The studio behind shooter successHelldivers 2,Arrowhead Games Studio, recently announced a restructure at the helm. FormerParadox Interactivelead, Shams Jorjani, was named the new CEO, repositioning company founder Johan Pilestedt to a chief creative officer and chairman role. While introducing himself to the Helldivers community, Jorjani revealed his relationship with theStar Warsand Star Trek fandoms.
George Lucas’ behemoth Science-Fiction franchise is no stranger to Arrowhead’s shooter, since a recent Clone Wars mod took gameplay by storm - and even prompted interest ina Terminator variant. Star Wars and Star Trek are known space rivals in the film and television industry, but Jorjani has a personal foothold in both camps.
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Jorjani Names Star Wars: TIE Fighter As His All-Time Favorite Game
Within the Helldivers subreddit, Jorjani introduced himself to the player pool as the “newly minted CEO” in a lengthy post about his company goals - calling himself a “straight shooter” when it comes toArrowhead’s conflicts- personal interests and acknowledged he’d be “lurking, reading and sometimes posting” in the community.
The boss disclosed he was an avid Magic the Gathering player - since 1995 - and listedDota 2,Kerbal Space Program, andSubnauticaas his gaming haunts, as well asSuper Smash Bros.on the Nintendo 64 being the game he’s spent the most time on. However, Jorjani’s boldest statement confirmed Star Wars: TIE Fighter as his “All-Time Favorite Game”, but he also insisted he was a “huge Star Trek nerd”.
The flight simulation and space combat title was released in 1994 under LucasArts and Totally Games, serving as a sequel to the Star Wars: X-Wing series. Controlling an Imperial Starfighter pilot, the game’s plot took place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi movies.
This submission prompted a wave of comments from Helldivers Redditors who wanted to weigh in on Star Wars game entries. Discussing that TIE Fighter managed to kill the entire genre by reigning supreme over its successors, Jorjani was keen to drop alinkto an animated short film adapting the space saga in a classic 80s anime style. The CEO also showed appreciation for the 1999 sim, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, saying it had “so much heart” with great multi-section missions despite the lackluster HUD.
Another interesting tidbit from the Reddit post came from Pilestedt, who chimed into the Star Wars chat to casually reveal that Arrowhead once developed a prototype for a TIE Fighter game, saying “It could have been amazing.”
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