https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/17/16491166/ea-star-wars-games-visceral-games-dice-ea-motive-bioware >Electronic Arts announced today that it will close Visceral Games, after deciding to reshape the studio’s Star Wars project from a traditional single-player adventure into “a broader experience.” The publisher’s explanation is couched in ambiguous language, but the big takeaway is this: Visceral’s intended Star Wars game was story-focused and linear, at a time when open-world multiplayer campaigns with varied gameplay are the games du jour. >We knew little about Visceral’s take on Star Wars, other than the name of its director — Uncharted veteran Amy Hennig — and its proposed style of gameplay. But aside from the booming Star Wars Battlefront franchise, Visceral’s untitled Star Wars game remains the only one EA has shown off the most from its ballyhooed licensing deal. And four years into said deal, that’s saying a lot.