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Star Wars Zero Company’s Full Soundtrack Has 25 Tracks, and the Final Title Feels Suspicious

Cover artwork for the Star Wars Zero Company original video game soundtrack composed by Gordy Haab.

The complete soundtrack listing for Star Wars Zero Company has appeared on Spotify, giving us 25 tracks composed by Gordy Haab and one final title that may already have players preparing conspiracy boards. The album will be released digitally on August 27, 2026, the same day as the game itself. Spotify currently lists it as an upcoming release, while the title track, “Zero Company,” has already been released as the first single. The final track is called: “Onto Our Next Mission.” Make of that what you will. Gordy Haab Returns to Star Wars Gordy Haab is hardly a newcomer to the galaxy. His previous credits include Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefront II, Star Wars: Squadrons, Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor. He also composed music for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, because apparently one enormous orchestral adventure franchise was not enough paperwork. The first released track suggests that Zero Company…

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Star Wars Zero Company Has Only One Jedi, and You Can Get Her Killed

Tel-Rea fights with a green lightsaber in Star Wars Zero Company, where she is the game’s only Jedi Operator.

Star Wars Zero Company is giving players exactly one Jedi Operator. One. Not one per squad. Not one waiting in the recruitment menu after payday. One in the entire game. And if you play with permadeath enabled and get her killed, the galaxy will not politely issue a replacement with a slightly different haircut. Tel-Rea is the only Jedi Padawan-class Operator available in Zero Company, according to lead designer James Brawley. His advice to players was wonderfully direct: be careful that nothing unfortunate happens to her. That feels less like a gameplay tip and more like something a nervous parent says before handing over the keys. Tel-Rea Cannot Simply Be Replaced Most battlefield roles in Zero Company can be filled by newly recruited Custom Operators. The game lets players hire additional squad members, adjust their equipment and specializations, and build a roster around whatever tactical disaster they are currently attempting…

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Star Wars: Zero Company Cast Revealed, and the Clone Wars Tactics Game Just Got More Interesting

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Star Wars: Zero Company just became a lot more real. Lucasfilm has revealed the main cast for Bit Reactor’s upcoming Clone Wars tactics game ahead of its San Diego Comic-Con panel, and the lineup is a strong mix of Star Wars veterans, game actors, animation voices, and a few names that immediately make the squad feel less like a generic tactics roster and more like a proper ensemble. That matters. Because Zero Company is not being sold as just “move clone, shoot droid, repeat until the Separatists file a complaint.” This is a single-player, turn-based tactics game built around squad identity, character relationships, battlefield choices, and a cinematic Clone Wars story. A cast reveal is not just trivia here. It tells us who is carrying the emotional weight. For the full game breakdown, release details, squad systems, permadeath, pre-orders, and everything else we know so far, we have our complete…

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Star Wars: Zero Company – Complete Guide to the Clone Wars Tactics Game

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Star Wars: Zero Company is one of the most interesting Star Wars games on the way, and not just because it lets people say “Star Wars XCOM” and feel immediately understood. That shorthand works, sure. Turn-based tactics. Cover. Squad positioning. Bad decisions. The beautiful horror of watching one missed shot turn a clean plan into a smoking crater. But Zero Company is starting to look like more than a simple genre reskin. This is a single-player, turn-based tactics game set in the twilight of the Clone Wars, developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games. Players step into the role of Hawks, a former Republic officer leading an unconventional squad of professionals for hire through a gritty original Star Wars story. In other words: Clone Wars tactics, squad drama, battlefield consequences, and enough character tension to make every mission feel like it could ruin your evening….

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Star Wars: Galactic Contention Relaunches July 31, and Battlefront Fans Should Pay Attention

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o, Star Wars: Galactic Contention is not a new official Star Wars game. But it may still be one of the most interesting Star Wars gaming things happening this month. Galactic Contention is a fan-made total conversion mod for Squad, the large-scale tactical military shooter. Instead of modern combat, it turns the game into a Clone Wars battlefield with clone troopers, battle droids, vehicles, objectives, squad coordination, and a lot of blaster fire. The mod’s Steam Workshop page currently lists it as “COMING JULY 31ST 2026”, with Galactic Contention described as a total conversion mod for Squad set during the Clone Wars. This Is Battlefront Energy, But More Tactical The obvious comparison is Star Wars Battlefront. Not because Galactic Contention is exactly the same kind of game. It is not built around fast arcade chaos, hero characters, or quick casual matches. It is built on Squad, which means the focus…

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This Helldivers 2 Mod Turns Every Armor Set Into Clone Trooper Gear

Clone trooper helmets for Helldivers 2 mod

Helldivers 2 has never been shy about sending heavily armored soldiers into hopeless battles where everyone is expendable and friendly fire is practically a squad tradition. In other words, it was always one clone trooper mod away from becoming the Clone Wars game we still somehow do not have. That mod has now arrived. Star Wars: Clone Armory Beta does not simply replace one armor set with a familiar white helmet. It attempts to transform the entire Helldivers 2 armory into clone trooper gear, complete with weapons, backpacks, accessories, supporting soldiers and Republic-themed battlefield details. This is less “nice cosmetic pack” and more “Kamino has quietly taken over Super Earth’s procurement department.” Every Helldiver Armor Set Gets the Clone Treatment Created by thebf333 alongside MrPizza07, Degabait and davidTheGodly, Clone Armory is described as a total conversion of the game’s armor collection. The mod replaces all player armor with clone trooper…

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Star Wars: Galactic Contention Relaunches This Month With Unreal Engine 5

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Star Wars: Galactic Contention is coming back this month, and the fan-made Clone Wars shooter mod looks far more ambitious than it has any right to. The popular Squad total conversion is set to relaunch with Version 9.0 on July 31, 2026, bringing the project into Unreal Engine 5 with upgraded visuals, new changes, maps, and more details still to come. The Steam Workshop page currently lists the mod as “COMING JULY 31ST 2026” and describes it as a total conversion for Squad set during the Clone Wars. A new reveal trailer also shows the mod’s Unreal Engine 5 upgrade in action, with clone troopers, battle droids, vehicles, blaster fire, and large-scale battlefield chaos looking sharper than ever. A Clone Wars Battlefield Built by Fans For anyone new to it, Galactic Contention is not an official Star Wars game. It is a fan-made total conversion mod for Squad, the tactical…

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Star Wars Zero Company PC Launch Guide: Release Date, Platforms, Price, and Pre-Order Bonuses

Star Wars Zero Company PC launch guide showing Clone Wars tactical squad gameplay, release date, platforms, price, and pre-order bonuses

Star Wars Zero Company is getting closer, and if you are planning to play on PC, this is one of those releases where it is worth checking the basics before you blindly click pre-order and pretend you are “just looking.” The game launches on August 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. EA has confirmed pre-orders are live, with the PC version available through the EA app and Steam. The standard PC edition is listed at $49.99, while the Deluxe Edition is listed at $59.99 on Steam. So yes, the Clone Wars tactics game is real, dated, and priced like EA knows strategy players can smell nonsense from orbit. What Is Star Wars Zero Company? Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player, turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars. It is being developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, with EA…

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7 Years Ago, Battlefront II Made Players Earn Voice Lines Through Community Quests

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Seven years ago, Star Wars Battlefront II was in one of its better live-service moods. Not perfect. Obviously. This was still Battlefront II, a game that had already survived one of the messiest launches in modern Star Wars gaming. But by mid-2019, DICE had managed to turn the conversation around. The Clone Wars era was active, the player base was still showing up, and the game had settled into that strange redemption phase where even small updates felt like proof of life. The July 2019 Update was one of those smaller drops. It was not a giant expansion. It did not add a new planet, hero, or mode. Instead, it gave players something very Battlefront II: community quests for tiny but strangely desirable rewards. Voice Lines, Victory Poses, and Clone Wars Energy The update added new Community Quests that ran throughout July, letting players unlock animated Victory Poses and Voice…

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Star Wars Zero Company Sounds Less Like XCOM With Blasters and More Like a Squad Drama

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The easiest way to describe Star Wars Zero Company is still “Star Wars XCOM.” It’s useful shorthand. Everyone gets it. Turn-based tactics, cover, squad management, bad decisions, probably at least one mission where you stare at the screen and whisper, “I’ve ruined everything.” But the more EA, Bit Reactor, and Lucasfilm Games show of Zero Company, the less that comparison feels complete. Yes, this is a tactics game built by people who know the genre inside out. Bit Reactor was founded by former Firaxis developers, and creative director Greg Foertsch and lead designer James Brawley both worked on modern XCOM projects. The bones are there. The experience is there. The danger of losing someone because you got greedy with a flank is almost certainly there too. But Zero Company is starting to sound like it wants players to care about the squad in a much more personal, messy, BioWare-ish way….

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Star Wars Zero Company Pre-Order Bonuses Guide: Is the Crystalline Astromech Pack Worth It?

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Star Wars Zero Company already has one of the cleaner pitches in the current Star Wars gaming lineup. Clone Wars tactics. Former XCOM talent. A squad of specialists. A focused single-player campaign. And, thankfully, a standard edition that isn’t trying to mug your wallet in a dark alley. Now that pre-orders are live, the next question is obvious: what do you actually get for buying early? The answer is pretty simple. You get cosmetic content. No bonus mission. No exclusive class. No “sorry, the best droid was locked behind a pre-order button” nonsense. That’s good. For a tactics game, harmless cosmetics are exactly where pre-order bonuses should live. What Do You Get for Pre-Ordering Star Wars Zero Company? Pre-ordering any edition of Star Wars Zero Company gets you the Crystalline Astromech Cosmetic Pack. According to EA, the pack includes the R3 droid, translucent “crystalline” astromech heads for the R4 and…

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Star Wars: Zero Company’s $50 Price Tag Might Be Its Smartest Move

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In a gaming market where $70 and $80 releases are becoming painfully normal, Star Wars: Zero Company arriving at $50 suddenly feels like a very clever tactical decision. Star Wars: Zero Company already had a strong pitch. Clone Wars setting. Turn-based tactics. A squad of messy specialists. Former XCOM developers. A release date locked for August 27, 2026. But one of its smartest moves might be much simpler than any battlefield mechanic. It costs $50. Star Wars: Zero Company is already available to pre-order here, and the $50 price point makes the pitch feel a lot cleaner than it might have at full blockbuster pricing. For a focused single-player tactics game, that matters. That may not sound very dramatic until you look at the wider games industry, where $70 releases are now normal and the conversation around $80 games keeps getting louder. Against that background, Zero Company’s lower price suddenly…

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Star Wars: Zero Company Might Be the Clone Wars Game We Didn’t Know We Needed

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Star Wars: Zero Company suddenly looks like one of the most interesting Star Wars games on the 2026 calendar. The new gameplay trailer, revealed at Summer Game Fest, shows Bit Reactor’s upcoming single-player turn-based tactics game in action ahead of its August 27, 2026 release. It is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with Electronic Arts, Lucasfilm Games, and Bit Reactor finally giving players a clearer look at how this Clone Wars squad story actually plays. And honestly? This might be exactly the kind of Star Wars game the Clone Wars era needed. This Is Clone Wars, But Not the Usual Clone Wars Zero Company is set during the twilight of the Clone Wars, but it is not just another front-line battlefield story with Jedi generals, clone battalions, and heroic speeches over explosions. The official setup puts players in command of Hawks, a former Republic officer leading…

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Star Wars Zero Company’s Most Interesting Detail Might Be Its Separatist Cult Villain

Star Wars Zero Company header image featuring a tactical squad of Clone Wars operatives running across a battlefield for an article about Kundri Fathom and the Infinite Coil.

Star Wars Zero Company already has the easy pitch. Clone Wars. Turn-based tactics. A gritty squad of operatives. Cover, blasters, droids, Jedi, Mandalorians, permadeath, and enough tactical panic to make every bad decision feel personally expensive. But the most interesting detail might not be the squad. It might be the villain. EA describes the game’s central threat as Kundri Fathom, the enigmatic leader of a Separatist-aligned cult called the Infinite Coil. That single idea instantly makes Zero Company feel more interesting than “go fight battle droids again.” Because a Separatist cult? That is the good weird stuff. The Clone Wars Needs More Than Familiar Faces The Clone Wars era is packed with recognizable pieces. Clone troopers. Jedi generals. Battle droids. Separatist bases. Republic officers. Mandalorians. Dark schemes. Political collapse. Excellent helmets. That is all great, obviously. But a new Star Wars game cannot survive only by pointing at familiar toys…

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Battlefront II’s Shattered Galaxy Delay Might Be Good News for Classic Battlefront Fans

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Classic Star Wars Battlefront II fans will have to wait a little longer before charging into Shattered Galaxy’s next Clone Wars battlefield. The upcoming beta map Naboo: Ruined Valley has been moved to July 9, according to the latest update on the mod’s official ModDB page. It was previously being teased for June 18, but the release has now been pushed back while custom game modes are still being worked on. Annoying? Sure. A disaster? Not even close. The Map Is Not Being Scrapped The important detail is that Naboo: Ruined Valley does not sound like it is stuck in development hell. The update says the map layout is finished, along with the vanilla game modes. The delay is about finishing the custom modes. That is a very different kind of delay. This is not “we have no idea what we are doing.” This is more “the battlefield exists, but…

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Star Wars Zero Company’s Pre-Order Page Shows What EA Is Really Selling

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Star Wars Zero Company is no longer just “that Clone Wars tactics game we keep comparing to XCOM until someone throws a thermal detonator at us.” EA has now opened the pre-order push properly, and the official landing page makes the pitch very clear: this is a turn-based Star Wars tactics game built around operatives, customization, squad bonds, and enough Clone Wars-era cosmetic bait to make collectors start sweating politely. The game is currently set to launch on August 27, 2026, across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. And yes, if you already know you are going in, you can pre-order Star Wars Zero Company on Amazon. Will that make your tactical decisions better? Absolutely not. Will it make the waiting feel slightly more official? Probably. What Comes With Zero Company Pre-Orders? According to EA’s official Zero Company page, pre-ordering any edition unlocks the Crystalline Astromech Cosmetic Pack. That is the pre-order-only…

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Star Wars Zero Company Has No Romance, and That Might Be the Right Call

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Star Wars Zero Company has companions, squad bonds, story characters, base interactions, permadeath, and enough tactical pressure to make every bad decision feel like it should come with paperwork. What it apparently does not have is romance. According to PC Gamer’s latest overview of the game, Zero Company includes BioWare-style companion energy, approval-style relationships, and squad interaction, but no player romance arcs. For some RPG fans, that may sound like a missed opportunity. For this particular Star Wars game, it might actually be smart. Zero Company Is About Bonds, Not Dating The important distinction here is that Zero Company is not ignoring relationships. Quite the opposite. The game seems heavily built around them. Players lead a squad of original and customizable characters through covert Clone Wars missions, building trust, bonds, and tactical synergy along the way. EA has also described the team as an unlikely ensemble of allies who must…

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Star Wars Zero Company’s Best Idea Is Making Your Squad Actually Matter

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The easiest way to describe Star Wars Zero Company is still “a Star Wars tactics game.” That is also the least interesting way to talk about it. Yes, Bit Reactor’s upcoming turn-based tactics game has cover, classes, tactical decisions, squad builds, and all the lovely battlefield panic that comes with telling four people to survive a Clone Wars mission with a plan that sounded much better in your head. But a new Xbox Wire interview with Creative Director Greg Foertsch and Lead Designer James Brawley suggests the game’s most important idea may not be the tactics. It may be the relationships. Zero Company Is Leaning Into Found Family Foertsch says Star Wars is at its best when it is about relationships and found families, pointing to Star Wars Rebels as one example. That is not just a cute quote for the trailer crowd. It appears to be a real design…

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Star Wars Battlefront II’s Shattered Galaxy Mod Is Keeping Classic Battlefront Alive

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The original Star Wars Battlefront II refuses to die quietly. Nearly two decades after release, the 2005 classic still has one thing modern multiplayer games would kill for: a modding community that simply will not put the blaster down. The latest reminder comes from Shattered Galaxy, a fan-made Battlefront II mod that is now preparing a new Clone Wars beta map. According to the official ModDB announcement, Shattered Galaxy will release a beta map called Naboo: Ruined Valley on June 18. The creator says this will be the only beta map for Clone Wars Part-I before the full release, which is described as coming “very soon.” That is a small update on paper. For classic Battlefront fans, it is another reason to reinstall the game and pretend 2005 never ended. A New Naboo Map for Clone Wars Fans Naboo: Ruined Valley already sounds like the kind of map Battlefront II…

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Is Star Wars Zero Company’s Deep-Cut Lore a Strength or a Risk?

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Star Wars fans love deep lore. Until they don’t. That is the tightrope Star Wars Zero Company now has to walk. The upcoming Clone Wars tactics game already has the big sellable hooks: turn-based squad combat, permadeath, RPG-style companions, an August release date, and enough tactical panic to make every mission feel like a bad idea with a briefing screen. But the most interesting thing might be the nerdiest thing. The developers clearly care about the deep cuts. According to GamesRadar’s look at Zero Company’s lore work, the team has spent serious time digging into Star Wars history, planets, factions, and character connections to make the game feel properly rooted in the Clone Wars era. That sounds great. But it also raises a real question: Can deep lore make Zero Company feel richer, or could it scare off players who just want a good tactics game? Lore Can Make the…

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Star Wars Zero Company Sounds Like More Than Just Star Wars XCOM

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Calling Star Wars Zero Company “Star Wars XCOM” is useful. It is also starting to look a little too small. Yes, the upcoming Clone Wars-era tactics game clearly has the familiar ingredients: squad positioning, cover, abilities, mission planning, battlefield panic, and the terrible feeling that one bad move is about to ruin your entire evening. But the more we see of Zero Company, the more it looks like Bit Reactor and Respawn are aiming for something bigger than just “XCOM, but with clone helmets.” According to PC Gamer’s hands-on preview, the game also brings in RPG elements, squad conversations, loyalty missions, cinematic exploration, and character-driven stakes that make it feel closer to Mass Effect with turn-based combat and permadeath. That is a much more interesting pitch. The Squad Might Matter as Much as the Mission The key difference seems to be the people. Zero Company puts players in the boots…

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LEGO Star Wars: Castaways Brings Back Attack of the Clones Event

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The Clone War has begun again, but this time with LEGO minifig parts and tiny vehicles. LEGO Star Wars: Castaways has brought back its Attack of the Clones event for a limited time, giving Apple Arcade players another chance to unlock themed rewards inspired by Episode II. The official LEGO Star Wars: Castaways account announced the event’s return with the very appropriate Yoda line: “Begun, the Clone War has.” Players can complete missions on The Island to progress through the event and earn character parts and microfighters inspired by Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. The event is available now and runs until June 30. A Small Event, but a Fun One This is not a giant console release or a big cinematic trailer, but it is exactly the kind of small Star Wars gaming update that keeps the galaxy feeling active between the larger announcements. Castaways has always had…

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Star Wars Zero Company Finally Shows Gameplay and Confirms August Release

Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Zero Company trailer

Star Wars Zero Company is no longer just a promising idea hiding behind tactical buzzwords. It has gameplay now. It has a date. And it suddenly feels much more real. The new Star Wars Zero Company gameplay trailer confirms that the Clone Wars-era tactics game will launch on August 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. That also means the earlier release-date leak was right. The squad is assembling this summer. Clone Wars Tactics Finally Takes the Spotlight Developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, Zero Company is a single-player turn-based tactics game set during the twilight of the Clone Wars. Players take control of Hawks, a former Republic officer leading Zero Company, an unconventional squad thrown into classified missions against a new dark side threat. The trailer gives the game a much clearer identity: squad positioning, battlefield choices, blaster fire, character…

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Star Wars Zero Company Release Date May Have Leaked Before Summer Game Fest

Star Wars Zero Company promotional artwork featuring the main squad and logo, used for a news article about the rumoured August 27, 2026 release date.

Star Wars Zero Company may have just become a lot more real. The upcoming Clone Wars-era tactics game is already set to appear at Summer Game Fest with a new gameplay trailer, but now a possible release date may have leaked ahead of the showcase. According to VGC’s report on the leaked Star Wars Zero Company release date, Dealabs insider billbil-kun claims the game is currently planned for August 27, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Important disclaimer before anyone starts polishing clone armor: EA has not officially confirmed that date. The official Star Wars Zero Company page still lists the game as “Coming 2026.” The Timing Is Very Convenient The timing is what makes this interesting. EA has already confirmed that a new Star Wars Zero Company gameplay trailer will be shown during Summer Game Fest on June 5. We covered that announcement in our earlier…

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