SUMMARY
- Zenimax's Indiana Jones game is rumored to be releasing in 2024.
- There have been no official announcements about the game's title, however, some steely eyed fans have managed to figure out the name.
MachineGames is developing the upcoming Indiana Jones game. Additionally, ZeniMax Media’s subsidiary Bethesda will publish it. Notably, the game was revealed at the start of 2021, although not much is known about it at this time. The developers had already released the first teaser trailer at the time of the announcement. That, too, did not provide much information about the game, nevertheless.
Indy’s recognizable whip and cap were shown in the trailer. Additionally, a table packed with trinkets was shown in the trailer. The fact that Bethesda was more concerned with closing the deal with Microsoft in 2020 and releasing Starfield in September 2023 than with this game is one reason why there aren’t many details available about it.
As a result, several fans thought that the game’s formal release would be years away. The game, however, might be closer than it seems, according to recent sources. According to the most recent Insider Gaming report, ZeniMax Media is working on the new Indiana Jones game that could come out in 2024.
Zenimax’s Indiana Jones to be called ‘Great Circle’
Fans couldn’t wait for that long and started searching for information after it was rumored that the game would launch in 2024. Of course, most of it is kept under wraps, but one fan may have figured out what the eagerly anticipated game’s title is.
Kurakasis, an X user, noticed that Lucasfilm has trademarks and domain names registered for a game that will likely be titled Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It happens that more than one domain name is registered before a formal title is determined, but this seems to be the only one that has been found.
I might have found the official title of Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game developed by MachineGames:
INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE
Lucasfilm registered several domains on January 9th, 2024, with that title, such as:
https://t.co/PtXjpar7N1 (this one leaves no doubt that it… pic.twitter.com/XGVVyasrbM— Kurakasis (@Kurakasis) January 10, 2024
He went on to say that two years ago, Lucasfilm applied for a trademark in Europe for “THE GREAT CIRCLE,” which included video game-related goods and services. He further added that the developer has added the word “mobile”, which may indicate that the game could be played via streaming services on phones.
This makes sense because, despite a notable increase in popularity over the past ten years, licensed video games have long been stigmatized. They often came out fast, usually to coincide with a film or other event, and the end product left fans feeling unsatisfied. Therefore, some developers have chosen to create more original games based on these licensed concepts, moving away from tie-in games.
It is currently unknown if Harrison Ford’s likeness will be used, if this game will be canonical to the movies, or if it will have any direct tie-ins with past Indiana Jones storylines. In any case, the title seems to allude to a tale from the Indiana Jones mythology that fans have never heard of.