Phantom Dust is apparently still coming out, and releasing for free on Xbox One and Windows 10 on May 16th. Â The announcement comes from Aaron Greenberg via Twitter and was quite unexpected. Â The cult-classic was announced a few years ago at E3 to not be heard from again for awhile.
Greenberg says, “Excited to announce a fan favorite Phantom Dust will re-release exclusively tomorrow for free on Xbox One and Windows 10.”
For free sounds like a pretty good proposition for Xbox One owners(or Windows 10 gamers).
The original Phantom Dust launched all the way back in 2005 for the original Xbox console. Â It’s a story of a far future Earth where the world has become uninhabitable from, well, dust. Â This forces humanity underground. Â Some humans have the ability to control dust, allowing them to be on the surface for short periods of time. Â The game is an action title, with strategy elements.
With so little said about this development, it’s unclear what exactly will be released tomorrow. Â The original project that they were rebooting was seemingly on-hold, and the re-release was moved over to a new developer, Code Mystics. Â Apparently the game will have the original graphics but with assets updated for better resolution as well as Xbox Live support.
Update: Â A new video was released by Microsoft that sheds some light on what the game looks and plays like.
