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The teaser video was then followed up with a secondary tweet, which revealed that the currently unnamed Indiana Jones game is being developed by MachineGames - the team that has brought us the Wolfenstein series. 

A new Indiana Jones game with an original story is in development from our studio, @MachineGames, and will be executive produced by Todd Howard, in collaboration with @LucasfilmGames. It'll be some time before we have more to reveal, but we’re very excited to share today’s news!January 12, 2021

Plus, Todd Howard is executive producer and the game is being created in collaboration with Lucas Film Games too. 

Bethesda did caveat the announcement by saying it would be 'some time' before there would be more news, but clearly now is the time. 

The video itself was a joy for the eagle-eyed though, with fans spotting the passport, hat and whip first, but then more subtle details like a plane ticket to Rome and the date 1937. 

That date would place the game between Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Last Crucade movies, and probably feature Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini. However, other notes on the desk in the teaser also suggest the Vatican and US government are involved somewhere.

First announced what feels like a decade ago in January 2021, it was revealed in the form of a tweet from Bethesda.

pic.twitter.com/XSaIwjgiOFJanuary 12, 2021

It featured just a video, no title, and just a few teenie details. 

So let's start with Indiana Jones shall we?