emptyvessel, an independent studio made up of former DOOM, Call of Duty, and The Last of Us developers, has announced multiplayer squad-based cyberpunk first-person shooter DEFECT for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.
“Our goal with DEFECT is to deliver a new approach for both gamers and for developers,” said emptyvessel CEO and game director Emanuel Palalic in a press release. “We’re exploring an authoritarian take on the game world, and leaning hard into the ‘punk’ in cyberpunk, fully immersing players into the carnage of a society where technology isn’t just a tool, but a burden. For the industry, we want to inspire other game makers to work in smaller teams, as we are, to have the ability to take more creative risks and work more independently. We’re really excited about making DEFECT and hope that everyone follows our story!”
Here is an overview of the game, via emptyvessel:
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.