The Senior Gameplay Designer position talks about the creation of ‘powerful, tangible first-person weapons and unique combat capabilities that lure the player into the middle of the action’, all but to confirm that Inxile’s project will be a first-person RPG . such as Cyberpunk 2077 or Deus Ex.You can read all the jobs here for you, which offers more things about the next big game of the studio owned by Xbox. In the Senior Lighting Artist position, experience in ray detection is mentioned as a requirement, and in the Lead Environment Artist list, there is talk of ‘exciting and immersive worlds’ with a variety of art assets ‘from realistic to slightly stylized’ that we have a gives vague idea of what this unannounced game will look like. InXile is also looking for a Facial Animator to ‘deliver lifelong facial performances on original timeless characters’.
In May 2020, Inxile CEO Brian Fargo mentions that the studio’s next generation RPG will harness the power of Unreal Engine 5 during development. Later that year in September, Fargo added that the studio is currently working on two RPGs, with the second ‘in the infancy of pre-production’.
It’s not clear if Inxile is employed for one, or both, but the news is exciting. Fargo is known for creating the Fallout franchise, and now that Inxile, Bethesda and Obsidian are all under one roof at Microsoft, a collaboration may be possible. Fallout: New Vegas 2, anyone?
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