Amy Hennig, former Creative Director and Writer for Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series, has joined Visceral Games to work on their unannounced Star Wars game. This move follows her departure from Naughty Dog in March of this year.
Steve Papoutsis, Vice President and General Manager at Visceral, made the announcement on the Electronic Arts website, saying: “Amy has long been recognized as one of our industry’s top visionaries. […] As both a colleague and friend, I’ve always admired her approach to creative development – focusing on nailing down the soul of a game first, and then making sure the writing, the gameplay, the design and the art comes together to form a unified, interactive experience for the player. This fits in perfectly with what we’re trying to do here at Visceral and Amy’s going to help us continue in our pursuit to make the most thrilling, immersive games in the world.”
Hennig is known for her work on the Legacy of Kain series at Crystal Dynamics, and was instrumental in developing the Jak and Daxter and Uncharted franchises for Naughty Dog. Before exiting the company, she was working on the untitled Uncharted game currently in development for the PlayStation 4.
On how the Visceral opportunity came about, Papoutsis said, “Over the last few weeks, Amy and I have spent a lot of time talking about what her first project would be. There are a lot of different directions we could have gone, but I could sense that what really excited her about this opportunity (because let’s face it, we weren’t the only ones knocking at her door) was Star Wars. Amy’s a huge fan. We happen to be making a Star Wars game. Just thinking about the possibilities made both of us even more excited about having her join the team.”
Visceral Games, creators of the Dead Space series, have been working on a Star Wars project since EA were granted exclusive rights to the gaming side of the franchise last year. No details about the project are available, although it is speculated to be an open-world action game.
DICE is also making a Star Wars: Battlefront title, and BioWare is continuing their work on the franchise after the 2011 release of Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Source: EA
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