{"id":804674,"date":"2025-12-06T05:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/exclusive-interview-the-making-of-star-wars-outlaws\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T05:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:25:53","slug":"exclusive-interview-the-making-of-star-wars-outlaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/exclusive-interview-the-making-of-star-wars-outlaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Interview: The Making Of Star Wars Outlaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/exclusive-interview-the-making-of-star-wars-outlaws.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"the making of star wars outlaws\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As part of this month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/cover-reveal\/2024\/04\/09\/cover-reveal-star-wars-outlaws\">exclusive cover story,<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Game Informer\u2019s&nbsp;<\/em>Brian Shea sat down with Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty to discuss protagonist Kay\u2019s backstory, how Massive Entertainment created her sidekick creature Nix, the game\u2019s intriguing Reputation System, and what&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;like crafting a Star Wars game in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.<\/p>\n<h2>How Massive designed the first open-world Star Wars game:<\/h2>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/68eNAM01uzU\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Are you seeking more exclusive details about Star Wars Outlaws before its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2024\/04\/09\/star-wars-outlaws-release-date-set-for-august-new-story-trailer-shown\">August 30 release date?<\/a> Be sure to read our 12-page cover story, which you can read by purchasing an annual&nbsp;<em>Game Informer<\/em>&nbsp;magazine subscription <a href=\"https:\/\/subscription.gameinformer.com\/\">right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-interview\/2024\/04\/12\/exclusive-interview-the-making-of-star-wars-outlaws\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of this month\u2019s exclusive cover story,&nbsp;Game Informer\u2019s&nbsp;Brian Shea sat down with Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty to discuss protagonist Kay\u2019s backstory, how Massive Entertainment created her sidekick creature Nix, the game\u2019s intriguing Reputation System, and what&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;like crafting a Star Wars game in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. 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