Star Wars Outlaws Gets Post-Launch Creative Director Switcheroo | Push Square

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Released two months ago, Star Wars Outlaws has a new creative director, with Drew Rechner replacing Julian Gerighty in the top job. It's admittedly a pretty unusual move from Ubisoft and details are fairly light; following a soft commercial reception, it appears Rechner will oversee the game's upcoming story DLC packs, the first of which, Wild Card, is out 21st November.

The announcement was unceremoniously shared on X, with a dev update introducing Rechner, who «has recently taken the helm of Star Wars Outlaws as creative director.» The new Imperial commander said the studio has been gathering data since launch and will focus on implementing feedback and continuing to grind down those lingering rough edges.

Gerighty isn't even mentioned, presumably having been frozen in carbonite or disappeared in Jabba's Palace. TheGamer dug deeper but found no outward reason for the replacement; Gerighty hasn't said anything on social media or LinkedIn, as is traditional in the video game industry. As the outlet suggests, it could be that the director has simply been moved to a new project, having previously led development on The Division 2 and The Crew.

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Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

Isn't this like changing captains on the Titanic after it already hit the iceberg?

@LN78 More like changing