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Ready at Dawn's De-formers release date set for Valentine's Day

Collector's Edition detailed.

The Order: 1886 developer Ready at Dawn's competitive multiplayer physics-based brawler De-formers will launch 14th February on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

The retail version will be will be priced at $29.99 (about £24) and exclusive to Gamestop, who published the game as part of its new GameTrust program.

Ready at Dawn also revealed how the game's currency system will work. Players will earn "Strands", a unique currency used to unlock additional Forms, when they level up. Additionally, Strands can be purchased from the store. The more common currency will be Silver, which is doled out after every match and can be used to unlock cosmetic add-ons. Players can also trade in Strands for more Silver.

The studio also revealed the game's Collector's Edition, which includes a steelbook case, physical soundtrack, 4 x 2 inch Deformers figurines (for Sushi, Bucky, Ragefish, and Pug), and stickers of the game logo, Pug and Sushi Forms.

Cover image for YouTube videoDe·formers reveal trailer - the new game from Ready at Dawn

I played a bit of De-formers at Ready at Dawn's Irvine headquarters earlier this year. "De-formers is, for better or worse, something different and it certainly gets points for originality," I wrote in my De-formers preview. "It doesn't play like anything else out there."