Drone Champions League AG and THQ Nordic GmbH announced the cooperation on releasing Drone Champions League The Game (DCL - The Game), the official videogame of Drone Champions League - the world's leading championship for professional drone racing teams.

Herbert Weirather, DCL CEO: “We are absolutely delighted to work with THQ! With probably the best worldwide distribution and joined marketing forces we can finally fuse the virtual gaming world with the real world on a unmatched scale.”

Key Features:

• Authenticity: DCL The Game is modelled closely on real-life drone flight behaviour - so close that the top performing pilots in the game can compete in the DCL Draft Selection, where pilots will be drafted to real-life racing teams competing in the DCL
• Four distinct flight modes: select from four different models: Arcade mode is perfect for beginners, thanks to the automated altitude control and simplified controls. GPS Mode flies like your standard camera drone, with stabilisation and altitude control. ANGLE MODE, also known as stabilised mode on some models is available on most amateur racing drones. ACRO MODE gives the pilot more control, this is how real drone racing and freestyle pilots control their drones
• Drone controller support; fly the game with the actual drone remote controller (PC and Mac)
• Game modes: free flight, time attack and online multiplayer (up to 30 people)
• Choose from 27 different tracks ranging from Torino (Italy), the Great Wall of China (China), Laax (Switzerland), Neom (Saudi Arabia), to many other racing locations
• Physical presets: choose from three unique physical presets for your drone: lightweight, DC19-Standard, and heavyweight for a very different flight behaviour. Highly realistic flight physics in these three set ups keeps competition balanced.
• Leaderboard: Global leaderboard for each platform
• Post-Launch plans
  • Make DCL real-life tracks available in-game prior to the actual event – qualifying for real-life races takes place inside the game
  • Track editor which allows creation of individual tracks (PC only)

Drone Champions League The Game (DCL - The Game) is coming to PC (29.99 / EUR 29.99 / GBP 24.99) and consoles (39.99 / EUR 39.99 / GBP 34.99, no handheld systems) in Winter 2019/2020.