The developers of the next Indiana Jones game would be ready to bring an iconic video game license back to the Xbox series. A future hit?
Are Microsoft and Bethesda preparing a surprise for Xbox Series and PC gamers? A job posting may have unveiled a project that many had been waiting for and which Pete Hines had up until then turned down. The publishing director at Bethesda who must be busy launching Starfield right now.
Wolfenstein 3 in development for Xbox Series and PC?
William “BJ” Blazkowicz is back Wolfenstein 3 Killing Nazis by the Dozen on Xbox Series and PC? Some players dream of it. But it didn’t seem like a priority for Bethesda, at least in 2021. “As for Wolfenstein and generally all licenses that we haven’t announced yet, we’ll have to wait to talk about it. But you can put me at the top of the list of people waiting for a new episode. So there is no need to worry
Except that, as mentioned before, this interview is outdated and things may have changed in the meantime. According to a job posting on the website of Bethesda’s parent company, ZeniMax, the franchise developers are currently looking for a lead animator for a mystery production of the Xbox series. The candidate who will join the ranks of MachineGames has to be “passionate about video games”and especially for “immersive first-person games”. What this cult FPS remembers.
But it could also be the Indiana Jones game, which we don’t know about. Aside from the fact that it will definitely be released on the Xbox Series and maybe even somewhere else. However, that hypothesis is watered down as the studio adds that it needs a profile with experience in the field “the animation of four-legged creatures or characters”
A departure for Indiana Jones and Starfield?
For a post-Starfield release, that’s a no-brainer. Bethesda’s next game will be available exclusively on Xbox Series and PC on September 6, 2023. However, for Indiana Jones it is much more vague due to little information.
In various interviews, Todd Howard, director and executive producer at Bethesda, made it clear that the game would be based on an old scenario. A story LucasFilm forgot in a drawer? NO. It will be an intrigue dreamed up by Todd Howard ten years ago and refined with the help of MachineGames.
“I think I first tried pitching the idea to George Lucas in 2009 and I’ve been trying to figure out a way to do it ever since. And I think Machine Games’ work proves that they are phenomenal developers and storytellers. As soon as I started talking to them about it, I knew it would fit. We had the chance to talk to Lucas and Disney about it and they are super happy » (above IGN). In his opinion, there will still be one “final love letter to the license”.
This new adaptation by Indiana Jones, which will have an original script, should be exclusive to the Xbox series and PC … or not. A few months ago, WindowsCentral’s Jez Corden said: ” The only information I have about the Indiana Jones game is that it wasn’t an exclusive. But it’s been a while, and that may have changed. This points to a PS5 release. That’s actually a possibility, as Xbox boss Phil Spencer had indicated that Bethesda games, whether or not exclusive to Microsoft platforms, would be the subject of a study. “on a case by case”.
