Next Car Game is now Wreckfest

Bugbear has just announced the new name of their Next Car Game, and from here on in it's going to be called Wreckfest.

The new name, which was confirmed in a recent blogpost, comes at the same time as the game's new multiplayer modes. Up to 18 players can now race and/or bash each other into oblivion, with 24-player matchmaking promised in the future.

There's four modes on offer; Racing and Destruction Derby have evolved to include multiplayer, and Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch are new modes that grant players multiple cars to wreck inside the same game.

A new car - European Coupe - has been added to the mix, and we'll also be race around a new track - Speedway. Several other tweaks and improvements were also detailed:

- The Field of Vision can now be altered, letting you find the combination of visibility and sense of speed you enjoy the most. (Check this video to see how FoV affects your sense of surroundings and speed.)
- Reversing now turns the camera so you can see where you're backing to, which is especially useful in derby matches, where reversing into someone is an effective way to deal some damage without crippling your own car in the process.
- Car upgrades now work on online modes as well
- You can specifically search for servers where your Steam friends are playing

This is the sixth build of the racer formerly known as Next Car Game. There's pre-order details here, or you can grab the game via Steam Early Access.