Indiana Jones and the Great Circle scheduled for release this year, confirms Microsoft

MachineGames' forthcoming Indiana Jones project has been granted a name that is appropriate and an official release date during the Developer Direct event held today.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be available in the middle of this year. It is expected to be available on Xbox Series S, Series X as well as PC as well. It will also be accessible through Game Pass from day 1.

In the Developer Direct, we were given our first glimpse of the story of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is. The story is set between scenes from Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Temple of Doom, that means we're getting a newer Indy instead of the older poor, shabby and grumpy Indiana Jones seen in the new film. Harrison Ford won't be reprising the role of his predecessor, however. Instead, Troy Baker will be voicing the iconic archaeologist/adventurer. The style and look that portrays Indiana Jones is 100% modelled on Harrison Ford, however.

The majority of the action is likely to be in the first person, which is somewhat surprising. However, cameras will change to third-person during scenes and traversal sections.

The trailer gives an picture of what's to come from the game: solving puzzles adventure, action and adventuring. Indy makes use of his whip to great use by using it to be a weapon, distractor, tool for traversal and more however, he's equally content whipping out a gun or hitting an opponent with a punch in the face.

Based on the way in which the creators define it, the plan is that the players are free to pick how to deal with the areas they want to, be it stealthy, like striking Nazis by shoveling as well as more agresive.