According to an announcement from Whitta on Twitter, he led a team of writers from various forms of triple-A media to design the world and narrative of Project Athia. Gary Whitta, screenwriter and author who's worked on notable films like Rogue One and The Book of Eli, announced he was lead writer for the project. In terms of story content, there's sparse details from the game's first trailer, but the title does have an admittedly surprising writing team behind it. The end result of that secretive triple-A project that Luminous Studio was allegedly working on appears to be Project Athia, though it's likely not releasing any time soon. Founded by Final Fantasy 15 director Hajime Tabata (who has since left Square Enix), Luminous Studio was designed to create new IP alongside Square Enix's existing lineup of franchises. Named after the same game engine used to power Final Fantasy 15, the Luminous Engine, the studio was first announced in 2018. Luminous Productions is the development studio behind the project, a subsidiary of Square Enix formed by the development team behind Final Fantasy 15. It's more info than the initial reveal trailer provided, which gives no clues as to when the game may release, not to mention Project Athia almost certainly being a codename for its official title. Sony recently uploaded an official version of the livestream's trailer that removed any mention of third-party games, so Project Athia may not necessarily release in that timeframe. Sony's briefing at CES 2021 recently announced that Project Athia is planned to release in "January 2022," however that could potentially be a target date. Similar in scope to Final Fantasy 15, Square Enix's Project Athia is an open world, action-adventure game set in a mysterious unnamed fantasy world. Luminous Studios' Secretive Triple-A Game: Project Athia RELATED: Sony Reveals How Long Certain PS5 Games Will Be Console Exclusives Here's everything currently known about the mysterious Project Athia at the moment. The tidbits of gameplay that were shown off in the trailers seem very familiar to a certain other Final Fantasy title, but the similarities are few and far between. There's also been some hints on the lead writers behind this new world, many of which are veterans from movies, television, and fantasy literature as well. Thus far, it's been confirmed that Project Athia is a completely new universe for Square Enix, unrelated to Final Fantasy.
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However, while there's been sparse information revealed by the game itself, there have been some interesting revelations following Project Athia's reveal. Since then, it's been near-silence up until recently, when the game was announced for release in early 2022. Almost certainly a working title, the mysterious Project Athia came alongside the PS5's official reveal with a short teaser of the game's world. Square Enix would later steal this game's spotlight with the reveal of Final Fantasy 16 in September, but before that, the publisher had revealed a brand new IP: Project Athia.
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Tons of new and exciting sequels like God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West were announced, but several brand new games were showcased as well.
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A slew of games were shown off during the PS5's reveal event stream last summer.