Star Wars Zero Firm was initially pitched as a recreation within the Titanfall universe.
As half of a bigger report on Star Wars Zero Firm, Recreation File’s Stephen Totilo uncovered plenty of fascinating particulars in regards to the recreation’s growth. The large headline was that the majority of the studio was furloughed simply weeks earlier than launch as Bit Reactor ran out of cash, however there’s hope that these staff can be introduced again following the sport’s success. Nevertheless, there may be one different bit that caught some eyes: Zero Firm wasn’t initially imagined as a Star Wars recreation.
Recreation File dug up authorized paperwork pertaining to a lawsuit between Bit Reactor management which paints an image of Zero Firm’s growth. Director Greg Foertsch labored with studio co-founder Alison Kelly to develop pitches for a techniques recreation, which ultimately landed a gathering with Respawn Leisure co-founder Vince Zampella. The late gaming govt requested Foertsch to make a pitch primarily based on Respawn’s personal IP, which might’ve meant the sport could be linked to the Titanfall universe.
Recreation File notes the pitch was immediately linked to Apex Legends, which is about within the Titanfall universe, however it’s unclear if the signature mechs would’ve returned or if it might’ve been rooted within the hero characters from Apex Legends, much like the upcoming Rainbow Six Ways recreation. Zampella in the end rejected the pitch for the Titanfall universe techniques recreation and as an alternative advised the crew to attempt once more, this time with the Star Wars IP, which Respawn has a heavy hand in.
Respawn are the creators of the Star Wars Jedi video games and in addition labored on a scrapped FPS Star Wars recreation, so it is no shock that they’d be thinking about increasing that IP with different genres. And as destiny would have it, Star Wars Zero Firm was born. The sport has been one of many greatest surprises of 2026, garnering rave opinions and a powerful concurrent participant rely on Steam. Over the weekend, the sport peaked at 77,889 on Steam and has had robust phrase of mouth throughout social media.
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