Cellular gaming obsession Monopoly Go is teaming up with Star Wars so as to add a bit science fiction sauce to its actual property dice-rolling. The collaboration, introduced in the present day at Star Wars Celebration in Japan, will run from Might 1 – July 2 and takes inspiration from occasions from Skywalker Saga and The Mandalorian.
In addition to giving some beloved Star Wars characters a cute cartoon makeover, the Star Wars season on Monopoly Go will add a Star Wars Go sticker album to fill, podracing within the Mos Espa Grand Area, and collectible in-game gadgets like tokens, shields and emojis. Plus you get to benefit from the weirdness of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo, R2D2, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and Qui-Gon Jinn hanging out Mr Monopoly, AKA Wealthy Uncle Pennybags.
It is not the primary time Monopoly Go has achieved a mash-up, final September Marvel characters obtained Monopolized with Spider-Man, Wolverine, and the Avengers all making an look.
Writer Scopely additionally just lately acquired the PokΓ©mon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now groups as a part of a cope with Niantic.
Based on a report from our sister web site GamesIndustry.biz, Monopoly Go was ranked the highest sport for shopper spending in 2024, bringing in a “gold bathrooms for everybody on the group” $2.47 billion jackpot. In 2024 Scopely additionally reported 150 million downloads and 10 million day by day customers.
Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Video games at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been knowledgeable nerd since 2006 when she obtained her begin on Official PlayStation Journal within the UK, and has since labored for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror films, horror video games, and French Bulldogs. These additional wrinkles on her face are due to going time blind and staying up too late ending each sidequest in RPGs like Fallout and Witcher 3.
