New Indiana Jones video game on the way?

Saves. Why’d it have to be saves? Indiana Jones may be getting a brand new video game in the near future…wonder if it will be more fun for fans than Dial of Destiny?

Todd Howard, director at Bethesda Game Studios – best known for the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games – appears to be actively moving forward with an Indiana Jones video game. He recently expressed his love of the series to Esquire, saying there is so much potential for stories and adventure in the medium. “It can be brought to video games in a unique way…The game is obviously: you’re exploring stuff. It’s about him. So if you’re playing the game, how do you feel that you are indeed playing versus just watching?” While Howard seems locked to secrecy, he did tease that more information could be coming “next year.” This wouldn’t necessarily mean the game can be expected in 2024 but the wink here is definitely enough to get some buzz going.  

Howard – who is such a massive Indiana Jones fan that he named his dog Indy (a full circle moment considering Henry Jones earned his nickname from the family dog) – has been chasing an Indiana Jones video game for some time now, even previously taking it to Lucasfilm. This time around things do seem to be favoring the development, although we’ll evidently be waiting a little while longer.

The Indiana Jones franchise has a long history of video games going back to the 1982 Raiders of the Lost Ark tie-in from Atari. While not as bad as the infamous E.T. game, the indecipherable pixels don’t exactly capture the thrills of a boulder rolling at our hero. Soon after came the Temple of Doom game for NES, which is certainly an improvement and a nice piece of nostalgia; the same goes for SNES’ Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures, which still remains a fun platformer. Advancements in technology have brought even better outings, particularly the Lego games.

What would you like to see in a new Indiana Jones video game? Are you a fan of any of the previous ones? Let us know in the comments section below!