Lucasfilm Games has announced a new game, this time set in the Star Wars universe. However, it will not be developed by EA as before, but by Massive Entertainment. Now players of The Division 2 are concerned about the future of their franchise.
What kind of game is it? Lucasfilm Games has announced a new Star Wars game (via Twitter). This will be developed by Massive Entertainment, one of Ubisoft’s studios, which is also responsible for The Division 2.
Following the announcement of the new Indiana Jones game with Bethesda and MachineGames, the Star Wars title is the second game that Lucasfilm shows under its banner.
For the past 8 years, all Star Wars games have been developed by Electronic Arts, which had an exclusive contract with Disney and Lucasfilm. Recently, titles such as Star Wars: Squadrons or Battlefront 2, which was even available for free for a short time were released there.
The upcoming Star Wars game will be the first since this contract that does not come from EA. According to an interview with Lucasfilm Games Vice President, Douglas Reilly, it will be a “narrative-driven open-world game” (via starwars.com).
What does The Division have to do with it? Massive Entertainment is mainly known for developing the Division series, with the latest, The Division 2, being released in March 2019. The new Star Wars game will even use the game’s engine, the “Snowdrop Engine”.
Whether the new Star Wars game will follow the gameplay of The Division is still unknown. However, the old “Knights of the Old Republic” parts of Star Wars had similar gameplay. So it would fit.
Players fear for the future of The Division
Many players of The Division 2 have already hoped for a successor. However, according to the report, Lucasfilm Games has engaged the entire studio, not just the Creative Director Julian Gerighty.
This makes fans think it is unlikely that a Division 3 will appear anytime soon. Some even fear that the franchise will be buried at least for now:
It would really suck if they didn’t make any new Division games! I love the games and have many of the collectibles. If they aren’t planning to make another Division game, I wish they would let us know in advance. Then we wouldn’t have to keep asking if Division 3 is coming.
Crashendo_ on reddit.
Another user on reddit suggests that the studio should just do both, especially since some players are fans of both franchises.
Currently, things do not look very good for The Division 2. Fans are now curious about what will happen next.
