Gamescom is just around the corner, and luckily, fans of Dead Space won’t have long to wait to know more about its spiritual successor The Callisto Protocol, Krafton’s new survival horror game by Striking Distance Studios. More information continues to be released regarding the highly anticipated event and what to expect, with even a few more surprises to be announced by Krafton at Gamescom.

Gamescom is a yearly trade fair event held in Germany for video games and has recently been hyped with big announcements by Geoff Keighley. Gamescom gives publishers and studios the chance to share upcoming video games to the public, such as Krafton, a South Korean video game company responsible for housing studios that most notably made PUBG and Subnautica, among others.

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Krafton has announced that its presence at Gamescom will be guided by independent studios Striking Distance, whose team is headed by veteran Dead Space creator Glen Schofield, and Unknown Worlds, the studio that made the Subnautica series. On August 23rd at Gamescom Opening Night Live Charlie Cleveland, co-founder of Unknown Worlds and game director, will officially reveal a brand-new IP, which has been described as having innovative turn-based gameplay set in a Sci-Fi world. On the same night, Glen Schofield will take the stage to show off more of The Callisto Protocol, a highly anticipated survival horror game heavily inspired by Dead Space.

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Striking Distance Studios will have a booth setup where players will have the opportunity to participate in what’s called The Callisto Protocol’s Inmate Bioprocessing Scan Experience. This is described as a special photo opportunity that will give fans a sneak peek of the horrors that await them in the game when it releases on December 2, 2022. Kafton will also have a dedicated booth for Unknown Worlds at Gamescom where fans will be among the first to play its new game.

August 23rd is set to be a big day for game studios Unknown Worlds and Striking Distance. The new IP by the creators of Subnautica is sure to spark the interest of fans, and The Callisto Protocol is gearing up to a big release for the Holiday season. The comparisons to Dead Space have been a large talking point for The Callisto Protocol, as Striking Distance have said that it will be more horrific and gorier than its predecessor. As a result, the anticipation for what this photo event could be at Gamescom is all the more nail-biting as fans wait to see what Krafton has in store for them.

The Gamescom event will begin on August 24th and end on August 28th.

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