If there was one thing, if anything at all, that was missing from Thursday's The Game Awards reveal of Naughty Dog's latest IP, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, it was a release window. After all, how could you seemingly unveil a game inspired by the likes of Cowboy Bebop and Akira without at least giving fans a date to look forward to?
Alas, that was not the case.
That said, it appears that there may not have been a need to announce a release window. Because, as it turns out, the trailer is chock-full of references to the numbers 2-0-2-7 in varying combinations. Put them all together, and that gives you 2027.
New games, same nonsense.
The first 2027 tease comes about midway through the trailer, beginning at 2:48 mark. While many fans were quick to point out that Colin Graves bears a near 1:1 resemblance to actor Kumail Nanjiani, there was another tease worth highlighting.
Specifically, the number underneath Graves' photo begins with the numbers 3127. That would be March 1, 2027, which turns out to be a Monday. And while games typically are released on Tuesdays, or in special cases on Friday, this is Naughty...
