Ubisoft Massive, the developers behind Tom Clancy’s The Division are now working on an open-world Star Wars game in association with Lucasfilm Games. The game is in early development and Julian Gerighty, director of The Division 2 and The Crew, will serve as the game’s creative director, and the title will use the Snowdrop engine.
This is the first time in 8 years a studio other than Electronic Arts is working on a Star Wars game. “EA has been and will continue to be a very strategic and important partner for us now and going forward,” Sean Shoptaw, senior vice president of Global Games and Interactive Experiences at Disney, told WIRED. “But we did feel like there’s room for others.”
Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft Co-Founder and CEO said;
“The Star Wars galaxy is an amazing source of motivation for our teams to innovate and push the boundaries of our medium. Building new worlds, characters and stories that will become lasting parts of the Star Wars lore is an incredible opportunity for us, and we are excited to have our Ubisoft Massive studio working closely with Lucasfilm Games to create an original Star Wars adventure that is different from anything that has been done before.”
Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President had this to say;
“As we look to the next 50 years of Lucasfilm, we look forward to continuing the wonderful legacy in games, which has introduced so many memorable characters and stories. These new collaborations will allow the Lucasfilm Games team to pursue fresh and exciting directions in the storytelling of Star Wars and Indiana Jones in imaginative and different ways than those explored by our films.”
This news is preceded by the announcement of a new Indiana Jones game by Machine Games in conjunction with Lucasfilm Games.
Source: Wired