Star Wars: Hunters is a new game from Zynga and Lucasfilm games announced in a live Nintendo Direct stream last year. The original release date for this 4v4 arena combat style game coming to Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch was 2021, with a soft release to Android in December 2021. The date changed in September and is more likely to reach us in an official release in 2022. However, the developers have used this to release teasers, like new characters and play modes.
Zynga recently released information about two new playable characters that will join the ranks. The first is Sprocket, who calls himself the #1 fan of Hunters in the Outer Rim. Hunters is the television game show that is also the premise of the arena combat in Star Wars: Hunters. Sprocket is a genius that uses technological knowledge and various droids during combat.
The second character announced is Skora. Skora is a female character who uses her specialized dart gun to heal allies on the battlefield and damage opponents. She is a legendary cartel doctor, and her character description explains that she’s exactly the type of scum you need on your side.
Aside from these two character releases, Zynga also announced a new game mode, Huttball. Developers based this on an existing sport from Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. The developers have adjusted the original 8v8 format to a 4v4 one in Star Wars: Hunters to match the current heart of the game. This play mode works a lot like capture the flag, but instead of a flag, you have a ball. Players will have to traverse different traps and hazards to get the ball back to their base and win.
Star Wars: Hunters revealed two new arenas. The first is an escort map titled The Great Hunt. The second is a Huttball arena called Dusty Ridge. So far, there is no official release date yet, but we look forward to more teasers until the game’s release.
