It wouldn't exactly be a surprise to learn that EA is working on an open world Star Wars game, but thanks to a job listing for EA Vancouver, we now have a pretty big clue that suggests exactly that.
EA Vancouver took over development duties on Visceral Games' Star Wars project after the publisher closed the studio last year. Speculation was rife that the game's new direction would see it become an open world title with loot boxes and microtransactions. A new job listing for a Lead Online Engineer did initially say the successful applicant would be working on "Online features for a Star Wars Open World project", but this appears to have been edited out since it was initially posted.
Potentially we might learn more during E3 in a few months, but with no indication of how far along the project is at this point, it could be a while before we learn any more details. Still, it seems like an open world adventure is pretty certain.
Are you excited by a potential open world Star Wars game? Shoot first in the comments below.
[source videogamer.com]
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Well, that license time is ebbing away and we have only had 2 games and a mobile title to show for it. It's interesting though, with a big question on Anthem, it sounds a little like they are following the same pattern. Of course, all speculation.
Tbh I cannot care less for this game. It just sounds dull like something straight from a factory conveyor belt. Pass.
jeeeez... just finish what was done on 1313 and release that.
EA? Star Wars?! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!
Please can they just sell the rights to someone like Naughty Dog. Someone who will do the material justice! :/
@jonny_aces There are a number of EA Studio's that could do this justice - its just that EA themselves have interfered, capped budgets, released too soon to meet certain financial year deadlines, forced in micro-transactions... etc. No doubt that, and the closure of decent studio's after going to EA, haven't exactly helped current Devs and pushed some Staff to seek alternative studio's to work for.
The only game I'm interested from EA is Battlefield. Everything else would only be considered following a number of good reviews. Battlefront has left a very sour taste in my mouth.
Let me see the lootbox system first, if it's like battlefront 2 then yeah, nope.
EA vancouver almost exclusively makes sports games, so it doesn't seem like a logical fit for an open world/narrative star wars game.
Sweet. I was just thinking we needed more open world games.
Open-world...Star Wars....sounds like a recipe for success! Oh wait...its EA
What's disappointing with this article is that it seems that EA hasn't been stripped of the Star Wars license. Hope...
...EA Vancouver? They must've shifted some ex-Visceral staff over to that dev because they aren't known for much outside of sports.
Anyway, this has to be the worst usage of one of the biggest IPs in history. Two very mediocre shooters with lootboxes....to an open-world game with lootboxes. Disney needs to reach out to other devs and make games for all-ages, EA shenanigans and Lego Star Wars aren't cutting it.
When it comes to EA nowadays I am always extra cautious, even if the idea of an open world Star Wars game sounds right up my alley. As long as there isn't lootboxes like Shadow of War had and the game is generally good consider me interested at least.
They have this figured out; release the game without any insidious payment method for the high scores and sales, then implememt pay to win only after people bought the game.
won't be touching that
An open world multiplayer ? not interested.
Another nail in the coffin for single-player gaming.
It's EA, so I can't get too excited for this. I wish we got that game Amy Hennig was working on though. There's too many open world games as of late, and most of them aren't that good.
This is not the game I am looking for.
I'll go about my business.
Moving along.
Probably a mmo full of microtransactions.
According to EA, it's a terrible thing to make a single-player game based on Star Wars.
Give Star Wars to Arkane Studios, Rocksteady, Naughty Dog or whoever made Sleeping Dogs. That would be nice.
I think something's missing from the title "Which is going to be canceled in a near future."
Dear Disney executives. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to become rich:
1. Give a Star Wars license to Project Red
2. Give them full creative license and five years to build a flagship Star Wars RPG set in the old republic for the PS5
3. Become billionaires
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