Quantic Dream · Adventure

Star Wars: Eclipse

PlayStation console exclusive

A new action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game set in the High Republic era, presented to you by Quantic Dream and Lucasfilm Games. Now early in development.

Released: —
Platforms: Windows PlayStation 5
Genres: Adventure
Developers: Quantic Dream
Publishers: Lucasfilm Games
Themes: Action
Age ratings: ESRB RP

About

Quantic Dream SA is a French video game developer and publisher in Paris. Founded in 1997, it has developed five video games: The Nomad Soul (1999), Fahrenheit (2005), Heavy Rain (2010), Beyond: Two Souls (2013), and Detroit: Become Human (2018). The company is known for promoting interactive storytelling, with founder David Cage as the primary creative force. It was acquired by NetEase in August 2022 and continues to operate independently under the acquisition agreement.

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Development

David Cage, originally a composer, started writing the concept and story of The Nomad Soul in 1994. He sent the script to contacts he had acquired during his time making music, who noted that it was not technically feasible. To prove them wrong, Cage hired a team of friends and made an office out of a sound booth, with a financial deadline of six months to come up with a game engine and prototype. In the final week, Cage travelled to London and met with publisher Eidos Interactive.

With the project funded and a publisher secured, The Nomad Soul was in full development; musician David Bowie played two characters and created ten original songs. Cage subsequently founded Quantic Dream on 2 May 1997 and incorporated it as a société anonyme on 3 June; the company's name draws influence from the term "quantum physics". The game was released in November 1999, selling more than 600,000 copies. Quantic Dream later provided motion capture for the 2004 film Immortal.