Skydance New Media is already developing a Marvel video game and now the team is making a Star Wars game, too. The developer, alongside Lucasfilm Games, announced that it is creating a “richly cinematic action-adventure game featuring an original story in the legendary Star Wars galaxy.” And since it is still early on, it doesn’t currently have a release window or any listed platforms.
Skydance New Media is the team Amy Hennig formed, and she is most famous for directing the first three Uncharted games on the PlayStation 3 during her long tenure at Naughty Dog. She has spoken about her love of Star Wars in the past, which is obvious for anyone who has played Uncharted. She reiterated that admiration with her own statement.
“I’ve often described how seeing Star Wars in 1977 essentially rewired my 12-year-old brain, shaping my creative life and future indelibly,” said Hennig. “I’m elated to be working with Lucasfilm Games again to tell interactive stories in this galaxy that I love.”
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Some may be a little apprehensive about hearing that Hennig is working on a Star Wars game, not because of perceived quality, but because of what happened last time she was involved in the franchise. During her time at Visceral Games, Electronic Arts unceremoniously canceled her project, which was codenamed Ragtag and sounded eerily like the vague pitch for this current Skydance game. Kotaku posted a damning report of the Ragtag‘s demise, which only gave people more of a look at the promising game they’d never get to play (the artwork has since been taken off since G/O Media removed all pictures from articles before 2019, but it can be found here).
While no one referenced that tragic cancelation, Lucasfilm Games Vice President Douglas Reilly did speak to Hennig and the team.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working again with Amy,” said Reilly. “She and the Skydance New Media team have the talent and ambition to create a unique Star Wars adventure. Their vision for making inviting, cinematic interactive entertainment makes this collaboration very exciting. We’re working hard with their team of experienced and talented developers, and we’re looking forward to sharing more with Star Wars fans when the time is right.”
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It will probably be some time before Skydance, a studio designed to create “high-fidelity, richly interactive experiences” and “narrative-driven interactive entertainment.” announces what this game is. There aren’t any hints at what it could be, making it a bit different from its Marvel game that some are guessing could be related to the Fantastic Four.
