Developer 4A Games has officially announced Metro 2039, the fourth entry in the post-apocalyptic shooter series based on the book franchise of the same name. You can watch the reveal trailer below.
This new entry takes the action back to the dark and claustrophobic metro tunnels underneath Russia, and the studio is being extremely open about how much Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered both life for the 4A Games (based in Ukraine) and the game itself.
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In a pre-brief for Metro 2039, attended by multiple outlets such as VGC, 4A Games detailed a bit of the ethos behind the new entry. The series has never shied away from tackling extremely tough and prescient topics before, and that certainly doesn’t look like it’s going to change.
“The meaning [of our games] has always been about preventing war, but now, war is our reality, and our message has shifted to be about the consequences,” said 4A Games.
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