Welcome (again) to the jungle

A brand new recruitment video from studio Virtuos has sparked web whispers that the worldwide recreation developer has began work on a brand new Steel Gear Stable venture. The rumors circulated this weekend after “clues” had been noticed within the presentation, which was designed to highlight the studio’s Montreal workforce.

Whereas talking with one in every of Virtuos’ key ideas artists, Louis-Alex Boismenu, the hefty (and extremely really helpful) tome “The Artwork of Steel Gear Stable” is positioned tantalizingly in shot, with the e-book seemingly getting used to prop up Boismenu’s desk lamp. This would possibly appear to be “reaching” on the followers’ half, however it’s uncommon that movies resembling these would come with such an odd element. You’d suppose the e-book could be cleared apart throughout shot-blocking. I might have executed so and I’m mainly Kubrick.

Lending additional weight to this idea are rumors, sourced by VGC again in 2021, that Virtuos might need been handed the contract to develop a remake of 2004 journey Steel Gear Stable 3: Snake Eater. This nonetheless unconfirmed rumor, coupled with some latest recruitment adverts and the aforementioned video, has led followers to imagine that the studio is engaged on one thing Steel Gear Stable-related. Nonetheless, who is aware of fairly what’s on the books or when the reality will out, stays a thriller.

All that mentioned, it should be famous that generally a lamp prop is only a lamp prop… Nonetheless, it’s not onerous to confess that these varied clues are all beginning to add up.