There are several games in development under the umbrella of thePlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsIP, and keeping up with the number of announcements could be a daunting task. Many studios have been working on the games set in thePUBGuniverse, with the latest addition to thePUBGlineup being a leaked battle royale game by Striking Distance Studios under the codenameProject Titan.
This leak was uncovered byPUBGinsider PlayerIGN, who found the game under the listing of games that were set inside of thePUBGuniverse, such asProject CowboyandThe Callisto Protocol. Among some titles that were announced for the IP was one under the codename ofProject Titan. This one is set to be developed by the Striking Distance Studios, astudio created byDead Space’sGlen Schofield.
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PlayerIGN theorized that with the team working on bothThe Callisto ProtocolandProject Titan, these two games could be linked in some way. The genres of the games are quite different from another based on the listing seen.The Callisto Protocolis a single-player horror game set inPUBG’s"Black Iron Prison" located on the moon of Jupiter. WithProject Titanbeing a battle royale, PlayerIGN theorized that this game would be set on Saturn’s moon, Titan. They further theorized that the prisoners of “Black Iron Prison” would be subjected to deadly battle royale matches after being sent to this moon. This would tie in bothThe Callisto Protocoland the code name ofProject Titan.
WithThe Callisto Protocolbeing silent on newsfor the last year, this new information might come as a bit of a surprise for some people.Dead Spacewas one of the most critically acclaimed horror game franchises of the late-2000s. Many chalk its success to the emphasis on the horror elements involved, and its failings tied to whenDead Space 3was asked to be moved in a different direction, straying it far from the horror genre.
With this game focused entirely on the same battle royale genre that PUBG already has a place in, it might raise some concern. Some fans might think that it could be better spent on polishing the game that already has a title and plays to the studio’s strengths.
The legacy ofDead Spacelives on inThe Callisto Procotol, with many fans hoping that it will be theDead Space 4the franchise needed. With the possibility of the developer being split between developing that game andProject Titan, it could be a contributing factor to why no news has shown up about it in the last year. However, all of this information is currently speculation, asProject Titanhasn’t been announced properly yet, so time will tell if there are legitimate concerns to be raised or not.
Project Titanis rumored to be in development for PC and consoles.
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