Vince Zampella, Head of Respawn made the announcement at the Star Wars Celebration event in Chicago. The announcement itself was also met with cheers from the attendees. You can check out the very moment in the embedded video, or go to 5:03:33 if it doesn’t take you to the exact moment. Other developers from EA also confirmed this fact on Twitter. Among them are Respawn Producer Blair Brown and DICE’s Ben Walke. Zampella also revealed a little more about the story of Jedi Fallen Order. You’ll play as a young padawan, a survivor of Order 66. More information is set to be revealed throughout the course of the Star Wars Celebration event.

— Blair Brown (@BlairBroon) April 12, 2019 There is also a panel for Jedi Fallen Order in the schedule of the second day, so that’s where we’ll learn more about Respawn’s take of a Star Wars video game story. (Source: YouTube via IGN)