With the Battlefront beta on the way in just a few short days, publisher EA and developer DICE are putting the final touches on the game and the team has offered some more info about what we can expect from the testing period, as well as what might be missing when it begins next week. “Vehicles in Star Wars Battlefront come with their own weapons and abilities that make them authentic to the Star Wars universe,” says Mathew Everett, Battlefront’s community manager. He also took time to answer some of the most common questions from the community about the beta: Q.) Will I be able to play Missions offline? A.) For the Beta, an Internet connection is required to play Missions. However, when Star Wars Battlefront ships on November 17 you will be able to play Missions offline. Q.) Will there be any AI bots in multiplayer in addition to…
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Star Wars Battlefront Will Have Dedicated Servers
After speaking with PlayStation LifeStyle at TGS, Jamie Keen senior producer has confirmed that even though it was recently reported that the sci-fi shooter would not offer a server browser, there will definitely be dedicated servers to give players an “unparalleled” online service. “We’ll still have dedicated servers. Absolutely,” said Keen. “It’s one of the hallmarks of making sure we deliver an unparalleled online [service] for the game.” Keen has given more details about Star Wars: Battlefront’s Hero System, where players take control of iconic and powerful characters in the Star Wars film saga. “Our goal was to give an average player around two minutes as a Hero or Villain,” said Keen. “But if you’re good enough, you might stretch that to around five minutes. In theory, you could play as Luke Skywalker for a whole match, but that is extremely unlikely. That said, the gauntlet is thrown!” The release…
Alpha Tester Says Star Wars Battlefront is “Broken”
One game tester says there is something deeply wrong with Star Wars Battlefront and simple patches after launch aren’t going to fix problems on this level. This Alpha tester spoke out to say the game is broken beyond what can be fixed and ready by launch but he doesn’t go into too many details about specially how it’s broken. eoGAF user Illucio, wrote: “I’ve been Alpha testing a few games and I can say Battlefront is a complete mess and is broken. Considering that their deadline for the game is in a few weeks and they still haven’t fixed the majority of the in game problems let alone the connection problem me and other testers were having, yes it’s going to be a mess. And even a day 1 patch won’t fix all of them, I don’t know too much outside what I played, but the game is indeed rushed and it’s…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront: Speeder Bike Racing On Endor Confirmed?
A photo from the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront game has been leaked and it shows the game is going to feature many different vehicular elements, including a speeder bike. With this awesome feature, gamers will be racing their speeder bikes on the moon Endor. Many of us know that both DICE and EA have been very successful in keeping any information regarding the game’s gameplay modes a secret. However, the leaked photo of Star Wars: Battlefront gameplay was first shown in the September issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine UK. The photo was uploaded by a Reddit user named jmario99, said the iDigital Times on this past Thursday. “Complimenting Survival and competitive multiplayer are a series of trials introducing you to game mechanics. There’s Endor speeder bike racing, AT-AT tow cable tripping and X-Wing crash courses. These trials like Survival can be played alone, with bots, in splitscreen co-op or…
Star Wars Battlefront’s tutorial trials sound intriguing
So far, DICE and EA have given many details on a number of multiplayer modes that will be in Star Wars: Battlefront, both co-op and competitive. This all includes Blast, Walker Assault, Fighter Squadron, Supremacy, Drop Zone, and other various co-op Missions. With only a few months left until the release of Star Wars: Battlefront, DICE still maintains that there is still more to be announced to the public. But, some of those announcements could have been spoiled by the Official PlayStation Magazine that released in its latest issued that Battlefront will include “a series of trials introducing you to game mechanics.” According to the Official PlayStation Magazine, the trials will be in the form of speed bike racing on Endor, AT-AT tow cable tripping on Hoth, and X-wing crash courses. The magazine is stating that the trials can be played single with bots, on online co-op, in splitscreen co-op….
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ PS4 Bundle Release Date News: Available for Preorder
The upcoming Darth Vader-inspired PS4 bundles announced last month on the PlayStation blog last month that they have now been made available for preorder. Sony released information earlier that it would be debuting two Star Wars bundles in November to go along with the release of the third largest installment in the Battlefront series, Star Wars: Battlefront, on November 17th. This past Friday, news came out that the Darth Vader-themed PlayStation 4 game console, which is also scheduled to launch together with the EA DICE game, is now available for preorder to retailers all over the country. The limited edition PS4 system was first introduced at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California and it has been inspired by the Star Wars iconic villain, Darth Vader. This premium gaming console features the Darth Vader image by laser-etching and it’s also comes with a special DualShock 4 controller that has been designed…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ Beta Open To Everyone This October
Electronic Arts has released some very exciting news about Star Wars: Battlefront. The beta that begins this October will be available to the public that has an Xbox One, PC, and a PlayStation 4. The hyped and loved Battle of Hoth Walker Assault mode is going to be available, also the recently announced Drop Zone on Sullust, which is an 8 versus 8 style mode will be available. In this “King of the Hill” style you will be capturing and controlling drop pods and this provides power-ups to defend your location. There will also be an offline mode available and that is the Tatooine Survival Mission mode, which will be available on a split screen but you can still play it online full-screen as well. This information all came from a blog post by Star Wars: Battlefront community manager Mathew Everett. The beta will begin early October so make sure…
Everyone Will Be Able to Play Star Wars: Battlefront Beta
While there is still nothing known about the actual release date of the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront yet, EA have made it clear that they will be aiming to provide a strong enough server-infrastructure and capacity so that everyone should be able to play the game’s beta version. According to Matthew Everett, Battlefront’s community manager, once deployed, the beta will remain open to accommodate all comers. Everett also offered some new details about the beta gameplay modes. He said that both offline and online modes would be available in the beta and that players would be able to play co-op as well as slit-screen co-op. Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC will be the supported platforms. As far as the online side of the action is concerned: no fewer than 40 players will be able to hook up in massive battles. The offline mode will see a new mode…
Star Wars Battlefront Petition Demands This Multiplayer Change
In the past if a company made a decision about a game the only choice we have as fans is to sit back and take it. However, in today’s generation of gaming, we as gamers have a voice and can fight back through the power of social media and online petitions, and they can connect with other gamers all around the world. Once fans found out that Star Wars: Battlefront would not have a custom server browser, gamers took all of their rage and put it into a petition. The petition was started by Perri Mitchell out of Gold Coast, Arkansas. He put his rage, while still being calm, asked Electronic Arts and DICE to please think about adding back a server browser to Star Wars: Battlefront in order for gamers to manually find and join official and custom servers as they please. Mitchell stated the following on the Change.org…
Get a First Glimpse of the Battle of Jakku in Star Wars Battlefront
We are excited about giving a visual glimpse of The Battle of Jakku, which is coming to Star Wars: Battlefront on December 1st for everyone who pre-orders, and a week later for the rest. The Battle of Jakku was the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted important Imperial holdouts on a faraway desert planet. The Battle of Jakku will be set during the aftermath of the Rebel victory during the Battle of Endor. Players will get to experience the events that made this massive and battle-scarred landscape of Jakku. The artwork posted above shows a Star Destroyer that has crash landed, and front the belly of this battle-scarred metal giant, a large group of Imperial ground troops have engaged with Rebel troops. The intensity of the battle was the main aspect that DICE Concept Artist Anton Grandert wanted to capture when he created the Jakku artwork. The difference in…
Battlefront: is It or is It Not Like Battlefield?
Star Wars: Battlefront is definitely one of the most hyped and eagerly awaited games out there, and with more and more in-game footage becoming available as the November 17-20 release date draws near, it is apparently great at generating controversy too already. Among the fans who can hardly wait to get their hands on the title, there are players concerned that despite all the hype to the contrary, the game will end up being a re-skin of Battlefield. DICE and EA have repeatedly sought to alleviate such concerns, even during the early stages of development, when they made it clear that the teams working on the two projects would be completely separate and there would be as little co-inspiration as possible. Nevertheless, a couple of days ago, DICE General Manager Patrick Bach saw the need to come forth again and reassure the community that the two games would be as…
Star Wars Battlefront Will Be Playable At PAX Australia
The new and upcoming game of Star Wars: Battlefront is going to be released on November 19th in Australia. However, if you are wanting to play it a little earlier, around three weeks earlier, it will be available to play at the PAX Australia located in Melbourne on Friday October 30th. According to EA the Survival Mission that is set on Tattoine will be available for players to play as either single player or co-op. The demo will only be running on Sony’s booth, so you will most likely be playing the demo on a PlayStation 4 console.
The Star Wars Battlefront Beta is Coming Early October.
Electronic Arts just announced that Star Wars Battlefront, the much-anticipated shooter from Battlefield studio DICE, is getting a beta: Ever since we revealed Star Wars™ Battlefront™ in April at Star Wars™ Celebration, you’ve been asking us if there would be a Beta. Today, we are thrilled to finally be able to answer that question, and the answer is yes! Coming early October to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on Origin for PC, the Star Wars Battlefront Beta* is a technical test and will feature Walker Assault on Hoth, a 40-player multiplayer battle featuring Rebels and the Empire. Walker Assault will also give you the chance to play as two of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars™ universe: Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. The Beta will also feature our Survival Mission on Tatooine, where you and a Rebel friend must fight back waves of Imperial forces. In addition to those two…
The Villains of Star Wars: Battlefront Boba Fett
Every fan of Star Wars has their own vision and thoughts of what Boba Fett is all about. This is what DICE Senior Producer Jamie Keen thinks: “He became an instant favorite on the floor. All the developers at our office have their own determined, passionate view on what Boba Fett should be.” Every single fan of Star Wars, not only just the DICE developers, have a special place in their hearts for the bounty hunter. Boba Fett is one of the iconic villains that will be playable in Star Wars: Battlefront and he is designed to be a dreaded force during battle. His special mobility and deadly lot of weapons will send you running if you spot him on the battlefront. One of the greatest fantasies of actually walking in his boots will finally be a reality. Boba Fett’s jet pack will allow him to fly around the many…
Cover For Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company Revealed
On November 3, 2015, Del Rey will publish Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed, a novel inspired by the highly-anticipated video game Star Wars: Battlefront. This action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil. Here now is the exclusive reveal of the book’s cover as well as a special patch designed for the members of Twilight Company.
Star Wars Battlefront Classes in LEGO Form
Okay, regular readers know what a big LEGO fan I am. There are few things I love more than LEGO Star Wars so I found this pretty cool and had to share it with you. You can see from the images below that another fan created some Star Wars Battlefront classes out of minifigs. They’re pretty spot on with what the real classes would look like and the builder had a fine eye for detail when it comes to getting these right. battle front classes Here we have seven images that depict the Star Wars Battlefront classes. There’s the Clone Trooper, Heavy Trooper, Sharpshooter, Engineer, Clone Commander, and Jet Trooper. The Jet Trooper’s gun isn’t exactly spot on since it should be a little bit wider but we think he did awesome with what he had to work with. You could probably also do Rebels and Stormtroopers if you wanted…
DICE sheds light into EA’s (and BioWare’s) PR and Marketing Practices
EA’s/Dice’s new Star Wars: Battlefront game is currently in a similar situation PR-wise and marketing wise as EA’s/BioWare’s Knights of the Fallen Empire. There isn’t much information about either game from official sources except for a few bits of information here and there. For KOTFE, it’s the story aspect and for Battlefront it’s the authenticity of the graphics. Both of the games are just a few months away from their release. KOTFE is expected at the end of October and Battlefront is expected in the middle of November. After the exciting event of D23, where the only new information about Battlefront was the nine different game modes, DICE said that the following articles explained their marketing principal and explained to the community why there was not much information. This is likely the same for BioWare. Game developers are not typically very secretive when it comes to general game development information…
Star Wars Battlefront Won “Best Of Gamescom” 2015 Award
We are late with this one ( Again sorry) but Star Wars: Battlefront grabbed more awards this year at Gamescom 2015 than any other game title, including best-in-show honors. The total amount of prized that it took home were five, according to a press release from the event’s organizers. Including the top prize, Star Wars: Battlefront earned the award for Best Console Game (PlayStation 4), Best PC Game, and the Best Online Multiplayer Game from the jury. It also received the Most Wanted Consumer Award, and it’s voted on by the show-going public. The press release also talked about the record-breaking number that was in attendance for this year’s Gamescom. The official figures showed that there were 345,000 in attendance from 96 different countries with 806 companies from 45 different countries showing their content. This is a 14% increase from last year’s attendance. Gamescom 2016 is scheduled for August 17th through…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ Was Right To Cut Its Single-Player Campaign
The new and upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront is turning out to be one of the biggest game releases this fall. I am sure that it would have done fine any other year, but since its being released in 2015, it also has all of the hype from Star Wars: The Force Awakens that is releasing in December. However, fans have been upset that no matter how good it looks, Battlefront will not have a single-player campaign. Instead, the entire game will either be a death match multiplayer or co-op in individualized missions. There is no story mode at all. EA’s Peter Moore recently talked about the decision: “You make a decision, years out, and you plan for what the world looks like when a game ships in two or three years. That’s about the intuitiveness about the executive producer, and his or her vision for the game.” “Between when a…
Special PS4 Bundle for Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront is big. Indeed, the game is one of the most hotly anticipated titles of the fall in the whole of gaming and not just within the Star Wars community, which has followed the evolution of the project for more than a year now. With the release date drawing near, it seems like everyone is eager to jump on the Battlefront bandwagon, and yes, that includes the maker of the PS4, Sony too. The game will be honored through a special PS4 bundle, which includes tons of must-have goodies not only for fans of the game but for those of the entire Star Wars universe and canon. The Bundle is centered around a PS4 console sporting a Darth Vader-themed design. Included in the bundle is a Deluxe edition of the game (the bundle launches together with the game itself on November 14), as well as a number of…
Electronic Arts Says The Days Of Inferior Movie Tie-In Games Are Over
The new upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront is expected to be one of the highest selling games of the year and the fact that the new Star Wars movie is being released a month after the game helps its chances even more. While it’s likely that the franchises corporation planned the release strategically, Electronic Arts COO, Peter Moore, states that the games does not need any assistance from circumstance. The days of several average movie tie-in games must go along with big cinematic releases are gone, according to a recent interview that Moore told MCV. “That’s not what we do anymore,” says Moore. “We are a superior medium. We can tell stories better than any direct movie, which is linear with passive engagement from the viewer. We take great pride in the fact that you are playing your Star Wars fantasy. When I got in this industry, yeah, we were a…
SWTOR Rewards for Buying Battlefront
Here we have an overview of Hoth-Inspired Rewards from the SWTOR and Battlefront Teams! If you purchase Battlefront, you can gain access to some neat rewards for SWTOR. In fact, you may have noticed these items already on the Cartel Market. Here’s an overview. “Thank you for purchasing Star Wars™: Battlefront and for being part of the Star Wars™: The Old Republic community! To celebrate the launch of Star Wars™: Battlefront, you have received the Ashfall Tauntaun and Thermal Retention Suit, available for use at Level 10. From the icy planet of Hoth to the sands of Tatooine, battle your way through the galaxy in style with this Hoth-inspired mount and suit! You can claim your in-game rewards by right clicking on the items below to accept it into your inventory.” Ashfall Tauntaun Thermal Retention Suit Thermal Retention Jacket Thermal Retention Goggles Thermal Retention Leggings Thermal Retention Gloves Thermal Retention Boots…
EA skipped a Battlefront campaign because “very few” would play it
The new Star Wars: Battlefront will feature AI-controlled enemies for single player and co-op modes such as Survival, however there will not be a proper single-player campaign. The reasoning for this is quite simple, after Electronic Arts Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore told Gamespot: Hardly anyone would bother playing it anyway and skip the games. Moore stated that large decisions like this are typically made years in advance before the games release, and sometimes this can lead to problems. “Between when a dev team starts work on a game, and when it finishes, the world becomes a different place. I remember when we started work on Star Wars: The Old Republic; at the time, the model to go for was subscription,” he explained. “By the time we had the game ready, the model to go for wasn’t subscriptions. That’s why we had to stop the game, and rebuilt it as…
Star Wars: Battlefront Supremacy Revealed
The different multiplayer modes of Star Wars: Battlefront have many different types of experiences for players to enjoy. Everything from close-quarter battles to huge clashes on large maps, the Supremacy mode fits into the latter category. The Supremacy mode centers on five different control points that are scattered throughout the map. The player’s objective is to gain control of all five of the points, or most of them, before the 10 minutes are over. Every team will start the match controlling two of the points and then they will then have to fight for the last one in the center. After this has been done, the control points will need to be claimed in a certain order. Supremacy mode is a hardcore mode that is for players who know their way around the battlefront and for those who are craving mad action. Lead Level Designer Dennis Brannvall states that the…