Three New Star Wars Games Are Coming From EA, Including FPS
Electronic Arts has announced major plans to create more Star Wars games, with its studios and partners developing three new games. These include a sequel to the hit Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as well as a new first-person shooter from Respawn and a strategy game from former XCOM developers.
. Respawn game director Stig Asmussen is working on the next entry in the Star Wars Jedi series, following the success of Jedi Fallen Order. Another game is a first-person shooter, with Peter Hirschmann as its game director. The third game is a strategy title from the newly established studio Bit Reactor. Respawn is producing this title, with Bit Reactor handling the development.
According to reporter Jason Schreier, the new Jedi game might be released as soon as later this year, while the other two titles are reportedly «many years away.» Indeed, in EA's own press release, it called on developers to apply to the company's open positions to work on the new Star Wars games.
The Jedi Fallen Order sequel has been in production for a while and should be out this year or next. The shooter and strategy game sound like they're many years away. This type of announcement is often for hiring purposes — particularly essential now, during the Great Resignation
«We are excited to continue working with the superbly talented developers at Respawn,» Lucasfilm Games boss Douglas Reilly said. «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.»
Hirschmann was previously a VP of development at LucasArts and produced the original Battlefront games. Work has only «just begun» on the new
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