Indiana Jones Game Leaks: What The Rumored Title Might Reveal About The Story

Information is currently scarce on the upcoming video game, but a rumored title could help provide a clue as to what the game is about. The project is in development at MachineGames, the studio behind the modern games, so it's certainly in the hands of people who know how to handle the classic prerogative of killing Nazis. A 1930s setting makes it seem likely that this element will be included, but most other aspects have been subject to only loose speculation.

Although it's been a while since the last game, the franchise has a long history when it comes to adaptations. LucasArts titles like set a high bar for movie tie-in titles, and even entries that have aged more awkwardly like can be plenty of fun today. Like many properties, there are also a couple of LEGO games that take an irreverent approach to mining amusement from the film's setpieces and stories.

X (formerly Twitter) user Kurakasis uncovered several newly registered domain names by Lucasfilm, all of which center around the title . The game is expected to be showcased at an upcoming Xbox Developer Direct on January 18, so the timing of this reveal looks very promising.

The title seems to reference the geometric principle of a great circle, the circle that forms when a plane intersects a sphere through its center point, creating two equal hemispheres. It's possible that this could gesture toward the Hollow Earth theory, which posits an empty space inside the Earth that's been the subject of much speculative fiction.

The franchise has always had a penchant for tossing fantastical elements into its adventures, and this wouldn't even be the first time that the Hollow Earth concept was explored. Max McCoy, the author of some of the most well-received tie-in novels,