Magicians: The Devil's Deal channels Bioshock and The Prestige

It was probably Christopher Nolan's movie The Prestige that put the idea into my mind that old timey magicians were a bit seedy, a touch obsessive, and absolutely bonkers competitive with one another, perfectly willing to maim themselves and even die horribly to stay one step ahead when it came to performing illusions.

Magicians: The Devil's Deal was revealed today at the Xbox Games Showcase, and it has quite the same vibes as The Prestige—plus a whole lot of Bioshock. The cinematic trailer makes it hard to be certain, but it looks like a first-person shooter where, instead of guns, your weapons are playing cards and magic wands.

You battle deranged circus acts like clowns, strongmen, and jugglers, and it appears you can use magic to alter the environment and even reverse gravity to walk on the ceiling. The trailer says it's coming out in 2027, but I can't find much else yet about Magicians: The Devil's Deal, like a store page or official press release.

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