While a 5th Indiana Jones movie is on the way and should arrive next year (with the illustrious Harrison Ford in the title role), Bethesda is simultaneously developing a video game for Microsoft and its line of Xbox Series XIS consoles. But important information has just fallen, and should please everyone. many players.
A license that needs to be dusted off
Created by Georges Lucas, Indiana Jones is an old franchise that began in 2010. in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Three other films followed, a series (The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones ) launched in 1992, a series of novels, comics, role-playing games, toys and attractions, as well as more than a dozen video games, the latest in date being LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure continuesreleased in 2009.
how good the saga has been set aside for a while. We know that Disney bought the rights of Lucasfilm in 2012, embarking with it the license of the famous adventurer incarnate; by Harrison Ford. Since ? Almost nothing. An Indiana Jones 5 is on the way, and will be released; June 28, 2023, a year late. Ford, at 79 years old, will wear his character’s leather hat and whip for the last time. Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, spoke to Variety, and refused to answer. cast new actors to take over the role of cult characters (Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan is one of them).
An exclusive; Xbox?
But beyond of the next feature film, we learned last year; that Bethesda was working on a brand new shooter; of the license, and which is developed by MachineGames. À through this, we could understand thatthe future project was going to be the exclusive; of Xbox, since Microsoft acquired Bethesda last year.
Xbox Series XIS. This is according to Xbox Series XIS. on the Xbox Two Podcast, Jez Corden,renowned journalist and insider; in the middle of the video game. According to him, this idea was decided a year ago. Corden also stepped forward. to say that the game could release “day one” on the Xbox Game Pass, before being opened to the public. other platforms.
A decision that could result from a prior agreement between Disney and Bethesda before the takeover, so that the game is multi-platform, and thus reaches as many players as possible. obviously think of; Sony and the PS5. The objective behind this being to generate maximum profits for the big-eared firm with its archaeologist.
We know very little about this game stamped; Indiana Jones, news is expected, possibly at the Xbox Summer Showcase on Sunday, June 12. The adventurer comes in any case on the side of character skins, since a probable collaboration between LucasFilm and Fortnite could see the appearance of several cosmetics from Indiana Jones.