Starship Troopers: Extermination puts players on the far-off front lines in an all-out assault against the Arachnid menace. Squad up as a Trooper in the Deep Space Vanguard, an elite Special Forces group within the Mobile Infantry. And get ready to stomp some Bug because no Trooper will ever stand alone as they line up shoulder-to-shoulder with their fellow Vanguards—trusty Morita Assault Rifles in hand—to battle against hordes of bloodthirsty insectoid aliens on the hostile surface of the planet Valaka. 

Work together to complete objectives, acquire resources, build and defend your base of operations, and then escape to the extraction point together. The battle will be intense but, as hardened warriors standing for all of humanity and the United Citizen Federation, leave no inch of ground safe for the Arachnids! 

Suit up and ship out, Troopers! After all, the only good Bug is a dead Bug! 

Incoming message from the United Citizen Federation!

Witness the terrifying Tanker Bug in action and get an inside look at General Rico’s Special Operations Group (S.O.G.) in this exclusive developer diary that aired during the Future Games Show!

In the Dev Diary trailer, key members of the Starship Troopers: Extermination development team share more information about the new features coming with the game’s launch onto consoles on October 11th. The Tanker bug is a new enemy variant that is as deadly as it is massive, appearing just as it did in the 1997 film and necessitating careful strategy and teamwork to take it down. This ferocious and massive bug breathes fire and appears randomly during matches, challenging players with its unpredictable nature and formidable strength. The Tanker Bug will take more than bullets to bring down; players will have to use General Rico’s wits to find its weak points to defeat it.

Boreas, meanwhile, is the new ice planet infected by a bug meteor. Set to debut alongside the console launch, this chilling environment presents a new battleground where players will face mutated bugs that have adapted to the frosty environment, creating brand-new enemy variants: the Frost Drone and Frost Warrior.

Project Lead Peter Maurice revealed new details regarding the game’s single-player mode,  which features the iconic Casper Van Dien reprising his role as General Johnny Rico. Code-named Special Operations Group (S.O.G.), this new mode sees the player undertake a multitude of missions dispatched by the General himself, as he forms the Spec Ops division within the UCF to bring together the best of the best for top-secret assignments. Varying in scope and objectives, these missions are designed to prepare soldiers for the more challenging 16-person multiplayer missions; more missions will be added in subsequent content updates beyond the October 11th launch.

For those in attendance at gamescom, visit Hall 10.1, Booth E021 to try out the multiplayer mode against the merciless arachnids and take photos with a life-sized replica of an enemy Arachnid—as well as General Rico himself, Casper Van Dien, alongside the Starship Troopers German Division cosplayers.

Key Features: 

• Cooperative Gameplay - 16 players can team up in squads of four to defend their base, complete objectives, gather resources, and try to kill every Bug in sight. 
• Three Playable Classes - Choose from Assault, Support, and Defense classes to best suit your playstyle and support the rest of your squad. 
• Build Defenses - Construct walls, towers, ammo stations, and more using resources acquired from planetside refineries. 
• Class Progression System - Unlock new weapons, equipment, and perks for each class to become an elite warfighter among the Deep Space Vanguard. 
• 5 Unique Bug Types - At Early Access launch, encounter Drone, Warrior, Gunner, Plasma Grenadier, and Tiger Elite enemy Bugs during planetside missions. 
• Escalating Infestation Levels - Increasing Bug threat levels during missions bring bigger and more dangerous enemies to the fight. 
• Large-scale Battles - A massive map with five unique zones, and swarm-based combat with hundreds of enemy Bugs on screen delivers the sense of an overwhelming planetary war. 
• Ground War - Retake bases and refineries, destroy hives, and complete a variety of side objectives to wrest control of the map away from the Bug menace. 
• Ping system - Communication is key! The ‘Ping’ system gives players a quick and easy way to call out points of interest, objectives, incoming enemies, and more to teammates. 

Starship Troopers: Extermination is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on October 11, 2024.