2K reveals Project Ethos, a free-to-play, 3rd-person, roguelike hero shooter

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2K reveals Project Ethos, a free-to-play, 3rd-person, roguelike hero shooter

2K studio 31st Union has revealed Project Ethos,  a new  free-to-play, 3rd-person, roguelike hero shooter.

The game, which is being developed by Sledgehammer Games veterans, will enter community playtesting today.

“Shape your playstyle every match through Evolutions, powerful, semi-randomized, upgrades unique to each hero,” reads a description for the game.

“Evolve a ******* into a close-range skirmisher, or a support role into a powerful lone wolf. Build your hero in real-time to suit your personal playstyle.”

Two game modes will be included in this weekend’s playtests.

The first mode, Trials, is an “ongoing, persistent ****** to collect cores, extract, and unlock powerful Augments which fuel your future Trials runs.”

Gauntlet is the competitive head-to-head tournament mode for Project Ethos. “Play against other teams in your bracket, upgrade your hero after each match, and ****** to be the last one standing.”

The community playtest is available from October 17-20 in the ******* States, Canada, Mexico, ******* Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The playtest will be live at the following times:

• North ********* Countries
  • October 17: 9 AM – 11 PM PT
  • October 18-20: 11 AM – 11 PM PT
• ********* Countries
  • October 17: 5 PM – 1 AM GMT+1
  • October 18-21st: 1 PM – 1 AM GMT+1

31st Union was established in February 2019 and is led by president Condrey. He previously co-founded Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games for Activision, and served as chief operating officer at EA‘s original ***** Space studio, Visceral Games.

California-based 31st Union opened a Spanish office in Valencia in 2020, and both are working together on its upcoming game.

“31st Union is off to an incredible start with a passionate and talented team, an intentioned culture that champions inclusivity and greater representation, and an ambitious and inspired new IP that we’re extremely excited about,” Condrey said at the time.