And if you’re thinking that the name sounds familiar, yes, this is based on Smilegate’s competitive shooter of the same name. Of course, this is a single-player-focused adventure that focuses on two characters – Layla Qassem and Delroy Cross. The former is on a “clandestine mission” in the Atlas Mountains where an existential threat (read: Snyder zombies) emerges.

To survive, she teams with Cross, a Tier-One Operator, whom she’s “ideologically” opposed to. Does this have to do with Global Risk and Black List, the factions from the multiplayer shooter? Probably, but they’re forced to work together regardless or, as cringeworthy as it sounds, die alone.

The main appeal is Adaptive Cover, which seeks to offer a “dynamic new cover and traversal system.” As game director Jacob Minkoff explained to Xbox Wire, “The player character, Layla, dynamically responds to the complex terrain around her and enemy positions to adjust her stance to maintain cover. This creates a greater sense of immersion and becomes an active skill to refine and master.”

This probably refers to her leaning and crouching behind cover dynamically depending on the situation rather than rigidly sticking to objects and peeking out. It’s certainly interesting, but judging by how the last campaign experience from Remedy worked out, we’ll withhold judgment for now.

Crossfire is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC with a release date still pending.

That’s No Moon’s first game is going to be a story-driven action-adventure title, and is going to be led by the directorial duo of Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff, both of whom recently left Infinity Ward. Prior to that, both developers worked on The Last of Us at Naughty Dog.

The studio describes itself as “the intersections of games, film, and TV”, and will have developers based in both Los Angeles and San Diego, with plans currently in place to grow to a size of 100 employees by next year.

Michael Mumbauer serves as the studio’s CEO, and was previously head of PlayStation’s Visual Arts Group (who were reportedly working on a remake of The Last of Us, before the project was handed off to Naughty Dog instead). Mambauer says: “We started That’s No Moon with a singular vision of creating unforgettable stories and characters that will define and extend beyond our medium. I’m proud to share that ambition with such a talented team of creators and our incredible partners at Smilegate.”

Other notable staffers at That’s No Moon include chief strategy officer Tina Kowalewski (who was previously the director of product development at SIE Santa Monica Studio), Nick Kononelos as the COO (formerly the senior development director at EA), Barry Genova a CTO (formerly the foundation engineering lead at Bungie), and George Allison as CFO (formerly the head of finance for the Global Services Division at PlayStation).