Closing out the show was the headliner: MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Bethesda big boss Todd Howard talks about how he’s had an Indiana Jones game in his head for a long time, down to the period of the adventurer’s life he wanted to write around (between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade), and he believes MachineGames was the right studio in Bethesda’s stable to make it work.
The first footage confirms the game will be a first-person action game, with third-person cutscenes. This isn’t too surprising considering MachineGames’ history as a shooter studio working on the Wolfenstein series. But the actual gameplay looks like it combines Uncharted-style puzzle solving and setpieces, as well as fast-paced shooter combat, complete with hand-to-hand brawls, turret sections, and he even throws around his iconic whip a few times.
As previously reported, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be exclusive to Xbox and PC, despite starting as a multiplatform game prior to Xbox’s acquiring Bethesda. It will launch later in 2024 and will be available on Game Pass.
