Atomic Heart releases new live-action teaser with Jensen Ackles

Atomic Heart shows the proper way to deal with villainous robots a new live-action teaser!
Atomic Heart Jensen Ackles
Image: Focus Entertainment

Atomic Heart, developer Mundfish’s upcoming action RPG filled with blood and robots, has just revealed a live-action trailer featuring Supernatural star Jensen Ackles. Atomic Heart launches on February 21st, 2023. It will be available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

The amusing new teaser does include some gameplay, too. You can watch the full trailer on publisher Focus Entertainment’s official YouTube channel here:

YouTube video

Well, Atomic Heart continues to boast one of the most creative marketing campaigns for any title period. Recently, the devs have released a couple of trailers that use vintage animation that may remind you of old school propaganda videos. They aren’t just charming and funny, but pretty clever. Here’s the first trailer of that kind, from the official Atomic Heart channel:

YouTube video

There was also a strange, environment-driven trailer that focused on presenting the Atomic Heart world in a completely unique fashion. Fueled by mesmerizing synth music, it intentionally abandoned the notion of relying on gameplay alone. Here’s that full trailer, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4g7iymOXR4&t=3s

None of these trailers are anything alike. Since the game already sells itself, offering intriguing art design and mechanics, Atomic Heart basically had the freedom to build hype in fresh ways.

Today’s live-action approach was a definite win, and including Jensen Ackles couldn’t have been more of a perfect fit. Ackles has always been naturally funny, and he manages to blend both everyman and heroic qualities. Atomic Heart has the same kind of formula in all of its gameplay previews, looking to balance gritty action with a sly grin.

It also happens to unmistakably poke fun at the Wizarding World. It was surely a surprise, but it could get a chuckle out of anyone, even ongoing fans.

You can read more about Atomic Heart, Mundfish, and other upcoming action games by checking out the rest of our news section.

Anthony Fertino

Anthony Fertino

Anthony Fertino is a novelist and lifelong gamer, born and raised in Southern California. He's been a content writer for over 10 years, and studied film at SMC for 4 years. When he isn't playing shooters, RPGs, or indies, he's reading SFF novels and trying the latest tabletop games.

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