New Delhi, June 28 -- PARIS - The developers trying to build one of the most anticipated Star Wars games in years put their tools down on Wednesday, choosing the exact moment Lucasfilm's representatives walked through the door to make their point.

Become Human, launched a strike on June 25 in protest against a plan to cut 115 jobs from the company. The timing was not accidental. Lucasfilm representatives were visiting the studio that same day to assess the progress of Star Wars Eclipse, the open-world action-adventure title first announced at The Game Awards in December 2021 and still years from completion.

"The game literally cannot be finished if the redundancy plan is implemented," a developer identified as Theo told Eurogamer. It is...