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Looking Back: EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II and Its Bold Promise of New Movie Content

Rolling Back Time: Celebrating Five Years of Star Wars Battlefront II's Celebration Update

It’s been nine years since EA first announced Star Wars Battlefront II, promising content from the ‘new movies’ and a release just around the corner. The excitement was palpable—after all, this was the sequel to one of the most iconic Star Wars games ever made. But did it live up to the hype? Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see how that ambitious announcement shaped up. A Bold Announcement Back in 2016, EA made waves by confirming Star Wars Battlefront II would feature not only content from the Original and Prequel trilogies but also from the new movies. At the time, that meant The Force Awakens and the upcoming The Last Jedi. For Star Wars enthusiasts, this was the ultimate selling point—battles on Jakku, fights with Kylo Ren, and maybe even a chance to take down the First Order on Starkiller Base. The trailer dropped with epic visuals,…

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