- Judgeball's Early Access set to be released this November 28! - 17 November 2023
Everyone here at Wild Bishop is really pleased to announce that Judgeball's Early Access will be released this Tuesday 28 November 2023! This is a big deal for the team behind this game and we're really looking forward to seeing all enthusiasts joining this adventure! What can you expect of this Early Access? To celebrate this important milestone, the entire Judgeball game will be available for free for one week from the moment the Early Access of the game releases. To get this access, you'll have to download the demo version of the game on Steam on the day of the release. As of December 5: players will have to pay the game (15.99€) to be able to enjoy the full Judgeball experience. Our Kickstarter campaign offers the possibility of buying the game at a discount. Players will still be able to get a glimpse of the game by playing in the solo mode, which will always be available in the de…
- Judgeball is now LIVE on Kickstarter - 31 October 2023
This Kickstarter campaign main objective if to build the extended experience of Judgeball. Our game has been available in playtest for over a year now and players gave some crazy ideas. We enjoyed that so much that we really wanted to bring those into the game. Go wild and join us in this crazy adventure that is Judgeball: Judgeball's Kickstarter Even though we have the money to finish the "base" game, we'd really like to let you guys get involved in the development of the extended experience of the game, which would include: More champions ; More items ; A better ranked system ; New gameplay mechanics ; Cosmetics ; And much more... This Kickstarter is also a great opportunity for us to reach out to new players and develop this amazing community. Every Kickstarter backer will get an opportunity to get involved in the development of the game. It can range from joining us on Discord... to…
- Update 0.5.2 - Patch Note - 13 September 2023
Judgeball: Lethal Arena - Update 0.5.2 - Patch Note - Wednesday September 13 2023 ### New features - New equipment menu UI - Goal keeper's best friend - Hero pose in end game score screen - Redeem code - Angel's fly kick (during lift off and landing) - New tutorial objectives UI - Demon's ability with ball in hands - New light armors - Mind ultimate friendly fire ### Improvement - Forbid mapping several actions on the same input - Hide ingame control helper panel with a controller - Improve tackle's feedback SFX and VFX - Improve gamepad navigation in menus - Copy player's username in clipboard on click - Show tackle/punch cooldown on reticle when down/fatalizable/invulnerable - Add ultimate duration cooldown in UI - Fatality sequencer shows score has changed - New death game VFX (lava) - Add message in client lobby indicating which players must be ready to start the matchmaking when be…
- No more draws! An original way of defining a winner. - 22 June 2023
We've been working on the draw resolution for a while now. Here at Wild Bishop we enjoy creativity. That's why we didn't wanted a "golden point" system to define who has won the match. When we rose the idea, it sounded like an evidence: a death match. If a game ends on a draw, players will have to go through a death match, last team with a player standing wins the game. We see this new system as an opportunity for new strategies to emerge. We hope that the overtime death match will lead to epic memories being made during your journey in the arena! Judgeball is a one-of-a-kind game. We wanted our artistic direction to better show this uniqueness. We chose to operate a change in our style. Champions are now in a cel-shading style, allowing for a more assumed personnality as well as a clearer visibility during your games. We invite you to find all the information about the 0.5.1 patch in t…
- Update 0.5.0 - Beta Update - Patch Note - 25 April 2023
Judgeball: Lethal Arena - Update 0.5.0.10973 - Patch Note - Friday 21 April 2023 Open Beta release ** Major updates ** - Quest System - Magnus shot improvement - New Field of View options - New resolution options - In-game textual chat - Alpha rewards - Mind is (nearly) ready but will be deployed a bit later on ** Minor updates ** - An option in the menu to help us investigate - An option in the menu allowing you to reset your data - IAs improvements - Delay between the hits a character can receive has been removed - You can now collect an energy can if it spawns on you - It's now easier to pick the ball up from the floor - New FX feedback when you're hit by a shockwave Include various bug fixes to improve the game stability
- Open Beta: an additional development phase for Judgeball - 25 April 2023
Through testing, Wild Bishop has concluded that the Judgeball: Lethal Arena monetization system requires an additional development cycle in order to provide players with a game experience that is balanced, immersive and rich for all players. Wild Bishop believes that the additional development time will benefit the game and better meet the expectations of the gaming community. Brice Mattivi, game producer at Wild Bishop, says the April 21, 2023 milestone previously stated remains an important one for Judgeball: Lethal Arena. The game goes into open beta on that date. This open beta phase will bring the previously announced new features, i.e. players will be able to chat in real time through an in-game text chat system and receive quests that allow them to obtain in-game rewards. The open beta will then see the arrival of Mind, the 5th champion, a little later. This additional process of…
- Judgeball is coming in Early Access this 21 April 2023 - 11 April 2023
Wild Bishop is pleased to announce that the Early Access for its competitive game is scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2023. This step is very important for the game, as it marks the beginning of the free public availability, which will remain, of Judgeball: Lethal Arena to a larger number of people, but it is not the only novelty that players will be able to discover. In this new update, players can now chat in real-time with an in-game text chat system and also receive quests that allow them to receive rewards in the game. These innovations offer a more immersive gaming experience, with the goal of making each Judgeball game session a fun and rewarding moment. The Wild Bishop team is extremely happy to finally share the fruits of their efforts with the gaming community. Feedback from players will also be crucial to continue improving the game during Early Access. A 5th champion should a…
- Update 0.4.3 Patchnote - 3 March 2023
--- UPDATE 0.4.3 PATCH NOTE --- Codename: Judgement becomes Judgeball: Lethal Arena NEW New Arena New UI Social links in the game lobby New graphical options IMPROVEMENTS Tutorial AIs Include various bug fixes to improve the game stability
- The rise of Judgeball - 3 March 2023
It's a great day for Codename: Judgement and everyone here at Wild Bishop. We are pleased to announce that we took another huge step forward, bringing us closer to the release of our beta-testing phase. Codename: Judgement becomes Judgeball: Lethal Arena. The name of our game is important to us. With our community growing and new players joining our playtest, we wanted to have a new name that would better suit the experience Judgeball has to offer. Judgeball: Lethal Arena sounded perfect straight away. Our game is a sport game packed with brutal action. We also wanted to take our new identity one step forward by bringing to you a new arena and a better UI. The new UI is aimed to be graphically more advanced while bringing a better experience to all the players. The new arena is a major step forward and took a huge load of work from our art team. We are very proud of revealing it to you…
- Announcing AI! - 6 August 2022
We are super excited to announce that Codename: Judgement now has AI players! Want to get on the pitch but don't have enough team members on the benches? We've got you covered! How it works: Usually, a match will have 6 players, but if this isn't possible the game will fill empty slots with AI players after a minute wait. So... if your game takes a little while to find a match, don't panic! As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts - Let us know on Discord! - Wild Bishop
- Join our playtest, get exclusive rewards! - 3 August 2022
Want to get brutal on the playing field? Join us for our playtest, Kicking off on Friday 5th onwards! We have a whole bunch of new features we're excited to share with you.. and the best part? Play between 18:00 BST and 20:00 BST to claim exclusive rewards - bonus Nyxian dollars to spend on character customisation and upgrades, and a one-time limited edition skin! Thanks to everyone who signed up for the first playtest - we learned so much from you all and we hope you come back and see what we have done to help us knock it out of the park! We have had reports of some players finding issues such as: - during tutorial, ball gets stuck & cant be retrieved - NPCs sometimes disappearing during the tutorial - occasional issues with logging in - getting stuck in queue during matchmaking when there are fewer than 4 players ... If any of this affects you, please try the age-old wisdom of turning…
- Playtesting kicks off again on Friday 5th - 2 August 2022
Hey folks We are busy getting the next build ready for you all to play - if you want to get your hands on the game just click the 'Join the Playtest' button. We have a bunch of updates as well as some exclusive giveaways if you join us at the right times (18:00BST-20:00BST) as well... but we will update you all over the next couple of days. Thanks to everyone who signed up for the first playtest - we learned so much from you all and we hope you come back and see what we have done to help us knock it out of the park!
- Join the test and play! [PLEASE READ!] - 30 June 2022
We are opening up our Alpha testing program to all for the next few weeks. To join - request access and you will be added right away! Then you can play anytime but you'll need to bring your team and have 6 players for a match. Otherwise, why not join us between 19:00-21:00CET (13:00-15:00 EDT) when we hope to have more people available to play – and on Friday and Saturday we will have members of the #gamedev team around to play with you as well. Please remember that the game is super early and we are testing things out – working out what works and where there are issues. We hope you will understand (and be kind as we get the game ready) Plus, if you can join the Discord (https://discord.gg/N8qbau5Q5t) where we would love to hear your thoughts (and please share any issues you have as well)
