Velan Studios is not a name you will know that well, given that they have only released one game so far, but Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit was quite a unique one.

After that, many would have expected that it would take time to release there next, but they would be wrong as the studio has announced Knockout City, an all new multiplayer game that combines the aspects of Dodgeball and, well that is it really, welcome to the most insane game of Dodgeball ever.

The game is set to release on May 21st for Switch, along with PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with full support for the next generation of consoles. The game will also allow for cross-play on all platforms and complete cross-progression, so if you start on one platform and then move to another, all your unlocks go with you.

Players can jump into the basic mode called Team KO, which if you could tell is a team mode where you and two other players will take on three other players on the maps. Other modes revealed so far are Diamond Dash, that requires you to collect diamonds from defeated players and Ball-up Brawl, which removes all the balls from the map and relies on your team working together, because at anytime you can roll into a ball yourself.

When the game is released a full trial will be made available, with access to all the modes, maps and progression, to really let you sample it. The other great news for this game is that while there are cosmetic items you can unlock, you can use the in game currency you earn for playing, to buy them, but even if you use your own money, there is NO advantage to them, they just make you look cooler.

I got to go hands on with the game already, so look for that soon, as well as a more in-depth interview with folks from Velan Studios, to learn more about the game.