Among the many questions observers had following the surprise closure this week of PlayStation 5v5 live-action shooter Concord (though not necessarily at the top of their list) was whether the now-defunct game would still appear in Amazon's upcoming animated video game anthology series Secret Level, and the answer — according to a new report, at least — is yes.
Secret Level, if you haven’t been following along, is a 15-episode series from the creators of Love, Death & Robots that will feature original stories set in the world of video games. More specifically, it will include episodes focusing on Armored Core, Crossfire, Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus, Honor of Kings, Mega Man, New World: Aeternum, PAC-MAN, Sifu, Spelunky, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament, Warhammer 40,000, and various PlayStation Studios games.
But more pertinently, it was also set to include an episode based on Concord, a decision that was made long before the game was pulled from sale just two weeks after launch amid less-than-stellar player numbers. And while developer Firewalk Studios has suggested that Concord could return one day, many wondered whether its Secret Level episode would be scrapped, given that it was essentially conceived as an advertisement for a game that, at least currently, effectively no longer exists.
While Amazon has yet to officially comment on the matter, IGN, citing a “source close to production,” reported that Concord It remains part of Secret Level despite its recent closure.That may not be entirely surprising given the significant investment Amazon has likely made in the episode, but it will certainly have a different impact knowing what we know now.
Secret Level is currently scheduled to debut on Prime Video on December 10th of this year, if you want to spill a drop of Concord while its episode airs.