Outpost Games think they could change the face of gaming by bringing live audiences to their game 'SOS'.
Outpost Games' SOS
The company are set to go into beta testing of the survival game, which teams you with 15 other survivors to try and get that coveted seat on the helicopter out of the danger zone.
Wright Bagwell, CEO of Outpost Games, said: "Up until now, there really haven't been many games that make people aware that they're being streamed. Like there's streaming, and that's great, but it's existing in another world than the game is. We're trying to bring those worlds together to create something really interesting, and by having it be baked into the motivations - where you're rewarded for being entertaining.
"And it's not such a broad idea of being entertaining, but we can be specific about being funny or being dramatic or all these other things. You don't need to be the world's greatest shooter or have crazy elite gamer skills to have fun and have a good time. And we're hoping to provide a stage for all types of players to enjoy."
Each game is broadcast live using the social gaming platform Hero and puts the player's social skills to the test.
Creative director Ian Milham added to Game Spot: "What we're hoping to do is to embrace and steer into that unpredictability, which is really the magic of the whole thing. We've seen a number of amazing moments that we've never could have predicted in our closed alpha. And then creating a world that is flexible and strong, and doesn't break if people behave in unpredictable ways - that feels additive and fun in that whole group [for all players].
"We're creating a world that isn't about the moderation team and their ban-hammers trying to enforce the ruleset; I mean of course, we'll have to guide the community in some form, but our theory is that communities are pretty good at guiding themselves if they feel respected and encourage positive behaviour. Being a jerk isn't entertaining, and the community itself will weed out that sort of behaviour."