AEver since the announcement of Beyond Blue, indie developer E-Line Media’s follow-up to the BAFTA award-winning Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), curious digital divers have wondered when they’ll be able to play this ocean adventure. Well, it’s official! Beyond Blue launches June 11, 2020, on PC, PS4, and Xbox One during World Oceans Week. E-Line is celebrating this announcement with the release of a new trailer for Ocean Insights, which takes players even deeper into the world of Beyond Blue.
Featuring footage from Blue Planet II, E-Line Media’s Ocean Insights are sixteen mini-documentaries that players unlock while they explore the Western Pacific. This new trailer teases what players can find and showcases some of the scientists that worked with the game developers to capture the experience of bringing the deep ocean to life.
Set against the near-future backdrop of Earth’s oceans, Beyond Blue features the scientific support of real-world exploration and outreach initiative, OceanX, and embracing its minimally invasive exploration techniques. It tells the story of a crew of scientists – led by oceanographers Mirai and André – who set out to test their “Ocean Sense Network,” which has the power to literally shine a light on the unexplored depths of the ocean as they unravel its endless mysteries.
Focusing on the Western Pacific Ocean amid a large multispecies gathering of cetaceans and other creatures, players will step into the shoes (and flippers) of Mirai, as they use technology to better understand the urgent threats facing these blue depths.
At the same time, Beyond Blue will feature never-before-seen footage licensed from BBC Studios’ Blue Planet II, expanding upon the game’s story and educating players about the social and emotional lives of these whales – the creatures with the biggest brains on the planet.
Beyond Blue Features
- An evocative narrative across eight unique dives with full voice cast – Anna Akana (Ant-Man, NCIS: Los Angeles), Mira Furlan (Lost, Babylon 5), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda), and Ally Maki (Toy Story 4)
- 45 different species to scan as you document a changing ecosystem
- Sixteen unique mini-documentaries called Ocean Insights that feature original footage and interviews with science’s leading ocean experts
- Realistic environments based on sea surface topography
Who or what is disturbing the deep blue? Dive in and find out today! Nintendo Switch players can look forward to playing the game in the near future. Stay tuned for more information.
Beyond Blue is already available through the Apple Arcade subscription service, playable across compatible iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple TV devices.
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