{"id":19686,"date":"2022-08-03T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1040381"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:15:32","slug":"the-callisto-protocol-release-date-gameplay-trailer-and-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-callisto-protocol-release-date-gameplay-trailer-and-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Callisto Protocol release date, gameplay trailer and news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Joe Julians\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 03 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When is The Callisto Protocol release date? The answer to that question is a fairly festive one, as it goes.<\/p>\n

Christmas is a time for sharing, family, lots of food and evenings snuggled up in front of the TV. But this year, it is also time for a frankly terrifying-looking survival horror game that comes from one of the minds behind Dead Space \u2013\u00a0ho ho ho.<\/p>\n

The game is out in December and will surely be high on many people\u2019s Christmas wish lists, and it focuses on a man in a futuristic space prison that finds itself under attack by an evil alien force.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything we know so far about The Callisto Protocol while we wait for its release later in the year.<\/p>\n

When is <\/strong>The Callisto Protocol <\/strong>release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Callisto Protocol release date Friday, 2nd <\/strong>December 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So there\u2019s no too long to wait now, relatively speaking, before this exciting new sci-fi game will be available for us all to play.<\/p>\n

Can I pre-order <\/strong>The Callisto Protocol<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You certainly can pre-order The Callisto Protocol, for both generations of consoles. Amazon<\/a> and GAME<\/a> are just two of the places you can head to in order to make sure you get a copy of the game on release day.<\/p>

What platforms can I get <\/strong>The Callisto Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Callisto Protocol will be available on current generation consoles the PS5<\/a> and Xbox Series X<\/a>, as well as the PS4 and Xbox One, with a PC release also confirmed. There\u2019s no sign of a Nintendo Switch version, but there are plenty of other ways to play.<\/p>\n

What is <\/strong>The Callisto Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>story?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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As per the official synopsis, here is what you can expect from The Callisto Protocol story:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Callisto Protocol is set in 2320 at a prison colony called Black Iron, operated by the United Jupiter Company, and located on Jupiter\u2019s moon Callisto. The player takes the role of a prisoner Jacob Lee who is held at Black Iron, finding themselves in the midst of an alien invasion that appears to have been engineered by the prison\u2019s warden.\u201d<\/p>\n

The invasion will see other humans mutate into monsters, and part of the story will be finding out why that started happening in the first place.<\/p>\n

The Callisto Protocol<\/strong> gameplay<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Callisto Protocol is a third-person survival-horror game that, like Dead Space<\/a> before it, will crank up the action at times to deliver a tense and nail-biting gaming experience. Take a look at the gameplay reveal below to see for yourself.<\/p>\n