Star Wars Outlawswill take fans on an open-world trek through the criminal underbelly of the iconic galaxy far, far away next year. Ubisoft announced that it would be partnering with Lucasfilm Games to publishan open-worldStar Warsgameway back in 2021. Massive Entertainment, the in-house studio behindThe Division 2andThe Crew 2, is developing this sandbox space adventure, which will reportedly allow players to pilot a mix of classicStar Warsand brand-new creations across several planets.
There has been very little official word on Ubisoft’s open-worldStar Warsgame (which was tentatively titled “Project Helix”) in the two years since its official announcement, but there have been plenty of rumors and reports about when more information would be revealed. Back in January,Massive Entertainment creative director Julian Gerightybrought in the new year with a cryptic tweet hinting at his team’sStar Warsproject, and an unverified source claimed that the studio was aiming to release Project Helix sometime in early 2024.
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Now Project Helix has been confirmed for next year, and even has an official name and a few plot details to go with it. At the very beginning of today’s Xbox Games Showcase, Massive Entertainment presented a CGI teaser trailer forStar Wars Outlaws, an open-worldStar Warsgame that will be set sometime during the original movie trilogy. This trailer starts with an unnamed female protagonist playing Sabacc in a cantina while narrating about how the galaxy “belongs to the Syndicates.” Her game is cut short after a pair of bounty hunters arrive, prompting her and her cat-like alien companion to flee.
A bar brawl soon breaks out to cover her escape, and she soon climbs onto a speeder bike outside as she narrates how she won’t be held back anymore. This quest for freedom leads to her ship, where a stranger named Jalen - who somewhat resemblesKyle Katarn from theDark Forcesgames- offers to help her pull off an unspecified mission.
After more images of the unnamed heroine sneaking into Syndicate strongholds, fending off enemies on her swoop bike, and fleeing from the Empire in her ship, the game’s official title ofStar Wars Outlawsis shown, along with a vague launch window of 2024. While there wasn’t any gameplay footage shown during this teaser trailer,Outlawslooks like it could be an interesting journey through the dark and complex criminal underworld of theStar Warsgalaxy - something that was teased in the past withunproduced projects likeStar Wars 1313.Star Wars Outlawscould tap into that potential when it launches next year.
Star Wars Outlawsis in development.
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