Star Wars Battlefront 2 Multiplayer Preview
Where Battlefront II’s new single player mode is attempting something different (both the mode and its content), the focus for the returning multiplayer component seems to be more about refinement. The last Battlefront got a lot right, but it also occasionally felt like gorgeous blueprints for something better to come. This could well be it.
Burnout creators Criterion have stepped in to take on the game’s vehicles and head up a much-requested new feature; a full space combat mode. While the first game’s baby steps into providing material from films other than the original trilogy have become a bold jump, this will be the first Star Wars game to include material from all three film eras (although Gungans have been studiously absent from the footage we’ve seen - make of that what you will).
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Single-Player Preview
All EA really had to do to make people happy with Battlefront 2’s single-player was announce that they had one. It was an obvious missing piece in 2015’s Battlefront, and in part because of that, I expected Battlefront 2’s campaign to play things safe and avoid overlapping with anything happening in the current films or presenting any challenging controversies of its own. I’m pretty sure I was wrong.
Check out the brand new reveal screenshots below - click right to see them all:
The campaign (which was co-written by Walt Williams, who wrote the highly-acclaimed Spec Ops: The Line) is set right after Death Star 2 explodes, and ends around the time that Starkiller Base does - a story ambitiously spanning almost 30 years. The “point”, according to contributing developer Motive, is to bridge the gap between the original trilogy and the current films, exploring what happens to an Empire without an Emperor. To do that, they decided to let players become the Empire, specifically in the shape of an elite Imperial Commander called Iden Versio, though there will also be segments that have you have you control Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren.
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Release Date, Story Details Announced
At Star Wars Celebration today, EA announced that Star Wars Battlefront II will be released worldwide on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 17 and is now available for preorder.
Battlefront II’s campaign will take place in the 30-year period between the end of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The story will follow protagonist Iden Versio, who leads an elite Imperial unit called Inferno Squad, and players will get the chance to play as well-known characters like Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren during the campaign.
According to EA, the campaign is developed by former Ubisoft Toronto head Jade Raymond’s Motive studio, and new characters have been created “in close partnership with the story group at Lucasfilm.” On stage at Celebration, Lucasfilm confirmed that Battlefront II's story will be canon within the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars Rebels Will Show Hera Becoming a Rogue One General
With the announcement that Star Wars Rebels is coming to an end with Season 4, fans should soon find out the fates of the main characters and where they end up by the time the original Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) begins. Of course, thanks to Rogue One we know that both Chopper and Hera are still around and active in the Rebellion – with Hera getting a promotion at some point, as revealed by the page for “General Syndulla” heard in the film inside the Rebel base on Yavin.
While it’s not clear just how close to the events of Episode IV Rebels will get, at Star Wars Celebration today, Rebels co-creator Dave Filoni revealed that by the end of the series, Hera will indeed be a general.
Star Wars Rebels: Clone Wars’ Bo-Katan Makes Her Return
Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 is finally bringing back Bo-Katan Kryze (voiced by Katee Sackhoff) from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The confirmation came after voice actress Tiya Sircar teased that there are some big Mandalorian episodes coming up for her character, Sabine Wren in Rebels' final season. Sackhoff herself had actually said she was coming back quite awhile go, but until now, it hadn't been confirmed by Disney or Lucasfilm.
"What I think I can say is that if there are any Mandalorian fans out there, I think you will be happy with some specific episodes in this upcoming season," Sircar said during the panel. "And I think you might be surprised where we end up and who we're going..."
Star Wars: Season 4 Trailer
At the Star Wars Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration today, the trailer was debuted for Season 4 of the animated series.
Take a look at the preview below, for what we now know is the final season of Star Wars Rebels.
Warwick Davis Voicing a Character in Star Wars Rebels
Warwick Davis is voicing Rukh in the upcoming season of Star Wars Rebels.
Rukh, a Noghri warrior who serves as Admiral Thrawn's bodyguard, has never been seen before in the series.
Rukh revealed during the Star Wars Rebels panel.
Warwick Davis is no stranger to the world of Star Wars, having first appeared in the franchise as Wicket in Return of the Jedi. His attachment to the movies has continued through the years, with Davis also appearing on, and hosting, panels during Star Wars Celebration. The idea of Davis voicing a character in Rebels was first brought up during a panel at last year's Celebration in London.
These Drivable, Modified Star Wars Cars Are Insane
Here's something I discovered at Star Wars: Celebration today - there's a big club of people modifying drivable vehicles to look like they came right out of Star Wars.
Some are sponsored by Hot Wheels, but most of them are just enthusiast made, built, and driven across the United States to attend events. Check them out in the gallery below - click right to see all the images:
They're usually custom-painted and weathered, and include designs inspired by different Star Wars characters, as well as a variety of Star Wars-themed accessories, like gearsticks.
The club is called Road Squadron, and their slogan is "Carfighters Coast to Coast". You can find them, and the details of events they'll be attending, as well as some interesting updates on Star Wars-style road-trips on Facebook.
Star Wars Rebels Ending With Season 4
The end is almost here for Star Wars Rebels, with the announcement that Season 4 will be the final year for the animated series.
The announcement was made at the Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando by Dave Filoni, the show’s co-creator and executive producer, who revealed the previously-announced fourth season will wrap up the story of the Ghost crew. Rebels’ core cast members Freddie Prinze, Jr. (“Kanan”), Tiya Sircar (“Hera”), Taylor Gray (“Ezra”), Vanessa Marshall (“Hera”), and Steve Blum (“Zeb”) were all present for the panel, and the announcement, as well.
During the panel, Filoni told the crowd of fans, "I really appreciate that love from you guys. I think I can make this story as meaningful as can be." He stressed ending the show now was his decision, adding, "I know what it's like when I don't get to end a series," referring to The Clone Wars.
Star Wars: The Most Puzzling Last Jedi Trailer Moment
One of the most unexpected reveals in the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi is that it proves books and paper actually exist in that universe.
No, seriously, have you ever seen anyone crack open a book or write anything down in any of the Star Wars movies? All information in the Star Wars universe we've seen thus far is stored digitally. It's already canon that both the Jedi and the Sith used holocrons to store data, including their ancient teachings. But The Last Jedi shows that, at least at some point in that galaxy far, far away's history, people once wrote stuff down on paper.