EA apparently had a 3rd Star Wars title within the works and like Project Orca and Project Ragtag earlier than it, the game was canceled.
According to a report from Kotaku, the canceled Star Wars title, being developed beneath codename Viking, was to be a Star Wars: Battlefront spin-off and prepared in time to launch alongside next-gen consoles.
When Project Ragtag was canceled and its studio Visceral Games shuttered, property from the canceled game have been for use to develop a brand new title by EA Vancouver. Project Orca as it was known additionally met the chopping block final yr.
EA Vancouver apparently moved on to the now third canceled title, Viking, improvement of which was to be led by Criterion Games. The Kotaku report states the game was a Battlefront spin-off with open-world parts and a deal with characters and story. Problems with the undertaking began nearly instantly, in line with the positioning’s sources, as Criterion relies within the UK and EA Vancouver in Canda. Plus, it was stated there have been “too many cooks” with their palms within the pot.
Because of those points, the game wouldn’t have been able to launch alongside PS5 and Xbox Series X, so EA canceled the undertaking throughout the first half of 2019.
Further within the report, it additionally alludes a sequel to Respawn’s Jedi Fallen Order is in improvement. It was assumed again in December a sequel was within the works after job listings revealed anybody who crammed the positions would be working on a Star Wars game. It may very well be a special Star Wars title, however once more, it’s assumed to be a sequel for now.
The report additionally said EA Motive continues to be working on its own title in the series, though will probably be smaller in scale.
Back in January, a report surfaced stating a new Star Wars game would be released in 2021, and tie-in one way or the other to the subsequent movie slated for 2022. Said to be recognized beneath the codename Luminous, will probably be revealed this yr and is claimed to happen 400 years earlier than the Skywalker saga in a time referred to as The High Republic. It’s unknown whether or not this game is a core entry or presumably a cellular title and phrase on the studio growing it was not supplied.
