“I was thinking about this earlier when I was trying to come up with a game that wouldn’t make this list, and I was thinking about how… ‘received’… the last one was, but the Jedi Survivor sequel I think has a solid chance of coming out this year,” said Gettys in the closing minutes of the episode. “I don’t think it’s a slam dunk… I can see that game being announced in May and coming out in September.”

Other hosts also noted that the first game in the series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, was announced and released in the same year. Its sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, would then be released just four years later. If a third game in the series were to launch this year, this would mean a development cycle of only three years.

Gettys went on to note that, “I’ve heard some things.”

It is also worth noting that Respawn Entertainment has seen quite a few departures since the release of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, including the game’s director, Stig Asmussen. The studio has also been the subject of some layoffs last year. Senior encounter designer on Jedi: Survivor, Patrick Wren, had taken to social media to talk about how morale at the studio has been at “an all-time low”.

This statement came just a few days after EA had announced lay-offs across its various teams, including the Experiences team, with more than 300 employees being affected.

Stig Asmussen, in the meantime, has founded a new studio, dubbed Giant Skull, and has been working with Wizards of the Coast on a new game based on the Dungeons and Dragons universe. Back in June, he spoke about the studio’s experience with developing strong melee combat, and how the upcoming title will feature better animations than Star Wars Jedi: Survivor thanks to the lack of technical debt associated with those projects.

“We’re experts at melee combat, so that’s something that John [Hight] got to see and it translates very well to D&D,” he said, Asmussen, referring to the Wizards of the Coast president that had worked with him on God of War 3. “There’s probably still legacy debt that’s in the Jedi games from bad decisions that we made early on. Some of those bad decisions were based on momentum because we don’t get stuck. We just want to keep on moving forward.”

Along with combat, another key pillar of the project is traversal. “Traversal is really important to us,” he explained. “Giving the player a suite of different ways to probe and interact with the environment, and eventually build their character up to a point where they’re dominating the environment. It all has to feel silky smooth.”

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Announcement

By now, there’s been so much reported about this remake that we’d be more surprised if the developer didn’t officially announce it. Given that it’s apparently out in March – and is supposedly that “unannounced title” listed for release this fiscal year – what bigger stage could the developer possibly have in that time frame?

The Ascent Developer’s Next Game

Over four years is a long time for any developer’s next game, especially since Neon Giant was acquired by Krafton in 2022 and confirmed as working on an open-world first-person shooter. Now, it’s officially set to reveal what’s next, teasing that “Nothing is off limits.” Is this the same title or something new? What does the adorable cat graffiti have to do with anything? We’ll find out soon enough.

Control: Resonant

Based on a recently discovered trademark in Europe, this sounds about as close to a sequel as anything. Could it be film or TV related, especially since it has that agreement with Annapurna Pictures? Probably, but after FBC: Firebreak flopping and its CEO stepping down, a sequel announcement could be exactly what’s needed to re-ignite interest.

Pragmata Release Date

As one of the many releases in 2026 (four, if the rumored Dead Rising 5 gets announced), Pragmata seems due for a release date, especially after all the delays. But there’s actually a far more realistic reason why – it was recently rated by the GRAC in South Korea.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach PC Port

Speaking of age ratings boards playing spoiler, Kojima Productions’ latest title is seemingly heading to PC, according to the ESRB (who rated it “M” for Mature 17+ – shocking, I know). Considering director Hideo Kojima’s long history with the awards (and friendship with host Geoff Keighley), this seems almost guaranteed for an announcement. When it will be released is a different matter, but given the original’s gap, an early 2026 launch isn’t impossible.

Resident Evil Requiem Reveals Leon

It has already been confirmed that Requiem will be showing up at the event. So what better way to finally reveal the long-rumored Leon S. Kennedy? Even if it keeps that surprise until the game’s release, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a new gameplay trailer with Leon in combat.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Release Date Announcement

With Requiem due in February and Pragmata potentially in April/May of next year, why shouldn’t Miyamoto Musashi lay claim to July or August? Thus far, Capcom has showcased extensive gameplay, and it’s looked pretty well-polished, so the Summer window would be more due to spacing out its releases than anything else.

The Duskbloods

It’s The Game Awards. It’s FromSoftware. An announcement of some kind is almost guaranteed (at least going by the past several years). With The Duskbloods serving as its next major release, it would certainly make sense to see some new gameplay, maybe even a release window.

Jurassic Park Survival Update

While Saber Interactive has provided some recent updates, it’s been three years since this was announced (at The Game Awards, no less). Perhaps all those trailers were subtly leading to this big announcement at this year’s show. Maybe John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando gets shadow-dropped instead. Either way, we’ll find out where Jurassic Park stands in terms of its development progress.

Star Wars Jedi 3 or Knights of the Old Republic – Remake

Fresh off the Twitter feed from insider Kurakasis, a “big Star Wars announcement” is allegedly coming “very soon.” He even clarified that it’s not for Star Wars: Eclipse or Zero Company. What other titles would that leave aside from the next title in the Star Wars Jedi series or Saber Interactive’s long-delayed Knights of the Republic – Remake? Nothing says they can’t be announced before the show, but either is plausible.

Project: Robot

Can you believe it’s been five years since genDesign signed its publishing deal with Epic Games for its next title? This doesn’t mean Fumito Ueda’s Project: Robot, teased at last year’s show, has been in the works for that long, but The Last Guardian was released almost nine years ago. If it’s time for an update, then there’s no better place.

Clockwork Revolution

This one is interesting for several reasons, starting with the extensive gameplay reveal at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase. Tightly-paced, fairly well-polished – seems about right for a release in 2026, right? Microsoft’s crowded schedule would have you thinking otherwise, but the LinkedIn profile for Nathan Long, who worked as a senior writer and narrative designer, lists it for next year. Given he was involved as of last October, perhaps there’s a chance, however slim, that we see it at the show (and a release date announcement wouldn’t hurt either).

Crimson Desert

While not officially confirmed as of now, the open-world action RPG seems like a no-brainer to appear. A new gameplay trailer, is possible. Since it’s a regular at Keighley’s shows and is only a few months away, there’s no reason for the developer not to get the marketing train rolling.

Silent Hill 2: Born from a Wish Announcement

Silent Hill 2 remake is now on Xbox Series X/S, and Return to Silent Hill is on track for next month. Surely this is the time that Bloober Team reveals the long-rumored Born from a Wish DLC, as insider Dusk Golem has claimed for some time…right? It’s honestly hard to say at this point, given the sheer number of times it hasn’t happened, but we’re still holding out hope.

Whatever That Statue is

By now, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has confirmed that this mysterious status isn’t related to Diablo 4’s next expansion or The Elder Scrolls 6. So, unless Gordon Freeman ventures to a strange, medieval fantasy-like dimension in Half-Life 3, or Hasbro announces Baldur’s Gate 4, or FromSoft announces Elden Ring 2, it’s anyone’s guess what this could be.

Possible Appearances

Silent Hill 1 remake may seem like a long shot, but if rumors about development starting about three years ago are true, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a teaser. Silent Hill: Townfall may also finally emerge from the fog to announce a release date, especially after a retailer listing indicated a launch in March.

Clockwork Revolution may not be the only title that Microsoft brings to the show. It may very well have something Fable-related, if only to assuage concerns about its progress. Gears of War: E-Day is probably a safer bet, since we’ve seen nothing on it since June 2024, but Microsoft could be saving that for its next Developer_Direct. There’s always that rumored Starfield PS5 port and the second expansion, especially given recent teases for the latter.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see 007 First Light receive some stunning new gameplay (again, it’s only a few months out from release), but otherwise, the rest of the show is really anyone’s guess. What do you think could appear? Sound off in the comments.

To clarify, it has nothing to do with Star Wars: Zero Company, the turn-based tactics game from Bit Reactor and EA or Quantic Dream’s long-in-development Star Wars: Eclipse. That leaves only two potential choices – Respawn Entertainment’s sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Saber Interactive’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake.

Electronic Arts has never officially revealed Star Wars Jedi 3, though it confirmed back in 2024 that the “final chapter” in the series is in the works. Jedi: Survivor and Fallen Order amassed more than 40 million players at the time and have doubtless only increased since.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake is an even bigger enigma. Originally in development at Aspyr under the Embracer Group, it faced delays due to internal struggles. Saber took over and retained ownership of the title after splitting from the holding company. It’s set to receive new details “when the time is right,” but concept art of Kashyyyk and early level assets have leaked since.

In a statement, an EA spokesperson referred to the layoffs as being made to “align teams and allocate resources in service of driving future growth.” The move is meant to continue the company’s focus on “long-term strategic priorities.”

“We are treating our people with care and respect throughout this process, working to minimize impacts by helping affected employees explore new opportunities within the company when possible and providing support during the transition,” continued the statement.

Respawn had confirmed that some of its employees across the development teams for Apex Legends and the Star Wars Jedi franchise were being moved around. In its statement, Respawn also mentioned that it had cancelled two of its “early-stage” incubation projects. While not too many details about these cancelled titles have been confirmed so far, one of them was rumoured to be a multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Titanfall universe. The game was codenamed R7 during its development.

The statement was followed by reports, courtesy of Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, that between 300 and 400 employees at EA were being laid off. Of these, around 100 are said to be employees at Respawn Entertainment.

A former employee of Respawn had revealed back in March that another incubation project at the studio had been cancelled. While not too many details were revealed at the time, the employee – former executive assistant and production coordinator at the studio, Emilee Evans – had said that it was a multiplayer shooter.

In the meantime, EA and Respawn are currently working on a major update to Apex Legends, referred to as a version 2.0 of the game. During EA’s quarterly earnings call back in February, EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke about the trajectory of Apex Legends, and how future development will be focused on improving things for the game across three “core vectors”: community support, gameplay improvements, and a more comprehensive upgrade down the line.

“Sometime on a longer-term time horizon, there will be an even bigger, more meaningful update to that broader game experience,” Wilson said. “An Apex 2.0, if you will. This will not be the final incarnation of Apex.

Over the longer term, Wilson said that the company wants to continue supporting Apex Legends by making sure to hang on to the game’s core community while also forming new communities that might want to try out the game.

“And then longer-term, our expectation is that we’ll continue to expand what this franchise is and how we support a core community of highly competitive players and new communities that want to come and experience all the greatness that Apex has to offer,” he said.

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

According to sources speaking to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, Electronic Arts has laid off 300 to 400 positions. About 100 are from Respawn Entertainment – how many will receive “new opportunities within EA” is unknown.

One of the cancelled projects was allegedly an extraction shooter set in the Titanfall universe, codenamed R7 (which was “not close to being released”). The other project saw cancellation earlier this year, likely referring to the reported multiplayer project cancelled last month. Layoffs also seemingly occurred for the latter, with former executive assistant and production coordinator Emilee Evans seeking a new role.

Aside from Star Wars Jedi 3 and Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment is working on Bit Reactor’s Star Wars Zero Company, an XCOM-like tactical strategy game coming in 2026. It’s also involved in the next Battlefield, which is undergoing extensive testing as part of Battlefield Labs.

Speaking recently at the company’s Investors Day 2024 presentation, EA’s president of entertainment and technology Laura Miele confirmed that developer Respawn Entertainment is at work on the follow-up to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which she described as the “final chapter” of the saga.

“Respawn is working hard to bring the final chapter of this thrilling story to players,” she said. 

Shortly after Jedi: Survivor’s release last year, job listing revealed that development on its sequel was already underway at Respawn Entertainment, which was later confirmed by actor Cameron Monaghan, who portrays protagonist Cal Kestis. 

The next game in the series will not be directed by Stig Asmussen, who directed both Fallen Order and Survivor. Asmussen left Respawn Entertainment in September last year, and has since formed a new independent AAA studio. 

EA has also confirmed that the Star Wars Jedi series has surpassed 40 million players to date. 

However, 2024 is a different beast, and on February 29th, it announced 670 layoffs or roughly five percent of its workforce, closed Ridgeline Games (which was working on narrative experiences for Battlefield) and even cancelled the Star Wars single-player shooter.

While Ridgeline’s fate is confusing and sad in its own right, it’s the baffling cancellation of the Star Wars single-player shooter project. Considering the project was helmed by Peter Hirschmann, the executive producer for the original Star Wars: Battlefront series, it’s all the more annoying. However, when you look back on the publisher’s experience with Star Wars titles thus now, it’s been an oddly mixed bag.

First, there was Star Wars Battlefront in 2015, which launched with a lackluster amount of content and received a mixed response, though it grew into something better. Star Wars Battlefront 2 offered more when it launched in 2017 but quickly collapsed due to controversies due to pay-to-win, loot box and monetization issues. Once again, it would recover, but the process took a lot longer (with way more free updates, thus costing EA money, to say nothing of the sales lost due to the controversies). Then there were the rumors surrounding Project Ragtag, ultimately cancelled in 2017 with Visceral Games shut down.

2019 saw a new hope, if you will, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The action-adventure title launched in November 2019 and quickly garnered acclaim for its combat, exploration and narrative. Though it could have used more polish, fans appreciated a new Jedi-focused title, that too with such a great single-player campaign. It was Electronic Arts’ fastest-selling digital Star Wars title within just two weeks, went on to sell over eight million units by January 2020 and crossed 10 million sales by March 2020 end.

Such was the success of Jedi: Fallen Order internally that it reportedly caused an internal shift in Electronic Arts’ thinking. Instead of games-as-a-service titles for all its studios, it chose to let its single-player developers breathe more. It’s arguably why the Dead Space remake was greenlit and why Mass Effect returned from the brink.

A sequel seemed like the obvious next step, and Electronic Arts revealed the first cinematic teaser for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor in May 2022. Details were sparse, but the darker approach already led to more intrigue. Jedi: Survivor launched in April 2023, facing a five-week delay due to more work needed for polishing. While it suffered from performance issues at launch (with PC players having the worst of it), the sequel received even more acclaim than the original for its larger worlds, more refined combat and deeper story-telling.

Sales numbers weren’t revealed, but its physical sales in the UK were up 30 percent at launch over Fallen Order. Digital sales were also twice as much, with the PlayStation Store confirming it was the most downloaded title in the US and Europe for April and May. Electronic Arts revealed the title was pacing “very strongly” in sales with “millions” of players as of May. The desire to make more titles was there, especially in August when it revealed that it achieved record net bookings in that quarter thanks to Jedi: Survivor, Madden and FIFA.

In September, actor Cameron Monaghan, who plays Cal Kestis, confirmed that the third Star Wars Jedi title was in development. Nothing else was revealed, save for it being a “big undertaking”, but it’s early days yet.

Jedi: Survivor continued to receive updates, and Electronic Arts didn’t say much about about Bit Reactor’s strategy title led by Greg Foerscth. Fast forward to February 2024 and the Star Wars single-player shooter’s cancellation, with Electronic Arts noting that players are “most excited” about the Jedi series and “the rich library of owned brands.”

As a result, it pivoted away from the Star Wars shooter to “focus our efforts on new projects based on our owned brands while providing support for existing games.” While it’s keen to provide fans “the next installments of the iconic franchises they want,” rumors revealed that the new title would feature a Mandalorian protagonist. It was unclear if this was the protagonist from The Mandalorian, but the prospect of pursuing bounties in large open areas while having a linear campaign sounded great.

Even if enthusiasm for The Mandalorian dropped after the third season, it’s still a popular brand. Some would say it’s “iconic” and perhaps the biggest reason for the shift towards new Star Wars media on the small screen. On the bright side, Bit Reactor’s title isn’t cancelled, though it doesn’t seem any closer to an announcement, much less a release.

For now, Electronic Arts’ commitment to the Star Wars series is as unknown as the future of the Battlefield franchise. Perhaps following the end of its exclusive agreement with Lucasarts, it recognized the need to focus on its brands and existing hits to succeed, especially as more companies offer up their triple-A projects.

After all, with Star Wars Outlaws set to feature a massive scope and third-person shooter mechanics, Quantic Dream slowly and hopefully steadily delivering a narrative tour de force with Star Wars Eclipse and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake still floating around, the market for new IPs in the series may be dwindling. Again, how the title with the Mandalorian protagonist wouldn’t have thrived is unclear, and if anything, it casts doubt on whether Bit Reactor’s title can make an impact.

Perhaps if Electronic Arts decides to revive Star Wars Battlefront, its multiplayer could receive a better reception than the recent Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. Regardless, it’s a safe bet, along with the upcoming Star Wars Jedi 3 and even Star Wars: The Old Republic, which continues to generate revenue.

At the end of the day, as the unsustainability of triple-A development becomes more apparent, some publishers may be less willing to commit to risk on popular media properties, regardless of how appealing the projects looked a few years back. Where Electronic Arts goes from here remains to be seen, but it’s arguably in a much safer position than its competitors when delivering new Star Wars titles. Still, it kind of stings to know what could have been and how cursed the Star Wars bounty hunter game concept continues to be.

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Monaghan confirmed the same during a panel at Ocala Comic Con, where he said (transcription via VGC), “We’re working on a third and we’re in the process of doing that right now. That’s a big undertaking and there have been some conversations so far, but hopefully when all things and said and done we’ll be able to go in and make something really cool.”

This isn’t the first indication that we’ve had that a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is already in the works. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said recently that the company would “love” to continue working on the series, while in July, job ads by developer Respawn Entertainment suggested that work on the next instalment was underway.

Earlier this year, Stig Asmussen, director of both Star Wars Jedi games, said that he’d always seen the series’ story as a trilogy. Recently, however, it was announced that Asmussen had left Respawn Entertainment.

Speaking during a recent quarterly earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that though the company doesn’t yet have anything concrete to announce, given the success that the Jedi games have enjoyed and the strong relationship that EA has with Disney and Lucasfilm, he would “love” to see more games in Respawn’s series.

“We don’t have anything to announce today, but, we have an incredible partnership with Disney and Lucas,” Wilson said (via Techraptor). “We’ve had incredible success in that partnership across the Battlefront and the Star Wars Jedi franchises and absolutely with Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Our teams are always thinking about what are new experiences that we might be able to create. Certainly, I would love to see more in the in the Jedi franchise over time. It’s just an extraordinary game that tells an extraordinary story.”

Wilson went on to further illustrate that EA has enjoyed success with Star Wars beyond the Jedi games as well – with more likely on the way courtesy of Jedi: Survivor’s in-development PS4 and Xbox One versions – and that the company will to “explore” opportunities for the property across both single player games and live service experiences.

“We may be a little biased, but our sense based on the feedback we’re getting from our community and the quality of [Star Wars Jedi: Survivor], is that it’s one of the great beats in the Star Wars galaxy this year, and will likely continue to be a very meaningful part of that galaxy for many years to come,” he said. “As we bring it to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, we think they’ll be another little bump there for the franchise.

“[There’s] nothing to announce today other than we have an incredible relationship with Disney. We’ve had incredible success so far in that partnership, and to the extent that we can find new opportunities to execute against new experiences, including live services, as part of that partnership, we will explore them.”

Recent job listings have suggested that Respawn Entertainment has, in fact, already started working on a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Stig Asmussen, the director of both Jedi games, has also previously said he views the series as a trilogy. All of which is to say that a third Star Wars Jedi title is more than a little likely, even if it’s not outright concretely confirmed yet.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. A release date is currently unknown for the PS4 and Xbox One versions.

At least that’s what a group of recent job listings published by Respawn suggest. As spotted by Tech4gamers, the developer has ads up for a number of open positions on the Star Wars Jedi team that suggest that work is ramping up on the next instalment in the series.

The listing for Senior VFX Artist also mentions experience with Unreal Engine 5 as “a big plus” for the applicant, suggesting the next Star Wars Jedi title could upgrade from UE4, while the Senior Combat Designer listing does the same for “a passion for melee combat systems”. Meanwhile, the listing for Principal Game Writer briefly describes the project as “a fun, third-person action-adventure setting.”

Earlier this year, shortly before the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, director Stig Asmussen said that he always viewed the series’ story as a trilogy, and that it would “a pretty safe assumption” that the next instalment’s development would migrate to Unreal Engine 5. Shortly after Survivor’s launch, EA confirmed that its sales were pacing strongly against the company’s expectations.

In our review of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, we awarded it a score of 9/10, saying, “Its performance leaves something to be desired, but Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is still an essential experience for genre fans and Star Wars fanatics.” Read the full review through here.

Respawn Entertainment is currently working on a narrative-driven FPS set in the Star Wars universe, in addition to collaborating with Bit Reactor on a Star Wars strategy game.