Over twenty years after the release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic IIa brand-new job referred to as a “spiritual follower” to that influential RPG series was revealed at The Game Awards Thursday night. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will be a cooperation in between Lucasfilm Games and Arcanaut Studios, a brand-new advancement home being released by initial KOTOR director Casey Hudson.

Hudson, who will act as director on the brand-new video game, stated in an interview with StarWars.com that he has actually stayed in contact with Lucasfilm because the KOTOR days, in the hopes of having the ability to work together in the Star Wars universe once again. “It took the ideal conditions to get whatever to line up,” he informed the website.

Calling KOTOR “among the specifying experiences of my profession,” Hudson stated he wishes to “check out a modern vision” of the Star Wars universe, and “provide on the mix of gamer company and immersion in Star Wars” that specified the initial video games. As director on the approaching video game, Hudson stated he sees his function as “to collect and form a cohesive vision that the whole group adds to. Making sure that everybody shares that vision and comprehends their part in producing it, is crucial to the success of a task.”