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Despite looking like one of the more intriguing PlayStation 4 titles, Lukewarm Media has been keeping Primal Carnage: Genesis under wraps. Fortunately, as part of its extensive cover story, Game Informer magazine has prompted developer Lukewarm Media to roar some details about the episodic adventure online. So, what exactly is it?

“Primal Carnage: Genesis could be described as a survival-FPS, with a mix of action and suspense,” said founder Ashton Andersen. “While there will be many scenarios through the course of the episodic series where the player will have to shoot down hordes of dinosaurs, this will not be a ‘run and gun’ game where ammo and weapons abound anywhere you look.”

The title will instead blend stealth and puzzle elements, and will have a strong emphasis on story. “The episodic series will begin with the player being brought to [an island inhabited by dinosaurs], as a staff member, before the chaos has begun,” Andersen continued. “Rather than ‘telling’ the story to the player through long cinematics, the player will have to pay attention to the changes that they see in the environment.”

The plot will act as a prequel to the developer’s PC-only asymmetrical multiplayer game, Primal Carnage – and it turns out that a port of that game was on the agenda for the PlayStation 3 at one point. “Our initial involvement with Sony began with discussion about bringing the initial Primal Carnage multiplayer to PS3,” Andersen added. “Ultimately, with news [of] the PS4, we felt that the timing was wrong and that we would be better off trying to get onto the next-gen console.”

The developer hopes to validate that decision by really taking advantage of the unique features of the impending system, such as the DualShock 4’s touchpad. “We're interested in using the PS4 controller's touchpad to develop a mechanic where the player would hack a security panel through a mini-game sequence using the touchpad,” Andersen concluded.

There’s a lot more about the game – including some brand new screenshots – over on Game Informer’s website. Is this a title that’s got you stamping your feet like a tyrannosaurus rex? Let us know in the comments section below.

[source gameinformer.com]