The open beta's been live for a day now and we've had quite some players! We just wanted to thank you all for participating. We've also seen a bunch of entries for our contests already! Want to know more about the contests? Check out our FAQ! Here's an overview:
Photo Mode Contest
There were some sweet shots uploaded on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram already! If you enter, you have a chance to win one of 6(!) game keys for Xenon Racer for a platform of choice on launch! If you want to compete:
Go into photo mode in-game via the pause menu or in the garage
Set up your composition and tweak effects
Press 'F12' (or your bound Steam screenshot key)
Post to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #XenonRacer so we can find your entry!
Check out these sweet shots:
Instagram @drive_photographer
Twitter @Gameplicit
@Magni1200s
@dandrelowery
Leaderboards Contest
The leaderboards are hot! Lots of neck and neck times. The number 1 spot for each track gets a key copy of the game for a platform of choice on launch, so get in there and compete! These are the top 3 leaderboard times per track as of now (these change rapidly, though):
Tokyo Garden
1. Arch.moe -iwnl- 01:04.1
2. RivaL 01:05.5
3. Space Bro Jakob 01:05.6
Tokyo Garden Reverse
1. Legato2400 01:09.0
2. RivaL 01:10.2
3. Trickster 01:14.5
Lake Louise Forest
1. Arch.moe -iwnl- 00:54.5
2. Dekaid 00:54.7
3. RivaL 00:56.1
Lake Louise Forest Reverse
1. Dekaid 00:58.0
2. Rival 00:58.6
3. Pinguinaccio 01:02.8
Compete in the contests now and secure your copy! I'll see you on the track ;)
-Marten
Xenon Racer Open Beta is now available!
Hi everyone!
Arcade racing is back, because the open beta for Xenon Racer just went live!
This open beta will run from February 27th 9:00am PST until March 6th 9:00am PST and will contain 4 tracks (of the 40 in total) and 2 cars (of the 18 in total). It also includes full customization options with all options unlocked from the start. This way you can adjust the vehicles to make it unique!
We'd love to hear what you think, so if you have any feedback, please let us know via our survey: https://goo.gl/forms/8UIQZvgn0c87xEtn1. We're also giving away one Xenon Racer game key for a platform of choice for EVERY 100 respondents we get, so the more people respond, the more prizes we'll give out!
That's not all, because there's two more ways you can win the giveaway! We have a leaderboards contest and a photo mode contest.
Leaderboards Contest End in first place on the online leaderboards of one of the 4 tracks in the game and win a Xenon Racer game key for a platform of choice! 4 keys in total will be handed out in total and winners will be announced in the Steam Community Hub of Xenon Racer as an announcement and on Discord (https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP).
Photo Mode Contest Make the most beautiful shot in photo mode! Access photo mode in the pause menu during a race or select photo mode in the garage to set up your picture and use F12 to capture. Share it to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #XenonRacer for a chance to win one of the 6 Xenon Racer game keys of choice! Winners will be announced in the Xenon Racer Steam Community Hub and on Discord (https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP).
I'll see you all on the track ;)
-Marten
Xenon Racer Open Beta is going live today!
Hi everyone!
Starting today EVERYONE can drift in the Xenon Racer open beta! It's going live in about three hours, so this means that everyone who's interested can join and download the beta via the Steam store page of Xenon Racer.
This open beta will run from February 27th 9:00am PST until March 6th 9:00am PST and will contain 4 tracks (of the 40 in total) and 2 cars (of the 18 in total).
Tracks:
Tokyo Garden
Tokyo Garden Reverse
Lake Louise Forest
Lake Louise Forest Reverse
Cars:
Nebula R -GT-
Nebula R -GT- Performance
Nasuzu WPL 01
Nasuzu WPL 01 Performance
See you on the track!
-Marten
Xenon Racer City + Feature showcases now live!
Hi everyone!
We've recently dropped two short videos showcasing the cities and features in Xenon Racer! These are both part of a series, so please subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date! https://www.youtube.com/user/SOEDESCO
Xenon Racer - City Showcase 1/4 | Miami + Tokyo
https://youtu.be/XAYDyAQHmy4
Xenon Racer - Feature Showcase 1/5 - Drifting + Boosting
https://youtu.be/_fzxDVqn3Sw
See you in the next one!
Xenon Racer Photo Mode contest winners announced!
Hello everyone!
IT IS TIME! It was tough, but we made a top 6! I present to you, the winners of the Photo Mode Contest! Here's the winning photos:
@drive_photographer [Instagram]
@_4rch [Twitter]
@Broc1us [Twitter]
@MidRushNic [Twitter]
@PfzBlacky [Twitter]
@RANDOMPLAYER65 [Twitter]
Congratulations to the winners (DM us on the platform of your submission to claim your prize). Thank you all for participating in the contest and the beta! We've seen so much great screenshots made with Xenon Racer's photo mode, and we're very grateful for that.
See you next time!
-Marten
SOEDESCO partners with Monstercat for powerful music in Xenon Racer
Hi everyone!
Today we're stoked to announce that we're partnering with leading independent EDM record label Monstercat for the music of Xenon Racer!
We feel that the adrenaline-pumping speeds of Xenon Racer are a perfect match with the spirited electro, dubstep, glitch-hop and house music produced by Monstercat's artists.
Xenon Racer features 20 tracks by established artists from the electronic music scene, such as Pegboard Nerds, Rameses B and Melano, as well as Grant, FWLR, Tokyo Machine and Noisestorm.
Here's a playlist of all the songs in the game: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylxjnGTG__WpTCI_-xtCrp4dd3IHwGDB
And here's the full track list:
1. Bubble Beam by nanobii
2. How We Win by FWLR
3. Nova by Rameses B
4. Virtuality by Rameses B
5. We Are One by Flite
6. Mimic by Droptek
7. Don’t Fight It by Melano
8. Leaving Now by Noisestorm
9. Comeback by Bossfight & Falcon Funk
10. BUBBLES by Tokyo Machine
11. Starship by Grant
12. BLAST by Tokyo Machine
13. HYPE by Tokyo Machine
14. Bring Me Joy by Pegboard Nerds & lug00ber
15. Traveller by Melano
16. Elevate by Rootkit
17. Transmission from Lemuria by Varien
18. Spring Snow by CloudNone
19. If We Never by Aiobahn & Vin
20. Glow by Richard Caddock
I hope you're as excited as we are for the game and the soundtrack and I hope to see you all on the track!
-Marten
Xenon Racer Closed Beta is over!
Hi everyone!
The closed beta just ended! I just want to thank each and every one of you for participating and testing the game, providing your feedback and helping us out overall! I hope you all enjoyed.
The winners of the contests we ran will be announced tomorrow in our Discord server. Join here: https://discord.gg/8C4VYkP
If you want to help us out even more, please wishlist Xenon Racer on Steam!
Again, thank all of you!
-Marten
Xenon Racer Closed Beta extended
Hi all!
I want to thank you all for participating in the beta, but we decided that due to popular demand, we'll extend the beta until February 4th 10am CET! That means the beta will run for another 12 hours.
However, just to be fair, I'll announce the winners of the leaderboard contest right now! If the leaderboards change before the beta ends, the new leaders will also be considered winners of the contest. That means more winners! Here's the current results:
Miami Seaside: Arch.moe -iwnl-
Miami Seaside R: Frostlife
Tokyo Port: bami
Tokyo Port R: koppepan
Congratulations! We'll contact the winners via Steam (for verification purposes) soon. Make sure to keep an eye on your friend requests for a request from me (Marten), as I'll contact you that way!
Have fun in the last hours of the beta everyone!
-Marten
Xenon Racer Closed Beta weekend - NOW LIVE!
Hi everyone!
It's Marten here from SOEDESCO, bringing you the news that the closed beta weekend for Xenon Racer has just gone live! If you have activated your key, keep an eye out for an update of the game in your library.
Haven't got your key yet? It's simple! Just claim yours right here: https://gleam.io/7a2jr/xenon-racer-beta-key-giveaway
Additionally, we're giving away 10 copies of the game to beta participants! You can find more information on how to win in the main menu of the game.
Got feedback? Great! Please submit it via this form: https://goo.gl/forms/ATJu9mDciWN3Dr7e2
See you all on the track!
-Marten
NEW Xenon Racer Closed Beta round with online multiplayer!
Hi all!
Today we've got some great news, because there's a new closed beta round coming up with online multiplayer! The beta runs from February 1st: 12:00 CET to February 3rd: 22:00 CET and you can claim your key RIGHT NOW via this link:
