Exciting developments are unfolding at PlayerUnknown Productions, the studio founded by the creator of PUBG, Brendan Greene, also known as PlayerUnknown. The studio is currently working on three intriguing projects, with the first being an open-world survival game. The initial title, Prologue: Go Wayback!, is aimed at showcasing innovative technologies, specifically machine learning-driven terrain generation.
This game offers players an immersive experience, where they find themselves in a vast and untamed environment with just an old map and basic survival tools. While it stands on its own, this game is also intended to serve as a foundation for the studio's larger project, known as Artemis. Artemis is expected to be a vast multiplayer sandbox experience that integrates all the technologies honed in Prologue: Go Wayback! along with the upcoming titles. The development of Prologue: Go Wayback! leverages Melba, an in-house game engine. For those curious about the capabilities of this engine, PlayerUnknown Productions has made available a tech demo for PC named Preface: Undiscovered World.
This demo allows players to explore a fully navigable planet that has been created using real-time machine learning technology. The demo is impressive and, being free, is worth checking out if you have some spare time. As for the other two games in development, details remain limited, but it’s reasonable to speculate that they may share themes with Prologue: Go Wayback!. Currently, there is no specified release date for Prologue: Go Wayback!, nor is there information regarding the potential platforms it may be available on, aside from PC.