EA's open-world Star Wars game canned in favour of smaller project Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. EA's open-world Star Wars game canned in favour of smaller project Well, then you are lost. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 16 Jan 2019 154 comments EA has cancelled its big open-world Star Wars game in favour of a smaller Star Wars project that's due sooner. The game in question was the one being developed by EA Vancouver. It was code-named Orca, Kotaku reported last night, and was still in its early stages. Orca was being built from the ashes of another EA-cancelled effort - the Amy Hennig Star Wars game code-named Ragtag. EA's plan had been to take some elements of Ragtag and use them in Orca to make a more trendy-sounding open-world effort. Now EA's plan is apparently to make a smaller Star Wars project again, still without Amy Hennig, for launch likely around the end of 2020, when most people in the industry are currently pegging new console hardware to be available. To be clear, neither of these games has anything to do with Respawn's Star Wars effort, Jedi: Fallen Order, which was not cancelled yet the last time we checked. And just so everyone's keeping up: EA was making a big Star Wars game instead of a cancelled smaller Star Wars game, but has now cancelled the big one as well to pivot back to a smaller one once more. Can one of these games actually come out now? 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