2024 has been a fairly eventful year forStar Warsvideo games, all things considered. Back in August, Ubisoft released the somewhat divisive open world action-adventure gameStar Wars Outlawsfor PC and current-generation consoles. Zynga, meanwhile, launched the 1.0 version of the PvP shooterStar Wars Hunterson Nintendo Switch and mobile phones in June. Respawn Entertainment was in the spotlight this year as well, as its Soulslike-inspired action game,Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, came to PS4 and Xbox One in mid-September, roughly a year after its launch on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. The Embracer Group subsidiary Aspyr also ported a couple of classicStar Warsgames to modern platforms in 2024, includingStar Wars: Bounty Hunterand the first twoStar Wars: Battlefronttitles.
When it comes to newStar Warsgame announcements, however, there hasn’t been a lot going on. There are a handful of upcomingSWtitles in development, but they’ve received next-to-no updates in 2024 so far. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these games areStar Wars: Eclipseand theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake. Although they were both announced more than three years ago, it’s still unclear when these games will be released, if ever. As such, a potentialSW: EclipseorKOTORremake announcement at The Game Awards in December would not only shed some light on the status of these projects, but would also be the perfect way to cap 2024 off forStar Warsfans.
A Star Wars Eclipse or KOTOR Remake Announcement at the TGAs Would Be a Perfect Way to End 2024
Star Wars Eclipse is the Next Big Game from Quantic Dream, and It’s Still a Ways Off
Out of the two aforementionedStar Warsgames,Star Wars: Eclipseis probably the most elusive of the lot. This title was unveiled during The Game Awards 2021 with a lengthy CGI trailer that didn’t have a single snippet of gameplay. Even though it’s beingdeveloped by Quantic Dream, the French studio behind interactive adventure games likeDetroit: Become HumanandHeavy Rain, it will seemingly feature more of an emphasis on combat compared to the company’s previous works. However, the game will still have a “branching,” Telltale-style narrative with choices and consequences.
Updates onStar Wars: Eclipsehave been sparse, to say the least. The last time Quantum Dream clued fans in on the development of the game was in September 2023, whena representative from the company told IGNthat “it exists,” but is “just not ready.” More than a year has passed since then, but it seems likeStar Wars: Eclipseis still a long way off, given thatthe game’s lead writer left Quantic Dreamin August 2024. Fans may have to wait a few more years to get their hands onStar Wars: Eclipse, but any new trailers or bits of information on the game, no matter how small, would be welcomed at this point.
Development on the KOTOR Remake Has Been Troubled, But It’s Still in the Works
TheStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republicremake was revealed at a PlayStation Showcase in 2021 but, likeSW: Eclipse, the game is still nowhere to be found. It’s no secret that this remake has had a troubled development cycle so far. The game was originally going to be created by Aspyr and released as a PlayStation 5 console exclusive, but after Sony reportedly pulled funding on the project, it’s now being helmed byWarhammer 40K: Space Marine 2developer Saber Interactive. According to the CEO of Embracer Group, the company that’s publishing the game,theKOTORremake is still in the works, at least as of April 2024.
The originalKnights of the Old Republicis widely regarded as one of thebest RPGs of all time, so remaking the game while still keeping its original essence intact will be no easy feat. Saber Interactive is a studio with a storied legacy, but it hasn’t really worked on large-scale remakes like this before, so it’ll be interesting to see just how the company will handleKOTOR. If its release is not that far out, maybe fans will get a glimpse of thisStar Warsgame later this year. Though this is purely hopeful speculation, it would certainly be a great way to cap off what has been a solid 2024 for Star Wars games.
Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise originally created by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd with the 1977 motion picture. The science fiction franchise follows the adventures of characters (both humanoid and alien) in outer space including those who can wield a mystical power known as the Force. Since the release of the original trilogy of movies, the franchise has expanded to include multiple films and branched out to other media like comics, video games, tv shows, theme park attractions, and more. The IP and Lucasfilm were sold to Disney in 2012.
