Wait, did DICE break into US National Parks to research Star Wars Battlefront?

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We all know developers often work crazy hours in the hope of achieving the best game possible, but it isn't everyday you hear a studio may or may not have risked a brush with the law in the process. In the latest issue of Edge, Star Wars Battlefront developer DICE revealed it wanted to get shots from the original movie locations - such as Redwood National State Park in California which doubled for Endor back in Return Of The Jedi. Turns out there was a slight snag at the time...

So there you go - if the Rebel scum- sorry, developers aren't recording baby noises for R2-D2's bleeps and sneaking in Wilhelm cries they're getting covert for your gaming pleasure. Now, roll on November...

Dom Reseigh-Lincoln

Dom has been a freelance journalist for many years, covering everything from video games to gaming peripherals. Dom has been playing games longer than he'd like to admit, but that hasn't stopped him amassing a small ego's worth of knowledge on all things Tekken, Yakuza and Assassin's Creed.