Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

has already released on PC, but it's a bit harder to find a quick answer to plans for a PlayStation 5 launch. The game is set to make the transition to console in November, but the status of the planned sequel as an Xbox Series S/X launch exclusive suggests a partnership between developer Studio Wildcard and Microsoft that could apply a similar exclusivity situation to Luckily, speculation isn't necessary, as Wildcard has referenced console plans in more detail than the vague references made in some of the development updates.

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makes significant advancements beyond the features of its predecessors, and that includes greatly expanding the map size. The web-swinging superhero is synonymous with New York City, the skyscrapers of Manhattan being particularly well-suited for Spider-Man's preferred method of traversal. NYC contains five boroughs, however, and the first two games – and – both notably took place solely within a truncated Manhattan. adds portions of Brooklyn and Queens to the mix, practically doubling the map area, even though the game itself takes roughly the same time to beat.

It sounds like quite the team of RPG talent is assembling behind upcoming open-world game Wyrdsong, the debut title from newfound studio Something Wicked Games. On top of its existing staff made up of former Bethesda, Obsidian, Respawn and BioWare devs, the lead quest designer for Starfield has joined the team.

Will Shen, who worked on Starfieldas lead quest designer, has left Bethesda to join Something Wicked Games. In his new role, Shen will be the lead content designer on the studio's first game, the open-world fantasy RPG Wyrdsong. 

Will Shen, former lead quest designer for Bethesda's Starfield who worked on other games from the studio, such as Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76, joined Something Wicked games to work on the studio's first open-world RPG.

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