New Star Wars Game Is Set In Rebel Alliance Era, According To Leak
A recent leak has indicated that Skydance New Media's upcoming Star Wars game will be set in the Rebel Alliance era. The Rebel Alliance era is when the original Star Wars trilogy took place, and if the leak is accurate, this new story could be taking place right before the events of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Skydance New Media and Lucasfilm Games announced that they were collaborating on a new Star Wars game earlier this month, with award-winning writer and director Amy Hennig at the helm. Skydance New Media was formed in 2019 and stated that it wanted to create richly interactive experiences across traditional gaming platforms and streaming services, and considering these goals and Hennig's highly acclaimed history with series such as Uncharted and Legacy of Kain, it is somewhat unsurprising that the upcoming Star Wars project is set to be a narrative-driven experience.
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Dualshockers received a report offering insight as to when the new Star Wars title would take place from Accountngt, who has a credible track record with leaks that provided the first details on titles such as Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse. According to this report, this game will be taking place in the same era as the original Star Wars trilogy and could be a revival of Visceral Games' Project Ragtag, which was canceled in 2019, following Visceral Games closing down in 2017.
Project Ragtag was set to be a linear, heist adventure game that Amy Hennig was involved in, and was set to take place right before the events of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Project Ragtag was described as an incredibly ambitious project that would have seen players
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