If you diligently follow news surrounding Xbox, chances are you’ve surely heard of Affinity Studios. The latter has actually worked on numerous Halo productions, including the reportedly canceled Halo Infinite Battle Royale. Today, we learned that the studio is co-developing Exodus with Archetype Entertainment.
Archetype Entertainment co-developed Exodus with Certain Affinity
The news was actually made official through a press release. Certain Affinity says it is working on Exodus from 2022 with James Ohlen, executive creative director and co-founder of Archetype Entertainment. If that name doesn’t mean anything to you, know that he notably worked on titles like Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 or even Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
As part of the co-development, Certain Affinity is also working with studio vice president, executive producer and co-founder, Chad Robertson, formerly BioWare’s studio director.
Max Hobermann, CEO of Certain Affinity, said:
We are excited to partner with James, Chad and the rest of the team at Archetype Entertainment. As one of the world’s premier independent studios, we’ve worked on a wide variety of games, but nothing compares to this exciting new sci-fi game, EXODUS. Our mission is to add value to the entire development and complement their efforts to bring this amazing narrative experience to players around the world.
James Ohlen also wanted to share a few words about this partnership.
The game introduces a highly innovative and expansive world. We’re creating a new universe that we hope will be the start of a decades-long story adventure for players. I have known Max for a long time and am excited to partner with Certain Affinity on the project. With their support and the contributions of their extraordinary team, we look forward to bringing this new AAA sci-fi universe to life.
Finally, Chad Robertson also wanted to share his vision.
The combination of our experienced teams brings undeniable benefits to the project and ensures that in today’s competitive video game market, EXODUS will be an intellectual asset that will stand out in terms of quality, deep commitment and value for players. We have enjoyed working with Certain Affinity and look forward to the unique opportunities that come with such a close partnership with such an experienced team.
Exodus, what is it?
Your destiny is to lead travelers to the stars, on a hunt to steal weapons and alien technology from the universe’s most powerful enemy: the Celestials.
But to lead the fight to save humanity, you have to make sacrifices and put everyone you love at risk.
Interstellar missions have you traveling at the limit of the speed of light; Days that pass for you are decades for your friends and loved ones. A whole life can pass in your absence.
The choices you make have consequences that change the fate of the people you love: they reshape the future of your world as well as your entire civilization for many generations.
As a visionary leader of your people, you will face impossible choices. You have sacrificed everything to fight and save your world from an ancient alien civilization whose technology is far superior to ours.
Existing outside of time, your choices change the nature of your world, but one thing remains constant: your destiny is tied to humanity.
Also note that actor Matthews McGonagall will play a central role in the game.
The game is coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC without a release date.