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| Community | EARLY ACCESS UPDATE #3 PREVIEW Early Access Update #3 arrives Friday July 31st, and it is the largest content update we have shipped since the Early Access launch of EMPULSE AIM DOWN SIGHTS (ADS) IS HERE You played the early version in the first Experimental Playlist, you sent us the feedback, and now it is official: ADS is graduating out of the experimental playlist, and becoming a permanent part of the game. This is exactl… | — | |
| In-game event | Early Access Update #2 is now live on all platforms! Early Access Update #2 is now live on all platforms! Today's update brings our first Experimental Playlist to EMPULSE focused on testing ADS. Update #2 also includes Phase 2 of The Sprint, weapon balancing, changes to Ranked, and a number of additional fixes and improvements. Read on for more details. EXPERIMENTAL PLAYLISTS · ADS Playlist : We will be testing an early version of ADS on all weap… | — | |
| Community | EMPULSE Early Access Update #2: What to Expect and Experimental Playlists Early Access Update #2 drops on all platforms tomorrow, July 9 at 10 AM PT! We’re launching the first Experimental Playlist, and Phase 2 of The Sprint kicks off. The update also includes a big weapon balance pass, meaningful changes to Ranked and Mech v Mech TDM, a bunch of performance improvements, and a new speedometer option you’ve been asking for. EXPERIMENTAL PLAYLISTS This is the part of… | — | |
| Steam news | 2XP Is Live to Celebrate EMPULSE on PS5 To celebrate EMPULSE coming to PS5, 2XP is now LIVE on all platforms , now through Monday morning. Whether you're dropping in on PlayStation for the first time or already grinding on Steam and Xbox, every match earns you double the XP all week long. On top of that, new always-on Cred bonuses are live right now: Earn 10 Cred for each completed match, and an additional 10 Cred for every match you… | — | |
| Game update | EARLY ACCESS UPDATE #1 The first EMPULSE update is now live! Update #1 includes crash fixes, performance improvements, a movement pass that should feel noticeably snappier in your hands (including a buff to Speed P.A.I.N.T.), a nerf to controller aim assist on PC, mech-on-mech balance changes, general weapon tuning, and more. Read on for the full breakdown. General · Fixed an issue where the Finale (Hammer) would som… | — | |
| Community | Character Design Concepts Every Crew in Freehold has a unique identity that aligns across an ideological spectrum and every crew member expresses it in their own way. The Unbound value self-expression, community, and embracing their humanity. Crews that align more Loyalist are controlled, structure-driven, and fight to reconnect to N.A.I.O.M.I. But even their members have unique looks. What are some of your favorite pot… | — | |
| Community | Refer Your Friends. Earn Real Cash. EMPULSE is better when more players are playing. More players means more chaos, more movement, more clutch plays, more ridiculous P.A.I.N.T. moments, and more reasons to queue up again. So for Early Access, we’re launching Refer-a-Friend: a way to reward players who help bring more people into EMPULSE. Share your code, bring your friends in, and earn in-game rewards and real cash when they play… | — | |
| In-game event | 6/24 Patch Notes New Content · Added new map - Drainage · Added new game mode - Mech Bounty · Added new weapon - Requiem (Sniper) · Added intro video on first game start General · Fixed a number of crashes and stability issues · Fixed issue where holding an objective in intel or uplink would appear to “overwrite” your grenade icon · Added a number of experimental options to help diagnose issues connecting to th… | — | |
| Major update | EARLY ACCESS STARTS NOW After 250,000 wishlists and a fantastic week during Steam Next Fest (read the recap here ), EMPULSE Early Access is here! It’s available on Steam, and Xbox Series X|S for $14.99 (Normally $19.99, but it’s 25% off for the first week!) and will be available soon on PlayStation 5 once certification is complete. No microtransactions, no battle pass, no store… no MTX at the start of Early Access, ju… | — | |
| Community | What We Heard From the Next Fest Demo The demo was our first chance to put EMPULSE in your hands at scale, and you showed up. Thousands of you filled out our survey, started Discord threads, and gave feedback via X, Reddit, and videos. That kind of response is exactly what makes building EMPULSE in the open possible. We also hit 250,000 Wishlists which is an amazing milestone. Thank you all! WHAT THE SURVEY TOLD US The demo average… | — | |
| Community | EMPULSE: WHAT TO EXPECT DURING STEAM NEXT FEST The EMPULSE demo is live on Steam, and we're treating this week like a live event. New content drops almost every single day from June 15th through June 21st. New maps, modes, playlists, guns, and a first look at Competitive will drop throughout the week. WHY DEMO BEFORE EARLY ACCESS Our Next Fest demo exists because we want as many players as possible in EMPULSE before the Early Access launch,… | — | |
| Steam news | EMPULSE DEMO IS NOW LIVE We’re so excited for players to get their hands on the demo, that we decided to launch it TODAY, a day ahead of Steam Next Fest. Visit the store page below to play the Demo, and wishlist to stay notified of future releases. We will share more details on what to expect from EMPULSE during Next Fest this week, and we cannot wait to build the game alongside our community. As a reminder, we are shi… | — | |
| Community | EMPULSE Gameplay Reveal and Release Date EMPULSE: GAMEPLAY IS HERE, AND SO IS THE DATE The EMPULSE gameplay reveal just landed at the PC Gaming Show, with an extra reveal (or two)! EMPULSE is launching in Early Access on June 24th across Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. EMPULSE Early Access will be priced at $19.99 on June 24th (with an additional launch week-discount), but will be playable for FREE beginning June 15th durin… | — | |
| Community | EMPULSE: A Deeper Look at What We're Building Two weeks ago we officially announced EMPULSE, and today we dropped our cinematic trailer. If you have not seen it yet, you can check it out below. We wanted to take some time to walk through what EMPULSE actually is, why we are making it, how the core systems come together, and what we are trying to do with the community around it. There is a lot to cover, so let's get into it. A 6v6 Movement… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.