Grab a lightsaber and hone your Force skills because Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy are being released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Kyle Katarn in a Jedi Outcast cutscene.
What’s happening:
- StarWars.com has revealed that two classic Star Wars games are coming back to consoles in fall of 2019 and early 2020.
- Lucasfilm and developer Aspyr will re-release both Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
- Starting September 24 fans will be able to relive the adventures of Kyle Katarn in Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn attacks a stormtrooper in Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn battles stormtroopers in Jedi Outcast.
An explosion in Jedi Outcast.
- The Force filled fun continues in early 2020 with Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy where players start out as Padawans and can later choose which side of the Force they’re going to follow.
- According to StarWars.com, Aspyr is bringing back Jedi Academy’s much-celebrated online multiplayer battles.
- Both games will also feature Gyro Aiming support for the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons.
- For more on the legacy of these games, check out Replaying the Classics editorials:
Kyle Katarn wields lightning in Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn jumps in Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn battles in Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn duels in Jedi Outcast.
Kyle Katarn deflects a blaster bolt in Jedi Outcast.
More Star Wars titles:
- Looking for even more Star Wars fun? These other games are coming soon to a console or VR near you:
- At this year’s E3 convention in Los Angeles, LEGO and Lucasfilm announced LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Coming in 2020, fans will be able to play through all nine stories in the Skywalker saga, including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
- Discover what it’s like to be Darth Vader in the Virtual Reality game Vader Immortal. The first episode is available now from ILMxLAB for Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift, and Episode II has been announced.
- What was it like for Jedi after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith? Star Wars – Jedi: Fallen Order answers those questions. Fallen Order is available for pre-order and is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 15.
- LEGO Star Wars Battles is a new mobile game that combines competitive combat, character collecting, and tower building with the classic charm and humor of LEGO.
- Mike talks with Zen Studios at E3 2019 about “Star Wars Pinball” for Nintendo Switch. Star Wars Pinball will be available beginning Friday, September 13.