Tencent Is Developing A Cinematic AAA Open World Game

Tencent has made a significant mark on the gaming world quickly. The holding company has made considerable investments in the industry. It owns a lot of famous online games like PUBG and Call Of Duty: Mobile. Tencent also partly owns Fortnite. It has made waves in the industry and is only going up in the past few years. Online games have been the focus of Tencent till now. But, the company is now moving towards open-world AAA games.

According to job listings on LinkedIn (as reported first by GameRant), the company might be working on a new open-world game. Tencent Lightspeed studio is developing this project. This subsidiary of Tencent is based in LA and will work on the game. 

The studio is hiring a Senior Character Artist and a Senior Environment Artist. These job listings provide us with some information about the project. The studio is making an open-world game about new intellectual property. According to the listing, the game will be based on vehicles. Lightspeed is bringing in people to make a next-level open-world game. 

The two listings describe various aspects of the game. Lightspeed is looking for an adept environmental artist to craft this IP. The company wants someone experienced to shape the open world. So, they are looking for someone accomplished. The work includes world design and vehicles. This gives us a rough idea of what it will look like. Both listings include info about some prop work too. 

Steve Martin is leading Lightspeed studios. He is famous for working on GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2. His resume makes us think this game will turn out well. The studio was only founded in 2020, and this is its first project. This is a massive task for such a new studio. But with Steve Martin at the helm, players have hope.

No one has received other information about the project yet. We do know that the studio is bringing in accomplished people. This gives the game a more positive outlook. Other than that, it is set in an entirely new world never seen before. So, this is an exciting premise for the upcoming game. 

Every bit of this information suggests that it is in very early development. So, it will be a while before we see its reveal. The studio was only recently formed, so that isn’t very surprising to anyone. The game will take some time, but it will be worth the wait if it delivers on its promise.

This AAA game is going to take open-world games to the next stop. The publisher considers this to be a massive game. Hiring the best shows their confidence in the project. Whether this game will push the boundary of open-world games is yet to be seen. Hopefully, it gives us a fresh take on the genre. What do you think about Tencent making an open-world AAA game? Let us know in the comments below!