Ossu!
2024 has been a very intense and exciting year for us! It brought not only great challenges but also many successes. We released a total of 73 devlogs on JDM: Japanese Drift Master and JDM: Rise of the Scorpion. Each was a chance for us to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the production process and hear your feedback.
We started the year by saying goodbye to our first demo, which allowed us to gather invaluable feedback from you, and ended it by breaking into the Top 50 most anticipated games on Steam. In April, we announced the free-to-play prologue for JDM: Rise of the Scorpion, introducing for the first time. Hatori - an important character for our story. The prologue was released in August and remains available to play, so you can see for yourself how our work is progressing. We ended the year with a bang, announcing the window for releasing the full version of JDM, which we planned for Spring 2025.
Let's recap everything that happened in 2024!
Car Licenses
One of the major milestones this year has been the acquisition of official licenses from the world's most iconic car brands. Legends like Nissan, Subaru, and Mazda have joined the ranks of JDM! Thanks to these collaborations, we have been able to bring the cars you know and love from the real world into the game. This is a huge step forward in our mission to create the best drift game ever
Premiere of JDM: Rise of the Scorpion
On the 8th of August 2024, our free-to-play prologue JDM: Rise of the Scorpion. was released, introducing many new features such as the Challenge Mode in which you can compete for top positions on the leaderboards; a vastly expanded map, that's only a fraction of what you'll see in the full game; and a storyline told through manga pages embedded directly to in-game events, focusing on Hatori and his friends as they make their mark on the local drifting scene. Unfortunately, we couldn't avoid some technical problems at launch, but thanks to your feedback and support, we were able to fix them quickly with systematic updates. Thank you for your dedication and for always being there for us!
Gaming events
In 2024, we had the pleasure of presenting JDM: Japanese Drift Master at many industry events. These were unforgettable experiences where we had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know thousands of gaming and automotive fans. Our stands were visited by crowds of enthusiasts, and thanks to the collaborations with 4Divinity, Intel, MSI, or 2Games we were able to showcase the game in almost all major markets.
We visited:
- Pyrkon
- Japfest
- Gamescom
- PAX West
- Tokyo Game Show (TGS)
- Gamescom Asia
- BitSummit
- Brasil Game Show (BGS)
Thank you for coming by and making each one of these events special!
Contests
2024 was also the year of contests where you could win exclusive prizes:
- #LetsRise – an Instagram competition held before the release of JDM: Rise of the Scorpion, in which you told us about the features you anticipated most from the upcoming demo.
- Beat the Streamer – a contest held in JDM: Rise of the Scorpion, where you could compete against our streamer friends to beat their official scores on the leaderboard in the Challenge mode.
Current contests
- Guntama Street Art Contest – a creative art contest in which the best works will be immortalised in the full version of the game. Remember, the contest is ongoing and you can still take part! Check out the contest devlog for more details.
- Gleam Giveaway – a simple contest where we ask you to complete tasks related to our products and social media for a chance to win prizes. You still have a chance to take part, more details here.
Amazing Community
Thank you for watching our trailers and gameplays, and for providing us with your feedback in the comments! We have always tried to keep up with you on social media and Discord to post as often as our time allows; to create our community with you, not beside you.
2024 is the year our community showed us that together we can do anything. Thank you for your support, feedback, and opinions, which motivate us every day. Your engagement, questions, and stories are invaluable to us.
We would like to remind you that the Guntama Street Art runs until the end of January and that you can still enter the Gleam Giveawaywhich runs until January 2nd, 2025. Check out our social media to keep up to date!
Spring 2025 and the upcoming release of JDM: Japanese Drift Master are upon us, so get ready - there's a lot of excitement coming your way. Click the “Follow”, add the game to your wishlist on Steam, and let's make 2025 even better together!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1153410/JDM_Japanese_Drift_Master/
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