Shapeshifter Games, a new AAA co-development studio formed by former Volition staff, recently announced itself to the world, confirming that it was already working on its first project, an Xbox Game Studios game. Now, we also know what that game is.
Taking to Twitter, inXile Entertainment announced that Shapeshifter Games has been working with it on upcoming FPS RPG Clockwork Revolution. Both studios can trace their lineage back to Interplay Entertainment, of course, with Volition’s first games – FreeSpace and, as Parallax Software, the Descent games – having been published by Interplay.
“This one is special for us because of my long history with them, going back to the Descent and FreeSpace games,” said inXile’s studio head, Brian Fargo.
Microsoft and inXile Entertainment announced Clockwork Revolution in June last year, describing it as a “time-bending steampunk first-person RPG”. Set in the steam-powered Metropolis of Avalon, the game promises deep RPG mechanics and narrative-driven choice-and-consequence systems, among other things.
Clockwork Revolution is in development for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
The automaton cat is out of the bag. Happy to say that ex-Volition formed Shapeshifter Games has been working with us on @ClockworkGame!
“… this one is special for us because of my long history with them going back to the Descent and FreeSpace games.” –@BrianFargo
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— inile entertainment (@inXile) January 30, 2024
