New ‘Star Wars’ Video Game In 2019 Will Follow The Fall Of The Jedi After ‘Revenge Of The Sith’

When it comes toStar Warsvideo games, the only substantial titles we’ve gotten come in the form of theStar Wars Battlefrontfranchise (which justgot a new Han Solo season). Otherwise, ever since Disney took over Lucasfilm, the focus has been on giving stories to fans in the form of movies, books and comics, as well as all the merchandise that comes with them. But now a new Star Wars video game has been announced for arrival in 2019.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwas announced by Electronic Arts and developer Respawn Entertainment at EA Play during E3. The game will arrive something in the holiday season of 2019. With a title like that, it’s probably not hard to discern what the game is about, but we’ll dive into what we know below.StarWars.comannounced the newStar Warsvideo game news after Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella revealed the title.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwill be a a single-player, action-adventure title that tells a new story set shortly after the events ofStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

The newStar Warsvideo game will let players control a surviving Jedi Padawan after Emperor Palpatine has executed Order 66, commanding his new clone army to kill any surviving Jedi in the galaxy, allowing him to take over without interference.

Since this is an area that hasn’t been extensively explored in the newStar Warscanon, this has the potential to be a really exciting game.Star Wars Rebelsfills in some of the gap betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hope, but it’s much closer to the latter than the former. There’s plenty of uncharted territory, and focusing on a Jedi trying to survive on the run is quite the intriguing prospect.