As you may know, today is "Star Wars" day, a day when fans are free to sing their love of the series to the heavens as they please. Now it looks like Respawn Entertainment, the developer behind "Titanfall," is getting in on the action by announcing that it is working on a new "Star Wars" game for EA.
The announcement came straight from the mouth of Stig Asmussen, who last directed "God of War III" during his tenure at Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studio.
"I have been playing Star Wars games my whole life, now I get to make a Star Wars game," Asmussen wrote. "On top of that, I get to do it at Respawn, a studio comprised of the most talented collection of game makers, creators, visionaries, and (most importantly) advocates for the player, that I have had the good fortune to work with. And we, like you all, have no shortage of Star Wars passion."
Respawn's venture to create a game in a galaxy far, far away, is part of EA's deal with Disney to produce games based on the "Star Wars" license. The most recent result of this deal was last year's release of "Star Wars Battlefront."
"[We] promise to pay respect to the 'Star Wars' legacy at all times, a fact that will be constantly reinforced and honored as a central game design tenet," Asmussen said. "Fans should expect the exemplary level of quality first established at Respawn with 'Titanfall', a game that epitomizes our studio's dedication to slick, larger-than-life action and fun, groundbreaking mechanics. Moving forward, we couldn't ask for a better universe in which to continue this journey ..."
The news of Asmussen leading a small team to create a "Star Wars" game is certainly exciting. Even more so is the fact that it will be a "third-person action/adventure game," which immediately brings to mind 2008's "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed." His experience with the critically aclaimed "God of War" series will hopefully help in the creation of a superior product - a sentiment that EA's Patrick Söderlund shares.
"Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Vince Zampella and his group," he said. "Their obsession with making games that feel amazing has helped make Titanfall one of the most successful new game launches of this generation. And now, with a new team led by Stig Asmussen, we get to see what they can do when you combine that great attention to gameplay with the power of 'Star Wars'."
Respawn now joins Visceral Games, DICE, Capital Games, BioWare, Motive and more, who are all working on other "Star Wars" projects of their own.
