Creative Assembly’s new IP could possibly be extra Overwatch than Alien

A little bit late for the hero shooter practice, aren’t you?

We’ve recognized the Alien Isolation creator has been working on a new first-person shooter for a couple of months now. A brand new job opening has now given us a bit of extra perception on what this could possibly be.

Creative Assembly is on the lookout for a Lead Hero Designer to drive “development of exciting playable characters”, every with a variety of “play provoking specialities”. Unique heroes with distinct powers, in layman’s phrases.

The position additionally requires a deep understanding of “monetization, rewards and art production”. Expect beauty rewards and microtransactions. We don’t know a lot else, solely that will probably be a “tactical” FPS which will have sci-fi leanings.

It’s odd to see somebody chasing Overwatch in 2019. Even battle royale has come and handed since then, and Dota-inspired auto battlers are the brand new craze.

But Alien Isolation proved that Creative Assembly has legs exterior of huge technique, and we’re eager to see what the Alien workforce has been as much as since 2014.