Amy Hennig Talks More About Struggling With EA's Frostbite Engine

Ever since the Frostbite engine expanded outside of DICE and became a way of life for studios under the banner of EA, developers around the world have spent precious days, weeks, months and even years beefing up the engine to make it feature-appropriate for games that aren't shooters. Dealing with that lack of functionality has been a key bump in the road for many notable games. The lack of an inventory system was a key challenge for Bioware during the development of Dragon Age: Inquisition. The lack of an out-of-the-box animation system created many problems for those working on Mass Effect: Andromeda. And in a new interview, Uncharted director and former Visceral head Amy Hennig has spoken about how the shared Frostbite engine setback development on Visceral's now-defunct Star Wars game. More »