The Finals is a new free-to-play shooter from Stockholm-based Embark Studios, which includes ex-Battlefield developers. The trailer that dropped today is pretty impressive, featuring a level of environmental destruction that is the sort of thing we've been wanting to see in Battlefield.

The destruction stuff comes in the latter part of the trailer, and we're stunned to see this level of destruction in a multiplayer game.



With the setup being that of a virtual game show - it's a fun and vibrant tone too.

Viewers at home, here's the news you've been waiting to hear: THE FINALS is accepting new contestants, and that means YOU! That's right, soon the world could be watching YOU tear apart our newest dynamic arenas and seize everlasting fame!

As you know, THE FINALS is the world's greatest free-to-play combat game show! Our contestants plug in to our virtual world and join teams in escalating tournaments. They fight it out in our beautifully-rendered arenas based on real-world locations that they can alter, exploit, and even destroy.

Sure, you can aim and shoot, but contestants that add our carefully curated virtual environments to their arsenal are more likely to advance, so do anything you can imagine in the name of victory! Burn arenas to the ground! Send wrecking balls crashing into your opponents! Don't just pull triggers - pull down buildings!

With dynamic destruction and fully destructible buildings, yeah, this is eye-opening stuff - especially for a team-based shooter. Which extends to being able to build and play with every object you see. Turning vanquished foes into piles of coins is a stylish effect too. There's a playtest coming soon, so be sure to head over to the Steam page to sign up.