Aiming to deliver the ultimate multiplayer experience for both console and PC gamers, Blast Zone! Tournament is a treasure trove of cross-platform multiplayer riches. At its core, up to 8 players can compete locally on their couch, or they can take the battle online in 32-person multiplayer frenzies. Where the game really shines is its ability to combine and customize the two options, allowing gamers to host 32-player matches with endless combinations of couch-based local teams and online players.

Multiplayer will also work PC to PS4 and PC to Xbox One. Gameplay takes place across seven distinctly themed locales including a tropical jungle, a pirate ship on the high seas, and even the most notorious of venues - a smoke filled 1990s dance club.

Once players have teamed-up, they can select from up to 10 unique multiplayer modes, including traditional Team Deathmatch, Bomb Blast in which the dynamics change as bombs are used to paint floor tiles and King Mode – an attack vs defense scenario in which teams must protect a VIB (a Very Important Bomber). Each of the ten modes can be played across 280 levels that can be customized down to the very last detail.

For those who don’t want to take part in online multiplayer mayhem, Blast Zone! Tournament also features a fully-loaded single-player campaign that stretches across 4 seasons of a hilarious reality-TV meets gameshow. Aptly named Challenge Mode, the single-player campaign comprises of 240 diverse and unique challenges with a wide variety of zoomorphic enemy robots, mind boggling puzzles, and insidious traps.

To keep players engaged and rewarded, Blast Zone! Tournament features a massive reward system enabling gamers to earn and unlock over 10 billion character customization combinations.  Players can earn amazing outfits, awe-inspiring hats, and hilarious emotes then mix them together to realise a totally unique personal style.

For competitive players, Blast Zone! Tournament will be optimized for esports play at launch.

Blast Zone! Tournament exits Steam Early Access and drops bombs onto PS4 and Xbox One alongside its full PC release on Feb. 28, 2019, for $19.99.

To celebrate the release date announcement, Victory Lap Games has teamed up with Valve to celebrate by giving out free copies of Blast Zone! Tournament on Steam from today until Jan. 16. 

“Bomberman was ripe for esports before the term was coined,” said Chris Pfeiffer, co-founder, Victory Lap Games. “Matches crescendo to completion in just a few minutes and the gameplay is easy to learn but incredibly hard to master. With Blast Zone! Tournament, we’re applying the best parts of popular esports franchises to push the genre forward into the future.”

Key Features:

• 32- player cross-platform multiplayer either local, online, or combined. Multiplayer matches each have unranked and ranked options to cater to both casual players and hardcore fans
• 10 solo and team-based multiplayer modes including Free-For-All, Team Deathmatch, Bomb Blast, Treasure Mode, King Mode, Zombie Mode and more!
• 240 level single-player campaign
• 283 multiplayer levels, with tweakable options including handicaps, lives, starting items, bomber stats, overall match settings, and more
• Create individual characters with over 10 billion combinations
• Robust set of social features from friends lists to partying, news, mail, and more to help foster a healthy community and lay the foundations for esports tournaments
• Pulsating party soundtrack
• 4K resolution at 60 FPS