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Press release:
NEW ZEALAND — August 11, 2023.
The US-based world-famous video games publisher/developer Apogee Entertainment and New Zealand-based indie games developer Trigger Happy Interactive (from the creator of award-winning DOOM II mod “Total Chaos”), are today very proud and happy to announce that the full version (v1.0) of their their brutal cyberpunk-themed FPS “Turbo Overkill”, is now available for PC via Steam and GOG, with a special 15% launch discount until August 18th, 2023.

Rev up that chainsaw leg and experience Apogee Entertainment’s newest cyberpunk FPS franchise, and their most over-the-top first person shooter ever. Drawing inspiration from every FPS subgenre, including classic boomer shooters (such as Apogee’s own Duke Nukem 3D) combined with eSports-esque modern mechanics, Turbo Overkill offers an action-packed retro-meets-cutting-edge love letter to fast-paced gunplay from every era.

Enter the neon-lit hellscape known as Paradise, a city under siege at the hands of Syn, a ruthless artificial intelligence hivemind and its army of brainwashed minions. Blast and chainsaw a path towards redemption as half-man half-machine antihero Johnny Turbo, and embark on a hyper-fast race to collect the bounty on Syn’s virtual head before other hunters get there first.

The Final Episode, Part 2 cranks up the blood-soaked intensity with the conclusion of Turbo Overkill. Commandeer hovercrafts and mechs, and hop aboard spaceships across three final levels with reflex-testing boss battles. Bounty hunt solo or with a friend in lobby code co-op multiplayer as the quest to clean up corruption evolves into a world-saving cosmic escapade, or Rebuild Paradise from the ground up with the included custom level editor and full mod support through Steam Workshop.

Run and gun while racking up killstreak multipliers while using every weapon in Johnny’s arsenal, including akimbo pistols, machine guns, deadly chainsaw limbs, and more. Speed up weapon switching and reload times with the new Weapons Expert augment, and double the carnage with a second chainsaw leg. Rain down bullets from above with the added triple jump abilities, and fast-travel to far locations in a flash with Syntech portals.

Locate hidden datalogs hidden throughout Paradise to discover lore and catch a glimpse of the forsaken city before its hostile AI takeover. Dive deep into Johnny’s origins to witness the backstory of the man underneath the machinery in the upcoming Turbo Overkill “Episode Zero” comic by renowned comic book figureheads Scott Faye (Max Payne, Venom) featuring cover art by Dave Johnson (Deadpool, Invincible).

Crank up the pulse-pounding cyberpunk-orchestral fusion sounds of Paradise with Turbo Overkill’s 73-track, 3+ hour Soundtrack Selections album by esteemed composers Tim Stoney (Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi, Assassins Creed: Origins), Nikola Jeremic (Cyberpunk 2077, Destiny 2), and Chipper Hammond (Disney Shanghai Parade), produced by Apogee’s Executive Producer Jeron Moore (Prey (2006), The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions). Now available on all major music platforms from Apogee Music in partnership with video game music label Materia Collective.

“We’re so grateful for the support we’ve gotten from Turbo fans old and new as we’ve gone through this journey from Early Access to 1.0 launch,” said Sam Prebble, lead developer.

“1.0 is a huge milestone, but it is also a new beginning. We can’t wait to see what worlds modders can create on top of Turbo’s existing framework, and this is far from the end for Johnny. Stay tuned for more in the near future!”

Turbo Overkill is now available via Steam for PC and GOG for $19.99 with language options in English, Spanish (LATAM), German, French, Russian, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese. Clean up Paradise on Twitter by following @turbo_overkill and @Apogee_Ent, subscribe to the Apogee Entertainment YouTube channel, and join the Discord servers of both Trigger Happy Interactive and Apogee Entertainment.

About Trigger Happy Interactive
Founded by Sam Prebble, the lone developer of acclaimed, award-winning DOOM II conversion mod Total Chaos, Trigger Happy Interactive is a group of hardcore first-person shooter fans making games they want to play. Turbo Overkill is their debut release.

About Apogee Entertainment
The “Apogee Model,” as described in the new book, Shareware Heroes (Aug. 2022 release), was the starting point for talented indie developers to bypass retail and sell their games using online distribution in 1990. Apogee founder Scott Miller created this new model and soon funded, mentored, and published many indie upstarts and released a legendary string of global success stories, like Commander Keen, Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3D, Rise of the Triad, Shadow Warrior, Max Payne and Prey, earning over a billion dollars commercially. Miller also created the 3D Realms label for Apogee, which was sold to Embracer Group in 2021.

The new Apogee Entertainment, with founder Scott Miller and longtime partner Terry Nagy at the helm, will empower today’s incredibly talented indie developers, paving the way for their global success with innovative ideas, cutting-edge marketing, and the same fearlessness that changed the industry.