Upcoming book to take a behind-the-scenes look at the canned Star Wars 1313
Star Wars 1313 is a game a lot of fans pine over.
The game was planned to be an action-adventure title that revolved around Boba Fett and was set on the Coruscant underground level 1313. It even got some gameplay footage from E3 (which you can watch below). Unfortunately, the game received the ax after Disney acquired Lucasfilm and shut down LucasArts in 2013.
Soon, however, we may get a better look at the game’s tragic development arc thanks to Kotaku’s news editor Jason Scheier.
Scheier wrote a currently-unreleased a book titled “Blood, Sweat, and Pixels” and it will have a chapter dedicated to that cancelled Star Wars project. The book promises “a look behind the scenes of games” according to a post written by Scheier earlier today.
He further elaborated on the book’s goal:
One was to demystify the process of game development, shedding some light on an industry that’s traditionally kept as dark as possible thanks to NDAs and a culture of secrecy. The other was to answer a question that I know many of you have always wondered: Why is it so damn hard to make video games? (The short answer: lots of moving parts. For the long answer, you’ll have to read the book.)
I’m currently addicted to Stardew Valley and figured this would be my best chance to include a screenshot of the game in a post.
Nine other games will also be featured in their own respective chapters. The other titles include Stardew Valley, The Witcher 3 and Destiny.
While I’m sure I’ll find a number of the chapters intriguing, I’m most keen to find out more about Star Wars 1313.
The book is slated for release on September 5. You can pre-order “Blood, Sweat, and Pixels” over on the HarperCollins website.
