Failed miserably

"Failed miserably": Star Wars Outlaws is selling worse than Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which was released a year and a half earlier.

Ubisoft suffered a “crushing fiasco” with the Star Wars Outlaws game, said market-tracking journalist Christopher Dring. In the European sales chart for 2024, it took only 47th place, behind Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which was released almost a year and a half earlier.

According to the expert, no one expected this. The Massive Entertainment game was well received when it was announced at Summer Game Fest 2023, but in the end something went wrong.

"Meanwhile, Star Wars Outlaws was a huge disappointment from a commercial point of view. It would seem that this is an expensive game from one of the most famous studios of Ubisoft, based on a large intellectual property, and after a successful presentation at the Summer Game Fest 2023, everything indicated that it would definitely be a hit. However, the game failed miserably. In all of Europe, it took only the 47th place in the ranking of the best-selling games of 2024, managing to be second to the released a year earlier, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” said Dring.

Dring's information is based on the final European game sales report for 2024, which included physical and digital copies.

Ubisoft has never disclosed sales of Star Wars Outlaws, but it is official that the game failed to live up to the company's expectations. After this, it was decided to postpone Assassin's Creed Shadows to 2025 and Ubisoft's full return to Steam.

In October, Tom Henderson's sources reported that Star Wars Outlaws was a "tragedy" for Ubisoft - players only bought 1 million copies in the first month and a half, which is equivalent to a complete failure for the AAA/AAAA segment.

Experts say that today the future of Ubisoft directly depends on the sales of Assassin's Creed Shadows. At the same time, according to insiders, the company is already negotiating a potential sale to a large holding company.

Star Wars KOTOR will return, but not in video game format - rumor

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic delighted many players. Some would like to get an updated game, but it seems that there will be some kind of show adaptation.

There is still no remake of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, but another potential project in the Star Wars franchise has become known. Perhaps they will make a show based on Star Wars KOTOR, but we are not talking about a direct film adaptation of a video game.

Reputable film insider Daniel Richtman said, what:

"Lucasfilm is developing a series set during the Knights of the Old Republic era."

He did not specify whether the series will feature characters from Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, or whether everything will be limited to a recognizable setting.

Samurai Darth Vader coming to Fortnite

Epic Games continues to develop Fortnite, adding new modes and skins. Among the latter, interesting ones are increasingly appearing.

Judging by a photo of an advertising stand somewhere in a shopping center, the game will soon host a new crossover with the Star Wars universe. The Samurai Darth Vader skin will appear in the multiplayer action game.

The photo can be seen below:

It is not known exactly when the image will appear in the video game. This is expected to happen before the end of the year.

Who is Samurai Darth Vader

This is a reimagining of the famous Star Wars antagonist in the spirit of the samurai of feudal Japan. This was originally a fan concept. He later became official as a collectible figure.

The Samurai Vader figure combines elements of traditional samurai armor with a classic villain design. Instead of a lightsaber, he has a katana sword in his hands, which retains “laser” properties.

Samurai Darth Vader has received recognition among fans of the franchise, so it is not surprising that they decided to include him in Fortnite.

The new Star Wars from the director of Logan will begin filming in 2025

Despite the cancellation of the Acolyte series and delays in development of the Rey film, Star Wars continues to expand.

Lucasfilm recently hired House of Cards creator Beau Willimon to write the script for James Mangold's Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi. Development seems to be going well as there is already a start date for filming.

As the publication writes World of Reel, for Mangold this is the next project after the drama “Perfect stranger." Filming should begin in the fall of 2025.

Season 4 of The Mandalorian may come out after the film

The Mandalorian will soon get a solo film, but Star Wars fans have questions about the series' fourth season.

The fate of the show remains uncertain largely due to the project “The Mandalorian and Grogu” from Jon Favreau. The latter is the creator of the series, that is, its continuation depends on the director

According to insider Jeff Sneider of The InSneiderThe fourth season of The Mandalorian may be coming. The series remains “in development,” but The Mandalorian and Grogu “will be released first.”

It is worth noting that the statement to Snyder contradicts a report from The Hollywood Reporter from October of this year. The publication reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have decided to "switch" to "The Mandalorian and Grogu" "instead of a fourth season."

The 10 most beautiful games of 2024 have been named according to Digital Foundry

Everyone is summing up the results of the year, and Digital Foundry specialists decided to do this by compiling the top most beautiful games of the outgoing year.

The list is topped by one of the last blockbuster films of 2024 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. According to the editor of the publication, the only competitor to the MachineGames game was only the second Hellblade. Interestingly, both projects were published by Microsoft.

The Indiana Jones game took the top spot thanks to its impressive use of ray tracing and excellent optimization on Xbox Series X. Ubisoft's Star Wars project also made it into the top three.

1. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle;
2. Senua's Saga: Hellblade II;
3. Star Wars Outlaws.

When discussing Outlaws, they noted obvious technical problems and cutscenes that are inferior in quality to gameplay. However, this did not stop us from appreciating the picture.