More Star Wars Games Are Being Developed By Jedi: Fallen Order Studio Respawn

With EA’s Star Wars exclusivity deal about to expire next year, the publisher has finally announced a barrage of new games inspired by a galaxy far, far away. In addition to confirming that Respawn Entertainment has a sequel to 2019's excellent Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in the works, EA announced today the Apex Legends-maker has two other Star Wars projects in development.


In addition to Jedi: Fallen Order 2, these new games include a first-person shooter led by Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond director Peter Hirschmann, and a strategy game led by former XCOM art director Greg Foertsch, whose new studio Bit Reactor will be collaborating with Respawn. EA notes that Hirschmann was a producer on the original Battlefront series, but it sounds like the upcoming FPS will be a new Star Wars game, rather than a successor to the latest incarnation of the series made by Battlefield studio DICE.


The post announcing the new games doubles as a hiring pitch during a time of unprecedented competition for development talent, but it sounds like Jedi: Fallen Order 2 is nearly done, with former Kotaku editor Jason Schreier reporting it could be out by as soon as the end of the year.


The new projects arrive as EA’s previous 10-year exclusivity deal with Lucasfilm is set to expire in 2023. In the meantime, competitors Ubisoft and Quantic Dream have announced their own ambitious new Star Wars games.


Source: Kotaku