{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4dc9f187eb4f3b94009a1e90","clusterId":"c_a0c76d9822988704fc44479e","slug":"wreckfest-2-adds-demolition-derby-and-chase-modes-in-ninth-update","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Wreckfest 2 Adds Demolition Derby And Chase Modes In Ninth Update","summary":"THQ Nordic Japan released the ninth update for Wreckfest 2 on October 16. The early access PC game adds two courses, The Drome - Deathloop 2 and Hogtown Arena, each with an alternate layout, plus three vehicles: The Blade, The Flipper, and The Hammerhead. Two game modes arrive, Demolition Derby and Chase, along with six challenge events, multiplayer and AI improvements, a new AI vehicle set, and memory optimization.","whyItMatters":"Demolition Derby pushes the series' full-contact premise into a scoring ruleset, and Chase adds a pursuit format, so the update widens what the early access build offers beyond circuit racing.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe ninth Wreckfest 2 update landed on October 16, and the headline additions are two modes rather than more tracks. Demolition Derby has players wreck each other\u0026#39;s vehicles until one remains, with the vehicle that dealt the most damage to a player marked as a rival worth extra score. Chase splits the field into one fleeing car and its pursuers; in solo play the player drives the fleeing vehicle and tries to reach the goal ahead of AI opponents.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo courses also arrive, The Drome - Deathloop 2 and Hogtown Arena, both with alternate layouts. Three vehicles join the roster, two of them carried over from the previous Wreckfest. Six challenge events and a new AI vehicle set round out the patch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Drome - Deathloop 2\u003c/strong\u003e: races through a giant double loop\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHogtown Arena\u003c/strong\u003e: mud-soaked collisions\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Drome - Double Cross\u003c/strong\u003e: alternate layout\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHogtown Oval\u003c/strong\u003e: alternate layout\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blade\u003c/strong\u003e: 1980s American muscle car\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flipper\u003c/strong\u003e: hatchback emblematic of the 1990s\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hammerhead\u003c/strong\u003e: 1980s European-style wagon\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemolition Derby\u003c/strong\u003e: destroy each other\u0026#39;s vehicles until only one remains\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChase\u003c/strong\u003e: one fleeing vehicle and pursuing vehicles\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"THQ Nordic's tenth month update for Wreckfest 2 adds Demolition Derby and Chase to an early access build. The game is still in early access, so each update is a promise about what the finished version will be.","twitterPost":"Wreckfest 2 is still in early access. Demolition Derby and Chase join the build before the game is finished.","threadsPost":"Wreckfest 2 shipped its ninth update on October 16, adding Demolition Derby and Chase. The early access label matters here: THQ Nordic is still building the game in public, and each update adds modes to a project that has no full release date yet.","newsletterBlurb":"Wreckfest 2's ninth early access update arrived October 16, adding Demolition Derby and Chase as new game modes. It also brings two courses with alternate layouts, three vehicles, and six challenge events. The game is on PC via Steam in early access, with PS5 and Xbox Series X|S planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261016-473888/\",\"title\":\"Wreckfest 2, the destruction-first physics racing game, adds a new \\\"smash each other's cars\\\" mode. 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