Microsoft and Outriders developer People Can Fly sign agreement for a new Xbox game
Just what could it be?
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What you need to know
It’s extremely early days, but it looks like a new Xbox exclusive game is entering development.
People Can Fly, the team behind games such as Gears of War: Judgement and Outriders,sharedon Wednesday that the company has entered an agreement with Microsoft to develop a new video game based on a work-for-hire contract. The game, codenamed Project Maverick, is based on the “intellectual property rights owned by the publisher” and will be developed with a budget of $30-50 million.
Little else is known at this time. People Can Flyhas expanded significantlyin the last couple of years, growing with multiple studios around the world with seven games currently in development across over 600 staff.
In ourreview of Outriders, my colleague Miles Dompier wrote that “The moments of undeniable greatness buried under the rough layers of middling sci-fi exposition are why I see myself continuing to play this game for quite some time.”
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It’s always great to see Microsoft investing in new games, even shortly after a stellarXbox Games Showcase. People Can Fly’s history makes this very interesting, and it’s certainly possible that this game could be some kind of Gears of War spinoff. However, considering that Microsoft owns all IP published by Xbox Game Studios, it’s also possible this is something completely new.
Regardless, while interesting, It’s extremely early days, so I’d recommend putting this out of your mind for the most part, as it’ll be some years before we get any kind of meaningful update.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
