After the end of the Skywalker saga, Electronic Arts looks at the next titles in the saga.
More than seven years have passed since Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts closed their collaboration agreement to develop video games based on Star Wars. At that time, in that year 2013, the future seemed bright for both companies, but the roads are not always free of stones, and this time it was not going to be an exception. Almost a decade after the contract heading, EA has released four titles and canceled a similar amount. Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefront II and Jedi: Fallen Order were developed for consoles and PCs, while Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes was designed for mobile devices. A great veteran, Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMORPG of BioWare for PC is still on the horizon.
The saga has gone through a sweet moment thanks to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a game that contradicts the philosophy that titles for a player do not sell and that all productions must have a multiplayer component to work in such a competitive market Like the one in the video game. Respawn Entertainment has played with its rules and has managed to manage its cards to create an experience that in FreeGameTips we rate with an outstanding. This triumph opens the doors to more future products in this direction.
Cal Kestis, star of Jedi Star Wars: Fallen Order.
The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
That Respawn Entertainment works on a new Star Wars project is not discussed. The company itself published a job offer asking, as a requirement, that the candidate be passionate about the universe created by George Lucas. Neither Electronic Arts nor the study conducted by Stig Asmussen have officially revealed that they are working on a sequel to Jedi Star Wars: Fallen Order. However, the American media Kotaku, which uses its internal sources, has published that the team is working on the second part of this work.
Cal Kestis, a former Padawan, was only a child when the newly promoted Emperor Palpatine perpetrated his final assault on power. He issued Order 66, which called on all the clone troopers to rebel against their allies, the Jedi, to end their lives. The young man was barely saved, but he had to remain hidden for years. Of course, Darth Sidious had vassals aligned with the dark side of the force, something that allowed them to detect those who still kept the spark of force inside. Kestis was one of them. That they discovered it served to reconnect with their ancient teachings, which stopped fleeing and raised the lightsaber with a single objective: to restore the Jedi Order.
Those who have completed the game will know that the end is not closed and invites a possible continuation. Argumentally, Cal Kestis still has a lot to say, if the story continues under the perspective of this Jedi. There are not many other alternatives left in the galaxy, since between Episode III and IV the number of Knights was reduced to a minimum.
The Inquisitors, one of the most powerful enemies.
Star Wars: Project Maverick, an experimental multiplayer
Kotaku alluded in his article to a small experimental game that EA Motive, one of the new wedge studios – until recently directed by Jade Raymond, former producer of Assassin's Creed and current vice president of Google Stadia – was developing. PSN Relases, a bot that records all the changes in the PlayStation Store, uncovered the existence of Star Wars: Project Maverick. The American media has already certified that it is the EA Motive project, a multiplayer court title that has not yet been officially announced and of which only some peripheral details, the artwork, the PSN menu music and its logo are known.
Thanks to the identity code of the content, small pieces of information have come to light. It is known that the game will start as a beta and will not be compatible with PlayStation VR. Beyond that, the rest is in the plane of speculation and rumor. We will have to wait for Electronic Arts to echo the news and provide the relevant information.
Star Wars: Project Maverick
The games that are still running
Neither Star Wars Battlefront II nor Star Wars: The Old Republic have ceased their activity. The first one was born frustrated by a troubled launch, splashed by controversy due to loot boxes. From that moment, Electronic Arts modified its strategy not only with Battlefront II, but also with the rest of its products. EA SAYS, however, has not given up and has not stopped offering content, both free and paid. In fact, the work received news from The Ascent of Skywalker, the last film in the galactic saga. A few days ago the Age of Rebellion came out, which includes new heroes, villains and maps of the classic trilogy. The roadmap still includes at least one more appointment, on March 26, when the second part of this content will be published. There is still no more accurate information.
The second of these games was marketed in 2011 before becoming free-to-play, but since its inception it has continued to grow. Onslaught is the seventh expansion of The Old Republic, free content for all subscribers. He left in September and invites us to participate in the war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic. New planets, skills, dungeons and operations are added.
The games that won't come out
The news that Rey is the daughter of a failed Palpatine clone is proof that even failure can give rise to hope. There are several titles that Electronic Arts has canceled over these years. Amy Hennig, creative director of the Uncharted trilogy, worked alongside Visceral Games on a single player adventure. However, the Americans decided to close the study and take the project to EA Vancouver (codename, Orca). In the note they published, there was talk that the title would be directed to the services model, although finally it was also canceled.
Viking, codename for one of the projects, was a Star Wars Battlefront spin-off that will never see light. He was going to have elements of the open world and had the help of Criterion, who defended a very ambitious vision. However, Kotaku reveals that EA executives decided to cancel it when they discovered that its development was not going to be completed in the expected year and a half. In spite of everything, of the rumors and of the projects that will not reach the stores, Star Wars still has many stories to tell, we hope that also in the video games, very much in spite of the new great project of Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The High Republic, focus only on comics and novels.
