Bethesda and MachineGames are carving out a spot in Disney historical past with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, however the upcoming action-adventure spinoff can even embrace no less than one reference to a extra obscure (no less than on the big-screen) story from the franchise’s world.
Bethesda revealed a brand new take a look at the Wolfenstein developer’s newest throughout a trailer proven at the gamescom Opening Night time Stay presentation yesterday. It’s a video that confirmed a launch date of December 9, 2024, for PC and Xbox Sequence X | S, whereas additionally revealing that PlayStation 5 gamers will be capable of take part on the journey subsequent spring. In between pictures of Indiana punching nazis and fixing historical puzzles, X/Twitter person @tylerllewtaing seen that the footage briefly namedrops the location featured in Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Journey, the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.
Indy has visited all types of distant lands… https://t.co/Dc3Zr8nX3m
— Bethesda (@bethesda) August 21, 2024
Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Journey: Temple of the Forbidden Eye opened in the ‘90s and sees park attendees immerse themselves in the world of Harrison Ford’s legendary adventurer. It includes exploring deserted areas, uncovering long-forgotten treasures, and coming nose to nose with highly effective, magical forces. It’s a Pirates of the Caribbean-style trip that has company tag alongside on a traditional Indy journey, and it’ll be talked about, no less than in some kind, in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
Bethesda did formally acknowledge the cute reference, although it’s unclear if gamers will truly be capable of go to or work together with the temple in-game in any means. Whereas MachineGames hasn’t gone so far as to outright verify the extent to which the Temple of the Forbidden Eye is included, followers had been fast to invest and hope for a full-on tie-in.
Holy crap!!
Indiana Jones and The Temple of The Forbidden Eye is “technically” canon now from the in style attraction at #Disneyland in Adventureland, is reference in the upcoming #IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle recreation coming Dec. ninth!! 😱🤯‼️#DisneyParks#IndianaJones#Xbox pic.twitter.com/a2LiQRKxRC
— Brian Saeger (@SkywalkerBrian) August 21, 2024
If there’s a complete section that’s the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, I’ll actually cross out. This has been one in every of my most anticipated video games for YEARS
— Brett (@KeybladeBrett) August 21, 2024
i’m like one in every of the 5 those who cares about this recreation being good in order that they did this for me I concern
— tyler “llewyn” taing (@tylerllewtaing) August 20, 2024
We realized extra about how MachineGames will discover a brand new nook of the Indiana Jones universe yesterday, however there’s nonetheless a lot but to be revealed. We took an excellent nearer take a look at the Great Circle not too long ago and shared our findings in a hands-off preview that you would be able to learn right here. Whereas we watch for extra information forward of its winter launch, you may learn up on all the things else introduced at gamescom Opening Night time Stay 2024.
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