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Forbes
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Is In The Videogame Business; First Release Packs New Original Music
Dan Reynolds performs in June 2024 Imagine Dragons front man Dan Reynolds has been using his imagination for a new venture. The artist behind hits including 'Believer' and 'Radioactive' is the co-founder of a videogame company whose first release packs a turbo-charged version of childhood favorite game capture the flag, and original music by Reynolds. Night Street Games, the indie studio co-founded by Reynolds and his brother Mac Reynolds, who manages Imagine Dragons, will enter the market in 2026 with Last Flag on Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Console platforms in the works. Last Flag is set in a 'funk-blasted '70s-inspired universe,' where players are transformed into contestants on the world's most-watched game show—hosted by the mysterious media mogul Victor Fex. 'When the cameras start rolling, players leap into an outdoor arena to hide their team's flag, then scramble to reveal the enemy's location by controlling radar towers and scouring the map's multitude of hidden nooks and crannies,' according to the game description. Each game lasts 20 minutes or less, and players can compete in two teams of five—there are 10 possible characters to choose from—in a classic game of capture the flag with lots of futuristic modifications. Among them, characters don't just get eliminated when they're caught, they get vacuum-tubed off to the green room where they can rejoin the fun. In keeping with the '70s vibe, the game will be powered by an original soundtrack featuring fuzzy guitars and analog synths crafted with real vintage gear by Dan Reynolds, Grammy-nominated producer/writer JT Daly (Benson Boone, Bully), and Night Street Games' soundsmith Dave Lowmiller (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Battlefield, Dead Space). FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder The game holds a special place of nostalgia for the Reynolds brothers. 'When I was in third grade, my 'What do you want to be when you grow up' answer was 'run a video game studio.' Oddly specific, but I guess I really meant it,' said Mac Reynolds in a statement. 'Dan and I grew up playing capture the flag in the woods at night with flashlights, friends, and lots of adrenaline. Last Flag is our attempt to honor the purity and magic of that hide and seek experience—brought to life by the incredible team of developers we're lucky enough to stand beside.' Gamers can sign up at for a change to become a contestant in the alpha playtest launching later this year.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Imagine Dragons Brothers' Indie Gaming Studio Is Launching With a Capture the Flag Video Game
Founded by brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds, the lead singer and manager, respectively, of the band Imagine Dragons, new indie game studio Night Street Games has taken on the challenge of making 'Last Flag,' a video game that gives you the authentic childhood experience of playing a game of capture the flag, but with added features you can only dream up in a digital world. Per the game's description, 'Set in a funk-blasted 1970s-inspired universe, 'Last Flag' transforms players into Contestants on the world's most-watched game show—hosted by the mysterious media mogul Victor Fex. When the cameras start rolling, players leap into an outdoor arena to hide their team's flag, then scramble to reveal the enemy's location by controlling radar towers and scouring the map's multitude of hidden nooks and crannies. Capture the flag. Haul it home. Defend it for one minute to win it. Whether you're celebrating your victory or vibing to the smooth sounds of defeat, you can always choose to run it back.' More from Variety 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' to Star Milo Ventimiglia, Kiernan Shipka and Michael Rooker; New Game Follows David Mason in Year 2035 (EXCLUSIVE) Xbox Ally Handheld Console to Launch This Year From Microsoft 'Deadpool' VR Game Starring Neil Patrick Harris Set From Meta Quest, Marvel In games that last 20 minutes or less, players compete in two teams of five (10 possible characters to choose from) in a classic game of capture the flag with several non-classical modifications. First up: in 'Last Flag,' you don't get eliminated, your character gets vacuum-tubed off to the green room, ready to join back in the fun. 'Dan and I grew up in Boy Scouts, and we've got a bunch of brothers, and we used to play capture the flag in the woods at night,' Mac Reynolds, CEO and co-founder of Night Street Games, told Variety ahead of the game's big reveal Friday out of Summer Game Fest. 'And it's kind of a quintessential childhood experience; some people played it in a P.E. class or whatever else. And we thought a lot about that experience growing up. There's been a lot of capture-the-flag game modes that have been tangential to games over the years, but nobody's ever really built something that scratches that itch of what it feels like to play capture flag, which is real hiding, real finding, the thrill of nature, being a hero, sneaking around. We started from that core place of, what does a pure capture the flag game really feel like? And it took a lot of innovations over the last couple of years, tons and tons of play tests, but today it's evolved into what is a third person, fun-first-competitive-second, 5v5 shooter that is from the ground up capture the flag.' The Reynolds brothers are infusing their musical talents into the game as well, with a soundtrack crafted by Dan Reynolds, Grammy-nominated musician and producer JT Daly and Dave Lowmiller ('Battlefield,' 'Dead Space' series) and recorded on vintage '70s instruments. And one of the 'best' songs on the soundtrack is only available to losers. 'Sound is very important for us, and one of the our defining philosophies is we want you to have moments of fun, moments of joy at every moment of the game: whenever you press a button, when you're running and all that,' Night Street Games game director Matthew Berger said. 'But that also means when you lose. And so when you lose a match, there's a song that plays. It only plays when you're on the defeat screen, and it is maybe the best song we have in the game. I mean, it's a toss up, I think, with the flag hiding song, which I do love, but it's a great song. So you have lost, which is never great, but you get to have this really cool song that the winning team doesn't get. I think that's really important.' 'Last Flag' is set to launch in 2026 on Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Console platform versions of the game are currently in the works. Watch the trailer for 'Last Flag'. below. Best of Variety 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Animated Program — Can Netflix Score Big With 'Arcane,' 'Devil May Cry' and the Final Season of 'Big Mouth?'
