HAWX designer sees future Clancy cross-over

Ubi work towards world continuity

Speaking to this website, HAWX lead designer Thomas Simon has hinted that Ubisoft are looking to integrate as many of their Tom Clancy games possible, creating a continuous universe and story.

Upcoming air combat title HAWX does of course begin where Advanced Warfighter 2 ends, and we hear the plot will conclude a few years before EndWar's plot picks things up. Themes and units are also being shared between titles, and the stories are moving together more and more, as well.

"Yes, it becomes very natural," said Simon on the topic of cross-over between titles. "The story is now very strong... I worked on Splinter Cell myself; it gets natural, we know the series, so we don't have to work out every detail, we can take things from the world. So of course HAWX has its own personality, universe, and gameplay. But it is a product designed from the start to be a part of the storyline."

On the prospect of more collaboration between games in the future, the designer adds: "We already have several features in common. Storyline links, etc. We are opening the door; starting that process. I, we, really hope we can take it further. Everyone talks about integration as a great idea, and I think it is."

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By Luke Guttridge