Rare, developer ofBanjo-Kazooie,Perfect Dark, andSea of Thieves, revealed a new IP during the opening ceremony for X019. The game’s title is namedEverwildand little to nothing has been confirmed about the game, as of yet.Rareannounced the game with a beautiful trailer, showcasing a large wilderness environment with stylized painterly visuals. No release date or supported platforms were confirmed for the game, though both Xbox’s consoles and PC should be included.
Perhaps the most important aspect of the announcement worth mentioning is Rare’s description ofEverwild. Instead of callingEverwilda game, Rare describes it as “a brand new world.” The implication being thatEverwildwill feature an open world of some sort. Another important detail is how the trailer showed multiple characters grouped together, perhaps implying thatEverwildwill be a multiplayer game. Don’t be surprised to hear eventually thatEverwildis some type ofopen-world multiplayer experience.
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In addition to an open,explorable environmentand multiple characters shown on-screen grouped together, theEverwildtrailer also teased off some of the game’s threats. A dark cave was shown with a growly creature, akin to a panther or a wolf with bony tusk-like protrusions from its mouth. Whether the creature is truly a threat, or just another part of theEverwild’s impressive ecosystem remains to be seen. The creatures definitely stood out as much or more thanEverwild’s playable characters.
Expect Rare to share more information aboutEverwildover through the next year, as it seems to be quite a ways away from release.
While the announcement of a new Rare IP might worry fans ofSea of Thieves, Rare took the time to assure players that there’s nothing to fret over. Rare, it was confirmed, is a multi-team development studio that’s working on several different projects at the same time.Sea of ThievesandEverwildare going to be developed in tandem, soSea of Thievescontent updates shouldn’t be slowing. In fact, they even announcedSea of Thieves' next big content updateat X019, too, in The Seabound Soul.
Everwildhas no confirmed release date or supported platforms as of yet.
