Chris Avellone has been working on Respawn's Star Wars game Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Chris Avellone has been working on Respawn's Star Wars game Along with a mystery project to be revealed in a month. News by Emma Kent Contributor Updated on 4 Mar 2019 29 comments There's a lot resting on Respawn's upcoming Star Wars title. In the context of EA binning practically all other games planned for the franchise, many Star Wars fans are feeling pretty anxious about how the third-person action/adventure will pan out. Thankfully, there's finally some promising news here, as veteran game writer Chris Avellone has confirmed his own involvement in the project. I can't say 100% b/c of NDAs, but the ones I can say: I just finished up work with Jedi: The Fallen Order - and beyond that, there's another big bomb dropping in a month! Er, I mean, maybe. Ahem.- Chris Avellone (@ChrisAvellone) March 1, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Although the tweet itself is fairly bare-bones, Avellone's LinkedIn profile reveals he worked on Jedi: Fallen Order for 11 months, in which time he did story work, story and character reviews, and cinematic scripts for the game. Sounds like a fairly weighty contribution. Tacked onto the end of the LinkedIn description, Avellone notes "Jedi are basically space monks who use telekinesis, mind control, and occasional bursts of lasersword violence in order to impose their values on the rest of the galaxy". It may just be a pithy comment, but I definitely wouldn't complain if Respawn's game tackles some of the hypocritical elements of the Jedi order. In any case, Avellone's involvement is a positive sign. With a resume that includes Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Planescape: Torment, Prey, Pillars of Eternity, two Fallout titles and a previous Star Wars game in the form of KOTOR 2, Avellone is in a great position to help design some compelling storylines for Jedi: Fallen Order. Avellone has also worked on Star Wars comics for Dark Horse, including Star Wars Tales and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures. Truly a force to be reckoned with. Before we see the results of Avellone's writing for the Star Wars game, which is due to release late 2019, it sounds like we have a surprise in store. Avellone mentions in his tweet that he's been working on "another big bomb dropping in a month", but cannot detail this until his NDA lifts. As spotted by PC Gamer, however, his LinkedIn hints this could have something to do with the rumours of an upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade game. The page lists Avellone as having worked at Hardsuit Labs for 2.5 years "working tenderly with other developers". Tender is the name of Paradox's Vampire: The Masquerade dating app ARG, while Hardsuit Labs is partially owned by Paradox - and currently lists an unannounced game on its website. Seems like Avellone's been working bloody hard. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store