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Star Wars: Hunters delayed once again

Zynga’s MOBA is getting pushed back further

Marco Wutz

Star Wars: Hunters delayed once again
Star Wars: Hunters delayed once again /

First beta tests for Star Wars: Hunters were run all the way back in 2021 with the release date initially set for 2022, but a delay struck the project and Zynga’s Star Wars MOBA was pushed into 2023. Now, the developer has once again put out a public statement, further delaying the worldwide launch of the iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch game into some time in 2024.

“We are hard at work bringing our vision of Star Wars: Hunters to life and are committed to creating the best experience for our players,” Zynga wrote. “To ensure we meet the highest level of quality, we have made the difficult decision to delay the worldwide launch of Star Wars: Hunters to 2024.”

Several characters from the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars: Hunters features a cast of original characters / Zynga

Zynga thanked all the players participating in the soft-launched version of the game, which is already available in some regions of the world, but stated that there were more features it wants to put into the game before going live with it around the globe: “These include Ranked Mode, exciting updates to our core gameplay mechanics, and much more.”

“Game delays are frustrating, for both fans and us as developers, but our top priority remains to ensure players have the best possible experience,” Zynga concluded.

The mobile game is a multiplayer arena brawler featuring a roster of original hero characters with unique abilities, so don’t expect the likes of Luke Skywalker and The Emperor to run around in its matches.

You can check out our list of Star Wars games being developed right now to get an overview of the projects set in the galaxy far, far away aside from Hunters, which is now set to launch for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android worldwide in 2024.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be free with Amazon Prime in November 2023

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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