Lucasfilm Games and Ubisoft Teaming Up for an Open-World Star Wars Game

In major video game news, the Star Wars IP is going to a game developer far, far away from its prior relationship with EA. OK, not that far away, but Disney has energized the gaming world this week with the announcement of rebranding their gaming division as Lucasfilm games and now theyāve announced a new open-source world Star Wars game is being developed with Ubisoft.
Ubisoft, the company behind the incredible Assassinās Creed franchise, broke the news on Wednesday. Lucasfilm Games made huge news on Tuesday by announcing a new Indiana Jones game in production with Bethesda.
Weāre thrilled to announce we are working with @Ubisoft and @UbiMassive to develop a brand-new, story-driven, open-world Star Wars adventure!
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ā Lucasfilm Games (@LucasfilmGames) January 13, 2021
Thereās no word on the story or era yet for the new Star Wars game, but it is huge news as it seems like Lucasfilm is making a big investment into gaming and the appeal of telling stories through that medium.
āWe know that fans ofĀ Star WarsĀ value the feeling of immersionāof being transported into theĀ Star WarsĀ galaxy and moving through richly-detailed environments,ā Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly toldĀ StarWars.com. āItās fun to imagine what the team at Massive can do withinĀ Star Wars by bringing their innovative spirit and their commitment to quality.ā
While there are still two years left of EAās exclusivity over SW games, the departure from EA is surprising. It opens up a world of possibility and different gaming genres, not unlike Disneyās current plan to invest heavily in a whole new batch of Star Wars shows and movies.
It should also be noted that EA didnāt do a bad job with Star Wars games. Jedi: Fallen Order was an OUTSTANDING game, and Squadrons was pretty solid too.
Weāve seen what shows like The Mandalorian can do when they explore different corners of the Star Wars Universe, so thereās an enormous amount of storytelling possibility for video game developers, and some genuinely exciting games will soon be on the horizon.