Respawn and Bit Reactor to Unveil Star Wars: Zero Company This Weekend

Following a minor leak last week, EA has officially announced the title of its upcoming Star Wars game: Star Wars: Zero Company. The development of this eagerly anticipated game is being led by the newly-formed studio Bit Reactor, with collaboration from Lucasfilm Games and Respawn.

While details are still scarce, we know that Star Wars: Zero Company will be a single-player, turn-based tactics game. Fans won't have to wait long for more information, as EA has scheduled a first look at the game for April 19 at Star Wars Celebration in Japan.

Bit Reactor, founded in 2022, is a strategy game studio composed of industry veterans who have worked on acclaimed titles such as XCOM, Civilization, Gears of War, and Elder Scrolls Online. Although it was known that Bit Reactor was collaborating with Respawn on a Star Wars project, this is the first time we're getting concrete details about the game.

The extent of Respawn's involvement in Star Wars: Zero Company remains somewhat unclear. Respawn has faced significant challenges recently, including the cancellation of its own Star Wars FPS project a year ago, coupled with mass layoffs at EA, and the termination of another multiplayer FPS project just last month.

Further details about Star Wars: Zero Company will be unveiled during a live panel on Saturday, April 19 at 4:30pm local time in Japan. For fans in the U.S., that translates to 12:30am PT and 3:30am ET, so make sure to set your alarms if you don't want to miss out on the latest updates.