In the days following the December 9 reveal, a #BlackoutStarWarsEclipse hashtag sprung up on Twitter and has continued to gain traction ever since. With little else to latch onto, the conversation around the game has quickly turned to the developers behind it. Outside of a flashy cinematic reveal trailer (included above), very little is known about Star Wars Eclipse, although the official site describes it as a “new action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game.” Star Wars Eclipse takes place during the High Republic, a new era introduced in 2020 set roughly 250 years before Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Other recent reports, like a video from freelance journalist Tom Henderson, paint a picture of an already troubled development cycle.

The French studio behind 2018’s Detroit: Become Human is ensnared in long-standing reports of harassment and toxicity, particularly about its founder David Cage. A new Star Wars game announcement is usually a reason for celebration, but when Eclipse was revealed at the 2021 Game Awards, it sparked disappointment and outrage due to its association with Quantic Dream.

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