One of the best parts of following your favorite game writers on Twitter is that from time to time they will drop little hints about what they are working on. Contracts prevent them from flat-out telling you the real deal (and where would be the fun in that anyway?) but they will often give the nerdy fans at home (yeah, that’s me) some insight into what they’re actually doing. Such is the case recently with Drew Karpyshin who had this little gem on Twitter: o3233
.@aeriston77 Workng on new content that won’t be out for quite a while. Lots of lead time in the games industry.
— Drew Karpyshyn (@DrewKarpyshyn) September 24, 2015
So this tells us two things:
- Ask Drew a question on Twitter and you very well might get an answer.
- Drew is working on new content after KOTFE.
As he explains in his answer, there is a lot of lead time in the working on a new IP and his response is pretty to-the-point: “his is how rumors start. Sorry to burst your bubble, but nothing like that on tap. At least, not for now. ;)”
When asked more about the turnaround time from script to game, he This is a fun little tidbit from someone who has been an amazing force within the industry.
Karpyshyn is another BioWare on Mass Effect and KOTOR, he is also a NY Times bestselling author of Darth Bane and Mass Effect novels. Head over and follow him on Twitter if you want to keep up with what’s going on and get hints about the new content he’s working on.