EA studio Respawn is working on three new Star Wars games
Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that its studio Respawn Entertainment is working on three new Star Wars games, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. It is the next installment in the Star Wars Jedi series, a first-person shooter and a strategy game.
Respawn is the creator of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and EA’s announcement shows that a sequel is on the way. It is not yet known when it will be released, but according to the publisher, it is already being worked on. The studio will also be primarily responsible for two other new Star Wars games, which are being made in collaboration with other studios. A separate team has been set up for each game.
Peter Hirschmann is put in charge of a team working on a new Star Wars shooter. Hirschmann was previously involved in action games such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and before that with the Medal of Honor games.
A third team is working on a Star Wars strategy game, in collaboration with new studio Bit Reactor, headed by Greg Foerstch. He previously worked as an artist on XCOM and Sid Meier’s strategy games. Respawn is responsible for production and Bit Reactor is responsible for development.
Substantive details about the new games have not been disclosed, nor is it clear when they will be released. Work on the titles has already started, but Respawn is still looking for more contributors.
It is the first time that EA has announced new Star Wars games since the company no longer has an exclusive license for them. That period ended last year. Lucasfilm Games then announced that it was partnering with multiple publishers and studios, including Ubisoft.
Previous Star Wars games released by EA, such as the Battlefront games, were made by DICE and Criterion, among others. No EA studios other than Respawn Entertainment are involved in the new games. Vince Zampella, the founder of Respawn, “oversees the new phase of EA’s relationship with Lucasfilm,” EA writes.
Update 15:43: According to game journalist Jason Schreier The sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be released this year or next year. The other games would be a long time coming.