Star Wars: Battlefront II is one of the most anticipated games of the year. And Electronic Arts figured out how to the shooter even more special by announcing at a Hollywood event today that it will give free content to fans, even after the game launches.
EA demoed the first look at multiplayer on stage during the live event.It’s all part of EA’s strategy shift to providing “live operations” for fans, rather than just launching a game at a single point in time and then moving on to the next one. The free drops (for those who buy the game first) include content with a mix of locations, characters, and rewards. The idea is to “allow players to continue their Star Wars: Battlefront II hero’s journey in a world that is constantly growing.” EA made the announcement at its EA Play event at the Hollywood Palladium. EA’s event is the first ahead of the Tuesday opening of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) gaming trade show.
The first season’s inspiration is the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which debuts in December. Fans who preorder any edition of Battlefront II can get early access to the multiplayer beta this fall and an “Epic Yoda Bonus.”
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EA has several studios working the new Battlefront, including Motive, Criterion, and DICE (three of its most important design houses). That tells you how much EA is investing into the franchise.
“With Star Wars Battlefront II, we’ve really taken feedback from our players to heart, and you see that in the base game, which has so much more content than the first game – a new authentic single player campaign, epic multiplayer, starfighter battles, and solo or co-op PvE on console – a huge game across all eras of the Star Wars films,” said Matt Webster, the executive producer for Star Wars Battlefront II.
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