Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reveal will be live streamed on April 13

The first major reveal of Respawn Entertainment’s highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game will be live streamed at Star Wars Celebration on April 13.

Respawn Entertainment’s upcoming Star Wars project is a bigger mystery than if Boba Fett survived the Sarlaac Pit in Return of the Jedi. First revealed at EA Play 2018, we know next to nothing about what exactly Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will end up being.

So far, all we’ve seen is a brief announcement and a motion capture footage highlight reel. But it looks like all of this will change on April 13 during the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. The head of Respawn, Vince Zampella, and game director Stig Asmussen will reveal at a special panel what we can expect from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, with confirmation of a live stream at 2:30 p.m. ET for the reveal.

So what do we know already about this upcoming action adventure Star Wars game? We know it takes place after Episode III: Revenge of the Sith when the Jedi are being hunted, and the game’s story involves a surviving Padawan. This fits in with the era of the Star Wars universe that has recently been explored by some of the standalone films like Rogue One. But other than that, there is a whole heck of a lot left to learn.

It’s hard not to be excited about a potentially killer single player Star Wars experience. But EA’s recently handling of the IP also has us concerned. The last two Battlefront games fell flat and showed EA could care less about consumers when it comes to microtransactions. Then EA Vancouver’s promising concept of an open-world Star Wars game got canceled. This could realistically be EA’s last real chance to show Disney what they can do with the popular property.

On the positive side, Respawn Entertainment has a solid resume as of late. Titanfall 2, while often overlooked, was an amazing first-person shooter with fluid, explosive gameplay backed by a sincere campaign and a fast-paced multiplayer mode. And of course, Apex Legends, Respawn’s entry into the world of battle royale games, has shown to be a major hit with its class-based team gameplay and innovative ping and respawn systems.