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Star Wars Outlaws

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

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'Star Wars Outlaws' Details Upcoming Changes, v1.4 Update And Wild Card Story Pack Coming Later This Month

by Rainier on Nov. 4, 2024 @ 6:14 p.m. PST

In Star Wars Outlaws, fans play as Kay Vess, who is attempting to pull off one of the greatest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen.

Star Wars Outlaws is the first open-world Star Wars game, inviting players to experience the Star Wars galaxy like never before through an original story set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

As the Galactic Empire relentlessly pursues the final defeat of the Rebel Alliance, the criminal underworld thrives. Fans play as cunning scoundrel, Kay Vess, brought to life by Humberly González, and her loyal companion Nix, played by Dee Bradley Baker (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), as they attempt one of the greatest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen.

Seeking the means to start a new life, players will join Kay and Nix as they fight, steal, and outwit their way through the galaxy's crime syndicates and join the galaxy's most wanted.

During this era, the Empire’s rule is distracted by the rebellion that won’t quit, leading to a golden age for the underworld. As a skilled thief, Kay’s antics catch the attention of Sliro, the leader of a new, foreboding criminal syndicate Zerek Besh. After Sliro places a bounty on Kay’s head, Kay and Nix are offered their one shot at freedom - pull off one of the greatest heists of all time. Kay and Nix will need to navigate the underworld across the galaxy, building their reputation with legendary criminal organizations including the Pyke Syndicate, the Hutt Cartel, the Ashiga Clan and Crimson Dawn to earn the support they need to finish the job.

Kay and Nix will travel across the galaxy to gain the right resources and crew for the ultimate heist. In their journey, they’ll travel across distinct locations, both iconic and new: Canto Bight, Kijimi, Tatooine, Akiva, and the windswept savannah of Toshara. Along the way, Kay will explore bustling cities and cantinas, race across sprawling outdoor landscapes on her speeder, and pilot her ship the Trailblazer through the wilds of space. When things go awry, the Trailblazer will also help them chase, evade and attack to gain the upper hand in thrilling dogfights with the Empire and other foes.

Outlaws,

We'd like to welcome you to our first Dev Update, focusing on bringing you regular insights from our developers as we continue to support Star Wars™️ Outlaws past its launch.

Reflecting on Launch

We have been listening to, gathering and actioning players feedback and we see there are key areas where we can elevate the game experience to better meet your expectations. As you've seen with our previous Title Updates, we've already made changes to the game and look forward to continuing to improve the experience over time.  We would like to reinforce that our priority is giving you the best Star Wars experience possible,

To speak more on this topic is Drew Rechner, who has recently taken the helm of Star Wars Outlaws as Creative Director!

Outlaws,

I'm very excited to be stepping into the role of Creative Director on Star Wars Outlaws and to be working with the incredibly passionate team here at Massive Entertainment along with our talented co-development studios around the world and Lucasfilm Games. I would like to personally thank you, our community, for your positive response to the game. We see and love all the fan arts, comments, and videos you've created around the game, and it continues to provide joy and inspiration to the team. We truly hope you're enjoying your journey across the Outer Rim with Kay and Nix thus far.

I also want to take the time to say that we hear not only your positive feedback, but your constructive feedback as well. Thank you for sharing with us and helping us make the game even better. Today, I want to share with you the next priority areas we are looking to address to ensure that Star Wars Outlaws is the best experience possible for you.

From before launch and continuing into post-launch, we have been gathering data from and listening to you. This takes place not only formally through our analytics, user tests, reviews and media feedback, our Star Wars Outlaws Bug Reporter, crash reports, and other mechanisms, but also informally when we see your YouTube videos and Reddit, Discord or other social media posts. We deeply care about your experience with the game, and use all the data and feedback possible to see the friction points you are encountering, what you're enjoying, and where we can further improve certain elements that matter the most to you.

Your feedback has already resulted in three Title Updates in which we've focused on fixing some of your biggest concerns such as bugs, reducing major friction points in some key missions particularly around stealth, adjusting the speeder camera and collision, and much more. That being said, there are three key areas in which we're looking to improve the game even further.

The first key area of improvement to the game is combat where we see a real opportunity to add more depth and excitement to the experience, further rewarding your tactics and precision. Our second key area is stealth which is not only about improving the readability and consistency of enemy detection, but also providing choice in how you want to approach each encounter. Finally, our third key area of focus is centered around the character controls, which means improving the reliability of cover, increasing the responsiveness of climbing and crouching, and generally improving the consistency of the controls overall.

You can expect to see more details about how we will be celebrating and embracing player choice more than ever before, whether it's sneaking through encounters, going in blasters-blazing, or everything in-between. We will provide more specific details about the changes to these areas and more in the upcoming weeks as we provide further updates to you. All of this will culminate in the release of Title Update 1.4 which will release on November 21st alongside the Steam launch and first story pack, Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card.

To our players, thank you again for your support and feedback, and we hope you will enjoy continuing exploring the galaxy with us. And if you're new to the game, there's never been a better time to experience the Outer Rim with Kay and Nix!

As said by Drew, we're hard at working to bring you many requested changes to Title Update 1.4, which will be our biggest update yet, coming your way on November 21st!

As always, keep an eye on our socials for more from us, and be sure to give us your thoughts on TwitterInstagram and start a conversation with us in our Official Discord.

Thank you again for your feedback and excitement!

  • The Star Wars Outlaws Team

Key Features:

  • EXPLORE AN OPEN WORLD WITH NEW AND ICONIC LOCATIONS: Explore distinct locations with bustling cities and cantinas. Race across sprawling outdoor landscapes on your speeder. Each location brings new adventures, unique challenges, and enticing rewards if you’re willing to take the risk.
  • EXPERIENCE AN ORIGINAL SCOUNDREL STORY: Live the high-stakes lifestyle of an outlaw. Turn any situation to your advantage with Nix by your side: fight with your blaster, overcome enemies with stealth and gadgets, or find the right moments to distract enemies and gain the upper hand.
  • EMBARK ON HIGH-STAKES MISSIONS: Take on high-risk, high-reward missions from the galaxy’s crime syndicates. Steal valuable goods, infiltrate secret locations, and outwit enemies as one of the galaxy’s most wanted. Every choice you make influences your ever-changing reputation.
  • ENGAGE IN DOGFIGHTS AS YOU TRAVEL THE OUTER RIM: Pilot your ship, the Trailblazer, as you engage in thrilling dogfights with The Empire and other foes. Find the right opportunities to chase, evade, and attack to get the upper hand.

Star Wars Outlaws is available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.


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