Neill Blomkanp, the director of sci-fi feature films such as District 9, Chappie and Elysium, is collaborating on the development of a new video game in the battle royale genre. This is Off the Grid in development at Gunzilla Games.
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This isn’t the first time Neill Blomkamp has teamed up with a video game company, having directed the trailer for Bioware/EA’s Anthem. For Off the Grid, he helps develop the game’s narrative universe.
Off the Grid is a battle royale set in a cyberpunk-style sci-fi universe where corporations control the world. “ Set on a dystopian tropical island, OTG sends you on dizzying missions of assassination and sabotage for the greater glory and market share of your chosen faction. Get ready for 2023: it’s going to get bloody. »
In an interview with GamespotBlomkamp says this regarding the game:
The approach is to try to inject the story in a way where players have the option to engage directly in the battle royale or have the option to dive into story missions, almost like a campaign to which you would be playing to follow a narrative of the story.
The game is scheduled for release in 2023 on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC.