Returnal Release Date and Gameplay Revealed During The Game Awards

During Geoff Keighley'southward The Game Awards, we received a gameplay trailer for Housemarque's Returnal. On acme of that, it was also announced that the game will launch on March xix, 2022. You tin spotter the new trailer below.

The gameplay trailer shows off the different areas y'all can explore and the types of enemies you'll face. We too get an idea of the roguelike elements in the game. Several times in the trailer nosotros see Selene, the master grapheme die followed by a shot of her waking upwards before she goes back to fight. Towards the stop, we see shots of who could exist Selene on a subcontract, which could hint at her past somehow.

Returnal follows Selene, an Astra space scout who's trapped in an endless loop on a planet. This is the latest game from Housemarque, a developer more known for bullet-hell games like Super Stardust and Resogun. It was kickoff announced back in June during PlayStation's Future of Gaming showcase.

Over on the PlayStation Blog, we get some more details on the game. In addition to fast loading times, the game will take reward of 3D audio and the DualSense controller's haptic feedback. For each weapon you use, there is an "alt-fire" style and you tin switch to it using the adaptive triggers on the controller. Every bit Housemarque points out, switching back and along between "alt-fire" and aiming down your sights will be essential to the game.

There were then many announcements during The Game Awards. Bioware showed off new looks at Dragon Age 4 and teased the return of Mass Effect. We also got updates on new content coming to games like Among United states of america and Fall Guys. Additionally, Perfect Dark has been appear from The Initiative, one of Xbox's first-party studios.