"Star Wars: Zero Company Unveiled by Respawn and Bit Reactor This Weekend"

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. The game, titled Star Wars: Zero Company, is being crafted by the newly-formed studio Bit Reactor, with collaborative support from Lucasfilm Games and Respawn.

Details about Star Wars: Zero Company remain scarce, but we do know it will be a "single-player turn-based tactics game." Fans won't have to wait long for more insights, as EA has scheduled a first look at the game for April 19 during Star Wars Celebration in Japan.

Bit Reactor, established 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. While it was known that Bit Reactor was collaborating with Respawn on a Star Wars project, this is the first time concrete details have been shared about the game.

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

Further details about Star Wars: Zero Company will be disclosed during a live panel on Saturday, April 19 at 4:30pm local time in Japan. For fans in the U.S., this translates to an early morning reveal at 12:30am PT and 3:30am ET, so be sure to set your alarms accordingly.