Star Wars: Fates of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson has dismissed rumours that the game won’t be released until 2030 at the earliest, following its reveal at the Game Awards this week.

Hudson’s involvement in the newly announced game was welcome news to many, having directed Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect trilogy.

Following the game’s announcement, a post on StarWars.com revealed that the game was in the early stages of development, sparking speculation that the game would not be released before the end of the decade.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hudson reassured fans that the game will arrive sooner than 2030. “Don’t worry about the ‘not till 2030’ rumors,” Hudson wrote. “Game will be out before then. I’m not getting any younger!”

Described as a spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a single-player, narrative-driven action RPG set thousands of years before the events of the main films. The game is being developed by Arcanaut Studios, a Canadian developer co-founded by Hudson in July 2025.

“Our goal is developing the kind of games I love making: emotionally powerful, cinematic adventures driven by player agency, narrative depth, and immersive world-building,” Hudson said.

“Conversations between our team and Lucasfilm Games led to an incredible opportunity to return to Star Wars, and once again we can hardly believe we’re working on such a special project.”