District 9 Director Neill Blomkamp Is Working On Off The Grid, A Cyberpunk Battle Royale

Neill Blomkamp helps Gunzilla Video games write the narrative for its subsequent recreation, Off The Grid. 

Blomkamp, maybe finest identified for steering motion pictures akin to District 9, Chappie, and Elysium, helps Gunzilla form the story of Off The Grid, which the studio is looking a cyberpunk battle royale 2.0 multiplayer shooter. Calling it “2.0” makes it sound just like the studio is aiming to revolutionize the style, however after all, that continues to be to be seen. Nonetheless, you may get a glimpse of Off The Grid now due to a brand new teaser trailer launched right this moment. 

“Dive into the warmth of a covert company battle in Off The Grid, a cyberpunk Battle Royale 2.0 multiplayer shooter the place you form the story and the gameplay,” the teaser trailer’s description reads. “Unfolding on a dystopian tropical island, OTG sends you on a head-spinning assassination and sabotage missions to the better glory and market share of your chosen faction. Device up for 2023: it’s about to get bloody.” 

As you possibly can see, Gunzilla is aiming to launch the sport in 2023. 

Off The Grid looks as if an important match for Blomkamp, particularly contemplating a lot of his motion pictures have centered on the connection between mega-corporations and shoppers. 

“The strategy is to attempt to inject the story in a manner the place gamers have the choice of participating straight up within the battle royale or have the choice of diving into story and story missions, nearly like a marketing campaign that you’d be enjoying to observe a narrative narrative,” the director instructed GameSpot. 

He says the three totally different organizations within the recreation – the factions that Gunzilla is staying mum on for now – are combating over an area elevator positioned on the battle royale’s island. This elevator results in an asteroid mining operation that has created numerous wealth, which is why so most of the elite are concerned with having access to it. Blomkamp elaborates extra in GameSpot’s interview so you’ll want to verify that out right here for those who’re . 

[Source: GameSpot]

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