Respawn Entertainment News Articles
Wednesday18th Sep 2024
News Here's Your First Look At Star Wars Jedi: Survivor On Xbox One, And How It Compares To Series X
The last-gen version looks surprisingly good!
Last month, we finally got news of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's long-in-development Xbox One release, with Respawn Entertainment announcing a September launch date for the last-gen version. Well, that version is now out in the wild - and a new comparison video shows us how it stacks up against Xbox Series...
News Star Wars Jedi's 'Final Chapter' Is Now In Development At Respawn
EA confirms
Cal Kestis has developed quite the fanbase over the years and if you're wondering what's next for him (and BD-1), EA has now officially confirmed the "final chapter" in the Star Wars Jedi series is in development. During a presentation at EA's investor relations day, EA Entertainment and Technology president Laura Miele mentioned how...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Finally Launches For Xbox One Next Month
Last-gen players can jump in very soon!
EA and Respawn Entertainment have finally dated the last-gen versions of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and fans don't have long to wait to dive in. The Fallen Order sequel comes to Xbox One, and PS4, on September 17th, 2024. Closer to when the current-gen versions launched back in 2023, Respawn announced their...
Thursday2nd May 2024
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 2-5)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update: Microsoft has since revealed that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's inclusion in Free Play Days only features a five-hour gameplay trial. As mentioned below though, the game is available in full on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play. Original Story: Xbox's Free Play Days titles are now live for...
Friday8th Mar 2024
News Apex Legends Aims To Expand Beyond 'Traditional Battle Royale Universe' In 2024
Three phases can lead to "incredible growth"
Apex Legends is now in its fifth year and while other games would be slowing down at this point, EA and Respawn are hoping to grow the live service IP "beyond the traditional battle royale universe" in 2024. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley conference recently, EA CEO Andrew Wilson believes this particular...
Wednesday14th Feb 2024
News Xbox Adds New Dynamic Background To Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of Apex Legends
A Legendary addition
Popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends has been out for five years now, and the team has added a new Xbox Series X|S dynamic background to celebrate the game's milestone anniversary. Now available on current-gen Xbox consoles, the new Apex Legends dynamic background is based around the game's latest official artwork -...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Apex Legends On Xbox Series X|S Getting 120FPS Performance Mode
The highly requested update arrives next week
The free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends is getting its fifth-anniversary seasonal update 'Breakout' next week, and as part of this, it's receiving a performance mode on current generation consoles including Xbox Series X|S. Players can look forward to 120 FPS gameplay with this new video settings...
Friday12th Jan 2024
News EA Details New Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patch 8 is out now for Xbox Series X|S
As we get closer to the first anniversary of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, EA and Respawn Entertainment are still rolling out regular patches to improve the overall experience. The latest one, 'Patch 8', has now been rolled out on all platforms including Xbox Series X|S. This patch comes with some new features as...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Apex Legends Adding Cross-Progression At The End Of October
A welcome update
Respawn Entertainment has shared some welcome news with the community of Apex Legends. The free-to-play battle royale will finally be getting cross-platform progression on 31st October. This update will arrive alongside Season 19 and the newest Legend Conduit. This cross-progression update will include account merging - with all...
Wednesday11th Oct 2023
News EA Details Latest Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patch 7.5 includes updates for Xbox Series X|S
Respawn is still hard work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the new patch arrives today on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. Although it's a smaller patch, it does include several fixes. Here's the full rundown courtesy of the EA website: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Patch Notes Xbox Series...
Thursday14th Sep 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Performance Patch Leads To Impressive Results On Xbox Series X
"There definitely is that slight advantage to the Series X"
Just over a week ago developer Respawn Entertainment delivered a huge Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch that completely re-engineered the game's performance mode - and it seems to have worked wonders. Outlet IGN has given the new version of Jedi: Survivor a thorough test on Xbox Series X and...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
News EA Details Next Major Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Stability improvements for Xbox Series X and S
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor didn't launch in the best state, but it's quickly been improved over time with multiple updates. The latest arrives today for all platforms including the Xbox Series X|S. EA describes it as a "smaller patch" but notes how it addresses some immediate issues and also mentions how...
Monday10th Jul 2023
News 'Star Wars Jedi' Sequel Seemingly In The Works At Respawn Entertainment
The team is hiring for a "third-person action-adventure setting"
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has largely impressed franchise fans despite some technical difficulties around launch, and the team now seems to be moving full steam ahead on a sequel. In recent days a new job listing has been spotted at developer Respawn Entertainment, and the description...
Thursday18th May 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Next Xbox Update Outlined, Here's What To Expect
Update: Now available!
Update: This update is now available for Xbox! The patch notes are the same as the ones listed below. Original story: EA and Respawn have released "Patch 5" for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and while it's only for PC at the moment, these improvements will also be part of an upcoming console update. Here's the official...
Tuesday9th May 2023
News EA Details May 2023's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Deploying soon
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor had some bugs at launch, but Respawn Entertainment is well into the patch fixes now - with the next major one due to arrive later today on 9th May. While some of the update is focused on PC and PS5 "only" there are still a number of general fixes covering Xbox Series X|S. Here's the full rundown, detailing...
Friday5th May 2023
News EA Adds New Star Wars Themed Dynamic Background To Xbox Series X And S
Apply it now!
Late last night, EA decided to join in on the Star Wars day celebrations by bringing a brand new Star Wars Jedi: Survivor dynamic background to Xbox Series X and S consoles. The background is quite a subtle one, but it looks eerily beautiful and is a solid addition to the growing list of dynamic Xbox backgrounds now available. We...
Thursday4th May 2023
Video Check Out Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Frame Rate Update For Xbox
Silky smooth
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor had some performance hiccups at launch, but EA and Respawn Entertainment have now improved the overall experience in the first major update for Xbox. After arriving yesterday, YouTube channel 'ElAnalistaDeBits' has now uploaded a comparison showing off the current patch against the launch version of the game on...
Wednesday3rd May 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor First Major Patch For Xbox Series X|S Now Live
More patches are on the way
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hasn't had the smoothest launch across all platforms, but fortunately Respawn has been able to deliver a major update. The first patch for the game includes a series of fixes for Xbox Series X|S as well as PC. On Xbox Series X, the installation file is around 140GB, and this patch update is 7GB...
Tuesday2nd May 2023
News Titanfall Game Director Working On 'Something New' At EA
"The mission is to find the fun in something new"
In a new interview with outlet Axios, veteran Respawn Entertainment developer Vince Zampella discussed everything going on behind the scenes at the EA-owned studio. The team has only just launched Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but it seems to have lots of other projects in the works already. Indeed,...
Monday1st May 2023
News EA Details Major Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Coming to Xbox tomorrow, May 2
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is here, and while Respawn's current-gen-only adventure hasn't had the smoothest of launches so far, multiple patches are already in the works across all platforms. The first Xbox post-launch update is locked and loaded, ready to release tomorrow, May 2nd. Here are the full patch notes, which...
Sunday30th Apr 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Critical Save Error Encountered On Xbox Series X
An "unexpected" game breaking bug
The video game protagonist Cal Kestis is back this week in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and while the game's been critically praised so far, from a technical perspective on the user end it's not going so great right now. PC is the platform that seemingly has the most problems (with Respawn and EA issuing an official...
Friday28th Apr 2023
Video Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Xbox Series X Vs. Xbox Series S Comparison
How the two consoles stack up
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is officially out in the wild as of today, which means players across all platforms have been experiencing what Respawn's brand new Star Wars sequel has to offer. While initial reviews for the game have been nothing short of fantastic for the most part, there have been some grumblings about...
Wednesday26th Apr 2023
Roundup Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Seriously Impresses In Early Reviews
"Star Wars at its very best"
Surprise! Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out in like, two days, and some early impressions are starting to hit the web as the game's embargo is lifted. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we didn't get access to the game early enough for a pre-release review here at Pure Xbox, but various other critics are on hand to...
Tuesday25th Apr 2023
News EA Asks Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Players To Avoid Sharing Spoilers
"Please be mindful of others"
Later this week marks the return of Cal Kestis in the story-driven action adventure Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This new entry by Respawn Entertainment will continue Cal's increasingly desperate fight as the galaxy descends into darkness. While we don't know everything just yet, when players do finally get their hands on...
Monday10th Apr 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Final Gameplay Trailer Is Here Ahead Of Xbox Launch This Month
Straight out of Star Wars Celebration 2023
Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launch is upon us, as the upcoming single player Star Wars adventure heads to Xbox Series X and S on April 28th. Shortly ahead of the team's launch, they've delivered a final gameplay trailer as part of Star Wars Celebration 2023. We've dropped the trailer...
Monday20th Mar 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Welcomes You To The Galaxy In New Story Trailer
Lightsabers at the ready
Respawn's upcoming Star Wars sequel is fast approaching, with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hitting Xbox Series X and S on April 28th. A little over a month out from Cal's next galaxy-spanning adventure, the team has dropped its latest story trailer, and the game is looking very nice indeed. We're treated to a little under two...
Friday17th Feb 2023
News Ex-Apex Legends Director Forms New Studio Wildlight Entertainment
Loaded with FPS developer talent
A new game studio called Wildlight Entertainment has been formed. While the name may not immediately grab your attention, some of the people at the studio might! It's led by former Apex Legends game director, Chad Grenier - also known for his work on the Titanfall series and his past development history with Call of...
Tuesday14th Feb 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Dev Skipping Xbox One To 'Evolve The Experience'
"This new generation allowed us to do exactly that"
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is EA's second current-gen only release of the year, following the well-received Dead Space remake last month. Both of these titles are clearly pushing new tech, then, and the team behind the STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order sequel has further explained its reasoning for...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Apex Legends Becomes Less 'Battle Royale' With The Introduction Of Traditional Team Deathmatch
Remember Attrition
Apex Legends Season 16 is almost here, and normally we wouldn't be that fussed if it was a standard battle royale-filled season of content to be honest. However, developer Respawn is going back to its Titanfall roots with the addition of a traditional team deathmatch mode. Yep, Apex sounds like it's becoming a broader...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Looks Impressive In New 9 Minute Gameplay Demo
Not long to wait!
Respawn's upcoming Star Wars: Jedi sequel may have suffered a short delay to April 2023 recently, but it seems like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's marketing cycle is about to kick into gear anyway. We've only seen bits and pieces on the upcoming title since its





























