sincity Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Hold on to your lightsabers: there's a new Star Wars game in development, and it's called Jedi: Fallen Order.The reveal came in a surprisingly low-key fashion during EA's conference at E3 2018, during an off-the-cuff interview with Vince Zambella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment (of Titanfall fame).EA said it 'made mistakes' with Star Wars Battlefront 2While fans of the galactic franchise have seen official tie-ins in the form of Star Wars Battlefront I and II, the new entry seems to be taking a different tack, possibly focusing on a single-player experience more in line with 2008's The Force Unleashed – but we have all the concrete news and wild speculation you could want below.[Update: Star Wars Jed: Fallen Order is going to be revealed in full at the annual Star Wars Celebration event on April 13, 2019. That's ahead of a "late 2019" release date, meaning we're finally going to get to see what exactly this new Star Wars game is all about soon.]Cut to the chaseWhat is it? A new single-player Star Wars game from the creators of TitanfallWhat can I play it on? It's all but certain we'll see it on PS4, Xbox One, and PCWhen can I play it? Autumn/Fall 2019Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order release dateEA has confirmed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will release in Fall 2019 (so between mid September and December), just in time for Christmas. Star Wars Battlefront I and II were both released on November 17, in 2015 and 2017 respectively, so it's likely Fallen Order will fall on the same date (or in November anyway). Given the two-year windows between each game, though, this may mean a third Battlefront game is a long way off.We do now know however when we'll be getting our first proper look at Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. That'll be at the 2019 Star Wars Celebration convention, with Respawn Entertainment being part of a panel that will discuss the game in detail on April 13 2019. Expect trailers, gameplay details and much more.http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HsAugisBh47Vq7huNUuQ67.jpgStar Wars: Battlefront II. (Image credit: EA)Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order trailersAt the time of writing, there's no trailer, or even any concept art to go on. When there is one, it's likely to be at EA's official Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order webpage – but feel free to stare at the site and drool in the meantime.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order news and rumorsStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order toysDisney has announced that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order merchandise will become available in October 2019 suggesting, not only that the game will release around that time, but that the company expects it to be a title (or series) with a long life-span within Star Wars fandom.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order release window"In addition to Apex Legends, another team at Respawn is set to deliver Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order this fall," EA CEO Andrew Wilson revealed during a quarterly earnings call (via Seeking Alpha). "This game's development is led by the former director of the God of War series, with a team of veterans from some of the industry's biggest action-adventure games. Development is well underway"It’s very far along in development, and having spent time with it recently myself, it plays spectacularly well," EA CEO Andrew Wilson revealed during a quarterly earnings call (via Seeking Alpha). "This game truly captures the fantasy of becoming a Jedi, and we will have a lot more to share soon."We will start seeing more soon"You'll start to see in the next few months glimpses of the Star Wars game and I think you'll be blown away by what you see," said EA CFO Blake Jorgensen during a quarterly earnings call (via Seeking Alpha). "We've played 20 plus minutes of it last week and it is exceptional in terms of its like level of polish depth and what living inside of the Star Wars world is a Jedi and I think people will be blown away by."A Padawan called Cal?According to rumored information from a Star Wars marketing day (which obviously made its way to Reddit) the story will take place roughly five years after Revenge of the Sith and will follow surviving Padawan Cal (via GamesRadar). This rumor also states that one of the game's main plot points will revolve around Cal's mentor figure - a woman named Ceres.It's set after Revenge of the SithWe don't know the specific time in which the game is set, but we've heard that it will take place at some point between Episodes 3 and 4, after the end of Revenge of the Sith but before Luke Skywalker's appearance in A New Hope.This places it after the Galactic Empire hunted the 10,000-strong Jedi Order practically to extinction, leaving only a small fraction of Jedi alive (aka Order 66). With the promise that the game will be set 'in the dark times', it sounds like our Jedi protagonist may be more the hunted than the hunter.http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pmowM5FVDrqGHBbdzLoeQm.jpgStar Wars: Battlefront II. (Image credit: EA)You'll play as a young padawanEA's official webpage for Fallen Order specifies you'll play "a surviving Padawan", technically meaning a Jedi apprentice rather than a fully-fledged master of the Force. Given the dearth of living mentors left to train you, it's possible Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda – or some less high-profile Jedi, like Quinlan Vos – will appear in a supporting role. The single-player mode comes firstRespawn co-founder Vince Zambella tweeted about the upcoming game, describing it as an 'SP' (single-player) story. While a multiplayer component seems likely, given both Respawn's strengths in the area and EA's focus on online play, it sounds like the primary focus this time could be on a well-delivered single-player experience.I find your lack of faith disturbingIt's been a bit of a fallow year for Star Wars, with Star Wars: A Solo Story struggling in cinemas and the negative player response to EA Dice's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 – largely in reaction to its prevalent use of microtransactions – still in recent memory.Jedi: Fallen Order has been handed to a different studio, albeit one that's still a subsidiary of EA. But Respawn has garnered a lot of respect as the studio behind Titanfall and Titanfall 2, two critically acclaimed sci-fi action games that pit players against each other in giant mechanized suits, and which both came with strong single-player and multiplayer offerings. So, while we haven't heard much about Fallen Order so far, it looks like the game is in safe hands.Keep checking back here for all the latest Jedi: Fallen Order news Star Wars Galaxies: how modders are keeping the dream of a Star Wars MMO alivehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/digital-home/~4/CyWqT8-hXIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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