In a show that included reveals of The Witcher 4, Borderlands 4, an Okami sequel, and somehow even more Elden Ring content, you had to come out on top at this year’s Game Awards. And in this business, that means launching a new Naughty Dog game that isn’t a Last of Us remaster. This game is Intergalactic: Heretic Prophet.

We’ve heard that Naughty Dog has been working on a sci-fi game for a while now. This has reportedly been in development since 2020, but surprisingly little has been leaked about it, and that’s led to this first trailer that’s not just a movie, but plays in real time in the game:

The game stars Uncharted, You and The 100 actress Tati Gabrielle as Jordan, and here is the game’s official description:

“Set thousands of years in the future, Intergalactic puts players in the role of Jordan A. Mun, a dangerous bounty hunter stranded on Sempiria – a distant planet whose communications with the outer universe were severed hundreds of years ago. Jordan must use all her skills and wits if she hopes to be the first human to leave orbit in over 600 years.”

We see a brief glimpse of one of Jordan’s targets, who is clearly actor Kumail Nanjiani. And the connection was a little shaky and she has an eye patch, but I’m maybe 40% sure that’s Sigourney Weaver on the other end of the conversation with Jordan.

We only see a few seconds of actual combat, but even though it’s a third-person perspective, this seems a marked departure from cover shooters like Uncharted and The Last of Us, close-quarters combat with molten swords and a mech , which is certainly not common. I’m sure of that Are weapons, but it seems they want to take the action part of their gameplay to a whole other level.

“Intergalactic” doesn’t even have a release year yet, suggesting that despite being four years in the making, it likely won’t be released until 2026. And given current schedules, that may even be optimistic.

Naughty Dog just doesn’t fail. Even if Intergalactic doesn’t rely on any of its popular franchises, the goal is obviously to recreate the magic of the time when Uncharted or The Last of Us came onto the scene and became instant industry icons. Hopefully they have similar luck with Intergalactic, and that was a very cool debut spot.

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