Starting out as a live action game and then becoming a hit arcade game, Killer Queen is now heading to the home consoles in a new game called Killer Queen Black! Killer Queen Black will release later this year on PC and Nintendo Switch with an Xbox One version to follow shortly after. The premise of Killer Queen Black is simple, 2 teams of 4 compete to see who is best! One player per team will play as the queen a flying combat unit who can kill other players. The remaining 3 players begin as workers who can collect berries for the hive or ride a snail across the map. Scattered throughout the play area are weapon stations a queen can capture to allow workers to transform into soldiers to help with physical combat. Victory in a match can be achieved in 3 different ways, military victory (kill an enemies queen 3 times), economic victory (Collect the needed number of berries to fill your hive) and snail victory (get the snail across the screen). All three paths to victory can be done during a match so you have to pay close attention to what the other team is up to!

Killer Queen Black is a ton of fun to play and one of my favorite multiplayer experiences at E3! The matches are hectic and quick and provide a new experience every round. The different paths to victory also meant that sometimes a win would occur out of no where when you think you have the upper hand. During my demo time at E3 there were a number of times I thought I was bringing back the key piece of victory only to have our queen be killed or a snail take the win! When Killer Queen Black launches it will include local and online play as well as online leaderboards to keep track of the best teams. Shortly after launch a new feature is going to be introduced with the black team! Black team will be a special team color that can only be earned by a team that defeats the previous black team. The concept of the black team has me excited and I can’t wait to try and achieve the rank myself! Stats such as number of games won and longest black team streak will also be tracked which will be fun to see on the competitive side of things. Killer Queen Black will be out soon and trust me you don’t want to miss it!