Uncharted designer Amy Hennig left EA in January

Amy Hennig, former artistic director of the Uncharted game series, left EA to create an independent development studio. As such, it means that his original vision for a Star Wars game has been completely abandoned – which may have already been the case, since Hennig previously worked with Visceral Games, that's EA chose to close last October, with news at Le temps indicating that the company wanted to "pivot" its original concept.

Now, Hennig confirmed that she had left EA in January and that she was in the process of creating a new independent studio

. and the cancellation of the project " Ragtag " Star Wars has not been well received by fans, Hennig insists that it's n & # 39; There's not a lot of bad blood between her and EA, and as the delay in revealing that she was gone, the company was only one of those things.

In May 2013, following the sale of the franchise to Disney, EA acquired the license to manufacture video games Star Wars . ] Of course, this causes thoughts of what is going on with the game Star Wars codename Ragtag that strangely resembled Uncharted with its linear structure and his light humor. "Once you go to a more open world, it's a game so different from the one we were doing, everyone loved what we were doing and I'd love that we would resurrect in one way or another, but it is complicated ". I hope to bring a few people on board. Hennig states that the project she's designed with her team at Visceral is "on the shelf now", hinting that it would have taken more than just a makeover for EA Vancouver

"I work independently and I remain independent".

EA issued a statement to GameSpot regarding the departure of Hennig

As to what keeps Hennig busy these days, she said that she started her own independent studio and that she did some council.

She also said that following the closure of Visceral In October, her status as an EA employee was changing and she had never had the opportunity to give a concrete answer. "We wish good luck to Amy for what comes next, and we will all watch with excitement"