Outside of theStar Warsmovies, one of the best places for fans to get their fix from a galaxy far far away has always been the video games. Disney has been a little slow going in that department ever since they purchased Lucasfilm, but moreStar Wars video gamegoods are on the way. Today EA made several announcements about what fans can expect in the near future from theStar Warsvideo game universe.
Star WarsCelebration is currently taking place in London, and theStar WarsGames panel revealed quite a lot that gamers can look forward to. EA took center stage to announced some more expansions forStar Wars Battlefront, and they have debuted a trailer, which has made it ontoYouTube, for theDeath Starexpansion which is due out in September. As the name of the expansion implies, we are going to be able to experience the assault on the planet destroying battle station first hand.
As with all of the game modes inBattlefront, you will be able to play either as the Rebels who are attempting to destroy the Death Star or as the Imperials, who are trying to defend it. The trailer for the new expansion is just as cinematic as everything that has come before it and is more than enough to get us excited about it. Not only that, but the Death Star, which is such a massive part ofStar Warshistory, has been noticeably absent from the game till now.
Outside of the EA content, there were some other updates on otherStar Warsgames projects as well. Amy Hennig offered an update on the Visceral GamesStar Warsgame, that has largely been a mystery to this point. She revealed that the game won’t be released until 2018, and that a title still hasn’t been settled on. There was also a reveal from BioWare about an upcoming expansion forStar Wars: The Old Republic, which is titledKnights of the Eternal Throneand is due out this fall. Outside of that, the only other non EA reveal was an expansion for theStar Wars: Galaxy of Heroesmobile game called Tank Takedown Raid.
DICE and EA have also had plans for a fourth expansion forStar Wars Battlefront, but we haven’t know anything about it until the panel today. The developer revealed that the next expansion would be focused onRogue One: A Star Wars Story. The expansion, which will be titledRogue One: Scarif, will allow players to explore the new tropical planet that is being introduced in theStar Warsspinoff movie. Players are also going to be able to play as either hero Jyn Erso, or villain Director Orson Krennic.
It is unclear if the fourth expansion forBattlefrontis going to come out before or afterRogue Oneis release in theaters. What is exciting is that this will be the first bit of the game that will explore content outside of the originalStar Warssaga, but there still won’t be any content centered aroundThe Force Awakens. Season pass holders forBattlefrontare also going to be getting several new maps, weapons and star cards. Plus, theVideo gamewill be getting two new playable heroes with the bounty hunter Bossk, and finally, Chewbacca. You can check out the trailer for theStar Wars BattlefrontDeath Star expansion below, as well as the otherStar Wars game trailersrevealed atStar WarsCelebration.
