This week, Hex Publishers and Random Games will launch Unioverse: Reyu, the first in a collection of one-shots set in the world of the on-line, blockchain-based sport. The one-shots are by the artistic workforce of writers Joshua Viola & Angie Hodapp, artist Ben Matsuya, and canopy artist AJ Nazzaro, and every subject will discover the backstory of the six initially-playable characters in the sport. Ahead of the launch of the first one-shot, The Beat has an unique first take a look at the trailer for the one-shot collection.
Here’s how Hex Publishers and Random Games describe the Unioverse:
Set in the close to future, the Unioverse story facilities round a know-how found on Mars that permits anybody to immediately transport their consciousness throughout galaxies. A playable alpha sequence from the first Unioverse sport, The Proving Grounds, was launched this 12 months by a workforce of gaming and leisure trade veterans behind titles similar to Grand Theft Auto, Donkey Kong Country and Crackdown. The narrative course of the Unioverse is led by Brent Friedman, a grasp storyteller whose earlier credit embody writing on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Walking Dead, Call of Duty, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Here’s a breakdown of the six Unioverse one-shots and characters:
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Issue 1: Reyu (Release date: 5/9): Reyu, revered warrior, the final of his type, should deliver a infamous murderer to justice. But Reyu is aware of one thing about the murderer that simply may change the course of his personal destiny.
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Issue 2: Krishah (Release date: 6/6): Krishah by no means misses her mark…till she does. Now, the non secular cult that controls her gives her one shot at redemption: Kill Reyu.
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Issue 3: Tor Gret (Release date: 7/11): Merge Keeper Tor Gret is compelled to tackle the cruel Vipers and their sadistic chief alone, since the mercenary he employed to battle alongside him received a greater provide. Tor will take care of him later…
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Issue 4: Annill (Release date: 8/8): A bombing at a political soirée forces bodyguard Annill to danger her life saving many necessary visitors. While ready for the all-clear, she remembers the tragic historical past of her planet and her folks.
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Issue 5: Vella Janx (Release date: 9/5): Vella Janx and his loyal companion, 9Bot, agree to assist Tor Gret full a harmful exfiltration mission. But when a greater provide from an enigmatic stranger comes alongside, Janx is all in. Business is enterprise…
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Issue 6: Silas Kyruk (Release date: 10/10): Silas Kyruk misplaced every little thing the on the spot Malcolm Orion reawakened the Mass-O. But this mastermind has a plan to get it again. All he wants are the best, most succesful fighters in the Unioverse—Reyu, Krishah, Tor Gret, Annill, and Vella.
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In an announcement asserting the comics, author Joshua Viola described attending to create backstory for the sport’s core characters, and provided extra information on what’s in retailer for readers in the first one-shot:
“As a writer, it was exciting to build upon the established lore of the videogames and give players and readers alike an opportunity to really familiarize themselves with our heroes and the sci-fi sandbox they’re playing inside,” mentioned co-writer and Hex Publishers Founder Joshua Viola. “In issue one, readers are introduced to our hero, Reyu—the legendary Ja’din hunter of the fabled Origin 5 Species. Reyu, the last of his kind, is on a mission to bring a notorious assassin to justice, but he knows something about the assassin that might change the course of his own fate.”
Check out the unique trailer reveal beneath. Unioverse: Reyu will probably be accessible digitally by way of Comixology tomorrow. The first three one-shots are at the moment up for digital preorder, and all 5 one-shots will also be ordered in print from Hex Publishers.
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