Following a minor leak last week, EA has officially unveiled the title of its upcoming Star Wars game, along with the team behind its development. Dubbed Star Wars: Zero Company, this exciting new addition to the Star Wars gaming universe is being crafted by the newly-formed studio, Bit Reactor, with the backing of Lucasfilm Games and Respawn.
Details about Star Wars: Zero Company are still scarce, but we do know that it will be a single-player, turn-based tactics game. Fans won't have to wait long for more information, as EA has promised a first look at the game during the Star Wars Celebration in Japan on April 19.
Bit Reactor, the studio behind Zero Company, is a fresh face in the gaming world, established in 2022. It's comprised of seasoned developers from renowned titles such as XCOM, Civilization, Gears of War, and Elder Scrolls Online. While it was known that Bit Reactor was collaborating with Respawn on a Star Wars project, the recent announcement marks the first time we've gotten concrete details about the game.
The extent of Respawn's involvement with Star Wars: Zero Company remains somewhat unclear. The studio has faced its share of challenges recently, including the cancellation of its own Star Wars FPS project a year ago, alongside significant layoffs at EA, and the recent termination of another multiplayer FPS incubation project.
More insights into Star Wars: Zero Company will be shared during a live panel on Saturday, April 19, at 4:30pm local time in Japan. For those of us in the U.S., that translates to an early morning wake-up at 12:30am PT or 3:30am ET, so make sure to set your alarms if you don't want to miss out on the latest updates.
