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Press release:
Alpharetta, Georgia USA – 01 OCTOBER 2020: First Watch Games® and Hi-Rez Studios® have today made their stylish cross-platform team shooter “Rogue Company” free-to-play worldwide on Nintendo Switch™, PC via Epic Games Store, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One®.

From today, players can enjoy Rogue Company’s third-person action, tactics and attitude for free across all four platforms – complete with full cross-play and cross-save support. Any DLC will be cosmetic only, there’s no pay-to-win here.

In celebration of the free-to-play launch, developer First Watch Games has added a new Rogue to the roster of playable mercenaries: Dahlia is an uncompromising former military officer and one of the most decorated squad leaders in the world. She never hesitates to make difficult decisions on the battlefield and doesn’t care what people think of her – she just wants to get the job done.

Welcoming over 2 million people to the early access game since July, Rogue Company is the most successful ever game launch from publisher Hi-Rez Studios. With the numerous additions since July, including last week’s popular new Lockdown map- plus the regular updates on the roadmap, Rogue Company has a very bright future.

Headed-up by Lead Game Designer – and former Halo world champion – Scott Lussier, Rogue Company is the debut game from First Watch Games; a band of Hi-Rez Studios developers and industry veterans with experience working on some of gaming’s most famous and successful shooters.

“From today, players will be able to play Rogue Company free-of-charge, regardless of platform”, says Lussier.

“Whether playing on Switch, PC, PS4 or Xbox One, gamers will enjoy the same intense third-person action at a minimum 60 fps”.

“From July’s early access launch we’ve gathered a huge community of over 2 million cross-platform gunslingers”, says Chris Larson, Executive Producer.

“Their invaluable feedback has ensured the game keeps getting better and better. By making the game free and delivering an ever-growing roster of mercenaries, game modes, weapons and gadgets we’re incredibly excited for many more players to join us in Rogue Company”.

Rogue Company is available to download and play for free on all four platforms:

Nintendo Switch™ – nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Rogue-Company-1634641.html

PC via Epic Games Store – epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/rogue-company/home

PlayStation®4 – playstation.com/en-us/games/rogue-company/

Xbox One® – microsoft.com/en-us/p/rogue-company/bphsz44ngdb2

For more of the latest information and assets for Rogue Company, please visit:

Website: roguecompany.com

Twitter®: twitter.com/RogueCompany

Facebook®: facebook.com/RogueCompanyGame

Instagram®: instagram.com/roguecompanygame

YouTube®: youtube.com/RogueCompanyGame

About First Watch Games:
First Watch Games is a new development studio under the Hi-Rez Studios’ banner, consisting of senior developers from Blizzard, Daybreak Games, Electronic Arts, Vicarious Visions and Hi-Rez Studios.

This team of talented and passionate developers bring their years of games-as-a-service experience to their first title, Rogue Company. For more information about First Watch Games please visit: www.playfirstwatch.com.

About Hi-Rez Studios:
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Hi-Rez Studios is an industry-leading video game publisher and developer at the forefront of the games-as-a-service industry. Hi-Rez Studios’ games have been played by more than 70 million people worldwide across PC, Xbox One®, PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, iOS and Android.

With multiple games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam, Hi-Rez Studios is one of the few Western developers to have successfully launched multiple, multi-platform games-as-a-service titles to a large audience.

Having won multiple awards and accolades for innovation and technology, Hi-Rez Studios has also been recognised for its company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer. More information about Hi-Rez Studios can be found at: www.hirezstudios.com.