EA`s new open-world Star Wars game in development at EA Vancouver has been canceled. That`s according to a new report from Kotaku that credits the information to three sources who reportedly have inside knowledge of the matter.According to the report, EA Vancouver`s Star Wars game was a `reboot` of the Star Wars game that Visceral Games was working on until EA closed that studio in 2017. EA Vancouver continued to use some of the assets from Visceral`s game, but transitioned the title to become an open-world experience, Kotaku reported.Soderlund, who has since left EA, previously confirmed that Visceral`s Star Wars game was a `story-based, linear adventure game.` However, responding to market trends and player feedback, EA decided to `pivot` the design to make it a title that players could `come back to and enjoy for a long time to come,` which suggested it was become more multiplayer-focused. At the same time, Soderlund announced that EA Vancouver would lead development on this title and that it was also delayed. Now, it is canceled outright, apparently.The Star Wars game Visceral had in development was being headed up by Uncharted veteran Amy Hennig. She said it may be `spiritually similar` to Uncharted but that it will also be its own thing. Hennig has since left EA altogether. EA did not respond to GameSpot`s request for comment at press time, but keep checking back with us for the latest.
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