Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
New Game From The Cinematic Mind Behind San Andreas And Alan Wake
Navid Khonsari was the cinematic director on well-known Rockstar projects like GTA: San Andreas, Max Payne, and Bully. His newest project is a game dealing with the turbulent events of the year 1979 in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
Khonsari is no longer with Rockstar, but his production company, Inkstories, has handled cinematic aspects of games like Alan Wake and Homefront. The next game, simply called "1979," features a narrative that bounces from one character to the next. From these multiple perspectives, players experience key historical events like the overthrow of the shah and the US hostage crisis.
Leveraging his experience in lending a cinematic flair to video games, Khonsari hopes to convey the sense of moral ambiguity surrounding the period in Iran. While the game is currently listed on the Inkstories site, no publisher has been revealed.
Read the full article over at CNN for more insight from Khonsari about the plot and gameplay, as well as his motivations for creating 1979.
Source: CNN
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
