Star Wars: Battlefront

Star Wars: Battlefront Fails to Impress Some

Not everyone is smitten with Star Wars: Battlefront. This is not news to us and not news to you. We’ve even written about it here on the site before. But have you spent any time to delve into why some people don’t like the game? Let’s go beyond the “haters” who just want to complain about things, or who oppose anything EA/DICE and look to some real critique of Battlefront. There have been about 100 Star Wars video games released since the first film premiered in 1977. Of those, only a handful can really be considered good. But the thing about most Star Wars and gamer fans is that we love them both so much, we’ll be willing to try anything, at least once. We’ve bought and played some pretty terrible Star Wars games over the years, all in our quest to find the right games we want to play. When we…

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Will We See Yoda in a Battlefront DLC?

While it’s true that we feel like they’d do anything to sell Star Wars: Battlefront and the subsequent DLCs, we still find it interesting that we just might see an appearance by Yoda in a future content release. It’s also expected that Kylo Ren will be in the game and we think this is pretty cool as well. It makes sense as we know EA is going to try to play on the popularity of the release of The Force Awakens to try to sell more DLC too. See above What does this mean? Well, it might mean next to nothing. Just because we see Yoda’s voice actor listed on IMDb doesn’t mean it’s accurate (although usually it is) and it doesn’t mean we’re going to see Yoda in the game. Perhaps it’s just a voice-over? He could appear as just a hologram giving  you some game advice. It really could be anything…

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Star Wars: Battlefront Real Life Mod Dazzles

Star Wars: Battlefront was always going to be extremely keen on visuals. DICE have made it clear from the beginning that they were going to go for authenticity and that they were going to exploit the Frostbite engine to the fullest in their quest for Star Wars eye candy. Granted, on maximum graphics settings, the game has always been a visual delight, but there are individuals out there who have found ways to push it way past what the official version was supposed to accomplish in this respect. Back in November, a mod surfaced, which was used to produce a few impressive screenshots. Called SweetFX Real Life, the mod makes it possible for the game to run in 4k at 60fps, putting out some truly mind-boggling graphics details. Following the still pictures mentioned above, the mod has now been used to make actual footage too, posted to YouTube by jackfrags….

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[PATCH NOTES] Star Wars Battlefront PC Update – 12/10/15

Here are the newest patch notes for the PC version of Star Wars: Battlefront. Most of it sounds reasonable. The Endor map should be more equal now, and Boba Fett’s missile lock was way to over powered. So no complains from me on this: Miscellaneous Updates and Tweaks: Added Dolby Atmos support for PC players Fixed an issue where one out of 12 players remained in the loading screen on Swamp Crashsite, Sorosuub Centroplex, and Graveyard of Giants in * * Heroes vs. Villains and Walker Assault multiplayer modes Fixed an issue where two players would spawn in a damage area that doesn’t match visual lava Walker Assault Updates and Tweaks: Increased AT-AT health on Endor Hero Updates and Tweaks: Removed auto-lock on Boba Fett´s missile. Weapons, Gadgets and Star Cards Tweaks: Tweaked impact damage for Impact grenade from 100 to 90

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Star Wars Battlefront Launch Infographic

Electronic arts has posted Infographic showing some interesting stats about Star Wars: Battelfront since launch. Interesting enough, less then 1% of all AT-AT’s has been with tow cables, and Boba Fett is the most played hero/villain in the game. X-Wings get almost kill twice as much as Tie Fighters. I bet they did the same comparison with A-Wings vs Tie Interceptors and realized it would just be better for them not to show the stats. These stats should easily show us what needs balanced. Imperial ships suck ass compared to rebel ships. Everyone knows this. Force lightning / Chain lightning is better at killing large groups of enemies than force push is. Makes sense cause more range and hops from person to person. Millennium Falcon has 500k more kills than Slave 1. Both hero ships are OP, but Falcon is slightly more OP because of the shield. Can also take the Slave…

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Star Wars Battlefront Helped Me Understand How The Empire Lost On Endor

You may be asking yourself how a military force like the Empire can possibly lose to the scruffy band of rebels. Well one writer thinks it may have something to do with the Imperial dress code. While I’ve only been playing the release version of Star Wars: Battlefront since yesterday, I’ve played enough to dread the forest moon of Endor. Any round played on the planet of Ewoks reverberates with the sound of exploding grenades and flashes with seemingly random gunfire, that’s the Empire’s shiny white Stormtroopers, tromping through the forest, desperately trying to fight an enemy they can’t see. You see grenades arcing in the direction that the mini-map paints red, which indicates an enemy coming towards. Then troopers aim tons of laser fire at the main origin of the red blasts that is coming towards them, just hoping to score a hit. “Here comes the Empire!” the Rebels…

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Star Wars: Battelfront Patch 1.03 Notes

Star Wars: Battlefront has been patched, and it looks like DICE finally got the general bug fixed… To be honest, this has to be the worst patch notes ever! Was problem x fixed with your general stuff? – nahhh it was some other.. you know.. the thing.. with the bug.. stuff. I have no clue what have been fixed from below patch notes, but the Battlefront forum report Barrage grenades now taking longer to explode, giving targets more time to run clear. “Barrage takes SO MUCH LONGER TO BLOW UP IT’S 100 percent USELESS NOW,” screeched Battlefront forum member Yotsi. “Even spamming across map Barrage does nothing. They did more then nerf it they killed it.” Anyways.. Check out the patch notes below: General bug fixes for vehicles and physics improvements Game modes balancing tweaks HUD UI adjustments Audio optimizations General crash and stability fixes Online traffic performance improvements Various text fixes for…

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New Battle of Jakku Trailer for Star Wars Battlefront Released

The free DLC pack is set to come out tomorrow and with this, DICE and EA have just released a new trailer for the Battle of Jakku! All gamers who pre-ordered Star Wars: Battlefront will be the very first ones to enjoy the Battle of Jakku. The Battle of Jakku was the pivotal time when the New Republic confronted certain Imperial holdouts on a desert planet, located on the Outer Rim. This takes place during the time after the Rebel’s one in the Battle of Endor, gamers get to experience the key events that made the huge, battle-scared landscape of Jakku that is seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Gamers that pre-ordered Star Wars: Battlefront can participate in the battle one week before others, starting on December 1st. All of the others will be able to get access on December 8th. Star Wars: Battlefront lets fans and gamers live…

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EA: Expect More Star Wars: Battlefront Games

Here is to hoping that you really like Star Wars: Battlefront because Electronic Arts is not going to stop with it. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen, spoke during the UBS Global Technology Conference in San Francisco and stated the following about the 10 year licensing deal with Disney: “We struck a licensing deal with Disney a few years back that’s almost ten years in length. The game that comes out tomorrow, Star Wars Battlefront, is a traditional first-person style shooter game. Our goal is to make future Battlefront games as well as other style games around the Star Wars franchise, both on mobile as well as console and PC. It’s a huge opportunity for us.” Jorgensen also confirmed that the deal with Disney does not only cover the six Star Wars movies released currently, but it also includes that new film, The Force Awakens and the spin-off installments. This means that…

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Star Wars Battlefront Has More Players Online on PS4 Than PC and Xbox One Combined

Star Wars Battlefront has not been out very long and it looks like the PlayStation 4 is doing better than both the PC and Xbox One, when you look at current online players in Star Wars Battlefront. Surprisingly, the amount of current online players on PlayStation 4 is more than PC and Xbox One combined. Star Wars Battlefront Online Players PC: 19,889 (24h peak: 49,871) Xbox One: 50,573 (24h peak: 110,817) PlayStation 4: 98,254 (24h peak: 187,286) There are a possibility of a couple of reasons why the PlayStation 4 has more players than the Xbox One. PlayStation 4 has the biggest market share at the moment and EA had an exclusive deal with Sony. What is the most surprising is that PC players don’t seem to be as interested in Star Wars Battlefront. Maybe PC gamers aren’t very big fans of games that come from EA. The accuracy of…

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Star Wars Battlefront Review List

Are you wondering what others are saying about Star Wars: Battlefront? Were you waiting on the release to see what others had to say before shelling out your own hard-earned cash on the game? You’re not alone. In fact, some fans are saying they are waiting until it’s been out for a bit to see if the price comes down, to see if there are any holiday sales to lower the price, and also to see what others are saying about the gameplay and longevity before they invest in it themselves. When looking to reviewers and critics to help you form your own opinions of a game you might be interested in playing, it’s important that you look at more than one review. Reviews are always biased (that is the point of a review) and there are many different factors that can play into a reason behind someone does or does not…

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EA Ups Sales Estimate for Battlefront

While The Force Awakens does not release until December, many fans awaiting something new Star Wars themed have jumped onto Star Wars: Battlefront to hold them over and help pass the time. One of the most eagerly awaited games of the year, EA had predicted sales of 9 to 10 million but have since upped that estimate to 13 million. NY Times reports: “While “Star Wars” games have a checkered reputation for quality and sales, the new game, published by Electronic Arts, has created a buzz with its photorealistic graphics. The game allows players to engage in pivotal battle scenes depicted in the three original “Star Wars” movies. Electronic Arts, emboldened by demand for Star Wars Battlefront, recently bumped up its sales estimate for the game during its current fiscal year to 13 million units, from a previous estimate of 9 million to 10 million. —Nick Wingfield” While this may be what EA…

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Star Wars: Battlefront – The Verdict

For months (or even for what seems like years) I’ve been keeping a close watch on the development of DICE’s newest Star Wars title through ups and downs, latching onto every crumb of rumor and soaking in every second of published game-footage with great thirst. The time has apparently come though to deliver a full and fair assessment of the game, a sort of objective review without regards to my status as a fan of the universe/canon. Star Wars: Battlefront is indeed here in all its glory and while some of its aspects are truly awe-inspiring, in some respects the mark is missed. I’ll admit that I was so taken in by its positives that I found it extremely difficult to pinpoint any of its faults, but having logged enough playing time, some of the problems do indeed poke through the thin fabric of perfectionist authenticity covering the game. This…

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All the Playable Heroes and Their Abilities in Star Wars Battlefront

It’s truly the best time to be a Star Wars fan because this coming Tuesday, fans will be able to play the retail version of Star Wars: Battlefront. You are able to play as infantry where you can jump into many different vehicles and you can also control popular hero characters like Han Solo and Boba Fett. All six of the playable heroes have their very own different abilities and they vary widely from each other, so now we are going to take a look at what their abilities are. Luke Skywalker His abilities are as follows: Saber Rush: With a shot of quick speed, Skywalker blitzes forward with his light saber. This can be a very useful tool to shorten the gap between enemy soldiers. Force Push: This ability throws an explosive force that blasts at enemies, and it instantly kills enemy troopers in front of Skywalker. Heavy Strike:…

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The ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ Review Situation Is More Than A Little Bizarre

EA has had a “review event” for Star Wars: Battlefront. During this there were outlets invited to play the game before the launch on servers designed to simulate live environments. The review for impressions of the gameplay from the event that was held lands on the day of the games launch. Neither one of these things are too much out of the ordinary. Review events aren’t actually the best things ever, however, for a game that is nearly entirely based on multiplayer, we understand playing it the way it should be played, with fully populated servers and all. However the problem is that the embargo coming after the event doesn’t make any sense. Why, you may ask? Because of EA Access. Anybody who signs up for EA Access has the ability to play the entire game of Star Wars:  Battlefront for 10 hours. You can go through all ten of…

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EA Rep May Have Influenced Reddit Mods To Censor Battlefront Critics

An ex-moderator for Reddit is stating that EA offered Star Wars: Battlefront alpha access and other items in exchange for them to delete any negative posts on Reddit. There are many Star Wars fans that are insanely excited for the release of Star Wars: Battlefront next week, but a major disturbance in the Force may have ruined the mood. A Reddit admin says that an EA representative bribed certain moderators to take down negative posts about Battlefront. Allegedly, moderators were given access to Battlefront’s closed alpha to suppress game criticism, while one other user was given tickets to the Star Wars festival and other perks. All of this information started coming to light a few days ago all because of a call for new moderators after a Reddit user agreement breach. “There was a representative from EA directing moderators to remove posts and prevent certain links from being posted,” Reddit…

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Star Wars: Battlefront – Battle of Jakku Teaser Released

It has been known for a while that Star Wars: Battlefront, the much hyped and hotly anticipated game developed by DICE, set for a November 17, 2015 release, would be tied into the canon pushed forth by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and that the game would be used to explain some of the storylines from the movie, filling in the canon-gaps specifically with the Battle of Jakku, a downloadable batch of content which will be made available some 3 weeks after the official release of the game. Star Wars: Battlefront was conceived and marketed as the game which would allow gamers to relive some of the most iconic battles of the Star Wars universe, from a novel and immersive perspective and considering that, the addition of the Battle of Jakku, a canon-episode unknown to everyone, is indeed a master-stroke which delivers more than what has been promised. The Battle…

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New Star Wars Battlefront Video Shows Boba Fett, Leia, Han Solo in Action

A brand new video of gameplay for Star Wars: Battlefront has been released online. The video has not been released by publisher EA officially yet, but instead it’s a series of clips that someone has taken from the Star Wars Battlefront website and they have all been pieced together. Not only do you get to see hero characters like Boba Fett, Han Solo, Leia, and the Emperor in battle, but you also get to see different looks from different locations of the game. These areas include Endor, Sullust, Tatooine, and Hoth, where the Empire and Rebels are seen fighting it out not only on land but also in the sky. Star Wars: Battlefront will be released on November 17th on all platforms and this is around a month before Disney releases, The Force Awakens. EA has stated that it believes that Star Wars: Battlefront will be drawing in younger gamers…

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Star Wars Battlefront: ‘The Battle of Jakku’ DLC Teaser

Electronic Arts and DICE have just released a small teaser for the first DLC pack for the upcoming video game Star Wars Battlefront, “The Battle of Jakku“. Apparently  Jakku is the desert planet seen in The Force Awakens trailer and players will be able to play out the battle which took  before The Force Awakens. In the end of the teaser, we see the Star Destroyer from the trailer chrash.   Check out the teaser below, Pre-order and play early: Learn More http://starwars.ea.com/ Be among the first players to experience the Battle of Jakku*, the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown in Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™.

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Battlefront: Twilight Company out today

The first novel inspired by the upcoming FPS, Star Wars: Battelfront comes out today. This action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil. This book is a canon novel by Alexander Freed, who also Wrote Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire and The Lost Suns, as well as he wrote the Imperial Agent story in SWTOR. Among the stars and across the vast expanses of space, the Galactic Civil War rages. On the battlefields of multiple worlds in the Mid Rim, legions of ruthless stormtroopers—bent on crushing resistance to the Empire wherever it arises—are waging close and brutal combat against an armada of freedom fighters. In the streets and alleys of ravaged cities, the front-line forces of the Rebel Alliance are taking the fight to the enemy, pushing deeper into Imperial territory and grappling with the savage flesh-and-blood…

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Looking Back at the Massively Successful Star Wars: Battlefront Beta

With Star Wars: Battlefront‘s November 17 release date drawing near fast, the beta wrapped up the other day, bringing an end to the most successful beta-testing period in the history of EA. Indeed, to call Star Wars: Battlefront successful at this point in time would probably be a major understatement. To celebrate the record-breaking beta accomplishment, EA have decided to publish some statistics regarding the time players spent in the game world and their various accomplishments. The numbers do indeed speak for themselves. Apparently, more than 9 million players played the beta, pouring a combined 1.6 billion minutes into the game, enough time to watch the entire trilogy about 4.2 million times. Needless to say, all these people were busy within the game-world as about 6 million of them made it all the way to level 5 (the top level set in the beta). All those who made it this…

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Heroes vs Villains: The Clash of Iconic Star Wars Characters

For Star Wars fans who can’t wait to get into battle as the most iconic Star Wars characters will love Heroes vs Villains, which is one of the most fantasy-fulfilling game modes in Star Wars: Battlefront. There are three dark side characters and three light side characters who fight head-to-head and you will never see as many iconic faces in one single game mode. The lead level designer, Dennis Brannvall, has went into more detail about Heroes vs Villains and we are going to break it down. This amazing game mode is short and has intense rounds where iconic Star Wars characters will butt heads in dynamic fights. All of the matches are divided into rounds in which three players from each team will randomly spawn as the Villains and Heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront. Simply, you will see characters like Luke Skywalker facing against Darth Vader and Boba Fett….

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The Star Wars Battlefront Launch Trailer is Here!

Fresh out of Paris Games Week, here is the brand new Star Wars Battlefront trailer. The trailer shows off several locations from the game as well as some of the hero characters that will be playable. Princess Leia faces off with Boba Fett, while Han Solo tries his blaster on a lightsaber-wielding Darth Vader. And don’t fear: Luke Skywalker makes an appearance, preparing for a showdown with Emperor Palpatine. EA recently revealed a number of stats from the Star Wars Battlefront beta that are definitely worth taking a look at. With more than nine million players participating, it was the largest beta in EA game history. You can read more about all of that here. Watch the game’s most recent trailer in full below Star Wars Battlefront will hit the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on Nov. 17.

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DICE Admits Star Wars Battlefront’s Walker Assault Mode Is Unbalanced

DICE has now acknowledged that Star Wars: Battlefront’s Walker Assault Mode is no balanced well, with it favoring the Imperials side over the Rebels, and has stated that they will take care of the problem before its released. On Twitter, one fan claimed that he never won a Walker Assault match while playing on the Rebel side in the beta. He asked, “Does this mean I suck?” The community manager for DICE, Matthew Everett replied with “Nope! It’s a balancing issue with the beta.” The lead multiplayer designer, Dennis Brannvall also added “Yeah, it’s too tough. We’ll make changes based on the feedback and data. Asymmetric modes are tricky and risky but potentially awesome, that’s why we want beta test help.” During the Walker Assault mode, the Rebel side is trying to destroy two Empire AT-ATs by securing outposts to call in Y-wing bombers. During this time, the Empire is…

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