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etails of the new third-person
Star Wars action adventure
video game from Respawn
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Arts have been revealed, including the
game’s release date of November 15, 2019.
Available on multiple platforms
including Xbox One, PlayStation 4,
and PC, the game follows the exploits
of a young Padawan named Cal Kestis,
played by actor Cameron Monaghan
(TV series Gotham’s Joker), following
the Jedi purge of Order 66 as seen in Star
Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005). Cal
must evade the Empire and its deadlyInquisitors while attempting to complete
his Jedi training, and will meet new
characters, familiar faces, and experience
a host of authentic Star Wars sights and
sounds along the way.
The action revolves heavily around Cal
mastering how to wield a lightsaber, and
the game’s mechanics have been balanced
so that players develop their skills
alongside him. Respawn say the result
offers a visceral single-player experience
combined with a deep and rewarding
story. Monaghan, who grew up watching
Star Wars on TV, told fans during Star
Wars Celebration that, “If I told that kid
he was going to swing a lightsaber one
day, I think his brain would’ve exploded.”
An accompanying book detailing the
conceptual process behind the game, The
Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, will be
in stores on November 19, published by
Dark Horse Books.The Clones are Coming
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ince the announcement at San
Diego Comic-Con last summer
that Lucasfi lm animated series
Star Wars: The CloneWars
is to return on Disney+, fans have
been eager for news about the
revived show.
Dave Filoni and cast
members took to the stage
at Star Wars Celebration
Chicago, where an epic new
trailer for the series debuted,
featuring hints of Ahsoka Tano’s
adventures after leaving the Jedi Order,
and her spectacular duel with the
villainous Maul. Filoni, supervising
director on the new episodes, revealedthat Ray Park (Darth Maul in Star Wars:
The Phantom Menace (1999)) had
performed the motion-capture for the
fi ght. “When you see Maul fi ghting,
it’s going to really be Maul
fi ghting!” he confi rmed, adding
that, “It’s been very important
for me to keep the DNA of
what we were doing alive in
this whole thing. That it feels
authentic to Clone Wars.”
As production continues
on the all-new episodes, it will be a
while yet before the series premieres on
Disney+, but from the evidence of this
Celebration panel, it looks like it will
have been worth the wait.The Last Jedi (2017), and that the
storyline follows “an adventure that
the group goes on together.”
Kathleen Kennedy went on to say
that, “We’ve immersed ourselves in
everything George [Lucas] created,”
adding, “I think what you’re going
to end up seeing, you’re going to be
so happy with. We’re incredibly
excited to show it to you.”
If you weren’t able to attend this
year’s Celebration, Star Wars Insider
goes behind-the-scenes in issue 191
(in stores in the U.S. on July 23), and
there’s a full playlist of video
highlights, panels, and Star Wars
Show Live! clips available at
StarWars.com.
Star Wars Celebration
returns to Anaheim in 2020, so
sign up for news updates at
starwarscelebration.com!
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