To kick off right this moment’s Sony State of Play, Firewalk Studios made an look with a new cinematic trailer for its 5v5 first-individual shooter Concord, alongside a take a look at gameplay and sure, a launch date: August 23, 2024.
The cinematic trailer takes place in Crater Metropolis, the place a crew of misfits is on a mission: accumulate a little robotic man known as the “Blue Buddy” and get out. By means of a very Guardians of the Galaxy-esque dialog, we be taught that occasions have already not gone as deliberate, and a scorching sauce-fueled firefight ends with the protagonists escaping the planet, off to their subsequent journey.
The gameplay turns the cinematic storytelling of the primary trailer into multiplayer motion, with 5-individual groups of “freegunners” duking it out to finish missions on totally different sci-fi-impressed worlds. Gamers select their crew of 5 from a roster of 16 heroes with totally different powers and talents, and Concord will function new cinematic vignettes premiering in-recreation on a common foundation that may additional these characters’ tales and progress ongoing narrative arcs. Additional recreation updates will add further character, maps, modes, vignettes, and extra.
Concord is a multiplayer first individual shooter designed to encourage social play, as a new journey begins each time a participant logs on and “each match is a chance for a new story”, in response to Firewalk Studios recreation director Ryan Ellis.
“It’s these beliefs that outline Concord, its distinctive universe of vibrant worlds, and its wealthy solid of colourful characters.” He added: “The Firewalk crew is pushed by the sort of thrilling, sudden moments, and shared experiences that multiplayer video games create.”
Concord was revealed throughout 2023’s premiere PlayStation Showcase alongside the likes of Metallic Gear Stable Δ: Snake Eater and Bungie’s Marathon, however has remained pretty quiet since.
Sony dedicated to its 2024 launch date earlier within the month, and amid a lack of greater PlayStation 5 exclusives, it’ll absolutely hope Concord can garner a lot of curiosity. A pre-launch beta is deliberate for July on each PC and PS5.