Indiana Jones and the Great Circle revealed that Marios Gavrilis is playing the game's villain, Emmerich Voss. During the recent Xbox Developer Direct, MachineGames offered a look into the villain.
18.01.2024 - 21:53 / gamerant.com / Indiana Jones / Dalton Cooper
MachineGames and Bethesda appeared at the Xbox Developer Direct to finally pull the curtain back on the Indiana Jones game, which is now officially titled Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. There have been many questions about the Indiana Jones game since it was first announced, and many of those questions have now been answered thanks to the big Xbox Developer Direct reveal.
MachineGames has a reputation for delivering high-quality first-person shooter experiences, successfully revitalizing the Wolfenstein franchise with The New Order and The New Colossus. When it was announced that MachineGames would be developing an Indiana Jones game, many wondered if the game would be first-person like the studio's other projects or if it would be a third-person action-adventure title instead.
It's now been confirmed that Indiana Jones is primarily a first-person game, though it will also incorporate third-person elements. While the bulk of the game will have players experience Indiana Jones and the Great Circle through Indy's eyes, environmental traversal and cutscenes will be in third-person, with Harrison Ford's likeness used. Some other exciting details about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle were also revealed during the Xbox Developer Direct, including the fact that the game is looking to launch at some point later in 2024.
It was explained during the Xbox Developer Direct that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set in 1937, between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. The story begins when a «giant of a man» attempts to steal an artifact from the museum located in the college that Indy works at as a professor. This event puts the adventure in motion, with Indy going on a globe-trotting adventure to solve the mystery of the titular «Great Circle.»
Indy won't be alone on his adventure. Like in the Indiana Jones film series, Jones has a companion to help him in his quest. This time around, he's joined by Gina, an investigative reporter who has «a lot riding on the adventure» and has been «tracking a lead» tied to the Great Circle mystery for a long time.
Players will unravel the mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while engaging in melee combat, stealth, gunplay, and puzzle solving. MachineGames wants to give players plenty of options when it comes to tackling each situation that they find themselves in. Of course, Indy will have his trusty whip at his disposal, which is used as both a weapon and a traversal tool.
Beyond the dangerous enemies that players come across in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, they will also have to tackle a variety of puzzles, some of which will be optional, as well as plenty of deadly Indiana Jones-style elaborate traps. The game looks
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle revealed that Marios Gavrilis is playing the game's villain, Emmerich Voss. During the recent Xbox Developer Direct, MachineGames offered a look into the villain.
The upcoming video game tosses the intrepid archaeologist into a deadly adventure once more, and that journey looks like it will face him up against foes who are as dastardly as ever. Starting with rival archaeologist René Belloq and the army of Nazis on his side in, villains tend to be memorable parts of stories that are full of set pieces and surprises galore. Indiana always triumphs, of course, but his enemies are often done in by their hubris as much as they are by his wits.
So, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a first-person game. This has come as a bit of a surprise to some people, who likely were expecting a third-person perspective thanks to not just the Great Circle’s movie roots but also Indiana Jones’ influence on the video game industry. But do you really want another Uncharted game where the only significant difference is that your sarcastic hero now wears a hat? After six Uncharted games, a reboot trilogy of Tomb Raiders, and uncountable third-person adventures going back to the dawn of the medium, I think developer MachineGames has made a wise move in making Indiana Jones first-person.
Let’s start this article with a blunt statement: Microsoft is not doing the best right now when you look at its sales of the Xbox Series X/S or even some of the games on its platforms. It’s being blown away by the PlayStation 5, which it launched alongside, and is still being dominated by the Nintendo Switch despite it being seven years old! Microsoft has tried to “stem the tide” in certain ways, like by pushing the Xbox Game Pass, but even that is starting to show flaws. But its gamers are trying to hold onto hope, including by praising the console’s first-party titles coming in 2024.
Three years after it was first teased by Bethesda Softworks, , developed by Machine Games(makers of the modern series), has had a full reveal at the 2024 Developer_Direct from Xbox, revealing many of the game's major characters. As a game set in the same continuity as the movies, includes a number of returning characters, but also includes some additions that are completely new to the game.
MachineGames revealed the first look at its upcoming title, at Xbox's Developer Direct 2024 showcase. The Xbox Series S/X and PC exclusive title was announced back in January 2021, but the showcase finally gave players their first look at gameplay and provided some insight into the story, and when it takes place on the wider timeline.
As part of the latest Xbox Developer_Direct stream, MachineGames has shared a look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with behind the scenes developer chat and a first gameplay reveal. It’s confirmed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC in 2024, with a day one release straight into Xbox Game Pass.
Xbox kicked off its 2024 with a jam-packed Developer Direct showcase, bringing reveals and updates on four upcoming releases from four studios, plus a bonus update from Square Enix. The 45-minute presentation, streamed live on YouTube and Xbox's other social channels late Thursday, took the covers off MachineGames' upcoming Indiana Jones game, provided a release date for the highly anticipated Senua's Saga, and revealed a release window for Avowed, Obsidian's next big fantasy RPG.
The upcoming features a digital recreation of the eponymous character that looks and sounds a lot like Harrison Ford, allowing players to immerse themselves in a new adventure with the iconic archaeologist. The game will occur between the events of the movies and while presenting yet another dangerous worldwide quest that Indy is drawn into. As well-known as this hero of archeology is, nothing created in the franchise would be the same without the image and voice of Harrison Ford.
The upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will see veteran voice actor Troy Baker play the titular treasure hunter. Bethesda revealed that it is working on an Indiana Jones video game back in 2021, with subsidiary Wolfenstein studio MachineGames on developmental duties. There has been very little official information in the years since the Indiana Jones game’s first 30-second teaser trailer was shown, save that it is being produced exclusively for PC and Xbox consoles following Microsoft’s buyout of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media in 2021.
You might not realize it, but the character of Indiana Jones has quite a history in the video game space. When his movies were some of the toasts of Hollywood, Lucasfilm made various games about the character that took him all over the world and looked for all sorts of artifacts. But it’s been some time since that experience was felt in the gaming space, and the last two movies starring him haven’t helped matters. However, over at Bethesda, Todd Howard had a vision, which has been revealed as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, headed up by Machine Games.
MachineGames and Bethesda showed off a deeper look at during Thursday’s Xbox Developer Direct presentation.