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Publisher Ubisoft and The Division<\/em> series<\/a> developer Massive Entertainment have entered into a partnership with Lucasfilm Games to develop an open-world Star Wars<\/em> game, the companies announced. <\/span><\/p>\n
Development on the new title is still very early, and Massive Entertainment is still recruiting staff<\/a> for the project. The Division 2<\/em> and The Crew<\/em> director Julian Gerighty will serve as the game\u2019s creative director, and it will use the Snowdrop Engine<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The Massive Entertainment-developed Star Wars<\/em> game is the first major Star Wars<\/em> game not developed by Electronic Arts to be announced in eight years.<\/p>\n
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Speaking to Wired<\/a>, Disney Global Games and Interactive Experiences senior vice president Sean Shopaw said, \u201cElectronic Arts has been and will continue to be a very strategic and important partner for us now and going forward. But we did feel like there\u2019s room for others.\u201d<\/p>\n
This opens the door for other publishers and developers to pitch their ideas for stories to Lucasfilm Games, which ultimately has \u201cfinal approval over everything,\u201d according to Lucasfilm Games vice president Douglas Reilly. \u201cWe get no shortage of folks knocking on our door, wanting to play with our toys,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Here are comments from Ubisoft and Lucasfilm on the announcement:<\/p>\n
Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft Co-Founder and CEO<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Star Wars<\/em> 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<\/em> 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cAs 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<\/em> and Indiana Jones<\/em> in imaginative and different ways than those explored by our films.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n