The future of Bit Reactor is in doubt after the release of Star Wars Zero Company

The fate of Bit Reactor is in doubt after the release of its debut project - Star Wars Zero Company.

The Star Wars tactical game received rave reviews, with 77,000 gamers on Steam at its peak. However, most of the team is currently unpaid.

A Bit Reactor representative confirmed to Game File that the studio has placed many of its employees on unpaid leave prior to the game's release. He said that this decision was made solely by Bit Reactor (that is, not by publisher EA or Disney).

One source told the publication that this concerns 80% of the team. Now Bit Reactor has only minimal staff left, ready to fix bugs and errors after the game launches.

The problem is that the studio ran out of almost all its money shortly before the launch of the first game. Management hopes to bring back furloughed employees with their wages restored. It is hoped that the success of the project can have a significant impact.

"Ahsoka 2" introduced a replacement for General Grievous

The second season of Ahsoka will feature a character who wields more than two lightsabers. He resembles General Grievous, the leader of the droid army in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

Work on the second season of Ahsoka has been going on for quite some time. The first season was released in August 2023, and the development of the second season was affected by Hollywood writers' strikes.

The first trailer for the series sequel was presented at the D23 Expo event. The video shows the droid Hyuyang. He encounters Shin Hachi on Peridea.

Notably, the droid holds a lightsaber in each of his four hands. In this footage, Huyang bears a striking resemblance to General Grievous, especially in Grievous's battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Utapau.

Unlike Grievous (who had two green and two blue lightsabers), all four of Hyuyang's lightsabers are yellow in color. It looks like Dave Filoni made an intentional reference to a fan-favorite character.

A worthy successor to XCOM 2 - what critics write about Star Wars Zero Company

The tactical game Star Wars Zero Company received 84 points out of 100 possible on the Metacrticic aggregator.

According to critics, it turned out to be a worthy successor to XCOM 2. The game does not bring anything new to the genre, but everyone unanimously praises the plot.

The release will take place on August 27.

IGN

Star Wars Zero Company is an excellent tactics game that combines the cinematic style and atmosphere of Respawn's Star Wars Jedi games, strong characters, and a story that thankfully focuses on non-Force characters. <...> It may not be as replayable as XCOM 2, but the story campaign is definitely worth replaying the game a couple of times.

PC Games

Star Wars: Zero Company succeeded in many ways and even surpassed XCOM. This is a fantastic game with a wide variety of units and a deep tactical component. She definitely doesn't need to hide behind her gorgeous role model. In addition, the game boasts a really strong storyline that takes us into the Star Wars universe.

MAD's Lucas Museum, Resembling a Spaceship, Unveiled Ahead of Opening

Architecture studios MAD and Stantec have placed more than 1,200 curved panels on the “fabulous” Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, scheduled to open later this month.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, located on 13 acres near the Los Angeles Exposition Park, is a five-story building dedicated to storytelling founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas and businesswoman Mellody Hobson.

Unused Star Wars: The Last Jedi Poster Hinted at Another Trick

Although more than a decade has passed since the start of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the films still spark debate among fans. Many agree that “The Rise of Skywalker.” Rising" is the worst project in the trilogy, but "The Last Jedi" divided the community.

The biggest complaint about Rian Johnson's film was that the image of Luke Skywalker did not meet audience expectations. In The Force Awakens, it was already revealed that Luke exiled himself and essentially abandoned Jedihood, which limited The Last Jedi in terms of character development. But fans still didn't like how Luke was portrayed as someone who had completely lost hope.

This makes sense, given that in the original trilogy his personality was largely defined by his undying hope and heroism. However, there were ways in which this approach could have worked better, as one of the unused posters for episode eight proves.

Star Wars Zero Company developer wants to continue working on the franchise

Four years after leaving Firaxis for a fresh start, Bit Reactor founder and game director Greg Foerstch called the critical reception of Star Wars Zero Company a "surreal" moment and would relish the opportunity to create more Star Wars games.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in Los Angeles

After years of preparation and even longer planning, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will finally open its doors to the public on Tuesday, September 22, becoming, according to its founders, the first institution created specifically from the idea that visual storytelling in all its forms deserves to be treated as a single continuous tradition, rather than as a hierarchy with painting at the top and comics somewhere at the bottom. Founded by film director George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, the museum seeks to trace the history of storytelling through images from prehistoric cave art to illustration, comic books, murals and cinema, arguing that the desire to tell stories through images is a continuous presence in human history, regardless of the medium of expression or perceived prestige.

Star Wars Zero Company has been released, making it the highest-rated Star Wars game in 20 years.

August 27, 2026, the official release of the tactical strategy Star Wars Zero Company by the studios Bit Reactor and Respawn Entertainment took place. The game is available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles, as well as on PC in the Steam digital store.

The new product is a turn-based tactical strategy, the events of which unfold in the Star Wars universe during the era of the Clone Wars. In terms of gameplay, it is reminiscent of the latest installments of the XCOM series, but with a much greater emphasis on the story component. The release of the project was accompanied by a small release trailer.

10 Strongest Jedi in Ahsoka Season 2 Era

The second season of Ahsoka takes place in an interesting period in the Star Wars chronology, where there are not as many Jedi as there were before the fall of the Republic. However, there are still many famous and powerful representatives.

The Jedi who will appear in the second season of the series are not the only ones in the galaxy. During that era, there were other Force users scattered throughout the universe.

The most powerful Star Wars Jedi who lived during the second season of Ahsoka. From least powerful to most powerful.