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Star Wars Battlefront
Developer(s)EA Digital Illusions CE
Additional work:
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesStar Wars: Battlefront
EngineFrostbite 3
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One[2]
Genre(s)Action, shooter
Mode(s)Single-player,[3] multiplayer[4]

Star Wars Battlefront is an upcoming action video game based on the Star Wars franchise. The third major release in the Star Wars: Battlefront series, it is being developed by EA DICE and will be published by Electronic Arts. It is a reboot to the Battlefront series. It is scheduled for release in North America on November 17, 2015, and in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2015, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[1] stuff

Gameplay

Star Wars Battlefront is an action game played from either a first-person or third-person view; players can switch at any time seamlessly.[5] Players traverse planets from the Star Wars universe, such as Endor, Hoth, Tatooine and Sullust. To navigate the world, players use a variety of vehicles, including both air and land-based vehicles.[6] Battles are planet-based, restricting players from exploring space. The game's weapons, characters, gear and abilities are customizable.[7] As new weapons are unlocked, players have the ability to share them with their teammates.[6] Battlefront will not feature iron sights.[8]

The game lets players choose to control either a Rebel Alliance soldier or a Stormtrooper. There will also be playable hero characters, such as Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Boba Fett.[9] There will also be non-playable characters from the films, such as R2-D2 and C-3PO.[10] The game includes cooperative missions which can be played offline but does not have a campaign mode. Players can complete the missions both independently and with bots or another player; the game supports split screen.[11] The game's online multiplayer mode supports up to 40 players in one match and 12 multiplayer maps will be available at launch. These maps will feature four locations from the Star Wars universe - Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and Sullust.[12][13]

Development

In May 2013, publisher Electronic Arts obtained exclusive rights to develop Star Wars games for gaming consoles, and its subsidiaries DICE, Visceral Games, and BioWare started work on Star Wars games.[14][15]

DICE first acknowledged the game at Electronic Arts' E3 2013 press conference, along with a teaser trailer.[16] The game is built with the Frostbite 3 engine; studio head Patrick Söderlund stated that the game would be "DICE's interpretation of what Battlefront should be", while still incorporating elements from the previous two games. As such, DICE did not brand the new game as a sequel to Battlefront II, but a reboot of the franchise.[2][17] Söderlund said that the game almost wasn't developed, but that staffers at DICE lobbied to be given the project; he called DICE's development of Battlefront "a match made in heaven".[18]

In June 2014, it was revealed at EA's E3 2014 press conference that the ice planet Hoth and the forest moon of Endor would be playable maps for the game.[19] In late October of that year, it was revealed that the game would be released Christmas 2015, tying in with the release of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In early March 2015, the first gameplay footage of the game was shown at a private retail event and received "superb ovation" from the audience.[20]

In late March 2015, it was revealed that the game would be shown at Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim, California.[21] During the Celebration, the first gameplay details and the second trailer was released.[22] The first downloadable content of the game, entitled Battle of Jakku was also announced during the event.[23]

In April 2015, it was confirmed that the game wouldn't feature the Battlelog system, but to use a new system developed by Uprise, an Electronic Arts subsidiary based in Sweden, which has previously worked on the Battlelog system of Battlefield 4.[24]

In June 2015, further gameplay was shown at E3 2015 depicting the Walker Assault mode on Hoth from perspectives of both the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire using various weapons, items and vehicles such as the AT-AT walker, Snowspeeders and TIE Fighters ending with playable characters Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader engaging in battle.

Downloadable content

Star Wars Battlefront will feature downloadable content (DLC). The first downloadable content, titled Battle of Jakku, was revealed during Star Wars Celebration 2015 and will be publicly available for download for free on December 8, 2015.[25]

Battle of Jakku

Battle of Jakku is the first upcoming DLC for Star Wars Battlefront, which launches publicly on December 8, 2015. Players who pre-order the game will receive the Battle of Jakku DLC a week earlier, on December 1, 2015. It will be free to all players who own the game before December 8, 2015 and will feature two maps set on planet Jakku, preceding the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[26]

Reception

Projected sales

On May 5, 2015, Electronic Arts announced that the company is expecting the game to sell nine to ten million units before the end of the company's 2016 fiscal year on March 31, 2016.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b "Star Wars: Battlefront is a celebration of the original trilogy". GamesRadar. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (June 13, 2013). "Star Wars: Battlefront is "DICE's interpretation of what Battlefront should be"". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Good, Owen S. "Star Wars Battlefront Will Have Offline Singleplayer, Won't Use Battlelog". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Co-Op And 60 FPS, But No Campaign Or Space Battles". Inquisitr. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront has 40-player cap, no campaign". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Star Wars: Battlefront is a celebration of the original trilogy". GamesRadar. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Felson, Wes (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars Battlefront "focusing on planetary battles," not space combat". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Sheridan, Connor (May 5, 2015). "Star Wars Battlefront has no ironsight aiming". GamesRadar. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  9. ^ Jones, Gary (May 7, 2015). "Star Wars Battlefront's Boba Fett and Darth Vadar hero system details REVEALED". Express.co.uk. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  10. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront has 40-player battles, play as Darth Vader and Boba Fett". VG 247. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 17, 2015). "No Campaign Mode for Star Wars: Battlefront". GameSpot. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 17, 2015). "New Star Wars: Battlefront Gameplay Details Released, Trailer Arrives". GameSpot. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (May 4, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront will feature 12 multiplayer maps". Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  14. ^ Sarker, Samit (May 6, 2013). "EA and Disney sign exclusive deal for rights to Star Wars games". Polygon. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  15. ^ Goldfarb, Andrew (May 6, 2015). "EA Acquires Exclusive Star Wars Game License". IGN. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  16. ^ Thier, Dave (June 10, 2013). "EA Announces New Star Wars: Battlefront Game". Forbes. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  17. ^ McWhertor, Michael (June 10, 2013). "Star Wars Battlefront in development at Battlefield studio DICE". Polygon. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  18. ^ Robinson, Andy (June 24, 2013). "Interview: EA's Patrick Söderlund". Computer and Video Games. Future plc. p. 2. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  19. ^ Petit, Carolyn (June 9, 2014). "E3 2014: Star Wars: Battlefront--We'll "See More Spring 2015"". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  20. ^ Scammell, David (March 4, 2015). "Star Wars Battlefront gameplay footage receives "superb ovation" at secret showing". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  21. ^ Tach, Dave (March 19, 2015). "Star Wars Battlefront will debut in April at Star Wars Celebration". Polygon. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  22. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront – watch the lovely reveal trailer here". VG 247. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  23. ^ Dyer, Mitch (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars celebration: Free Battle of Jakku Battlefront DLC revealed". IGN. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  24. ^ Maiberg, Emanuel (April 18, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront Won't Use Battlefield's Battlelog System". GameSpot. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  25. ^ "How to get Battle of Jakku DLC". Star Wars EA. EA. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  26. ^ "Star Wars Battlefront Jakku Pre-Order Offer". Star Wars EA. EA. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  27. ^ Makuch, Eddie (May 5, 2015). "Star Wars: Battlefront Expected to Sell 9-10 Million Copies". GameSpot. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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