Update 01/16/2019: Kotaku has updated its story, saying that new sources have now indicated that the cancelled Star Wars game was code-named Orca, and has been replaced with a “smaller-scale Star Wars project” at EA Vancouver.
Orca was reportedly deemed too long a project for EA’s current development road map – the new, smaller game is apparently tentatively scheduled for late 2020. Kotaku also indicates that some EA Vancouver workers hope Orca will re-enter development after the new game is completed.
More details about what Orca would have been have also emerged. The game would apparently have seen players taking on the role of a “scoundrel or bounty hunter who could explore various open-world planets and work with different factions across the Star Wars universe.”
Source: IGN.com Update: Canceled Star Wars Game Apparently Replaced With Smaller-Scale Project