The developer Brendan Greene revolutionized gaming with the creation of PUBG. His new game is meant to represent the entire planet.
Who is it about? Brendan Greene is one of the key figures when discussing the development of gaming over the past 10 years. If you ask who is responsible for the numerous “Battle Royale” shooters that emerged between 2016 and 2020, his name is certainly mentioned.
Greene was the lead developer for PUBG. Years earlier, he had already developed a “Battle Royale” mod for DayZ and was involved in the creation of “H1Z1: King of the Hill” (via vice). In doing so, he significantly influenced gaming as we know it today, from which “Battle Royale” shooters like Fortnite, CoD Warzone, and Apex Legends are now indispensable.
PUBG is still one of the five most-played games on Steam and had an average of 220,000 players on the platform in February 2023 (via SteamCharts).
What is Greene currently working on? Greene now has his own development studio, PlayerUnknown Productions. Currently, he and his team are working on “Project Artemis.”
Project Artemis is a kind of game whose central element is a massive, procedurally generated planet, Greene reveals in an interview with the English-language online magazine PC Gamer.
What kind of game is it? Greene provides numerous insights into the project to PC Gamer, which he does not want to call a “game,” even though it will include gameplay elements like survival mechanics, exploration, and a kind of civilization mode.
However, according to Greene, the focus of the “game” is not just on survival. Players should not be restricted to a specific activity or genre. You should be able to do whatever you want on the planet. Greene is primarily concerned with creating space for activities.
Regarding the backstory, Greene reveals that Project Artemis is supposed to take place about 500 years in the future. At a time when humanity has not been on Earth for over 300 years. Comic books are planned for further details about the lore.
PlayerUnknown Productions is also working on a tech demo for Project Artemis called “prologue,” which tests the tools used in the development of Project Artemis. You can see a first teaser here:
Is there life on the planet? Greene tells PC Gamer that he envisions AI companions and wild animals for his planet. You should also share the planet with other players.
The AI companions, according to Greene’s description, resemble Kelvin, the helpful NPC from the survival hit Sons of the Forest. You should be able to assign various tasks like chopping wood, scientific work, or metal construction to the AI helpers.
Additionally, Greene envisions that players’ actions could influence the population of various living beings and that there will be a vibrant world. As an example, he mentions a territorial deer overpopulation that arises because players have hunted all the bears in the region.
Greene’s visions regarding Project Artemis sound very ambitious. Some may find it reminiscent of Star Citizen. Recently, the alpha launch there went poorly.
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