Low Red Moon, a Star Wars Outlaws prequel novel, launches February 3, 2026

Lucasfilm has announceda new novel, Low Red Moon, set in the Star Wars universe. An official prequel to the Star Wars Outlaws video game, the book tells the story of how the battle droid ND-5 meets a young man, Jalen Vrax, who is running away from his past.

Low Red Moon takes the reader into the darkest depths of the galaxy, where before the eyes of Jaylen Barsha, the successor of a powerful industrial dynasty, his entire world collapses. Falsely accused of plotting against the Empire, his family is brutally attacked by a droid programmed to destroy them all. Jaylen manages to survive and, in a desperate act to save herself, reprograms the killer droid. From now on, the only way out is to give up your identity and be reborn as Jaylen Vraks.

Ubisoft showed a trailer for the Star Wars Outlaws action game for Nintendo Switch 2

In the hope that Nintendo Switch 2 users will enjoy the action-adventure Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft showed a new video as part of a special Nintendo Direct dedicated to partners.

It's just a pity that instead of dynamic gameplay, the studio relied on cinematic sequences to show how the game would work on portable hardware. Shot directly from the console, the footage showcases key plot points designed to draw players into the life of smuggler Kay Wes during the events between Episode V and Episode VI.

Star Wars Outlaws will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4 with the Wild Card and A Pirate's Fortune story expansions.

To the 50th anniversary of "New Hope"

And yes, for the 50th anniversary of the very first film, "Star Wars: A New Hope" in 2027, we will get more:

- Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles 2027
- Theatrical re-release of the original Star Wars
- Star Wars: Starfighter starring Ryan Gosling
- (very likely) Disney+ Star Wars show or special on May 4th.

Ubisoft cancels Star Wars Outlaws 2 amid poor sales

Last year's release of Massive Entertainment's open-world action-adventure Star Wars Outlaws brought Ubisoft more disappointment than excitement, and it appears the French publisher has decided not to release a sequel to the game.

Recall that Star Wars Outlaws did not achieve the required indicators and did not live up to Ubisoft's hopes. According to the Insider Gaming portal, sales of the game in the first month on the market amounted to 1 million copies.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently admitted that the failures of Star Wars Outlaws were caused by technical issues that accompanied the release problems and declining popularity of the Star Wars brand.

George Lucas presented his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Comic-Con 2025

George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro at the Sneak Peek of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art exhibition at Comic-Con International 2025: San Diego on July 27, 2025 in San Diego, California

It was perhaps the first big Sunday post-Covid panel at Comic-Con: Star Wars creator George Lucas, 3-time Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro and Oscar-winning Death Becomes production designer Doug Chiang gathered to talk about the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Lucas Museum of Narrative Art) in a very crowded room H.

This was Lucas' first time performing on stage at San Diego Comic-Con.

The panel was moderated by Oscar nominee Queen Latifah.

"This is a temple to folk art," Lucas said of the Mobius strip-shaped building designed by Ma Yansong, which will open next year in 2026 near the University of Southern California campus in downtown Los Angeles.