We come to you today with an update regarding the ongoing development of Drive Buy. We have decided to move the game’s release date back a few weeks from March 12th 2021 to March 31st 2021.
Whilst frustrating, we promise you this short delay is worth the wait! We want to make sure Drive Buy is as fantastic at launch as possible, whilst respecting realistic deadlines within the studio given the current global situation. Furthermore, as Drive Buy is a cross-play game we’re working hard to ensure the PC and Nintendo Switch version are able to launch at the same time.
We understand this may be disappointing and we sincerely apologise to our community. With this in mind we’ll be keeping an open communication with you regarding Drive Buy’s development and would encourage anyone to reach out if they have questions.
We interrupt this service with a message from the BuyCorp CEO, Jeff Sellmore:
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Buy more stuff, Or we’ll make you!
Woah that’s weird - there must be something in the air this week, even BuyCorp’s evil CEO is getting in on the lovey-dovey stuff! Or maybe someone’s slapped him with a ‘Be Mine’?
In any case, it’s here! The final week of the Drive Buy beta has arrived, and this week we’re all about spreading the love. We’re back with Two Bridges, three game modes, and plenty of heart-shaped goodies in the shop this week.
TWO BRIDGES IS BACK
Whilst we tally up the votes for the two beta maps, we say goodbye to the Preview Maps and welcome back Two Bridges.
You know what they say, two bridges are better than one.
If you played with us in Week 1 of the Drive Buy demo you’ll remember this map. It’s a brand new level in the Drive Buy demo where players are separated by a river across two bridges. Keep an eye on what your rivals are up to across the river and target them with a well-timed rocket as they hurtle across the water.
GAME MODES
This week’s game modes are Delivery Battle and Piggy Bank. BUT, we also say hello to a brand new, seasonal game mode: Be Mine!
BE MINE
Essentially, Be Mine has very similar gameplay to Pay Day but with one important difference: the only powerup you have available is the mine! But that’s not all, we’ve also given the mines a facelift. Ever wanted to see your enemy explode in a shower of pink sparks? Now’s your chance.
Be Mine will be available at Double XP on the 14th - so what better way to ask your crush to ‘be mine’ than by exploding them?
WHAT'S IN THE SHOP?
Valentines stuff for all! Go on, treat yourself. Here’s what's in the shop this week:
BEAMS
Hot Ion Trail
Confetti Hearts
Heart Trail
Purple & Gold Confetti
BADGES
Heart Badge
Berry Frame
EMOTES
Be Mine
WHEELS
Defender
FUN FACT
Did you know that if you hit level 20 in the Drive Buy demo, you’ll be rewarded with a very special limited edition badge for bragging rights for life? That’s a whopping 209,000XP to earn. So, if you’ve got your eyes on the prize, watch out for this week’s bonus challenges - we’ll be rewarding extra XP to help you get there!
BUG FIXES & CHANGELOG
We also listened to the feedback from our community and fixed a couple of issues, here’s the low down on what has changed this week:
This weekend we dropped all the content for Week 2 – more maps, more modes, more mayhem! Our Two Bridges map is (temporarily) gone and in its place are two exciting unreleased maps for your feedback!
Each week we’re mixing up what’s available to play in the beta, so drivers can expect something new and exciting each time they log in. This week our focus was twofold: the Steam Game Festival, and showcasing two never before seen maps in the Drive Buy universe!
TUNDRA VS DESERT
The biggest addition to Drive Buy this week is the inclusion of two brand new beta maps: Tundra and Desert. These maps are completely unskinned to give you, the players, a chance to test out how they feel to play. We want to know what you love / hate about each one!
TUNDRA
Tundra? Sounds… Icy! Brrr. In this small map there are three powerup points to be found and a whole host of curving, winding routes to slip your way through. Plus, at the top of the map you’ll notice a little inlet similar to the basketball court in Kingsland – perfect for hiding in wait with a rocket or two!
“I really like the wider roads of Tundra, it’s so forgiving flying around the map and taking a last minute duck into the port area to escape!” - Max
DESERT
With a layby to the far left, try not to get lost or find yourself down a dead end staring down your rival’s rocket! In this map you’ll find four powerups – three of which on the main road and the fourth near the spawning point in a ‘hidden’ area of the map. With a name like Desert, is it just me or is it getting hot in here?
“It’s a lot of fun playing on the Desert map, hurtling around the tight corners and hiding out in the secret area up top!” - Mairi
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE!
Don’t forget… Only one of the two maps will make it into the final game at launch though, so head over to our Discord server where you can vote on your favourite later this week.
PAY DAY
It’s Pay Day time! One of our most popular game modes is BACK. In Pay Day there’s a limited amount of money hidden around the map. Players must grab as much as they can and then battle it out in a frenzy of rockets, mines, and magnets to steal as much as they can before the timer runs out. What can we say? It’s CAR-nage!
WHAT'S IN THE SHOP?
We hope you’ve been saving up those Drive Bucks! Here’s what’s in the shop this week:
Skins
• Graffiti Sunrise for Dr. Tomorrow’s character • B-Team for Seth’s character
Beams
• Burners Beam • Primos Beam
Badges
• Octopus • Fish • Moon
Wheels
• Nostalgia • Blaze
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check back soon and keep an eye on the timer next to each item! The shop stock rotates throughout the week.
BUG FIXES & CHANGELOG
We also listened to the feedback from our community and fixed a couple of issues, here’s the low down on what has changed this week:
• No end of match results page • Events on the main menu in incorrect place • Autoban feature applying incorrectly • Login softlock fix • General bug fixes
We come to you today with a very exciting announcement! Drive Buy's official launch date will be the 12th March 2021!
We’ve been working very hard in the background putting the finishing touches into the game and we're pleased to say everything is now primed and ready for release!
About Drive Buy
Drive Buy is a cross-play vehicle combat game with a delivery twist. To win, drivers must hustle the most deliveries and shake down rival drivers with powerups. The intoxicating mix of deliveries and rivalries sets the perfect stage for peacocking, surprise and revenge.
Win on the leaderboard and on the streets. Outstyle the competition with unique customisation options per character: vehicle skins, flashy wheels and boost trails. Earn new stuff by levelling up and taking part in BuyCorp challenges.
Be sure to keep your delivery pace up and make use of power-ups to earn the number 1 spot.
Check out the gameplay 👇
Missed the Steam Game Festival livestream? You can catch up with the GLITCHERS team on all things Drive Buy, demo and launch over on Youtube.
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...And don't forget to add Drive Buy to your wishlist! 🚗💥
We’re delighted to announce that the Drive Buy beta is NOW LIVE! On Friday 29th we dropped 250 keys and welcomed so many new drivers into the fray over the weekend.
To get in on the gameplay, you can sign up at www.drivebuygame.com or keep an eye out for the Steam Game Festival demo going live this Wednesday 3rd February at 6pm.
But now that we are live, what exactly is happening during the beta and what can players expect? Well, for starters this beta lasts an awesome 3 weeks and we’ve got heaps of new content rolling out in waves for you to test. Each week of content starts on a Friday, here’s a breakdown:
[table][tr] [td]Friday 29th Jan – 4th Feb[/td] [td]Week 1 – Introducing Two Bridges [/td]
[/tr] [tr] [td]Friday 5th Feb – 11th Feb [/td] [td]Week 2 – Beta Maps[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Friday 12th Feb – 19th Feb [/td] [td]Week 3 – Be Mine! Special Event[/td] [/tr] [/table]
Play in every event to check out all the new maps, new game modes, and have a chance to decide what goes in and what stays out of the game. Here’s the low down:
LEVELLING UP
There are 20 levels available to play in the Drive Buy final beta and these levels represent a shortened version of ‘Season 1’ (which will be 100 levels), the first season available when Drive Buy launches in March. Just one example is how in Season 1 you’ll have 6 characters to unlock and play as, but we’ve limited the beta to just 4 playable characters in order to gather valuable feedback and keep the game fresh for launch
Whilst there may be some content you’ll see again in Season 1, reaching Level 20 in the beta will bank you some seriously exclusive beta rewards we’ll never, ever release again. Hows that for bragging rights?!
Complete all 20 levels and get the exclusive BETA badge and BETA WAVE frame for your efforts.
WEEK 1 | 29TH JAN – 4TH FEB
Week 1 has kicked off the Drive Buy beta with a big BANG and we’re thrilled to see so many of you on the roads this weekend! In terms of playable content, we’ve handpicked our favourite maps and modes for you to get to grips with the game. Here’s what you can expect at the start:
GAME MODES
Delivery Battle
Go head to head with your fellow drivers in a race to deliver as many packages as possible before the time runs out.
Piggy Bank
GET THAT PIGGY! Earn credits as long as you’re holding the piggy bank. The game ends when someone earns 1,000 credits or the timer runs out.
MAPS
Kingsland
Our classic city map, packed with perfect spots for hiding, camping out, and blowing up your mates.
Two Bridges
A brand new map to Drive Buy – with gameplay split across a wide river, you can chase down (and rocket target) your rivals speeding across the bridges.
IN THE SHOP
This week you’ll be able to grab yourself a whole host of shiny new customisations including skins, emotes and an especially sparkly rainbow trail. But be sure to get them while you can! Those little clock icons next to the item means they won’t stick around forever!
Lucky 13 and a Crown emote? Killer combo.
WEEK 2 | 5TH – 11TH FEB
Log in from Friday 5th February and we’ll be mixing things up a bit. Here’s where the beta gets serious – we need your help choosing what stays and goes. 👇
GAME MODES
We’ll be swapping Delivery Battle out for the infamous “Pay Day” mode. Get ready for some big rocket usage in this one! *KABOOM* 🚀
Pay Day
Pickup as many credits as possible at the start of the match, then duke it out with powerups until the timer runs out.
Piggy Bank
Oink oink! 🐖
MAPS
In Week 2, we’ll be activating not one but 2 new beta maps for you to play! As mentioned, these maps will be in the very early stage of development so rather than the slick city you’re used to, we won’t yet reveal the final look until launch. Instead, we want you to test the feel of these maps. What works, what doesn’t work? It’s up to you!
Kingsland
2x Beta Maps
Find out what they are on Friday 5th!
IN THE SHOP
By Week 2, you’ll probably have picked a favourite team and we want you to show off those team colours. As well as new badges and skins, you can pick up stylish beams to represent your Drive Buy faction. Go Team Primos! *cough* I mean Burners, right?
In the shop this week we’ll have:
Moon, Octopus and Fish Badges
Blaze and Throwback Wheels
Tangerine and B-Team Skins for Seth and Dr. Tomorrow
Burner and Primo Beams
WEEK 3 | 12TH – 18TH FEB
Love is in the air… 🕊️ …Or is that the smell of exhaust fumes? Either way, we’re super excited for Week 3, or as I like to call it, Valentines Week. For the final week of the Drive Buy beta we want to showcase just what you can expect from seasonal events in Drive Buy.
GAME MODES
Week 3 sees the return of Delivery Battle and a brand new seasonal Valentines game mode, ‘Be Mine’ that’ll award Double XP all week!
Delivery Battle
Piggy Bank
Be Mine (Seasonal, Double XP)
In ‘Be Mine’, all our mines are swapped out to the lovable pink mine. Slap one on your loved ones and tell them, in a special Drive Buy way, ‘be mine’. Not only that, SMOOCHING players with mines is the only way to blow them-up as we’ve taken away all other power-ups.
MAPS
To round off the beta, it’s back to Two Bridges and Kingsland for those final showdowns with your buddies while we tweak and hone the favourite beta map from week 2.
Two Bridges
Kingsland
IN THE SHOP
In the shop this week we’ll be celebrating Valentine’s Day with new heart badges and trails, with some extra limited edition items from midnight to midnight on Sunday 14th February. But that’s not all, to celebrate all your hard work testing Drive Buy there’ll be a couple of extra celebratory items in the shop. Confetti, anyone?
Besides the Valentine’s Day content, in the shop this week we’ll have:
We're super pleased to be part of the Steam Games Festival this year and to kick it all off we'll be going LIVE with a Drive Buy gameplay stream at 7pm (11am PST) on Wednesday.
Come join Max, Hugo, Jodie and Mairi from the GLITCHERS team where we'll be playing a few matches of Drive Buy, showing off the demo content, chatting about the game, and talking about what to expect in the full release later this year!
⌚ 11AM PST | 7PM GMT ⌚
Catch you there, Drivers!
Pst... Since you're here - don't forget to wishlist Drive Buy on Steam :)
Just 3 days to go until the FINAL BETA of Drive Buy opens to the public! 💥🚗
What to expect?
Fast paced, delivery mayhem with lots of packages to deliver, rockets to fire, and coins to earn.
What are we looking for in the beta?
We want you to play our new maps, improved game modes, try out new languages and generally have fun! Oh, and it's also a chance for us to stress-test the servers with lots of players (so tell your friends, family, neighbours, that guy who works in the shop at the bottom of your road, and the postman too!)
How to get in on the action?
Simply set a reminder here on Steam, or sign up on www.drivebuygame.com to be alerted when it's time to play Drive Buy!
DRIVE BUY - Beta Announcement
The Drive Buy FINAL BETA is nearly here and we're looking for fantastic players like yourself to help us make the final tweaks to the game before anyone else gets to play it! This will launch on Friday 29th of January 2021.
Sign up and be the first to play @ www.drivebuygame.com
There's been a lot of refinements, quality of life changes, and new additions to Drive Buy in the past few weeks. We want to ensure that, upon launch, you're given the most well-rounded, fun game imaginable!
Changes made in the past 2 weeks:
Setup season content
You can now change emotes and badges in the lobby
Fixed wheels colliding with the vehicle body
Added code redeem functionality
Fixed some UI bugs
Fixed account signup UI bug
Added new engine sounds
Can now resend the verification email
Improved working on localisation
New special boost trails added
2 new wheels
Emotes can now show over your destroyed vehicle
Name label changes when a player is destroyed
Added a light touch of fog to levels, improves atmospheric detail
New chat messages
Prep UI for team modes
Reduced controller vibration intensity
Suicide button
Code redeem functionality
In other news, Glitchers recently turned 7!
7 years of building games with a variety of amazing teams!
Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date with our regular updates and thank you to everyone for your continued support!
