20 mercenaries will land on a pretty planet to complete quests, tussle with alien wildlife, and maybe murder each other a bit across 20-minute rounds in The Cycle, a new multiplayer FPS coming from Spec Ops: The Line and Dreadnought studio Yager. “OH IS THAT BATTLE ROYALE?” you started typing before even finishing reading the preceding sentence, you little scamp, and nnno it doesn’t sound like it? Influenced by the new hotness, probably, but we’re starting to move beyond straight Plunkbuts and more into games running with little threads of the genre – see Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown too. The Cycle is due later this year so, for now, come watch this pretty announcement trailer. (more…)
