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This ‘Star Wars’ game is being shut down after less than a year
Star Wars: Hunters, a free-to-play squad shooter, is being shut down less than a year after it first launched.Originally announced back in 2021 before it was eventually released last June, Star Wars: Hunters saw teams of four players battle it out in a number of familiar locations, including the ice planet of Hoth, the forest moon of Endor, the Death Star and the sandy world of Tatooine.Players could also pick from a range of specially-created characters including a Wookie with a “penchant for disarming droids and his opponents”, a righteous Mandalorian, a “dark side warrior”, a gun-wielding Stormtrooper and a droid that has been programmed to believe it is a Jedi.After launching for Nintendo Switch and Mobile, a PC launch was set to take place earlier this year but after a playtest on Steam in December, that was pushed back. Developer Zynga has now confirmed the PC launch has been scrapped altogether, and the Star Wars: Hunters will be shut down entirely later this year.“After careful consideration, we want to let you know that the final content update for Star Wars: Hunters on all platforms will be on April 15th,” Zynga said in a statement.