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Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News The Callisto Protocol Franchise Expands With 'REDACTED' Spin-Off On Xbox
Launching this October!
Well, we didn't expect this! Striking Distance Studios' The Callisto Protocol is getting a brand-new spin-off this year, and yes, its name is REDACTED. No... it's not redacted, the actual game is called REDACTED. Got it? Alright. Naming oddities aside, REDACTED is a roguelike spin-off from the team's well-known 2022 survival...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
News Xbox Game Pass's 'The Callisto Protocol' Had Key Content Cut Before Launch
The crunch protocol
The Callisto Protocol always seemed like an ambitious project, especially from a brand-new developer crafting an entirely new IP. When the game finally shipped in late 2022, the end product perhaps fell a little short of that ambition - but a new chat with the game's lead dev has explained the situation in a bit more detail...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 13)
A couple of huge additions to the library!
Microsoft has delivered an Xbox Game Pass refresh today, with two titles being added to the library on June 13. Headlining the pack is 2022's The Callisto Protocol, while BlackMill's WW1 shooter Isonzo has also been added to the service. Here's a closer look at these two new Xbox Game Pass additions:...
Thursday25th Jan 2024
News The Callisto Protocol Dev Is Now Working On A 'Brand-New Unreal Engine 5 Title'
Phase two
It's been just over a year since The Callisto Protocol graced our Xbox consoles with a Dead Space-like experience back in late 2022 - and it seems that the team has now fully moved on from the project to something new. In a job listing posted by developer Striking Distance Studios, the team says that it is "looking for a Lead Gameplay...
Thursday3rd Aug 2023
News Callisto Protocol Dev Suffers Substantial Layoffs Following DLC Drop
"Unfortunately, these changes have impacted 32 employees"
The team behind 2022's Dead Space-like The Callisto Protocol has laid off 32 employees, as confirmed in a statement provided to IGN. The move appears to be in preparation for future projects, with the game's recent story expansion arriving on all platforms back in June. As of yet, we're not...
Tuesday27th Jun 2023
News The Callisto Protocol's New Story DLC Is Getting Good Feedback Ahead Of Xbox Release
"It's probably better than the main game"
It's a big week for The Callisto Protocol, as the game is unleashing a brand-new DLC expansion called Final Transmission in which you'll get to experience the "heart-pounding final chapter" of the story. Bizarrely, this DLC is already available on PlayStation due to an extremely short period of timed...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News The Callisto Protocol Update 5.01 Brings Skippable Cutscenes & Dismemberment To Xbox
"Take your enemies apart limb by limb..."
Last year's divisive horror adventure The Callisto Protocol has received a new update on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms) this week, bringing two great features to the game for free. The first of these is the ability to skip cutscenes, which is a welcome and long-awaited...
Friday20th Jan 2023
News The Callisto Protocol Version 3.01 Adds New Game+, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Time for another run?
The Callisto Protocol has just received a brand-new patch on all platforms, including Xbox, that adds New Game+ to the title along with a bunch of other bug fixes and gameplay tweaks. While the team hasn't fully detailed its 'New Game+' mode and what it contains, the feature typically allows players to bring certain elements...
Monday16th Jan 2023
News 'The Callisto Protocol' Sales Expectations Lowered By Analysts
Dead shelf space
The Callisto Protocol brought a new flavour of Dead Space-like action to Xbox platforms last month, but so far, the game doesn't appear to be selling quite as well as expected. Over in South Korea, where the game's publisher hails from, various financial analysts are lowering their initial expectations, with stock prices and sales...
Friday16th Dec 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Xbox Update Adds 'Combat Improvements' Including Faster Animations
Speedy healing, and dying
The Callisto Protocol dev Striking Distance Studios has deployed a brand-new update for its third-person horror shooter, and the patch addresses some of the community's biggest concerns from around launch. Alongside the usual set of bug fixes and quality of life changes, the developer says it has made "combat improvements"...
Friday9th Dec 2022
News The Callisto Protocol's Latest Patch Adds Ray-Traced Reflections On Xbox Series X
Along with bug fixes and improvements
The Callisto Protocol suffered a few issues on Xbox Series X when it arrived this time last week, with the biggest problem being that the Series X version was bizarrely missing the ray-traced reflections included in the PS5 version. Fortunately, that's now finally been fixed as of today's patch, with The...
Saturday3rd Dec 2022
News Despite The Launch Issues, The Callisto Protocol Is Great At 60FPS On Xbox Series X
It's a beautiful game as well
Update: The Callisto Protocol has since added various patches on Xbox Series X: <related ids="142421"> Original story: The release of The Callisto Protocol caused a bit of fuss earlier this week when it was reported that the Xbox Series X version was missing ray traced reflections in its quality
Friday2nd Dec 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Performance Analysis Shows 'Disappointing' Issues On Xbox Series X|S
"It's not a disaster but it needs additional work"
Update: The Callisto Protocol has since received various patches on Xbox Series X and S: <related ids="142421"> Original story: Digital Foundry's The Callisto Protocol analysis is here, and sadly, there are a few issues present on both current-gen Xbox consoles right now. Sure, the game is...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Dead Space-Like 'The Callisto Protocol'
Enough space
We feel like we've been waiting forever for this one, but The Callisto Protocol is finally out today, December 2nd! Ahead of launch, a bunch of outlets have been playing this horror shooter — directed by one of the creators of Dead Space — so we have a fair idea of what the critics think so far. Update: You'll also now find our...
Friday28th Oct 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Has Been Cancelled In Japan After Clash With Ratings Board
CERO has blocked the game in its current state
Perhaps one of the most exciting games on the horizon is The Callisto Protocol - led by the creator of the Dead Space series, Glen Schofield. Unfortunately for Japan, it seems it won't get the chance to play this upcoming survival horror game - with developer Striking Distance Studios announcing it has...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Don't Worry, The Callisto Protocol Will Have A 60FPS Performance Mode
Launching this December
There's been a lot of debate online over the past few days about the frame rate of games. It stems from the reveal that the current-generation title Gotham Knights would be a 30FPS title on Xbox Series X|S and also PS5. Read More: Reaction: Is 30FPS Good Enough For An Xbox Series X|S Game? The deve
Friday7th Oct 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Dev Talks Campaign Length In New Interview
It sounds pretty substantial
Striking Distance Studios' upcoming Dead Space-like, The Callisto Protocol, is closer to release than you might think, hitting Xbox platforms on December 2nd. Ahead of launch, the team discussed a range of gameplay details with EDGE magazine (thanks MP1st), including just how long this one will take to beat. If you're...
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Dev Explains Why It's A 'Difficult' Fit For Xbox Game Pass
In other words, it's not happening at launch
We're definitely looking forward to the Dead Space inspired The Callisto Protocol ahead of its release on Xbox this December 2nd, but unfortunately it won't be coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch, and the devs have explained why. Basically, they believe that making a linear single-player game work on Xbox...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News The Callisto Protocol Shows Off Gory New Gameplay Footage
Will it live up to the hype?
We're now only a few months away from the release of The Callisto Protocol on December 2nd, 2022, and to celebrate the upcoming release, the developers have treated us to some brand-new gameplay footage at Gamescom 2022. You can check it out in the video above, and as you can see, it's definitely showing a lot of...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
News Here's Our First Look At Raw Gameplay For The Callisto Protocol
Hi there, Dead Space!
The highly-anticipated survival horror game The Callisto Protocol finally got a release date for Xbox recently in the form of December 2nd, 2022, and now we've been treated to our very first look at raw gameplay! As you can see, it's still resembling Dead Space in a big way, which makes sense as the Dead Space co-creator is...
