Upcoming Star Wars Arena Shooter Announces New Characters And Maps

Ahead of its release later this year, arena shooter Star Wars: Hunters has announced two new characters and two new maps. The game is due to launch as a free-to-play title on Nintendo Switch and mobile, with support for synchronous cross-play between platforms.

The new Hunters include Skora, a Rodian cartel doctor whose kit allows her to heal allies and deal damage to her foes. The second new hunter is a cute-looking Mon Calamari called Sprocket, a tech genius commanding an arsenal of droids with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Both the new characters are supports, with the game’s simplified class system split between damage dealers, supports, and tanks.

The newly announced content also includes a new game mode, Huttball, which is returning from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Hunters will reinvent the game for its arena-style gameplay, though developer Jeff Hickman has said that Hunters’ take on Huttball still should feel familiar to fans of the original.