{"id":107817,"date":"2020-01-22T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=435957"},"modified":"2020-01-22T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T17:20:09","slug":"xbox-game-studios-and-ninja-theorys-project-mara-explores-new-ways-of-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/22\/xbox-game-studios-and-ninja-theorys-project-mara-explores-new-ways-of-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Game Studios and Ninja Theory\u2019s Project: Mara explores new ways of storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/xbox-game-studios-and-ninja-theorys-project-mara-explores-new-ways-of-storytelling.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<p>Today,<br \/>\nwe are announcing <strong><em>Project: Mara<\/em><\/strong>, our new in-development experimental<br \/>\ntitle that explores new ways of storytelling, and we\u2019re excited to share the<br \/>\nfirst details with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Project:<br \/>\nMara<\/em> will be a<br \/>\nreal-world and grounded representation of mental terror. Based on real lived<br \/>\nexperience accounts and in-depth research, our aim is to recreate the horrors<br \/>\nof the mind as accurately and realistically as possible. <em>Project: Mara<\/em><br \/>\nwill be an experimental title and a showcase of what could become a new storytelling<br \/>\nmedium.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Xbox Game Studios in 2018, we\u2019ve been hard at work on our upcoming multiplayer brawler <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/bleeding-edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>our new recently-announced innovative R&amp;D project, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2019\/10\/29\/the-insight-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The Insight Project<\/a>, and of course <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2019\/12\/12\/microsoft-unveils-xbox-series-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade II<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>These projects will continue to drive our development goals for the next few years and will help shape Ninja Theory\u2019s vision for our future.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow the development journey of all of our new projects \u2013 <em>Senua\u2019s Saga<\/em>, The Insight Project and Project: Mara on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OfficialNinjaTheory\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ninjatheory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninjatheory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialninjatheory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we are announcing Project: Mara, our new in-development experimental title that explores new ways of storytelling, and we\u2019re excited to share the first details with you. Project: Mara will be a real-world and grounded representation of mental terror. 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