- Ninja Theory says no more content updates for online brawler Bleeding Edge - 28 January 2021
It's been just under a year since Hellblade developer Ninja Theory released its team-based multiplayer effort Bleeding Edge, but already the studio is calling time on development, announcing there'll no more content updates as of today. Released last March on Xbox One and PC, Bleeding Edge was pitched as raucous blend of third-person melee action and class-based 4v4 multiplayer, and it successfully laid a solid, if rather bare-bones, foundation at launch. As Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole put it in his review , "The combat is just about good enough to get away with it for now, but without some meaningful updates I'll probably lose interest sooner rather than later." Those updates did come, but only sporadically, with Bleeding Edge's last major addition arriving in the form of new character Azrael last July. A quick glance at SteamCharts shows concurrents tumbling since then, with player c…
- The Azrael Update - 30 July 2020
NEW THIS PATCH New Fighter: Azrael https://static.bleedingedge.com/uploads/2020/07/Azrael_Marketing_Release_Shot_1200.png Born in Beirut Lebanon, Azrael has made his way to New York and joined Bleeding Edge as their newest Melee Support fighter. Having risen through the ranks of the most extreme thrill-seeker sports on offer, Azrael is looking for a new way to get his adrenaline pumping. His base jumping wings allow him to glide safely across the battlefield, but become brutal weapons in melee combat. His unique Soul Eater passive requires him to build damage stacks on enemies to feed his healing abilities. The re-locator portals he designed to reach cliff ledges provide Azrael and his team exciting new engage and traversal opportunities. Visit Azrael’s Fighter Page to learn more about his unique kit, or check out the Azrael Guide Video courtesy of our friends at Arekkz Gaming. Customis…
- New Update: Quests - 5 June 2020
Daily Quests Generates 3 missions every 24 hours. When all 3 are completed the player is rewarded with a large sum of Credits. If any of the 3 missions within a Daily Quest have been completed, the quest will not refresh for 3 days. This will give the player a chance to complete the remaining missions and earn their Daily Quest rewards. Bug Fixes & Improvements Fighters Buttercup: Fixed bug with her mount trail being visible to enemies. Fixed minor texture issues for some Fighter skins. Fighter XP requirements between levels 20 and 30 have been reduced. UI Fixed a bug where text on the player stats screen would overlap. Maps HydroCore: Corrected spectator camera positions for points A & C. Landslide: Adjusted powerup positions to fix bug with large characters in constant fall. Accessibility & Options Fixed a bug where text on the player stats screen would overlap. Fixed a bug where the…
- New Map: HydroCore & New Fighter Skins - 20 May 2020
New This Build New Map: HydroCore Max Fighter Level : Increased max fighter level to 30 New Skins are now available for purchase with credits via the workshop: ButterCup : · Blue Light Disco · Funky Disco · Disco Pop · Trooper Buttercop · City Beat Buttercop · Patrol Buttercop Cass : · Cherry Glam · Flamingo Glam · Golden Glam · Camo C-Bot · Chrome C-Bot · IC-Bot Daemon : · Shifty Imp · Crafty Imp · Firey Imp · Funky Lee · Killer Lee · Daemon Lee El Bastardo : · Desert Military · Urban Military · Jungle Military · Master Butcher · Local butcher · Speciality Butcher Gizmo : · Military Desert · Military Urban · Military Jungle · Peachy Fox · Icy Fox · Cheeky Fox Kulev : · Colonial Captain · Colonial Lieutenant · Colonial Commander · Emerald Death · Jade Death · Red Death Maeve : · Gold Leprechaun · Copper Pot Leprechaun · Maeve “BlackBird” Murphy · Maeve “Spitfire” Murphy · Maeve “The Bar…
- New skins, new map coming this week! - 18 May 2020
We've got another big content update coming to Bleeding Edge this week, including a new map and a whole host of new skins for the Bleeding Edge fighters! There are multiple new skins coming for every single fighter - unique designs brought to life by the dev team themselves. Also coming in the same update is the new map Hydrocore! Hydrocore is our first compact map, introducing fast paced action in a hazardous hydro-powered generator. The middle Objective flows down a central waterway between the other Objectives, focusing and intensifying fights whenever 2 Objectives overlap! We'll have full patch notes for you available on the day this content releases, which will be later this week.
- New Fighter: Mekko! - 30 April 2020
The day is finally here! Mekko, the trash-talking crab-walking dolphin piloting a mech suit, is now fully playable in-game with our latest patch. Name: Mekko Class: Ranged Tank Description: Mekko has a high health pool and bubble shields. He can pull allies to safety with Lifeline. Learn more about Mekko ------------------------------------------------------------------ Want to learn how to play Mekko? Check out this gameplay guide, made by Arekkz! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Aside from Mekko, we have a number of improvements, new features, and optimisations going into Bleeding Edge with our latest patch. New Fighter: Mekko New Board: Techno Viking • Paint Job: Axe-hilarating • Paint Job: Discokill • Paint Job: Rave • Paint Job: Boogaloo • Paint Job: Stroboscopic New Music: • Flashback from another land • Cyberfunk • The Streets New Emotes: • El Ba…
- Devs vs. Community Livestream - 22 April 2020
As mentioned in our recent Community Update, we're going to be livestreaming this Friday April 24 at 3-5pm BST. 4 Bleeding Edge devs will be in a team, matchmaking against the community! Play Bleeding Edge during this time window for a chance to be matched against us and test your skills. We'll be talking a bit about Mekko, upcoming Bleeding Edge content, and answering your questions in the chat. Watch: Mixer | Twitch | YouTube
- Community Update - 21 April 2020
Hello Bleeding Edge community! It’s been almost a month since we launched Bleeding Edge and we’ve certainly had our work cut out for us in that time. There are thousands of you providing us with your feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the game balancing, what new content we should add, what fixes need to be addressed and what content is in the future of Bleeding Edge. The Story So Far When Bleeding Edge launched on March 24th, the team were paying very close attention to what our players were telling us and we made some decisions that day that changed our content release schedule, as announced in our community update. On launch day we knew there things we needed to address such as connection issues, lag & stability, and game localisation. As mentioned above, we made the decision to change our release schedule so we could focus on fixing problems that were having a negative i…
- Trading Cards Now Available - 14 April 2020
Hello everyone! Today we're excited to share that Bleeding Edge on Steam now has Trading Cards, including badge sets to craft, profile backgrounds to earn, and emoticons to share. New to Trading Cards on Steam? Check out this handy explanation on how they work. We hope you all enjoy collecting them whilst you play Bleeding Edge, and we're looking forward to seeing the community display their hard-earned badges and backgrounds on their profile pages. See you in the arenas!
- Patch 09/04/2020 - 9 April 2020
You can now download our latest patch on Steam! This patch aims to address issues that have been raised to us by the community since Bleeding Edge launched including stability, matchmaking, and Steam login and profile issues. Here's a quick summary of what we've addressed in the patch: Stability and lag Players being unable to find games when in parties Players using keyboard and mouse pressing 'C' when in text chat, which would cancel matchmaking South African players being unable to find a match You can read the full patch notes here. We also wanted to let you all know that we're incredibly grateful for all of the love and support you've shown us since day one. We wouldn't have been able to identify and resolve these issues without you reporting them to us via the in-game bug reporter, the forums, or the official Discord. For the first couple of weeks since launch, our primary focus h…
- Get a Sea of Thieves Hoverboard in Bleeding Edge - 31 March 2020
Announcing a very special crossover event: Bleeding Edge ✊ + Sea of Thieves 🏴☠️ Set a course for conquest, credits, and the ultimate brawling glory on the Gold Boarder, our unique Sea of Thieves themed hoverboard! Play Bleeding Edge from midnight UTC April 1st until 11.59pm UTC April 7th to get the Gold Boarder in your Workshop. All you need to do is log into the game during this time window and this fearsome skeletal board will be yours. Full details
- Download the First Patch - 31 March 2020
We released our first patch last night at 8.30pm BST on March 30th for Bleeding Edge! If you don't have it yet, please be sure to quit Bleeding Edge and re-launch to download the update. We've addressed a number of issues you brought to our attention including stability, lag and localisation. We're also excited to let you know that Steam achievements have now been implemented, you can start earning these as soon as you update your game. For any outstanding issues you experience that aren't covered below, please check our workarounds so that you can continue to enjoy playing Bleeding Edge whilst we work towards a solution. Otherwise, report anything to us via the in-game bug reporter or our support centre so we can investigate. Fixes Fixed: Multiple stability issues and crashes. Fixed: End-game screen will display maxed fighter levels correctly. Fixed: Fighters invisible or in stealth wi…
- Join the Discord - 24 March 2020
Want to party up with other players, form a team, and take the arenas by storm? Join our official verified Discord server today! Join Up
- Bleeding Edge Out Now! - 24 March 2020
The day is finally here. We are beyond hyped to finally launch Bleeding Edge across Steam, Xbox One, and Windows 10 platforms! Patch Notes Highlights: 🌴 New map: Landslide 🎮 Cross play & cross save across Steam, Xbox and Win 10 📈 Progress from beta carried over 🎨 Punk Pack and other skin tints for fighters You can read our full patch notes here! See you all in the arenas!
- Pre-load Now Available - 20 March 2020
Pre-load is now available for Bleeding Edge! To learn more about how to install Bleeding Edge, follow our guide: Installing Bleeding Edge ICYMI, you can now watch our launch trailer!
- Watch the Launch Trailer - 19 March 2020
Bleeding Edge is launching very soon on Tuesday March 24th, and you can watch our launch trailer now! What's New for Launch? We have a new map in the rotation: Landslide! Landslide is set in sunny Mexico and features unique defensive power ups, and a few mini trains. Getting hit by a train packs a fair punch, so be sure to push or freeze your opponents on the tracks at just the right moment. We'll share more on our other launch updates soon. Get the Punk Pack Last chance to pre-purchase Bleeding Edge to get the Punk Pack of skins, emotes and more! Includes the following: - 3 fighter skins: Butterpunk Buttercup Punk Rock Niđhöggr Outrider ZeroCool - Rioter’s hoverboard - Make Your Mark in-game sticker pack - 3 fighter emotes: Maeve – The Nihilist Gizmo – Let’s Bounce Cass – Stamp and Scrape The Punk Pack will not be available to purchase after Bleeding Edge launches - it is a pre-order e…
- Bleeding Edge Rumble - 13 March 2020
Let's get ready to Rumble! Tune into Bleeding Edge Rumble tonight from 7pm-10pm GMT to check out some of the UK’s top streamers going head-to-head in a brawl to end all brawls, kicking off the Closed Beta in style! Watch: mixer.com/xboxon
- Pre-load the Bleeding Edge Beta Now - 10 March 2020
The Bleeding Edge Beta starts soon, running this weekend from March 13-16! Pre-load now available The beta app is now ready for pre-install for Xbox One, Windows 10, Steam, and Xbox Game Pass. All players will need to pre-install or update their app, even if you were playing in our February beta. Check our FAQ for info on how to pre-install on your platform! When can I play? The closed beta starts on Friday, March 13 and will run until Monday, March 16. For your local start and end times, check the handy map we’ve created below or use your preferred time zone conversion tool. What's new in the second beta? We've made some changes and added new features to the second beta based on your feedback from the first beta. Your feedback goes a long way to helping us make Bleeding Edge awesome, so please continue to share your thoughts with us via the Discord or the forums! 🎵 In-game music (expe…
- Mekko Gameplay Livestream - 6 March 2020
We'll be streaming live from the Ninja Theory studio today from 4.00-6.30pm GMT to show off Mekko, our newly announced fighter! Mekko is a trash-talking crab-walking dolphin piloting a mech, and the sole survivor of a series of brutal experiments designed to turn ocean dwelling creatures into biological sonic weapons. Aided by Daemon, Mekko escaped captivity and now puts his mechanical-assisted abilities to the test in the Bleeding Edge arenas. Mekko is a Ranged Tank with limited mobility who can pull allies to safety. By absorbing damage with his bubble shield, Mekko generates Power Orbs which can be used to power up his specials. Since Mekko won't be in-game until the launch window, watch our stream to get an advance preview of him in action. Watch: Mixer | Twitch | YouTube Check out Mekko's full moveset and backstory on our website!
- New Fighter: Mekko, New Map: Landslide - 6 March 2020
We are incredibly hyped to announce a brand new fighter coming to Bleeding Edge: Mekko! Mekko is a trash-talking crab-walking dolphin piloting a mech, and the sole survivor of a series of brutal experiments designed to turn ocean dwelling creatures into biological sonic weapons. Aided by Daemon, Mekko escaped captivity and now puts his mechanical-assisted abilities to the test in the Bleeding Edge arenas. Mekko is a Ranged Tank with limited mobility who can pull allies to safety. By absorbing damage with his bubble shield, Mekko generates Power Orbs which can be used to power up his specials. Mekko will be available for all players in the launch window of Bleeding Edge, and you can learn more about his moveset and backstory on his fighter page on BleedingEdge.com. New Map: Landslide Bleeding Edge will launch with a brand new map: Landslide! Landslide is set in Mexico and features new de…
