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New Ubisoft Game Launches in Early Access This Week

Roguelike fans can look forward to a new game from Ubisoft that’s set to enter early access later this week.

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Morbid Metal is a new third-person action roguelike game that’s being backed by AAA giant Ubisoft, and fans of the genre can go hands-on with it in just a couple of days.

Morbid metal goes live in early access on april 8

The story of Morbid Metal is quite atypical for that of a Ubisoft-published game. The vast majority of Ubisoft’s titles are developed by its internal studios, but Morbid Metal is one that’s being built by former solo developer Felix Schade and their development studio Screen Juice, which was founded in 2022 to help expand the development of the game. A year ago, Ubisoft formally announced its partnership with Screen Juice to publish the studio’s debut title.

Akin to PlayStation’s Returnal and imminent Saros, Morbid Metal is a roguelike that seeks to impress with........

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