The Callisto Protocol developer Putting Distance Studios is engaged on a brand new, unannounced sport following its preliminary industrial disappointment and subsequent layoffs. Its subsequent challenge is already in growth, with Putting Distance hiring employees for numerous roles.
The Callisto Protocol dev misplaced its CEO in September 2023
The Callisto Protocol was directed by none apart from Useless Area co-creator Glen Schofield, who additionally served as Putting Distance Studios’ CEO below PUBG writer Krafton. Regardless of a promising premise, the sport suffered from poor execution and in addition confronted a plethora of technical points at launch. Not lengthy afterwards, the studio suffered layoffs and Schofield voluntarily parted methods to pursue different alternatives, leaving an enormous query mark over the way forward for Putting Distance.
Now, web sleuths have noticed numerous job advertisements that counsel Putting Distance is alive and nicely, and already tasked with one thing new. “Putting Distance Studios is on the lookout for a Lead Gameplay Animator to assist us create essentially the most dynamic and interesting participant and enemy experiences for a model new, unannounced Unreal Engine 5 title,” reads one of the job descriptions.
Krafton hasn’t formally introduced something and the job descriptions surprisingly don’t give a lot else away apart from the sport’s engine.