Amy Hennig will return to service on the Star Wars franchise. After her aborted project at EA, the screenwriter and artistic director of Uncharted will develop a new one.
Things are accelerating for Skydance New Media. The studio founded in 2019 by the former spawn of Uncharted and an EA veteran has just got their hands on a new contract. The young studio will shape a single-player Star Wars game.
A new single-player Star Wars game by Amy Hennig (Uncharted)
Amy Hennig’s Revenge Coming Soon? Renowned director and screenwriter who cut his teeth on Legacy of Kain and Jax and Daxter, the former spawn of Naughty Dog is above all known for having given his letters of nobility to the Uncharted series. After leaving the studio, she experienced some misadventures. Starting with the cancellation of the action-adventure game Star Wars and the closure of Visceral Games.
The former Uncharted screenwriter will finally have the opportunity to bring her vision to the Star Wars universe with her new team at Skydance New Media. Without real surprise, this new adaptation is part of the register of action-adventure games ” richly cinematic “. The title is also expected to have a strong narrative and will tell a completely untold story. In short, a project that suits Amy Hennig perfectly, who will be supported by Julian Break, who was also working on the famous canceled Visceral Games game.
A Marvel game already in the works
I’ve often described how seeing Star Wars in 1977 rewired my 12-year-old brain, indelibly shaping my creative life and my future. I’m thrilled to be working with Lucasfilm Games again to tell interactive stories in this galaxy that I love so much.
Amy Hennig
No further details were given, or even a release window. One thing is certain, the future of Star Wars in the world of video games looks bright. Remember that other adaptations are in preparation at Electronic Arts and Respawn (Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2), Ubisoft and Massive, Sony and Aspyr and also Quantic Dream with its famous Star Wars Eclipse. For its part, Skydance New Media is also already busy with its Marvel narrative game announced last October.
