Saber Interactive has worked on a number of famous franchises over the years, but the company has not said been able to take on every partnership possibility. In an interview with IGN, Saber’s chief creative officer Tim Willits said, “If I could tell you the game that I turned down twice, it would shock the world.”
Saber’s newest partnership is with Lionsgate for a new John Wick game featuring Keanu Reeves himself. The company has also made games in the Jurassic Park, Hellraiser, World War Z, Warhammer 40K, A Quiet Place, and Ghostbusters franchises, among others.
Willits said he’s unable to discuss the partnership in question that did not materialize, but remarked that he was approached twice for it, and twice had to say no. “So it’s my, ‘Like someday in the future, I will brag about it.’ I can’t say it now because I’ll get in trouble, but it’s the coolest IP ever, and I can’t make the game because we just have too much going on,” he said.
Also in the interview, Willits said he’s no longer going out and pitching companies for game adaptations; instead, “they come to us,” he said. He said Saber has proven itself, and the company is enjoying the dividends now.
“We’ve had so much success with our past IPs and our license collaborations that big studios are coming to us. I mean, again, I’m not going to give you any specific examples, but some of the really biggest titles that we have, they came to us and it goes to show you that media companies, they know that gaming is the future and there are so many good properties in the world and there are just not enough good teams to make great games,” he said. “So when you prove yourself that you can take and respect a license, and you respect an IP, and you make a great game, everyone else wants to work with you. So everybody has called us and wants to work with us.”
Saber’s current big project is the John Wick game, which stars Reeves in the role he is famous for in the film franchise. The game doesn’t have a release date yet, but Saber has said the game will feel like watching the John Wick movies.
