A shooter like you should wear a warning

First-person shooters have come a long way since we called them “DOOMclones” back in the nineties. AfterHalo,Call of Duty, andGears of War, most have class-based gameplay, role-playing game elements, regenerating health, cover systems, and/or ironsight aiming.Toxikkfrom Reakktor Studios (kkool naming kkonvention bro) wants to return to the genre’s roots.

The trailer above does a good job demonstratingToxikk‘s mission statement (including a great bait and switch regarding free-to-play). Without any of the more recent trappings of the first-person shooter genre, it looks to be fast-paced with a good amount of verticality. Removing the need to reload seems like such a strange concept today, but what really takes it back in time is the ability to hold every weapon at once. Rad.

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Toxikkis planned as a PC release, and will hit Steam Early Access this winter. Since it is designed with mouse and keyboard in mind, Reakktor has no plans to release on consoles.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.