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[Perrott]

Watch our first teaser of MindsEye, a new blockbuster game set in a unique world - available in #EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE is a new world of endless possibilities where you can participate in almost infinite activities and even create your own.

Yes, that's the same actor that played Mafia III's protagonist Lincoln Clay.

EVERYWHERE impressions from VGC and an explanation of how MindsEye fits into it:

Our day at BARB was spent being shown numerous aspects of the game, focusing mainly on its central social hub Utropia. [It is] a futuristic-looking town area which is surrounded by a number of large biomes; grasslands, canyon, volcanic and the like. For now though, the main focus was on Utropia and the four districts it currently boasts; the Combat District, the Racing District, the Entertainment District and The Collection.

The Entertainment District contains a number of smaller rooms – there’s a door leading to a cinema room, one leading to what appeared to be a DJ area, and an interesting-looking Art Gallery section that leads to a genuinely beautiful museum area showing concept art. One door, however, was simply labelled Game Lobby. Upon entering it, we were shown a cinema screen, which then ran [the MindsEye teaser trailer].

MindsEye is a separate AAA game that will only be available in Everywhere. After further grilling, we were told that the plan is to release it in different themed chapters – the first would focus on single-player gameplay, the second may be more multiplayer-focused.
What’s more, as each new chapter of MindsEye is released, the assets will be made available for players to incorporate in their own creations in Everywhere.

A chat with the cinematic artists suggested that MindsEye won’t just be a couple of hours long, but a fully-fledged, “proper length” adventure.

The art team showed us an enormous image with countless character outfits and vehicle skins planned for launch, with the plan being to continue to add to them over the coming years.
The scale extends to the audio too – a trip to the sound department led to a demonstration of the game’s ray-traced audio, where the way environmental ambience and effects sound to the player is generated on the fly depending on where they are and what’s in the way of the sound waves.
The game’s music selection also promises to be vast – the audio team was tight-lipped on what exactly this means, but it appears there will be some licensed tracks as well as some entirely new soundscapes created especially for the game.

We were informed that [EVERYWHERE] will be both Premium and Free-to-Play but it wasn’t made clear how this would be implemented. It feels like the studio could get away with charging for each chapter of MindsEye – given that it can make a legitimate claim to being the next narrative adventure directed by one of the key names behind the Grand Theft Auto series.

First look: GTA producer’s Everywhere could be enormous if it matches its ambition | VGC

The latest project by GTA producer Leslie Benzies also includes a secret AAA action game…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[theStartupSound]

So, everywhere is some kind of metaverse?

 

[KingHippo1967]

First impressions of Everywhere here, no NFTs thankfully

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...could-be-enormous-if-it-matches-its-ambition/

 

[splattered]

Whoa looks great

 

[Dirk Benedict]

On the radar. The day I see this go gold with a good trailer attached, I will have a double shot of Blue Label to commemorate its impending release. This 'slice' looked interesting enough to motivate this post.

 

[Fermbiz]

#2026

 

[sumdumfuk]

Sci-fi GTA with robots and shit? Looks cool

 

[HL3.exe]

EVERYWHERE is (aiming to be) adult ROBLOX. Got it!

 

[rofif]

oh this will be online only anal hole for sure

 

[PixelatedBeast]

Its F2P.......fuck!!! We could have had another great single player, narrative experience from one of the creators of GTA, but it looks like GAAS will be the death of traditional gaming.

If Rockstar sees one of their pupils create a new open world GAAS with what he learned from working with them, you cant help but think why wouldnt Rockstar do the same? They have the actual GTA name. Where is Manhunt, Midnight Club, Bully sequel or Max Payne?

 

[wvnative]

So, everywhere is some kind of metaverse?

We really don't know, but this announcement makes me think it's more like Dreams/LBP, and MindsEye is like the campaign from the devs.

Really wish they would be more forthcoming about Everywhere and exactly what it is.

 

[tusharngf]

This look great.. I hope they give some competition to gta

 

[Certinty]

I was in until F2P…

 

[reksveks]

Re: Everywhere, why would people dev for Everywhere instead of Fortnite?

 

[NickFire]

The video grabbed my attention but the write up doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[Dick Jones]

I now understand the phrase "Get me the Benz"

 

[YuLY]

What is this trash... game within a game. Waste of resources.

 

[tmlDan]

I still do not understand what this is, is it a game making platform? like user generated?

 

[AlteredForms]

That looks like the same dude from Mafia III. Wouldn't be surprised if it was based upon the reception of that game.

 

[StueyDuck]

The wording made it seem like Leslie benzies is involved in everywhere and not in this weird standalone title.

The whole PR speak for all of this is so weird I think I came out of it more confused

 

[VN1X]

This all reeks of a 2025 release or later.

Will gladly be proven wrong though.

 

[Ristifer]

I got tired just from reading that. And 'Utropia' sounds like an STI.

 

[Flabagast]

 

[nikos]

This looks like it has a lot of potential. Hopefully it pans out.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I was in until F2P…

Same here.

What a cock tease.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

GTA producer's not-crypto project Everywhere is part episodic blockbuster, part Roblox rival

In a former casino on the outskirts of Edinburgh, ex-Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies is readying his next big …

www.eurogamer.net

The article reports that Rockstar Games, the producer of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise, has stated that it is not currently involved in any crypto projects. However, the company is working on a new game called "Project Eveywhere," which is described as a cross between an episodic blockbuster and a Roblox rival.

According to sources, Project Everywhere is still in the early stages of development and is expected to be a massive undertaking for Rockstar. The game is said to be a mix of various genres and will feature a vast open world that players can explore. The game will reportedly utilize the latest in technology and will be playable on various platforms.

The article notes that Project Everywhere could potentially become the next big thing in gaming, much like the GTA franchise. Rockstar has a reputation for creating highly successful games, and with Project Everywhere, the company appears to be aiming for a similar level of success.

Despite the hype surrounding Project Everywhere, Rockstar has remained tight-lipped about the game's development, with no official announcements or release dates yet. Nonetheless, the gaming community is eagerly awaiting more information about this highly anticipated project.

 

[YCoCg]

So to clear things up, EVERYWHERE seems like it will be games hub where people can release titles, big or small, this will be F2P so anyone (at least when it launches on PC) can grab it for free and at least check out the engine, run some demos or whatever.

MINDSEYE is a game running within EVERYWHERE and will cost money to purchase, which they state will be a game with a fully featured storyline.

Presumably any future games they also work on will be released the same way, within EVERYWHERE, so they can have complete control over the engine and make improvements, they'll also release community stuff too if it passes a certain standard.

 

[IbizaPocholo]