Atomic Heart Expands To A Franchise With Full Sequel And MMO Spin-Off

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Developer Mundfish is looking to expand Atomic Heart from a game to a franchise, and it's doing so with not one but two new games. A full sequel, Atomic Heart 2, is on the way, alongside a more experimental multiplayer title with a reality-bending twist called The Cube.Announced during Summer Game Fest and taking place after the first game--which was set in a retro-futuristic 1950s Soviet Union--Atomic Heart 2 will begin with the "world on the brink of collapse," and it will see players head to more diverse locations. Mundfish says the story is now on "a global scale," but it's unclear just where we'll actually be going. Like the first game, there will be role-playing elements, which will be deeper this time around, as well as a dual-wielding combat system that will let players combine glove abilities (special tech-based attacks) with melee weapons and guns. It's here where the studio's BioShock influence is perhaps most clear, letting players find their ideal combination as they blast away at machines.Continue Reading at GameSpot