

Doing so will push the Empire forces back, opening up more control points off in the distance. Playing on the Rebel team, you need to rush forward to capture one of three control points. It’s only playable on one of the new maps, Graveyard of Giants, a locale full of sand dunes littered with wrecked walkers and ships from the skirmish above. 20 mode that has the Empire on the defensive. It’s two new maps and a mode set on the war-torn planet of Jakku, which will also appear in The Force Awakens (albeit many years later, hence that decrepit Star Destroyer from the movie trailer). While The Battle of Jakku hasn’t seen a wide release yet (that’s happening on December 8), the free new DLC is now available for folks who pre-ordered the game. The video below shows all of the iconic movie characters that are playable in it.Oh thank goodness, more content for Star Wars Battlefront. Star Wars Battlefront launches today Polygon called "a game of surprising variety and anachronistic constraints," in our review. Those who preordered Star Wars Battlefront will get the map on Dec. The Season Pass does not include the first piece of DLC, the Battle of Jakku, which arrives for free in December. The expansions will add 16 more multiplayer maps "featuring new locations," four more game modes, and more than 20 additional pieces of gear, including weapons, vehicles and Star Cards.Įlectronic Arts had already announced that four packs would be coming, and Season Pass buyers would get a two-week head start with them. Additionally, Season Pass buyers will get the "exclusive 'shoot first' emote" which sounds vaguely referential to the controversial re-edit of Han Solo's showdown in the Creature Cantina. In all, another four playable heroes and villains will be added to the game through the premium DLC. The first expansion coming under Star Wars Battlefront's program of downloadable content will arrive in early 2016, according to an outline of the game's $50 season pass on its newly updated website.
