'You can always come up with new ways to scare people': The 'visceral' horror of 'Callisto Protocol'

'The Callisto Protocol' will bring 'Dead Space'-inspired sci-fi horror to game consoles this December. — The Callisto Protocol/TNS

Aliens. Outer space. Horrifically graphic body horror. Finally, veteran video game designer Glen Schofield is back to doing what he loves most.

After spending about a decade working in the Call of Duty franchise as one of the co-founders of Sledgehammer Games, Schofield started Striking Distance Studios with the intention to return to the sci-fi horror genre. It's a space Schofield, one of the primary architects of the Dead Space franchise, knows well. This holiday season, on Dec 2, Striking Distance is slated to release its first game, The Callisto Protocol, via PUBG Studios.