Electronic Arts is seeking to bolster the efforts of its Star Wars team hot on the heels of the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, according to a job listing posted by the publisher earlier this month. The action-adventure title has already been enough of a success for EA and Respawn Entertainment that speculation for a sequel has started bubbling from fans and team members alike.
The job listing asks for an experienced software engineer to join the Star Wars team in Los Angeles. Respawn, the development studio behind Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, is not mentioned by name, but the likelihood of the hire being for the developer is strong, as the publisher is asking for candidates with an investment in building third-person action adventure titles.
Jedi: Fallen Order has been a welcome return to form for Star Wars in gaming after the lackluster reception to Battlefront 2's launch, wowing critics and audiences with a thrilling combat system and a story worthy to fit in the franchise's rich canon. With the developer building off of its experience in building Titanfall 2's fan favorite campaign, the action game launched in November and quickly became a top seller for EA.
Respawn has indicated that chances of a sequel to Fallen Order are strong thanks to the positive reception the game has received, and while neither the studio nor EA have officially confirmed that a direct follow-up to Cal Kestis's adventure is on the way, fans can likely expect another foray into the Star Wars universe within the next few years.
The split development strategy that allowed the studio to build Apex Legends and Fallen Order at the same time also appears to be here to stay, with EA taking the opportunity to allow both games and teams to grow and evolve at their own pace after the company acquired Respawn as a whole in 2017. Fans responded to the buyout with trepidation thanks to the publisher's less than stellar reputation with studio acquisitions, but with two successful releases since then, Respawn's fortunes as an internal studio within EA so far have proven to be pretty positive.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out now for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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Source: EA