Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer details: maps, vehicles, modes
Star War's Battlefront will include up to 40 players multiuplayer matches. You'll be able to fly X-Wings, TIE Fighters, and the Millenium Falcon, and control characters like Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Other vehicles include jetpacks on Endor for the rebels, while Imperials get speeders and AT-ATs.
This shot, taken from a Battlefront developer diary shows a split screen co-op game and, apparently, the difference between 1st and 3rd person views.
Battlefront is promising more than 8 maps across 4 iconic planets, including Hoth, Tatooine, and the as yet unseen Sullust. DICE are promising "more than two per planet at launch.
The "Battle of Jakku" expansion takes place right after Return of the Jedi, will be added as a free DLC map - pre-orderers get it on Dec. 1, everybody else gets it Dec. 8. DICE has clarified that this "is not a day one DLC, it is free content we want you all to have as soon as it is done".
Walker Assault is one of the 40-player modes and sees Rebels trying to fend of an Empire lead attack using an AT-AT. DICE has revealed that these will be on-rails rather than drivable vehicles.
X-Wing vs Tie Fighter
You will be able to fly and fight above the planet's surface with DICE promising "dogfights with squadrons of starfighters".
One of the new gadgets in Battlefront is this portable bubble shield generator.
There will be a limited amount of destruction in the game. Mostly likely tested out whenever anyone jumps on a speeder bike for the first time.
Super trooper
Here's the final look at in in-game Stormtrooper which EA had been teasing out in bits on its Instagram account.
Snow day
@bravoINTEL are at the Star Wars celebration already and tweeting out pictures of game art.
The Force is strong etc
Another piece of Star Wars Battlefront art via @bravoINTEL
Spoiler?
This is an interesting shot from EA's Peter Moore. He tweeted it then quickly deleted it. Possibly because that's an as yet unrevealed ship behind him. It looks like an EA montage poster - is that Faith from Mirrors Edge's leg up top and a Burnout/Need For Speed car below?
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