The Star Wars Eclipse video game that has been in development from Quantum Dream since 2021 looks to be getting canceled (if it hasn’t been already).
The news comes with it learned that Chinese parent company NetEase plans to divest itself of a majority of its overseas studios.
Potentially among them is said to include Quantum Dream who has been developing Star Wars Eclipse.
What is Star Wars Eclipse?
Star Wars Eclipse was first announced back at the Game Awards in December of 2021. The game is described as set in the High Republic era of the Star Wars universe, Star Wars Eclipse lets you play as a diverse cast of charismatic characters, each with their own story, abilities, and role to play in the tapestry of events that could alter the carefully balanced peace of the Outer Rim.
News of Star Wars Eclipse potentially getting canceled first came about back in 2022.
What happened?
We get word about NetEase from Game File backed up by shinobi602 on resetera. Game File says sources have filled them in that following their recent big acquisitions and expansion, NetEase is looking to sell off its gaming studios, which could lead to the potential closing of more than a dozen game studios.
The studios under NetEase include:
- Quantic Dream
- Grasshopper
- Pincool
- Nagoshi Studio
- GPTRACK50 Studio
- Studio Flare
- Jackalyptic Games
- T-Minus Zero Entertainment
- Anchor Point Studios
- BulletFarm
- Skybox Labs
- Rebel Wolves
- Bad Brain
- Rebel Wolves
- Liquid Swords
- Fantastic Pixel Castle
Update: We get word from Grummz on X behind NetEase’s decision to sell off its studio assets: “Netease is also pulling funding from Western (and potentially Japanese) gaming studios. The CEO is said to be very unsatisfied with Western developers, calling them ‘lazy, entitled, slow and woke’ according to a source I spoke with.”
Netease isn’t just laying of the 6 person Marvel Rivals team.
— Grummz (@Grummz) February 22, 2025
Netease is also pulling funding from Western (and potentially Japanese) gaming studios. The CEO is said to be very unsatisfied with Western developers, calling them “lazy, entitled, slow and woke” according to a… pic.twitter.com/fA547OOfBV
Recently also saw Ubisoft confirm that Star Wars Outlaws underperformed compared to expectations. Ubisoft is also reported to be in trouble financially.
Canceled Star Wars games include Star Wars Battlefront 3, Star Wars 1313, the game by Visceral Games written by Amy Hennig, and Respawn’s unannounced Star Wars first-person shooter.
Watch the Star Wars Eclipse cinematic trailer:
