1,000 Player Battle Royale Mavericks: Proving Grounds Gets Trailer

Today, at the PC Gaming Show taking place at E3 2018, the first trailer for the 400 person battle royale game Mavericks: Proving Grounds was released. During the presentation for Mavericks: Proving Grounds, Automation Games announced that the game would be having a free closed beta that will arrive this August. 

Players can register for the Mavericks: Proving Grounds close beta on the official website for Mavericks: Proving Grounds. Players who sign up before 11:59 PM PST on June 17th will receive an in-game weapon skin and starter outfit. 

Another major announcement that Automation Games made for Mavericks: Proving Grounds was that they are planning to launch a 1,000 player battle royale mode on a 16x16 map after the game's early access launch later this year. The 1,000 player battle royale mode for Mavericks: Proving Grounds will feature five player squads with the 400 player battle royale mode having both solo players and squads featured.

With the massive success of Fortnite Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the past year, it is not surprising to see the popular genre get some new additions at E3 2018. However, Mavericks: Proving Grounds is looking to go way beyond the scale that any of its competitors have accomplished with its 400 player and future 1,000 player modes. Battle royale players are no doubt very interested and excited to see if Automation Games is able to successfully create the largest battle royale game that has ever been attempted.

The closed beta for the title will likely be a strong telling point of whether not the hundreds of players that Mavericks: Proving Grounds is aiming to have battle it out on a single massive map is too ambitious or the next great entry in the genre that has taken over the video game industry.

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