Indiana Jones Great Circle DLC The Order of the Giants arrives Sept 4

MachineGames will release The Order of the Giants, the first story expansion for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, on September 4, the studio said this week, sending the adventurer back to Rome to investigate a secret linked to a race of giants beneath the Vatican. The DLC will be sold for $35 but is not standalone; players must own the base game to play and the expansion is currently offered only through the title's $100 premium edition or as a $35 upgrade for owners of the $70 base edition, the studio confirmed.

Creative director Axel Torvenius and lead designer Zeke Virant described the expansion at Gamescom and in interviews as a narrative-driven addition that begins inside the Vatican sandbox after a cutscene triggered by meeting Father Ricci, a priest who keeps a talkative parrot named Pio. From there players can explore Rome above ground and a network of subterranean environments including the River Tiber, the Cloaca Maxima and catacombs beneath the Eternal City. Torvenius said the story deepens the game's existing Nephilim lore, focusing on the Order of Giants and a legendary knight's helmet hidden in a secret chamber.

MachineGames said The Order of the Giants...