Developer PlayFusion, comprised of a lot of ex-Jagex and ex-RuneScape builders, has introduced Ascendant Infinity, a brand new Unreal Engine 5-powered squad-based tactical multiplayer first-person 3v3v3v3 shooter wherein the “BioPunk”-aesthetic landscapes change mid-match. It is in growth for PC, and as a consequence of be out there on each Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer. The announcement trailer is a hilarious send-up of 1980’s sitcom opening credit sequences. You’ll be able to (and may!) watch that above, whereas the primary batch of screenshots can be found within the gallery beneath.
PlayFusion describes the world of Ascendant Infinity as such: “Newly defrosted following a thousand years on ice, gamers discover themselves in a world the place the whole lot seemingly desires them lifeless 5 minutes in the past. They survived a catastrophic occasion generally known as ‘The Cascade’ because of some reasonably intelligent superior bioengineering designed to ‘repair the whole lot’ while they chilled out. The outcome: a chaotic extremely advanced world stuffed with thrilling nature, creatures and a rag-tag bunch of thawed-out, hardware-packing survivors, and easily not sufficient to go round for everybody.”
Ascendant Infinity’s map adjustments in real-time in the course of the match, each organically and thru player-triggered occasions, aiming to maintain gamers on their toes and maintain each match feeling recent.
“We wished to create a recent, new premium PC motion sport that we need to play, leveraging the easiest from the video games that we have now created up to now while leveraging a brand new sport engine, Unreal 5.3, new sport mechanics, to create a religious successor to a few of the main shooters with a robust deal with aggressive integrity, deep character and weapon customisation, and to convey a lot of enjoyable to a usually severe style,” stated Mark Gerhard, Founder and CEO of PlayFusion.
Keep tuned for extra on Ascendant Infinity as growth progresses.
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