It’s one of the most anticipated video games of 2015, but so far we know very little about EA’s upcoming Star Wars Battlefront, save from what little information we’ve been able to gather from the E3 2014 behind-the-scenes trailer, and a piece of concept artwork showing Rebel Commandos on Endor. Well, the folks at Making Star Wars claim to have uncovered some details about the game, and specifically how it might tie in with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
– Star Wars Battlefront will feature segments in which you play as both the good guys (Old Republic, Rebellion and Republic) and bad guys (Separatists and the Empire). It was specifically stated that there will be a small portion of prequel trilogy content. You will participate in a couple of battles from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the space battle above Coruscant from the beginning of Revenge of the Sith.
– The majority of the campaign will take place during the original trilogy era. All of the battles and settings that you would expect to be there will be playable. It was said that the campaign itself is pretty long when compared to other first-person shooters.
– There will be some segments of the campaign which take place between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. There won’t be a lot because in their words “Lucasfilm has a lot of plans for that era.”
– The last section of the campaign takes place before and during the opening segments of The Force Awakens. Don’t expect anything too revealing, because the game is expected to ship a month before the movie releases.
– For both the Republic and Empire sections you will be playing characters that actually appear in The Force Awakens.
– EA/DICE was allowed into Pinewood Studios for a few days to scan and capture props, sets, etc. for re-creation in the game.
– At one point either during the portion between episodes 6 and 7 or the portion from the beginning of The Force Awakens, a character with the last name Tarkin appears.
– The game ships with several The Force Awakens characters already, but some won’t be added until DLC. Specifically characters in the trailers will be available at launch, as will new versions of the X-wing and TIE fighter.
So, all rumour at present, but very exciting if true…
Originally published February 21, 2015. Updated January 18, 2020.
