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.

DCL - The Game is a (drone) racing sim, where players control authentic and also crazy drones, that maneuver at extremely high velocities through impressive tracks. Racing through the streets of Torino (Italy) or over the Great Wall in China is a tough challenge and a unique experience. Not only the velocity makes the drones special to fly, but also the very small turning circle. Although the flight model of the drones stays very close to reality, the drone models do not. You can fly a fluffy unicorn or even a brick.

DCL - The Game is used for training and even for qualifying for the official Drone Champions League, and simulates the true racing experience. It's even possible to connect an authentic drone transmitter to your PC!

Drone Champions AG is offering adventurous aviation buffs an unprecedented chance to get their hands on tomorrow’s history today by purchasing one of only three limited edition manned drones capable of aerobatic maneuvers.

Designed with a vision of manned drone racing in the future, the “Big Drone” is absolutely unique and comes with a full package of expert tutoring and more. Total cost: a cool €1,000,000. So, yeah, it's one of those funny ultra collector's editions that don't really exist, isn't it? Nope! The Drone is quite real and you CAN buy it.

Weighing in at just 98kg unloaded and with a take-off weight of 180kg, the multi-rotor Big Drone has 12 motors that generate 22 PS/HP and 300kg of static thrust for a top speed of 140 km/h. Because flying the one-of-a-kind craft is not for the uninitiated, the Big Drone package includes:

• DCL’s “Big Drone” manned drone
• One week of introduction from World Champion pilot Mirko Cesena
• DCL – The Game in the platform of the purchaser’s choice
• Free shipping

The visionary concept of Drone Champions CEO Herbert Weirather, the Big Drone is the first – and so far, only – manned drone that can execute aerobatics like loops and rolls. Weirather is also the co-founder of the Drone Champions League series, which is the recognized World Championship of professional drone racing teams, and he foresees a future where manned drone racing will be a spectator sport as well.

“During our testing phase, I experienced what it’s like to fly in the Big Drone with Mirko on the controls, and there’s nothing like it. This is a lifetime opportunity for collectors with foresight and a sense of adventure,” said Weirather from the Drone Champions headquarters in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. “At DCL, we aim to bring flying to as many people around the world as possible. And while to date there are only 3 of our Big Drones in the world , everyone can feel what it’s like to fly it inside DCL - The Game.”

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 is currently available for PC ( (29.99 / EUR 29.99 / GBP 24.99), PS4, and Xbox One (39.99 / EUR 39.99 / GBP 34.99).