EA, Respawn working on three Star Wars games, including Jedi Fallen Order follow-up
A new game following the Jedi, as well as two other, very different adventures.
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Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Respawn Entertainment are partnering with Lucasfilm Games on three new Star Wars games, assharedon Tuesday. These games include a new Star Wars Jedi title, as well as a first-person shooter and a strategy game.
Respawn is developing the new Jedi game and the shooter in-house, while the team is partnering with developer Bit Reactor on the strategy game. Bit Reactor is a new team founded by veterans of Firaxis who have worked on the XCOM series. This “new phase” of EA and Respawn Entertainment’s partnership with Lucasfilm Games is being overseen by Vince Zampella, founder of Respawn.
It’s currently unclear if this new Jedi game will be a direct sequel to Respawn’s prior effort, though it seems likely.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderlaunched in 2019 to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching over 10 million players in the months following release.
“We are excited to continue working with the superbly talented developers at Respawn,” said Douglas Reilly, VP of Lucasfilm Games. “They have demonstrated excellence in telling epic Star Wars stories along with best-in-class gameplay across different genres and we are looking forward to bringing more amazing experiences to the galaxy far, far away.”
EA is losing the license to exclusively develop Star Wars games, as Lucasfilm Games seeks to partner with developers around the world. Ubisoft Massive is working on anopen-world Star Wars game, while Quantic Dream’sStar Wars: Eclipsewas revealed at the Game Awards 2021.
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