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Sales Targets Adjusted For ‘The Callisto Protocol’ After Initial Performance
You have to give credit to the team at Striking Distance Studios for trying to take on EA and their upcoming Dead Space remake with The Callisto Protocol. However, judging from the initial sales of The Callisto Protocol, and the game’s quality, things haven’t gone the way they intended.
Per GamesIndustry.biz, analysts have lowered sales targets for The Callisto Protocol, citing the game’s current sales. According to analyst firm Samsung Securities, publisher Krafton’s expected sales of The Callisto Protocol were in the 5 million copies range, but now states that cumulative sales of 2 million copies “will not be easy until this year.”
As for why the game hasn’t performed up to financial expectations, Yonhap News Agency site K-Odyssey attributes the reception of The Callisto Protocol to its focus on development. “The problem is that Krafton spent a significant amount of money on the production of The Callisto Protocol.” Indeed, Krafton’s business report and quarterly report states that the company paid about $158 million USD to Striking Distance Studios last year. Coupled with the game’s mixed reception upon release (including our own), and the decision to adjust the game’s sales forecast sadly comes at no surprise.
One hopes that there’s still time for the developers to turn things around for The Callisto Protocol. The spiritual successor to Dead Space will be receiving its first postlaunch content next month.
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Explore a Mysterious Island for Lost Riches in Co-Op Horror Adventure ‘Treasure Cove’ [Trailer]
Not to be confused with the 1992 educational sidescroller, Team5 has revealed the Steam page for its upcoming co-op title, Treasure Cove. Launching later this fall, this survival horror title sees you and your friends set out to explore a mysterious island in search of lost treasures. Of course, it’s never than simple, as exploring the island reveals more than you or your friends were expecting.
Details are still to come on the gameplay loop, but the basics for Treasure Cove have you and your squad navigating the island with a map and proximity voice chat in classic treasure-hunting style, with various gadgets to assist you in your search. Once you think you’ve found the spot, you start digging, and if you’ve read the map correctly, you’re rewarded with riches.
But as you might expect, digging up the treasure, extracting it and making it back to your boat isn’t so simple. Creatures are lurking in the darkness, and once they spot you, you’re on the run. Your only way of defense is to use your light, but even then, when you’re lugging around cursed treasure, you’re not safe for long. You and your team will need to keep quiet in order to avoid detection and survive.
If you do make it out alive, you can sell your treasures and buy better equipment for the next hunt.
Currently, the devteam is planning to have a playtest in the future, for which you can head over to the official site to sign up for the mailing list for when it arrives.