Amy Hennig Is Working On A New Star Wars Game

Skydance New Media has announced that it is working with Lucasfilm Games on a Star Wars title.

The upcoming game is described in a press release as a “richly cinematic action-adventure game” that will feature an original story. That’s about all there is in terms of details, as the project appears very early in development. 

“I’ve often described how seeing Star Wars in 1977 essentially rewired my 12-year-old brain, shaping my creative life and future indelibly,” said Hennig in the press release. “I’m elated to be working with Lucasfilm Games again to tell interactive stories in this galaxy that I love.”

Hennig is best-known for her work on Uncharted, but she has also worked with Star Wars licensing. Her last foray into the universe was EA’s ill-fated Project Ragtag, the canceled Star Wars title by the now-defunct Visceral Games.  

Skydance New Media’s second major project is this. It was founded in 2019. Last October, Hennig announced her team was developing an original story-focused action-adventure Marvel game as its first title. We still don’t know anything about that game either, but having now two major Disney properties under its belt are big gets for the young studio. 

This new Star Wars project is now part of a list of upcoming games coming from various studios, as the Star Wars licence no longer belongs to EA. Quantic Dreams’ Star Wars Eclipse was announced last December, and Ubisoft’s mysterious open-world game hasn’t made a peep since its announcement last year.