What Kind of Game This Is
Zero Company goes the XCOM-style turn-based tactics route, rather than a traditional Star Wars action game. The story is set during the Clone Wars, with players leading a task force on behind-enemy-lines missions, and squad-member deaths carry permanent consequences—the very design these Bit Reactor folks are best at. Respawn is credited as co-developer, EA publishes, and it took a fair while from reveal to release date, so giving the firm August 27 date this time offers some reassurance to strategy players who've waited a long time.
Why It Appears in the AI Column
Honestly, this one has nothing to do with AI—it was popular content on Engadget that day and came into our news stream along with the scraping. We don't intend to dress it up as any industry signal; a game is a game. If you only follow AI, skipping this one won't cause you to miss anything; if you happen to like Star Wars or turn-based strategy, this date is worth a note on the calendar—after all, games bearing the Star Wars name in recent years have varied quite a lot in quality.
via: Engadget