult Games Workshop 1988 game of car combat. We launched our reboot on 18th May 2019, just over two years ago - that anniversary combined with the fact that the game is in the immense Skulls Sale 2021 means that, if you’ve not already got the game and the DLC for it, then today is a good day to drive into the darkest of futures! An alternative…
WATCH THE STREAM HERE A deep dive into Dark Future Blood Red States , the digital adaptation of the 1988 Games Workshop cult classic board game ‘Dark Future’ and also look into the subgenre of car combat games. The stream also includes a special guest, Graeme Davis , one of the developers on the original 1988 Games Workshop physical game.
Here at Auroch Digital we are huge Games Workshop fans, especially our CEO Tomas Rawlings. This passion for Games Workshop titles has led us to adapt several of their games into video games. In this episode of our podcast Tomas joins Jem and Matt to talk about some of the games that Games Workshop made that were not Warhammer titles, and how we came to turn some of those into video games. Liste…
As part of the festival of Warhammer gaming that is Skulls for the Skull Throne 4 we’ve put Dark Future on discount at 30% off, and we’ve added five new cosmetic skins for player vehicles; · True Fan (Interceptor Light) · Omega (Civilian Vehicle) · Go Fasta (T-Bird Thunder) · Blocked (Interceptor Light) · Hexed (Interceptor Medium) If you plan on heading out onto the highways with these new add…
Hello all, This update adds new Player Vehicle Skins with which to look extra stylish while dealing death to your fellow road users. If you’ve unlocked a character that uses the corresponding vehicle then you can assign that skin regardless of whether you’ve completed their Season. If you missed some of our previous updates, click the links below to see what’s been added since launch; Duffield…
Hi there! Our latest update is now live! The Suckley update focuses on improving visibility for achievement progress, introduces the ability to swap between vehicle skins, and brings with it bug fixes and some other minor improvements to the overall package. Read the full patch notes here , or the quick improvements summary below. Improvements · In-game achievements menu added. This handy updat…
Hi there! Dark Future: Blood Red States is now on sale in the 2019 Board Game Sale - you only have until 5th August to take advantage and get 25% off the game! So, if it has been sitting on your wishlist now is the time to get it and give it ago! Reviews If you have Dark Future already then we’d really appreciate a review. Reviews are really helpful to us as a developer and also to Steam. We wr…
Hey there everyone, We're celebrating the launch of the Steam Summer Sale with an awesome 25% off Dark Future: Blood Red States . So, if you have it on your wishlist and have been waiting for a discount, now is the best time to get involved! What's in this update? A new gang has hit the big empty and they aren't what they first seem. Known more commonly as the Demon Engines , these vehicles are…
Hey everyone, Short and sweet update from us today. A few of you are already in but in case you missed it... we have a Discord server . Feel free to pop on over and have a natter about all things Dark Future and Auroch Digital!
Hi everyone, Over these last few weeks we've been so impressed with all of your screenshots from the game that we thought... why not reward these excellent images! To that end, we've decided to host a Dark Future Photo Competition every month, with the winner taking home an awesome prize! Below are all the details and information you: Competition Rules · Check out the theme for the month (poste…
Hi everyone! Was it only last week that Dark Future: Blood Red States came out? We hope you guys have been having an awesome time with it and causing as much mayhem and chaos as you can! To do a mini-roundup of news for you: Podcast The latest episode of our podcast has gone live . This season has focused on Dark Future from its role in the car combat genre to the game you see before you. This…
] We are delighted to say that Dark Future: Blood Red States is a part of Games Workshops epic Skull for the Skull Throne 3 Sale. Join the festival of GW with all the great products on show, including our older products, Chainsaw Warrior and Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of the Night As well as this you can get up to 80% off some of the other great titles in the Games Workshop Family! So what are you…
It's finally here, Dark Future: Blood Red States is now live! We wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has followed us since the beginning, those who are joining us new and for all those about to buy and play the game in the (Dark) future. A massive thank you from all of us here at Auroch Digital and we'll see you all in the big empty!
Hey again! We are getting ever closer to the launch of Dark Future: Blood Red States and for those of you who are achievement hunters, this is the update for you! We've gone VERY old school for these and plus points for the person who can work out what all these titles are from... Without much further ado, here they are: To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores Time Travels In Divers Paces With Div…
Hello again, Today's update is all about the badges in the game, again we've taken our inspiration for these from the main game and some of our favourite characters from it. (They might also appear in the game as hired ops!) Here are more details about each one of them! Let us know your favourite ones!
Hi everyone! In an update a few of you have been waiting for... we are happy to announce the price and the release time for Dark Future: Blood Red States! Price The game will normally be £19.99 ($24.99, €20.99), however , we will also be launching with a 25% discount making the game £14.99 ($19.99, €17.99) on release! It won't be around forever though, so don't miss out! Release Times We can al…
Hey everyone, Just wanted to give all of you Trading Card fans a sneak peek at what they'll be! We've gone old school and picked some great shots from the original rule book and I think you'll agree... they are pretty rad! Without further ado... Car to Car Combat Car & Truck Convoy Ftunk Fuel Truck Defence Hi Way Multiple Guns Raider Tomorrow we'll have more information on the badges you can ea…
A quick update to say that this time next week Dark Future is launching NEXT WEEK (Thursday 16th May) We'll have a lot more information next week in the run up to the launch (including the price for all those asking!) However to do a mini-update now on one week to go day ... Podcast If you saw before we have been podcasting about car-combat and the history of Dark Future. Episode 2 came out tod…
Hello everyone, a quick update for you all as the 16th of May is only 9 days away now ːsteamhappyː The Road to Hell: A Podcast on all things Car Combat For those who are of the audio persuasion, we have recorded a new series of podcasts all around car combat and Dark Future. The first episode of this came out last week and is available on all good podcast players now. Discord If anyone uses Dis…
Dark Future: Blood Red States has a new release date and trailer! · The game will be available on 16th May 2019 · You can watch the brand new trailer on Steam and on YouTube · Wishlist the game now! As always feel free to drop us any questions and comments!
Hi everyone, Just a quick update on three things : 1. We have a new look Steam page Go over and have a look see! We've added: · All new text · Brand new screenshots · Some nice new header GIFs ...and we've also added a new trailer...well sort of! 2. New Trailer is coming Tuesday Keep your eyes peeled on the Steam page and social media when you'll be able to see the brand new trailer for Dark Fu…
UPDATE : So after all the too and fro, we have had the confirmation that the keys are coming. The new plan is a release on Thursday 18th April at 17:00 (UK Time). You can find more details on our update. Do you want to get your hands on an early access beta build of Dark Future: Blood Red States? Well today is your lucky day! We are looking for people to take part in a beta weekend of this upco…
Hello all! It’s been quite a while since we spoke to you all last. We’ve been really busy here at the studio these last few months. We launched Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics on all platforms and we’ve launched a Kickstarter for a new card game. But that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about Dark Future … far from it! We’ve been busy beavering away on the game so we thought we’d share a few updates with…
We've added a selection of new screenshots to the Store Page showing off the mysterious Car Corpse Valley and the T-Birds Gangcult territories. Stacks of burned-out vehicles and long-abandoned outposts highlight the danger of this crumbling world. We'll have more to show off soon, including some gameplay footage and more of the Big Empty!
Today we added a selection of new screenshots from in-game. While still pre-alpha, these screenshots better demonstrate the aesthetic of the game, powered by Unreal Engine 4! As well as this, we've added a video detailing the science and research that has gone into the game's design. A major part of the creative process while developing Dark Future: Blood Red States has been the implementation…
Today, we launch the Dark Future: Blood Red States Steam page! This is a big step in the development of the game, as people can now wishlist Dark Future: Blood Red States so that they're kept up-to-date with information, release dates and promo for the game! The Community Hub also launches as part of this, so keep your eyes peeled in the Steam forum for discussions about the game, development u…
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