Axis

Axis is an upcoming third-person action role-playing-game developed and published by Ubisoft and Naughty Dog. for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Officially announced on September 29th, 2011, the game is scheduled for a 2013 release.

Gameplay in Axis will be, according to Amy Hennig, "a mixture of Uncharted, Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed". The game will feature many decision-based elements that will ultimately forge the story and how the game ends. Naughty Dog Game Director Justin Richmond stated that the game's combat will be "very visceral and intense" and confirmed that there will be open-world exploration that will be vital to the progression of the game's storyline.

The game takes place in 2217 after an alien infection known as "The Blight" spreads across the United States and threatens to send the human race into a genetic bottleneck.

Characters and Setting
The game takes place on planet Earth in 2217 after The Blight, and alien infection of unknown origin, spreads across the United States and threatens to end the human race. With no other organization capable of helping Earth, a top-secret military force simply known as Axis drops into the chaos to assist in the re-taking of the United States and the rest of planet Earth.

The player controls an Axis operative named Bradley Crawford who leads the 7th Legion in the fictional Millennium City and can wield a wide variety of weapons and abilities.
 * Aaron Staton as Bradley Crawford: The main protagonist and an Axis operative who fights against The Blight in Millennium City.
 * C. Thomas Howell as Landon Page: The best friend and partner of Bradley Crawford.
 * Steven Blum as Jacob Langley
 * Vincent D'Onofrio as The Blight: An alien infection that spreads through living beings, turning them into beligerent monsters that forcefully serve a hivemind and the main antagonist.