After months of anticipation, the first game fromHaloco-creator Marcus Lehto and his team at V1 Interactive is ready for actual players.Disintegrationattempts totwist the familiar first person shooter mechanicsfrom Bungie’s previous efforts by adding a number of unique elements such as real-time strategy, vehicular combat, and cooperative tactics.
Naturally,Disintegrationalso features an iconic Lehto sci-fi visual style, putting players in the robotic shoes of Romer who pilots a gravcycle to command troops and cause damage from above. In this game, the human race is on the brink of extinction so to survive, they’ve placed their brains inside robot frames. Once the situation is resolved, the process was intended to be reversed, though some groups of integrated humans decide that they don’t want to go back which leads to the current conflict.
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Thankfully, interested players can finally go hands on with this game starting today within the closed beta forDisintegration. For those who have yet to receive a key, we have plenty of codes for all three platforms. Keep in mind that these are first come first served.
Players on Xbox can use these:
Finally, interested PS4 players can use one of these:
For those unaware,Disintegrationis the first title from V1 Interactive, a studio founded by Marcus Lehto.Halofans may remember Lehto from his days at Bungie working as Creative Art Director where he worked on games likeMythand everyHalogame up toReach. He’s also credited as the father ofHaloprotagonist, Master Chief.
As for why he ultimately left the fan favorite studio after 15 years, Lehto recently came out to confirm that it wasthe periods of extreme crunchwhich negatively impacted his life. In fact, it was that culture at Bungie that ultimately led Lehto to institute a goal to avoid crunch culture to ensure that his team is both happy and healthy. One way the studio has managed to do this is by ensuring that everyone is involved with the development process.
Disintegrationis set to release in 2020 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
