Lucasfilm is on a roll. After confirming the development of a new Indiana Jones adventure by the Bethesda studio, Machinegames, today Ubisoft makes its own confirmation that its Massive Entertainment studios will be in charge of bringing to life a new open-world adventure from which only they can get out incredible things.
An open world Star Wars game
In what appears to be the end of an exclusivity agreement with EA (at the moment they have not confirmed if it has been fully finalized), Lucasfilm has strengthened new ties with two new giants to continue expanding its universe in the world of videogames. Yesterday we knew the news about Indiana Jones, and today the bombing is related to Star Wars, in as much as Ubisoft It will be the one who takes over to continue increasing the list of space titles.
At the moment very little is known. Massive Entertainment has begun looking for people for the project, and what has been confirmed is that Julian Gerighty, director of The Division 2 and The Crew, will be the creative director of this new title, which will use the Snowdrop engine, which showed its potential in The Division 2.
What plot will it offer us?
One of the biggest unknowns around the game will be the storyline that it will offer. Some fans are already claiming through social networks that it is a game about The Mandalorian, a profile that would fit extremely well in an open world where a bounty hunter must complete missions and increase his personal arsenal. Will that be the protagonist of the new game?
It is important to mention that neither Lucasfilm nor Massive Entertainment have revealed anything about the characters or the settings in which the game will take place, so for now it is all assumptions and pure fan speculation.
Will it be connected to the Star Wars story?
Star Wars Vice President of Strategy and Content James Waugh has confirmed that while games aren't always directly connected to content from other media, there is a chance that this possible link to the film saga will be considered, so we'll have to wait until you know what they finally decide.
Lucasfilm puts the batteries
With these two gigantic announcements, Lucasfilm has confirmed that it is once again focused on an industry that was not getting enough of it. Until now it had been speculated that EA enjoyed an exclusivity agreement for the next 10 years, but from what we have seen, it seems that the plans are not as many thought. Still, Lucasfilm hasn't confirmed any of this to Wired, so for now it remains anyone's guess.
Since Disney laid off 150 LucasArts employees, game development around the Star Wars license has fallen into the hands of EA, which has failed to make the most of the opportunity it had in its hands. We'll see if this new movement helps to fuel the interest of all those affected.
In the words of Yves Gillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, "we are excited that our studio Massive Entertainment is working closely with Lucasfilm Games to create an original Star Wars adventure that is unlike anything that has been done before."