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[SpacePirate Ridley]

The Star Wars game lives somewhat:

The Star Wars game in development at Visceral will be revamped and move to a different studio. “Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe,” EA’s Patrick Söderlund said. “In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game. Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design. We will maintain the stunning visuals, authenticity in the Star Wars universe, and focus on bringing a Star Wars story to life. Importantly, we are shifting the game to be a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency, leaning into the capabilities of our Frostbite engine and reimagining central elements of the game to give players a Star Wars adventure of greater depth and breadth to explore.”

Holy shit if this paragraph isnt hard to read. Fuck EA.

 

[WrenchNinja]

This is really depressing.

 

[Frostman]

What???

So out of the blue.

And by the sounds of that post, they want a service type game rather than a story driven single player.

So Anthem: The Star Wars story.

Fuck off EA.

 

[GravityInsanity]

There you go

 

[Memento]

Wow.

The statement they released also sounds like they are going for a GaaS-like game now for the Star Wars game they were developing. Damn it.

 

[kurahador]

There you go

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!

 

[KageMaru]

Fuck off EA. I really hope everyone lands on their feet OK.

closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design.

Anyone read this as moving the design away from Uncharted/Tomb Raider-like direction to a game like Destiny?

 

[kevin1025]

So the behind the scenes Star Wars studio videos shall continue on yet another year at E3 with nothing to show for it.

This is super disappointing for Visceral.

 

[Pankratous]

No Dead Space 4 ever, then?

Fuck off, EA.

 

[nampad]

First 1313 and now this? I want my fucking Star Wars Uncharted. It was my most wanted game :/

Uncharted and Tomb Raider are rather successful and now there isn't a market for a game like that with the Star Wars branding? Not every one of your games needs to be full of loot boxes etc.

 

[j-wood]

So basically, they are adding fucking loot boxes and multiplayer to "reshift the game to something players come back to for a long time"

Ugh.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I hope everyone affected lands on their feet.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Get ready for a GaaS Lootcrate filled Destiny/Division competitor.

The age of third party story driven singleplayer games is coming to an end.

That's how I read it.

 

[Aters]

It sure sounds like it's no longer single player focus.

 

[Nameless]

I guess one GaaS Star Wars wasn't enough

 

[AdropOFvenom]

Single player kinda linear, story focused, sounds like exactly the Star Wars game I want, so sure, lets change it.

Goddamnit EA.

 

[Ganyc]

So instead of 1313: Uncharted it will now be 1313: Battlegrounds?
Why can we not get a simple JEDI KNIGHT game?

Jedi Knight AND X-Wing, please.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Well, fuck. Hopefully the people affected will land on their feet.

That statement is just pure EA.
"We were thinking of ripping off Uncharted at first but we noticed that other types of games have generated more revenue so fuck it, we're doing that instead."

 

[Nowise10]

I've never played Deadspace, but I actually enjoyed Hardline for what it was.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

I hope all those devs can find a new home at a more stable publisher.

(microsoft or sony make a new studio grab these peeps, they excell at horror)

 

[Linkark07]

And EA continues killing studios. Goodbye Visceral; just like Westwood or Bullfrog I liked your games.

Fuck you EA.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

I mean

What else could that wording mean

They straight up say the game was going to be linear and story based and that the market doesn't want that anymore

It could still be a mascot platformer. Crash did very well.

(*EKG flatlines*)

 

[Salty Rice]

Wow fuck off EA.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

There you go

The original idea is gone.

I don't think EA will never release another single-player focused game unless they could monetize it heavily.

 

[ekgrey]

Mark Brown's Game Maker's Toolkit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5A0qttazXo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1x6Jy2CYNo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edcBLDNR2Ig

Oh snap, somehow I missed this. Thanks!

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

And so the wheel of fire mills another soul. Entropy wins. Entropy always wins.

 

[Ydelnae]

Holy fuck what.

And they are pulling a Versus XIII to XV to Amy's game. What the fuck.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Just a reminder to everyone that EA already forced microtransactions in a linear single player/coop game back in 2013 with Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3 gave out resources like candy on Halloween. MTs had zero effect on the game. Also this seems like they're basically rebooting it to conform with modern design trends over the trends that led to the reception of the order 1886.

Importantly, we are shifting the game to be a broader experience that allows for more variety and player agency, leaning into the capabilities of our Frostbite engine and reimagining central elements of the game to give players a Star Wars adventure of greater depth and breadth to explore.

 

[Zedark]

Get ready for a GaaS Lootcrate filled Destiny/Division competitor.

The age of third party story driven singleplayer games is coming to an end.

That game will be Anthem, though.

 

[jacobeid]

This is fucking terrible news: both about Visceral and the new direction of Star Wars. Wonder how Amy is taking this....?

 

[Moggelicious]

Oh no! It's EA season again!

 

[Struct09]

This is terrible news

 

[Devilgunman]

"Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe," EA's Patrick Söderlund said. ”In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, linear adventure game. Throughout the development process, we have been testing the game concept with players, listening to the feedback about what and how they want to play, and closely tracking fundamental shifts in the marketplace. It has become clear that to deliver an experience that players will want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come, we needed to pivot the design. "

Want one of em PUBG clone amiright? Fcking scum.

 

[Pikma]

Lmao bye bye Visceral

 

[Irishonion]

For fuck sakes. That's exactly what I wanted from a star wars game a single player linear based adventure based games.

 

[MisterR]

EA fucking sucks.

 

[Papercuts]

Way to go EA.

:|

 

[brickarts295]

There you go

I'm gonna need a Blood, Sweat and Pixels Part 2 for this one T_T

 

[Strangelove77]

Everything about this sucks. I don't give a shit about Star Wars but I like Visceral and saying a game is a story based linear adventure game is honestly music to my ears. That's what I wanted.

 

[EvilChameleon]

So no Hardline 2? Shame.

 

[charpunk]

THE FUCKS ARE AT IT AGAIN!

 

[Shredderi]

What kind of people do they use for focus testing anyway? Is there some teenager sitting there, playing with an anguished look on his face saying "hmm I'm not sure if I like the fact that this outfit can be earned via this quest. I would like it much better if you took it away and made available by me putting real money in it instead".

 

[Suzushiiro]

tl;dr- "Amy said there was no good way for us to put loot boxes in her game so we shut down the studio and told her to get the fuck out"

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Fast thread is fast.

 

[aeolustl]

So i guess the game now is a Battle Royale with loot boxes right?

Shit.

A development team from across EA Worldwide Studios will take over development of this game, led by a team from EA Vancouver that has already been working on the project. Our Visceral studio will be ramping down and closing, and we’re in the midst of shifting as many of the team as possible to other projects and teams at EA.

WTF. So the game is now handle by the EA Sports team?
Man I was looking forward to the Amy Hennig's Star Wars game

And I thought Motive Studio was helping them with it. What is Jade Raymond working on now then?

 

[PetrCobra]

Watch that story-based Star Wars game become a lootbox-ridden, washed out multiplayer setpiece presentation.

 

[Revven]

Hahahahahahaha. Wow. Amazing.

EA never ceases to amaze me. Yet another studio shut down by them. Incredible.

 

[Ducktail]

Can someone please find glorious gifs of the cancelled game? I recall having seen something somewhere.

 

[daveo42]

This seems to imply development problems.

Maybe. I could also be related to how well MP loot box driven games have sold vs SP only experiences. Just look at that NPD research thread on how perfect PR has to be to sell a SP only game well to an audience. Star Wars should have been an easy win, but EA seems to want the easier, cheaper buck instead.

 

[AAMARMO]