Star Wars Outlaws is now available on Steam with a 25% launch discount, offering the Windows edition of Ubisoft's open-world Star Wars action/adventure that launched during the summer as an exclusive on the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft. This comes with a major Title Update removing forced stealth missions and bringing the game to version 1.4.0. There's also a Windows 11 hotfix for a problem that will still need more attention and may cause lag. Here's more on the game's biggest patch yet: "This Title Update brings changes to combat and stealth allowing for greater player choice, the ability to now keep pick-up weapons in more situations, visual options to allow for a sharper image and much more to improve your journey across the galaxy. You can find the complete list of changes below." There's also a new Wild Card Story Pack adding the ever-charming "notorious high roller" Lando Calrissian to the game which is also part of the Season Pass. Here's the Story Pack Launch Trailer and here's more on the patch:

In addition to the release of Star Wars Outlaws on Steam, Title Update 1.4.0 is releasing today as part of the team's dedicated support of the game. TU1.4.0 brings with it a range of improvements, including:

• Notable updates to stealth and combat that allow players greater choice in how they approach each quest, using stealth or reaching for their blaster, even in syndicate territories in cities.
• Enemy AI and detection improvements, with players being notified when entering combat, or notified when they're being detected and can choose to escalate or change tactics to remain in stealth. Enemies will also now be more tactical as they use cover and seek better combat lines.
• Enemy weak points added to reward strategic gameplay, which if targeted can trigger explosions or give players a way to defeat enemies in spectacular new ways.
• Re-tuned Kay's blaster and pickup weapons to improve the combat experience, including being able to carry two handed weapons up ladders or grapple points.
• Animations in dialogue scenes, the option to toggle off the cinematic lens, the visibility of distant lights and much more have been added to improve the experience across the galaxy.