The launch date for Star Wars: Hunters, a 4v4 arena shooter for mobile platforms, has finally been announced after much anticipation. Lucasfilm Games and Zynga confirmed that the new game will be available June 4 on Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS.
The game is styled as a third-person, player-versus-player “hero shooter” similar to Overwatch. Participants select their Star Wars personas from a diverse roster, featuring characters like Grozz the Wookie, Rieve the Dark Side Assassin, or J-3DI, a droid convinced of their Jedi identity, and fight it out on on the rocky terrain of the Outer Rim world Vespaara.
Players will find other familiar locations in the game, including the Ewok Village on the forest moon of Endor; Tatooine’s Mos Espa Podrace and Dune Sea Outpost; the Imperial stronghold of Vandor Railyard, and, of course, The Death Star.
Star Wars: Hunters was first revealed in early 2021 through a teaser trailer, hinting at a full release later that year. Since then, there have been multiple closed beta tests and restricted access in specific regions. It seems that Disney and Zynga are now satisfied with the game’s state and poised to unveil it to the world.
What are Star Wars: Hunters game modes?
Star Wars: Hunters, a free-to-play title, will offer several game modes, among them:
Squad Brawl: A classic team deathmatch. First side to score 20 eliminations wins.
Dynamic Control: Teams fight for control over a rotating series of points across the map.
Power Control: Hold fixed points on the map for the longest and win.
Trophy Chase: Pursue the droid TR0-F33! on the map. The team that controls it the longest wins.
Which characters are in Star Wars: Hunters?
Star Wars: Hunters’ current character roster includes:
Diago: a Miraluka sharpshooter
Charr: a Trandoshan (Bossk) trapper
Sprocket: a Mon Calamari (Admiral Akbar) prodigy
Sentinel: an Imperial heavy gunner
Skora: a Rodian (Greedo) sawbones
Grozz: a Wookiee juggernaut
Imara Vex: an unrelenting bounty hunter
Zaina: a Rebel war hero
Rieve: the aforementioned dark side assassin
J-3DI: a Jedi droid
Utooni: a duo of Jawa scavengers
Slingshot: an Ugnaught speedster using a droideka
Aran Tal: a Mandalorian vanguard
Featured image: Lucasfilm Games / Zynga
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