'Quantum Break' Live-Action Trailer: Here's What You Need to Know About Upcoming Game

Microsoft Studios and Remedy Entertainment released a new trailer for "Quantum Break."

The clip highlighted the game's story and villains, and gives a sneak peek at the evil corporation Monarch Solutions. The video also showcased an edgy confrontation between hero Jack Joyce (portrayed by Shawn Ashmore) and villain Paul Serene (played by Aidan Gillen). Joyce can manipulate time, while Serene has the ability to see the future.

In the trailer, the villain voices out one of time travel's most pressing questions: is it really possible to undo the past to alter the future's course?

Watch the live action trailer here.

According to Xbox's official site, "Quantum Break" will put players in "difficult choices you are challenged to make in the game ripple throughout the entire story, impacting the events of both the game and integrated live-action entertainment to create" a modern world packed with action and thrill.

'Quantum Break' Provides Audio Setting for Streamers

People are not happy about YouTube and Twitch's block of copyright music in video games. Those who want to stream its latest games get their videos flagged by YouTube, while Twitch mutes the audio wholesale. However, "Quantum Break" developer Remedy Entertainment devised a way to avoid these issues.

"Quantum Break" is equipped with a setting in the audio options that allows players to turn off licensed music playback, Engadget reported. This method was done in indie projects  before, but this is the first time that a mainstream game gets the same treatment.

"Streaming and YouTube especially have become such an essential part of gaming culture these days," Thomas Puha, Remedy's Head of Media and Partners, told Engadget. "At a very late stage in the development of 'Quantum Break,' we came up with the idea of giving the option to disable licensed music to make life a bit easier for everyone wanting to share their 'Quantum Break' experience."

Price & Release

"Quantum Break" releases on April 5 on Xbox One and Windows 10. Copies of the game for Xbox One will come alongside a full-game download for "Alan Wake" for Xbox 360 and its two add-on packs ("The Signal and the Writer") playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility, Xbox's website noted.

The Windows 10 version of the game will be available for those who pre-order the Xbox One digital version via the Xbox Store, those who buy an Xbox One digital token at participating sellers, or those who pre-order an Xbox One "Quantum Break" bundle that has the title as a digital download token by April 4.

Pre-order the game here.