Could The Callisto Protocol be the next big horror franchise? Not just within realm of video games, but TV, comics, movies, and beyond? That seems to be the plan, as today The Walking Dead publisher Skybound Entertainment announced they were teaming with Krafton and developer Striking Distance to help promote the game. While the announcement is slightly sketchy on the specifics, it seems likely Skybound will be publishing hard copies of The Callisto Protocol (Krafton doesn’t do physical publishing) as well as help the IP expand into other realms of entertainment. Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman confirmed the latter is a major goal.
For those who haven’t been keeping up, The Callisto Protocol is being funded by PUBG publisher Krafton (and actually takes place in the same broad universe as the battle royale game) and is being developed by Striking Distance, which is led by Dead Space co-creator Glen Schofield. Thus far, this rather simple description is all we really know about the game…
The Callisto Protocol is coming sometime in 2022. Platforms haven’t been specified. What are your thoughts on the Skybound partnership? If turning the game into a multimedia franchise means it gets the proper investment and support it needs, then so be it, I say.
