After acquiring the Star Wars license, EA quickly released Star Wars: Battlefront in 2015, which proved an unexpected success to fans rabid for another entry in the online PVP series.Īt the same time, the Battle Royale genre was coming to the forefront, spearheaded by Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, something the industry as a whole and EA were taking note of. Still, Ragtag was coming out at a tumultuous time for EA Games, and gaming in general. The project was looking to be a true masterpiece of gaming, with the award-winning team behind Army of Two and Dead Space developing the title and Uncharted creator Amy Hennig directing.
Project Ragtag endured a four-year development cycle before it was canceled by EA Games in 2017.