Star Wars Jedi: Survivor tie-in books seem to reveal release window of the game
<p class="">Details have been swirling around recently about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to 2019's Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, being developed by Respawn Entertainment.</p>
Details have been swirling around recently about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to 2019’s Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, being developed by Respawn Entertainment. Most notably was the announcement overnight of Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, a tie-in novel set between the two video games, written by Sam Maggs. We don’t have many details about the book, not even a cover, other than the synopsis below.
Cal Kestis leads the Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
MARCH 7, 2023 LET'S GO pic.twitter.com/v481iTjXIV
— Sam Maggs (@SamMaggs) August 19, 2022
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“Cal Kestis leads the Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.”
Author Sam Maggs has writing credits across both videogames (including Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Anthem) and novels (The Fangirl’s guides, DC Brave and Bold, Marvel Fearless and Fantastic) but most interesting to me is that she has not been listed as a writer on the game as yet.
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars is due out on March 7 2023. Considering that we do not yet have a date set for the second Jedi game from Respawn and the novel is set before the events of the Jedi Survivor, it is safe to say that this is likely to be released before the game.
However, also in amongst this announcement was the announcement of The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, an art book chronicling the game’s development, including concept art and creator commentary in a full-colour hardcover, due to release May 2, 2023. Considering it would be strange for an art book to be released before the game, this points to a March / April 2023 release date for Jedi Survivor. This date was backed up by known insider Jeff Grubb, who tweeted with the announcement of the books that the game is also expected in March along with the novel.
Book that takes place between Fallen Order and Survivor is coming in March. https://t.co/RbXMbPtZZx
— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) August 19, 2022
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Whilst not listed as a game to expect in the initial announcement of the first Disney & Marvel Games Showcase at the D23 Expo happening in September, this could mean we are looking at the release date and gameplay trailer at this event if the game is expected to be coming out in the first few months of 2023.
Eagle-eyed watchers of the teaser trailer may have noticed that it looks like protagonist Kestis is sporting what looks to be a Blaster at his hip, something absent from his 2019 outing. It seems like this could also be a gameplay shake-up coming to Jedi Survivor, with Hasbro Toys taking pre-orders for a Cal toy, who clearly has a blaster at his side. The online description also has the below excerpt, clearly pointing toward some blaster-based gameplay for ol Cal.
“GAME-BASED CHARACTER-INSPIRED ACCESSORIES: This Star Wars The Vintage Collection action figure comes with 4 game-inspired accessories that make a great addition to any Star Wars collection.”
What do you think of all this? Are you excited to play the follow-up to Fallen Order? Do you think we will get a date in a few short weeks? Will you be joining me in reading the tie-in novel?
Dylan Blight
[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture. Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.
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