Wasteland 2: Game Of The Year Edition Coming As Free Upgrade

Wasteland 2: Game of the Year Edition will be coming as a free upgrade for all current owners of the post-apocalyptic RPG, developer inXile Entertainment has announced.

Billed as a massively enhanced and expanded update to the original game, Wasteland 2: Game of the Year Edition moves the whole game over to Unity 5, the latest version of the Unity engine. From a visual point of view this means higher quality character models, improved environmental textures, and physically-based rendering for lighting.

Thousands of lines of new voice-overs have also been recorded for the current crop of characters, alongside some pretty significant gameplay enhancements. The headline act is an all-new Perks & Quirks system, which allows players to imbue the members of their squad with special bonuses and abilities, while the Precision Strike system sounds a whole like Fallout’s V.A.T.S. - targeting individual enemy limbs for crippling effects.

“We wanted to re-affirm our gratitude to our backers and our dedication to RPG fans, as we have been most fortunate to return to our roots,” said Brian Fargo, CEO of inXile. “We plan to continue our proud tradition with Bard’s Tale IV, which we’ll crowdfund later this year.”

The Wasteland 2: Game of the Year Edition is out on this Summer on PC, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions expected shortly after.