Another Star Wars game is in the works. On this occasion, on board Amy Hennig is a mythical director and director of video games.
Lucasfilm Games is running skydance New Media to create “a richly cinematic action-adventure game” with an original story. There are no other main points at the moment, suggesting that it is in the early stages of development.
“We couldn’t be more excited to work with Amy again. She and the skydance New Media team have the skill and ambition to create an exclusive Star Wars adventure,” said Douglas Reilly, vice president of Lucasfilm Games. “Their vision of creating engaging and cinematic interactive entertainment makes this collaboration very exciting. We’re working hard with their team of experienced and skilled developers, and we look forward to sharing more with Star Wars enthusiasts when the time is right.
Hennig is president of Skydance New Media, which is the interactive department of Skydance Media. In the past, she worked on the Legacy of Kain and Jax and Daxter franchises, and was artistic director and on the first 3 Uncharted games, perhaps the series for which she is the most productive known. More recently, Hennig participated in the upcoming Forspoken title for PS5 and PC.
“I’ve described how watching Star Wars in 1977 necessarily reconnected my 12-year-old brain, shaping my artistic and long-term life indelibly,” Hennig said. “I’m thrilled to be working with Lucasfilm Games again to tell interactive stories. in this galaxy I love. “
Any Hennig task deserves attention, however, the fact that he can create one in the giant Star Wars sandbox is quite an exciting prospect.
Star Wars enthusiasts have an absolute dinner of games to look forward to in the coming years, adding a new version of Knights of the Old Republic for PS5. Zynga developed an arena fighting game called Star Wars: Hunters, while Quantic Dream created Star Wars Eclipse In January, Electronic Arts announced 3 more Star Wars titles: a sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, a first-person shooter, and a strategy game. And of course, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga just fell.
Skydance New Media also runs in the game. Late last year, it announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment to create a new game with an original story and a new twist on some Marvel characters.