Star Wars: Squadrons Campaign Includes Film Characters

Star Wars: Squadrons' campaign has been shown off, and confirms that it includes appearances from Wedge Antilles and, possibly, Princess Leia. In a developer walkthrough shown at Opening Night Live, we got a fresh look at the spacefighting game, which will have you flying for both the New Republic and the Empire, and can be played entirely in VR. The walkthrough begins with a monologue from Princess Leia about the game's story, set after the events of Return of the Jedi, and we also see Rigue Squadron legend Wedge Antilles as a character on the New Republic side. It's not clear if Leia will appear outside of the trailers. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/star-wars-squadrons-single-player-preview"] In a brief look at Empire gameplay, we see a TIE Fighter pilot attacking an enemy outpost, escorting a transport ship and using hyperspace to escape the area. We also learned that you'll be debriefing with fellow squadron members between missions, and that customisation will be available in campaign mode across all ship types. Star Wars: Squadrons comes to PC, PS4 and Xbox One with crossplay on October 2 - in a preview, we said, "if you’re into first-person space combat, I doubt a tighter package will come along this year." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.