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The Callisto Protocol is an upcoming survival horror video game developed by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton. It is scheduled for release on December 2, 2022[1] and is directed by Glen Schofield, who had previously co-created the Dead Space series. The game will be available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

The Callisto Protocol
Developer(s)	Striking Distance Studios
Publisher(s)	Krafton
Director(s)	Glen Schofield Scott Whitney
Engine	Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Release	December 2, 2022
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single-player

Premise

The Callisto Protocol is set in 2320 at a prison colony called Black Iron, operated by the United Jupiter Company, and located on Jupiter's moon Callisto. The player takes the role of a prisoner Jacob Lee (Josh Duhamel)[2] held at Black Iron, finding themselves in the midst of an alien invasion that appears to have been engineered by the prison's warden.[3][4]

Development

The origins of The Callisto Protocol began with the formation of Striking Distance as a studio within PUBG Corporation (now PUBG Studios) in June 2019, helmed by Glen Schofield, who had previously co-created the Dead Space series at Visceral Games. The studio was created to expand the PUBG: Battlegrounds universe by creating a narrative driven game.[5] Schofield said that when he met with PUBG Corporation where they explained their goal to expand the PUBG narrative, he already had the concept for The Callisto Protocol in mind and presented that to them and worked with them to fit his idea into their universe.[6] However by May 26 2022, Schofield stated that the game had grown to be its own story and is no longer connected to PUBG, though there remain small nods to the latter.[7][8]

Schofield wanted to keep the game grounded in reality to some degree, and thus selected a potentially human-colonizable location like Callisto as the setting. The moon has been theorized to have a subsurface ocean of water,[9][10] which Schofield believed could offer a mystery to tie into the game.[4]

Among others working on the game include Steve Papoutsis, who also co-developed the Dead Space series and led the series following Schofield's departure from Visceral; Scott Whitney, a designer on the Dead Space series; and Christopher Stone, the animation director for the former series. Of the 150 employees of Striking Distance, Schofield said that about 25 to 30 former coworkers from Visceral Games and Sledgehammer Games are part of Striking Distance working on The Callisto Protocol.[3][4][11] Several journalists commented on thematic and gameplay similarities to the Dead Space series.[6] Notably, the game appears to include the same type of diegetic interface that Dead Space had used by a holographic indicator on the back of the prisoner's neck that indicates their health status and other attributes to the player.[3] Schofield said that the comparisons to Dead Space reflect on his style of game, and while he still wanted to create something different, the allusions and inspiration from Dead Space fell out naturally from his creative approach.[4] It was announced Josh Duhamel will provide the voice and motion capture for main protagonist Jacob Lee.[2] At Comic-Con 2022, it was revealed that Karen Fukuhara and Sam Witwer would be joining the cast. Fukuhara will be playing Dani Nakamura, leader of the resistance group A Better Way, while Witwer will be portraying Leon Ferris, the captain of the Prison Guard.[12]

The Callisto Protocol is being designed for the newer home game consoles, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X and Series S, in addition to other platforms. Schofield stated his intent was "really trying to make the scariest game on next-gen platforms" in the same way that Dead Space had been considered on its release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[6] He stated that the game will take advantage of new lighting techniques and 3D audio systems offered by the new consoles, as well as haptic feedback that the PlayStation 5's DualSense controller provides, to create deep immersion for the player in the game.[6] Striking Distance Studios Chief Technical Officer Mark James said the game was developed with maximum realism in mind.[13] It uses Unreal Engine 4.[14][15] Krafton and Striking Distance have partnered with Skybound Entertainment for release of the game, as Skybound sees potential for additional multimedia opportunities beyond the video game for the concept.[16][17]

On October 27, 2022, the Japanese release was canceled when the game did not get a CERO rating due to the game's violent content and the developer refused to make the necessary changes.[18][19][20]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol ist ein bei Striking Distance Studios in Entwicklung befindliches Survival-Horror-Computerspiel, das im Dezember 2022 für PC und Spielkonsolen veröffentlicht werden soll.

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- [en] The Callisto Protocol

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[ru] The Callisto Protocol

The Callisto Protocol (англ. Протокол «Каллисто») — компьютерная игра в жанре survival horror, разрабатываемая Striking Distance под руководством Глена Скофилда, известного как создателя серии Dead Space. Игру планируется выпустить 2 декабря 2022 года на ПК и консолях — PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One и Xbox Series X/S[3].

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