E3 2018 got its unofficial kickoff today with the EA Play presentation, where the publisher finally unwrapped the future of one of its Star Wars projects. Although there wasn't any footage, Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella was able to offer a few details on the new game in production at his studio.Respawn's new Star Wars game is titled Jedi Fallen Order. It will be set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, during a period of time when the galaxy was plagued by darkness and the Jedi were being hunted. There are few details on who the protagonist is, but the player's character is a surviving Padawan who will be able to use a lightsaber. The game is scheduled for release during the holiday season in 2019.Late last year EA shut down Visceral Games and said it would be revamping the single-player Star Wars game it was working on. An open-world game is also planned. No new details on those were shared during EA Play.E3 will continue along tomorrow with press conferences from … [Read more...] about E3 2018: New Star Wars Game Jedi Fallen Order Coming From Titanfall Dev
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EA’s New Star Wars Game Will Have a Single Player Mode But Live Services and Multiplayer Remains the Focus
EA’s next Star Wars game is currently under development at EA Vancouver. The project was taken over by the studio after the closure of Visceral Games. It was a sad day to see one of the most talented teams of developers without a job. But as the game goes, it is still under development but EA shifting its focus from single to multiplayer. When announced the change many assumed that the game will completely push out Single Player narrative but it seems that is not entirely accurate. According to a new Job listing, there is going to be a single player mode in the game but the focus will remain on live services and multiplayer. EA Vancouver is looking for an online designer to implement live services and multiplayer in its new Star Wars game. Responsibilities Partner with the Creative Director, Game Director and Online Producer to define and execute on the vision for a unique online experience Lead the design, execution and tuning of all online game modes, social experiences … [Read more...] about EA’s New Star Wars Game Will Have a Single Player Mode But Live Services and Multiplayer Remains the Focus
EA Job Posting Hints at a New Online Multiplayer Star Wars Game
Now, depending on who you are, the news of EA setting their sights on creating a brand new Star Wars IP may either fill you with immense joy or leave you searching for the high ground in order to get a head start at escaping. Regardless, thanks to a job posting put out by EA Vancouver, it's been discovered that the studio is looking for a Lead Online Designer for a new multiplayer Star Wars game. The job posting sheds further light on what to expect from new Star Wars game, stating it is an AAA game that is an innovative and immersive Star Wars experience. The post also gives some information that will be sure to relieve fans out there who are already rolling their eyes at seeing the words 'online multiplayer'. The listing says, "the Lead Online Designer will work with the Creative Director, Game Director and Lead Writer to align all connected features with the single-player narrative and gameplay into a cohesive experience." While this seems like an obvious thing to include, the … [Read more...] about EA Job Posting Hints at a New Online Multiplayer Star Wars Game
Former Bioware Producer Joins Respawn For New Star Wars Video Game
Respawn is making quite a powerful team of developers and crew for their upcoming projects. Apart from a new Titanfall title, the studio is working on a Star Wars Video Game which now has a new producer, Bioware’s Blair Brown. After spending six full years with BioWare and claimed to be one of the company’s veteran producers, Blair leaves his former job to join the team of Respawn Entertainment for a new Star Wars Video Game. Through a post on his Twitter page, Blair showed his excitement about his new project, not forgetting all his previous work though. He stated: It’s been an amazingly wild ride but after 6 years, 3.5 games; Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect Andromeda, (something else), and Anthem, I’m leaving bioware next month. Super excited to start at respawn in July and work on a new star wars game! Eeeee!!! With such a big name being added to this new Star Wars video game team, there’s something meaningful coming our way. The project … [Read more...] about Former Bioware Producer Joins Respawn For New Star Wars Video Game
EA Looking for Online Engineer to Implement Live Services, Reshaping Visceral’s Star Wars Game?
It is no secret that Visceral’s Star Wars game is no longer in development as a story-driven project. But it seems it is now an open world Star Wars game featuring online elements and a live service-based model. The studio behind it, Visceral, is no longer active as it has been shut down. As for the game, the project is still kicking but is being reshaped by EA. According to a recent job posting, EA is looking for an online engineer, possibly to reshape its upcoming Star Wars game and implement live services model. The company is looking for someone to “lead a team for an open world Star Wars project.” Now here is where things get interesting, the company has altered the original post to remove certain sections that mention the term “online.” Here is a comparison of the Old and altered posts. It is possible that EA does not wish to reveal that the title is now an open world game so it altered the listing or it is not comfortable with words such as … [Read more...] about EA Looking for Online Engineer to Implement Live Services, Reshaping Visceral’s Star Wars Game?