<s>
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Striking	O
Distance	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Krafton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
directed	O
by	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
series	O
co-creator	O
Glen	O
Schofield	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
it	O
later	O
evolved	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Jacob	O
Lee	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jacob	O
inquires	O
about	O
the	O
Europa	O
outbreak	O
,	O
Mahler	O
admits	O
that	O
a	O
diluted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
infection	O
was	O
released	O
;	O
the	O
incident	O
inspired	O
Cole	O
to	O
initiate	O
the	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
,	O
causing	O
an	O
outbreak	O
in	O
Black	O
Iron	O
by	O
releasing	O
Mahler	O
's	O
test	O
subjects	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
began	O
with	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Striking	O
Distance	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
within	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
(	O
now	O
PUBG	B-Application
Studios	O
)	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
helmed	O
by	O
Glen	O
Schofield	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
co-created	O
the	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
series	O
at	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
universe	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
narrative	O
driven	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schofield	O
said	O
that	O
when	O
he	O
met	O
with	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
where	O
they	O
explained	O
their	O
goal	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
narrative	O
,	O
he	O
already	O
had	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
and	O
presented	O
that	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
fit	O
his	O
idea	O
into	O
their	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Schofield	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
own	O
story	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
connected	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
,	O
though	O
there	O
remain	O
small	O
nods	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
others	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Steve	O
Papoutsis	O
,	O
who	O
co-developed	O
the	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
series	O
and	O
led	O
the	O
series	O
following	O
Schofield	O
's	O
departure	O
from	O
Visceral	O
;	O
Scott	O
Whitney	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
the	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
series	O
;	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Stone	O
,	O
the	O
animation	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
150	O
employees	O
of	O
Striking	O
Distance	O
,	O
Schofield	O
said	O
that	O
about	O
25	O
to	O
30	O
former	O
coworkers	O
from	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
and	O
Sledgehammer	O
Games	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Striking	O
Distance	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
journalists	O
commented	O
on	O
thematic	O
and	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
of	O
diegetic	O
interface	O
that	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
had	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
holographic	O
indicator	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
prisoner	O
's	O
neck	O
that	O
indicates	O
their	O
health	O
status	O
and	O
other	O
attributes	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schofield	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
reflect	O
on	O
his	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
he	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
different	O
,	O
the	O
allusions	O
and	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
fell	O
out	O
naturally	O
from	O
his	O
creative	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Duhamel	O
provides	O
the	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Jacob	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
providing	O
voices	O
,	O
the	O
cast	O
performed	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fukuhara	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
acting	O
in	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
would	O
"	O
show	O
us	O
what	O
the	O
room	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
on	O
artwork	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
home	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schofield	O
stated	O
his	O
intent	O
was	O
"	O
really	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
scariest	O
game	O
on	O
next-gen	O
platforms	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
had	O
been	O
considered	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
new	O
lighting	O
techniques	O
and	O
3D	O
audio	O
systems	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
's	O
DualSense	O
controller	O
provides	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
deep	O
immersion	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Schofield	O
released	O
a	O
tweet	B-Application
outlining	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
some	O
interpreted	O
as	O
a	O
glorification	O
of	O
crunch	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schofield	O
later	O
deleted	O
the	O
tweet	B-Application
and	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
noted	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
suffered	O
from	O
stuttering	O
and	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
primarily	O
affecting	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mostly	O
negative	O
"	O
user	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
