Star Wars: Squadrons officially revealed, releasing on October 2

Fight for the New Republic — or the Empire.

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What you need to know

Star Wars: Squadrons has been officially unveiled with a trailer showing off teams of New Republic and Imperial pilots. It’s being developed by EA Motive, a team that worked on the vehicle portions of Star Wars Battlefront II. According toIGN, There’s a single-player campaign and 5v5 multiplayer that will have players fighting for either the New Republic’s Vanguard Squadron or the Empire’s Titan Squadron.

If you’re picking it up on PC or PS4, you can play it in VR. You can check out the trailer below:

Star Wars: Squadrons is set to release on October 2, 2020 for Xbox One, PC and PS4 at $40. Players on all platforms can fly togther as there’s full cross-play.

Gameplay will be revealed atEA Play Liveon June 18.

5v5, Empire vs New Republic

Star Wars: Squadrons places players in Vanguard Squadron or Titan Squadron with vicious dogfights and a variety of different starships. It’s even got full cross-play, so you can play with your friends no matter where you buy it.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.