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Embo & Keibu: the bounty hunter Dave Filoni kept alive for sixteen years
SWGOH's Embo & Keibu is a Conquest unit built from a hat, a hound and a Clone Wars extra who was supposed to die in his first episode. Here is where he comes from and whether to chase him.
Jaxxon: the green rabbit Marvel put in Star Wars, and SWGOH put on the holotable
SWGOH's Jaxxon is the six-foot green rabbit Roy Thomas drew into Marvel's Star Wars in 1977, the rabbit George Lucas wanted gone, and now a Prepared Scoundrel attacker that Darth Jar Jar needs at seven stars.
Is Jedi: Fallen Order still worth playing in 2026? Yes, and at $7.99 until September 28 it is the best deal in Star Wars
Seven years on, Fallen Order is 80 percent off on Steam until September 28, free with EA Play and Game Pass, fixed of Denuvo, and running at 60 frames on PS5 and Series X. Why it is the right first Jedi game, the one PC problem that never went away, and who should skip straight to Survivor.
Is Star Wars Battlefront II worth it in 2026? Yes at $9.99, yes on EA Play, and buy it where your friends play
Six years after EA's last content update, the 2017 Battlefront II is 88 percent positive on Steam, $9.99 in EA's sale, included with EA Play, and still peaking between 1,160 and 1,720 Steam players a day in our tracker. Where to buy it, what the fan-run Kyber servers add on PC, and who should play the 2005 game instead.
Stormtrooper (Concept): when stormtroopers carried lightsabers
SWGOH's newest Tank is Ralph McQuarrie's 1975 stormtrooper, shield and lightsaber included, from the drafts where the Empire's troops carried the weapon the Jedi later kept for themselves. The kit, the Darth Jar Jar connection, and whether to spend.
Is Jedi: Survivor worth it in 2026? Yes on console, yes on PC after Patch 9, and never at $69.99
Three years and ten patches on, the PC version that launched broken is fixed and free of Denuvo, the game is on EA Play and Game Pass Ultimate, and about 1,200 people are in it on Steam every evening. When it is worth buying, when it is worth subscribing for, and the one case where Fallen Order is the better call.
Zero Company classes explained: all eight specializations, the four you cannot pick, and which to give Hawks
Every specialization in Star Wars: Zero Company with its ultimate, standard and passive abilities from EA's own guide, the four exotic classes locked to specific operators, the weapon pairings that work, and what the first week of players has worked out about which ones are strongest.
How long is Zero Company? 30 to 40 hours for the story, and there is no New Game Plus
Bit Reactor's lead producer put the campaign at 30 to 40 hours; the reviewers who finished it landed at 40. What makes it longer, what makes it shorter, why 100 percent means a second run, and what to do when it ends.
Most of Bit Reactor was furloughed before Zero Company launched. Here is what is known, and what it means if you are buying
Game File reported on Monday that the studio behind the best-reviewed Star Wars game in 22 years furloughed most of its staff, without pay, weeks before launch. Bit Reactor confirmed it. We lay out what is on the record, what is not, and why leaving a negative review is the wrong way to help.
9.0Star Wars Zero Company review: the squad is the game
Thirty-plus hours, one squad, and not a single casualty. Bit Reactor built the Clone Wars fantasy fans have wanted, and undersold its own tactics doing it.
Zero Company starter guide: what to know before your first mission
Three action points, two cover states, and an injury rule that quietly kills operators. The systems Zero Company expects you to know, before they cost you.
Zero Company difficulty settings explained: which one to pick
Zero Company offers four difficulties plus Beskar Mode, permadeath, and tutorial toggles. What each one changes, and which to pick for a first campaign.
Our first hour with Zero Company: two crashes, zero regrets
We streamed our first 50 minutes of Star Wars Zero Company on launch day. It crashed twice, and we still didn't want to stop playing. Early session notes.
Zero Company hit 53,000 Steam players in its first hour
Zero Company passed 53,000 concurrent Steam players within an hour of unlocking, plus 48,000 watching on Twitch. Five times every other Star Wars game combined.
Zero Company streams are live a day early, and chat is naming the operators
Creators with early access are streaming Star Wars Zero Company on Twitch and YouTube a day before launch, and some are letting chat name their squad.
Streams of early Zero Company copies are getting wiped, hours before it stops mattering
Early-copy owners keep streaming Zero Company on Twitch, and their channels keep hitting the copyright-removal screen. Launch is tomorrow at 3pm UTC.
Starkiller (Luke Concept): the Luke that almost was
SWGOH's newest character is the hero of a movie that never got made: Luke Starkiller, the name Mark Hamill carried into filming in 1976. And whether to spend.
Two hours of Zero Company gameplay leaked, and vanished within the hour
An early-copy owner posted nearly two hours of campaign footage to Reddit and a copyright claim killed it fast. What viewers saw, 48 hours before launch.
Zero Company's $300 Collector's Edition just got three more weeks
Limited Run quietly moved the preorder deadline from August 23 to September 13, past launch day. No reason given, but we have a guess. Your wallet wins.
Zero Company discs are already in the wild, and they boot
A PS5 owner got a retail copy from Amazon Canada three days early, posted video of it running, and is a few missions in. Time to go into spoiler lockdown.
Should you buy the Zero Company Collector's Edition?
The $299.99 Collector's Edition is on preorder until September 13. Every pro and con, the price math, and the detail Limited Run buried: it ships in 2027.
Zero Company: everything to know before Thursday
Star Wars: Zero Company launches Thursday, August 27 at 3pm UTC with no early access. Prices, editions, preload, PC specs, and what preordering gets you.
Yoda (Dark Side Vision): the monster Yoda had to admit was his
SWGOH's Sith Yoda is the dark-side manifestation Yoda fought in The Clone Wars season six, and the kit is built around the lesson that fight taught him.
Zero Company previews are in: 15 hours played, and the word is 'polished'
The hands-on embargo lifted: outlets report a 30 to 40 hour campaign, permadeath, and a base-building layer called the Den. Sixteen days out, signs are good.
Mara Jade Skywalker: the character Lucasfilm can't put back
SWGOH's Mara Jade is the Emperor's assassin who married Luke Skywalker, the most beloved figure in Legends and the one Lucasfilm keeps leaving out of canon.
Zero Company's $299.99 Collector's Edition comes with a thermal detonator
The SDCC panel delivered: a Black Series thermal detonator replica headlines the Collector's Edition, preorders run to August 23, and the first single is out.
Zero Company's voice cast: the clones sound right
Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of every clone trooper since 2008, leads Star Wars: Zero Company's cast, revealed ahead of the game's San Diego Comic-Con panel.
A job listing just told us more about Jedi 3 than EA has all year
Respawn is hiring a Narrative Designer for the Star Wars Jedi team: real confirmation work continues, and a strong hint the game is further out than fans hoped.
Star Wars: Zero Company Is the Clone Wars XCOM We Always Wanted
A single-player turn-based tactics game from ex-Firaxis devs, set in the Clone Wars and out August 27. Why it is the most interesting Star Wars game of 2026.
Jedi 3 skipped every June showcase. Here's what we actually know
No reveal at Summer Game Fest, State of Play, or the Xbox Games Showcase. Separating the confirmed facts about Respawn's next Jedi game from the rumor pile.
Zero Company's release date just leaked: August 27
Reliable leaker billbil-kun says Star Wars: Zero Company lands August 27 on PC, PS5, and Xbox, days before the official reveal expected at Summer Game Fest.