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Development - Version 8 vs Version 9
Aug 27, 2026, 12:57 AM
Corrected Greg Foertsch's and Aaron Contreras's job titles, added the lead producer credit and Kelsey Sharpe's role, and sharpened the strategy-background and mod-support wording
Aug 27, 2026, 01:08 AM
Added the Lucasfilm Games executive on record and the studio's own description of its team
11STAR WARS Zero Company is developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, and published by Electronic Arts. Bit Reactor leads the project, with Respawn and Lucasfilm Games working alongside the studio.22A Studio of Tactics Veterans44Bit Reactor was founded by Greg Foertsch, who spent years as an art director at the studio behind the modern XCOM games before starting the company. Many of the team came from that same turn-based-strategy background, and that pedigree is visible throughout the design. Foertsch is Bit Reactor's CEO and creative director, while Aaron Contreras is the studio's narrative director. The team's experience in the genre is part of why the game leans so heavily on cover, action points, and permadeath.66By the studio's own account, roughly twenty of the developers came from strategy-game backgrounds, joined by others whose credits range from God of War to Elder Scrolls Online. Greg Foertsch was an original member of the XCOM studio's art department, and lead designer James Brawley spent eight years there as a level and technical designer before the two reunited at Bit Reactor.88Bit Reactor describes itself as an independent, developer-first studio created by longtime strategy developers, and names XCOM, Civilization, Gears of War and Elder Scrolls Online among its team's prior credits. It publishes no founding year. On the Lucasfilm side, Douglas Reilly, vice president and general manager of Lucasfilm Games, has spoken for the collaboration publicly.10+Key Credits1012RolePersonCEO and Creative Director (Bit Reactor)Greg FoertschNarrative Director (Bit Reactor)Aaron ContrerasLead Producer (Bit Reactor)Caydence FunkSenior Producer (Respawn)Jim VessellaExecutive Producer (Lucasfilm Games)Orion KelloggArt DirectorDaanish SyedTechnical DirectorRyan McFallComposerGordy HaabCreature DesignTerryl Whitlatch1214Announcement and Reveal1315Electronic Arts first announced an untitled Star Wars strategy game from the studio in early 2022. The game was unveiled as STAR WARS Zero Company in April 2025 at Star Wars Celebration in Japan, shown as a turn-based tactics title set during the Clone Wars. A gameplay trailer arrived during Summer Game Fest in June 2026, pulling back the curtain on combat, the Den, and the squad, and revealing a confirmed appearance by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker.1517On July 25, 2026, Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games held a cast and developer panel for Star Wars Zero Company at San Diego Comic-Con. Narrative director Aaron Contreras and Lucasfilm creative executive Kelsey Sharpe appeared with cast members Dee Bradley Baker, Jonathan Freeman, Rekha Sharma, and Vic Michaelis. The session named the full voice cast, opened pre-orders for the Collector's Edition, and premiered the first track from the soundtrack.1719A final trailer followed on August 17, 2026, ten days ahead of release. It leads with the story rather than the systems, giving the clearest look so far at Kundri Fathom, the Infinite Coil, and the shadow plague the cult means to spread.1921Tone and Influences2123The developers have framed Zero Company as a gritty, grounded war story told from the perspective of expendable professionals rather than heroes of legend. The team has cited the political intrigue of Andor and Rogue One alongside the varied arcs of the Clone Wars as tonal touchstones. High production values and cinematic presentation sit on top of the tactics foundation, with the aim of a game that feels authentically Star Wars while telling a story the saga has not told before.2325Music2527The original score is composed by Gordy Haab, a Grammy-winning composer. The soundtrack is set to release on August 27, 2026 through Walt Disney Records, the same day as the game.2729Walt Disney Records released the title track, "Zero Company," on July 25, 2026 as the first piece of that score to go public, with the complete album following on launch day.2931Voice Cast3133Bit Reactor named the full cast at the same panel. Dee Bradley Baker voices Trick and the clone troopers, Jonathan Freeman and Erica Luttrell split the two voice options for Hawks, Rekha Sharma voices Kundri Fathom, and Matt Lanter voices Anakin Skywalker. All fifteen credited roles are listed on Voice Cast.3335Technical and Support Decisions3537DecisionDetailCutscenesMostly rendered in real time so player customization carries into story scenes, with a few pre-rendered exceptionsMod supportNo official mod support plannedMonetizationNo plans for monetization or microtransactions at this timePost-launch contentNothing announced3739The team has framed the real-time cutscene choice as a customization decision rather than a technical one: it mattered to them that the character a player builds is the character they see.
