A new job listing has shed light on Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming Star Wars FPS game, indicating that it draws inspiration from Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2. Moreover, it is crafted using Unreal Engine 5, emphasizing the studio’s dedication to delivering a top-tier gaming experience.
Respawn Entertainment, following the release of Jedi: Survivor in 2023, is currently working on a new first-person Star Wars game that reportedly has a Mandalorian theme. And now a recent job posting for the Senior User Interface Artist position at EA/Respawn Entertainment for the upcoming Star Wars first-person shooter indicates that the company is drawing inspiration from Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, utilizing Unreal Engine 5 technology and combining this with its history of producing best-in-class shooters to create a completely new experience that players will love.
The goal is to create a story-driven, single-player game that leverages the power of this advanced engine while combining Respawn’s expertise in developing exceptional shooters.
The job description says, “In collaboration with Lucasfilm, the Star Wars™ FPS Team is developing a new AAA FPS in the Star Wars™ galaxy. Inspired by classic titles like Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, our story-driven single player game is being developed from the ground up leveraging the power of Unreal Engine 5. We’re combining this inspiration and technology with Respawn’s pedigree for making best-in-class shooters to deliver a brand new experience our players will love.”
In essence, Respawn Entertainment is reviving the spirit of earlier Star Wars FPS titles, a possibility that excites long-time fans familiar with the franchise’s notable releases on PC and consoles.
For those unfamiliar with Star Wars: Dark Forces, it is a first-person shooter originally developed by LucasArts. Set in the expanded Star Wars universe, the game unfolds just before the events of the original Star Wars film and progresses a year after. The narrative is presented through mission briefings and cutscenes, taking players through various settings within the Star Wars universe, including the interior of a Star Destroyer and Jabba the Hutt’s yacht.
While the job listings indicate that Respawn Entertainment is in the early stages of development, the fact that they are actively hiring for key senior positions, such as interface artists and character artists, signals the Star Wars FPS’s progression.
Additionally, teases from company executives suggest that Respawn Entertainment is developing something that “fans would love” and had been requesting. Furthermore, recent reports indicated that the Star Wars FPS game is still in the early stages of production, and here gamers will take on the role of Mandalorian bounty hunters in the era of the Galactic Empire’s supremacy over the galaxy. The goal of the game is to capture bounties, either alive or dead, in order to receive cash prizes.
Hence with all the recent reveals, it’s clear that there is a lot to anticipate.
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