Turok is again, however the well-known dinosaur hunter is trying just a little totally different. At Thursday’s Game Awards, Saber Interactive formally introduced Turok: Origins — a “new evolution” of the traditional dinosaur-hunting franchise that first debuted on the Nintendo 64 and PC in 1997.
In a marked shift for the franchise, Turok: Origins will function third-person motion as an alternative of being a first-person shooter. Additionally, multiplayer shall be absolutely built-in into its essential marketing campaign, with Turok supporting as much as three gamers through co-op.
Turok: Origins’ title hero will don a high-tech “biomorphic swimsuit” that permits him to make use of DNA captured from enemies, which grant him talents like the ability to summon lightning. It will function semi-open environments, with totally different planets linked by means of portals. Saber Interactive can also be promising some “fairly epic boss fights.”
Turok: Origins is below growth for the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5 and can make the most of Unreal Engine 5. It stems from a brief string of sequels launched across the flip of the century by long-defunct writer Acclaim, after which it was rebooted on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in 2008 by the equally defunct Disney Interactive (below its extraordinarily short-lived Touchstone Games label). While a deliberate sequel was canceled following the shuttering of developer Propaganda Games, the unique N64-era Turok trilogy has since been remastered for contemporary gadgets over the previous decade by recreation preservation specialists Nightdive Studios.
Turok: Origins doesn’t but have a launch date. You can learn every thing else introduced at The Game Awards 2024 proper right here in addition to our full checklist of winners.
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