Zynga Launches Star Wars: Hunters on Nintendo Switch

<p><strong>SAN MATEO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;zynga&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54026134&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240604148652&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Zynga&plus;Inc&period;&amp&semi;index&equals;1&amp&semi;md5&equals;20dd3e0a2ca6091b654add08328426d2" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Zynga Inc&period;<&sol;a>&comma; a wholly-owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software&comma; has launched <i>Star Wars<&sol;i>&colon; Hunters&comma; a brand new competitive battle arena game available as a free download on Nintendo Switch&comma; iOS and Android devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The game was created by Zynga in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Set on the planet of Vespaara&comma; <i>Star Wars<&sol;i>&colon; Hunters welcomes players to the Arena&comma; the galaxy’s favorite sporting locale&period; Here&comma; teams of four face off in fast-paced&comma; competitive matches set across various battlefields inspired by familiar <i>Star Wars<&sol;i> biomes&comma; from aboard the Death Star to the sandy deserts of Tatooine&period; Players can choose their Hunter from a roster of diverse&comma; endearing characters based on iconic <i>Star Wars<&sol;i> archetypes&comma; such as J-3DI&comma; the droid who thinks he is a Jedi&comma; and Utooni&comma; a pair of Jawas stacked atop one another in a trenchcoat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Each Hunter boasts their own unique moveset and abilities to aid their quest for glory in the Arena&period; <i>Star Wars<&sol;i>&colon; Hunters features a number of game modes for players to test their mettle&comma; such as Squad Brawl&comma; in which opposing teams will battle to rack up the most eliminations&comma; and Trophy Chase&comma; where competing squads will vie for control of the elusive droid TR0-F33&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are thrilled to finally welcome fans across the globe to Vespaara and introduce them to our incredible lineup of Hunters&comma;” Sam Cooper&comma; Zynga VP&comma; said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Matches in our game are easy to hop into&comma; but hard to master&period; We can’t wait to see the action as players duke it out in the Arena&period; Good luck&comma; the galaxy is watching&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With <i>Star Wars<&sol;i>&colon; Hunters&comma; we’re inviting fans to a new destination in the Outer Rim to experience a larger-than-life expression of the Star Wars galaxy unlike any we&&num;8217&semi;ve seen before&comma;” Douglas Reilly&comma; VP of Lucasfilm Games&comma; said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We can&&num;8217&semi;t wait for players to discover the cast of Hunters and team up with friends to fight in the Arena&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><i>Star Wars<&sol;i>&colon; Hunters is available now as a free download for the Nintendo Switch&comma; on the App Store and on Google Play&period; <i>Star Wars&colon; <&sol;i>Hunters does not require a Nintendo Switch Online membership to download and play&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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