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News LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gets a New Gameplay Trailer
Can't wait until it's Finn-ished
The LEGO games have become a little stagnant as of late, adding more content, yet not many mechanics. By the looks of its new gameplay trailer, though, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks to change that. There's plenty of new gameplay features, most notably a new space battle mode, where you'll be able to fly...
News Star Wars Battlefront VR Experience Coming Exclusively to PlayStation VR
Go to a galaxy far, far away
If the announcement of PlayStation VR's price had competing virtual reality manufacturers on the ropes, then confirmation that Sony's teamed up with EA Games and Lucasfilm on an exclusive Star Wars Battlefront experience may as well be the knock-out blow. It's unclear exactly what guise this game will take, but DICE is...
News Star Wars Battlefront Powers Up with New Map and Mode
Wookie here
Star Wars Battlefront's doing the whole "update" thing today, with its February patch bringing both new content and fixes for existing issues. The free download – which isn't available on the PlayStation 4 at the time of typing, but should deploy soon – includes a fresh map set on Hoth named Twilight, as well as a new mission called...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pins Down Exclusive Content on PS4, PS3
Sony's formats feeling the force
Just to follow up this morning's story: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is real, it's coming out on 28th June, and it will sell better than a woolly jumper on Hoth. The game will re-tell the events from the movie – maybe you've heard of it? – and will also include some extra fiction that will bridge the gap...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Becomes the Most Predictable Crossover Ever
Milk me BB one more time
Anyone else getting really tired of these LEGO games? Our understanding is that they sell exceptionally well, but gamers rag on Call of Duty's annual release schedule – when there tends to be three or four Mega Bloks-esque escapades crammed into a 12 month period. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the latest to roll out...
News Amy Hennig's Star Wars Is Still in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Jabba the Gutted
Upon leaving Naughty Dog, the mastermind behind Uncharted, Amy Hennig, started work at Visceral Games, where she's developing a brand new Star Wars game. But speaking to shareholders, publisher EA has warned that it may yet be a few years away. "We are obviously announcing that we are investing in some action-based SKUs by bringing...
News EA to Force Push Free Content to Star Wars Battlefront Tomorrow
The Hutt
EA will be expanding upon Star Wars Battlefront's meagre pickings from tomorrow, adding Private Matches, Daily Challenges, and new Hoth-themed outfits for Luke Skywalker and Han Solo starting tomorrow. In addition, the Tatooine Survival Map will soon support the Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Hunt, and Heroes vs Villains multiplayer...
News Star Wars Games May Have Made Too Much Money in 2015
Analyst predicts Battlefront raked in $660 million
The launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was certainly a big deal, with the film's opening weekend income totalling almost $250 million worldwide, smashing many box office sales records in the process. And, according to a Fortune interview with multiple financial analysts, the many Star Wars games...
News Looks Like Star Wars 1313 May Happen After All
Not being sarlacc-stic
If you're a Star Wars fan, you probably remember the Star Wars 1313 trailer – largely because it was excellent. It promised a grittier, more action-adventure based Star Wars game, not unlike Uncharted, and many people were pretty excited for it, considering it explored Boba Fett's past, something that hadn't really been done...
News There Are a Lot of People Playing Star Wars Battlefront on PS4
Vader go
The force is strong on PlayStation is just a marketing slogan – but it may actually be pretty accurate, after all. According to a Star Wars Battlefront stat tracking website, there are more people playing DICE's first-person shooter on the PlayStation 4 than the PC and Xbox One combined. It's important to note that this information is...
Talking Point Is the Force Strong with Star Wars Battlefront on PS4?
Share an opinion, you must
Our very own Alex Stinton is currently engaged in some rather rigorous Jedi training, but he informs us that he'll be using his newfound powers to bring you a review of Star Wars Battlefront as soon as possible. In the meantime, we figured that it would be fun to gauge your opinion on the first-person shooter – after...
News Star Wars Battlefront's PS4 Bundle Looks Better in the Flesh
Sith sense
We've never been especially keen on the Darth Vader-themed Star Wars Battlefront PlayStation 4 console, but we must admit that it looks much better in the flesh. PlayStation Access were lucky enough to get their paws on the limited edition, and while we worry that the glossy nature of both the system and its controller will prompt finger...
News EA Is Already Talking About Star Wars Battlefront Sequels
Steady on
Many of you won't have even had the chance to boot up your copy Star Wars Battlefront yet, but that hasn't stopped EA from running its mouth regarding potential sequels. "Our goal is to make future Battlefront games as well as other style games around the Star Wars franchise," CFO Blake Jorgensen stated during a talk at the UBS Global...
News Star Wars Battlefront's PS4 Launch Didn't Quite Go to Plan
A disturbance in the force
Star Wars Battlefront's received something of a lukewarm critical response, but it prompted outrage overnight as thousands of gamers attempted to boot their PlayStation 4 pre-loads – only to be greeted by an error message. It seems that those who downloaded the Ultimate Edition were afflicted by a 'CE-34632-8' glitch,...
Round Up Star Wars Battlefront PS4 Reviews Feel the Force
Out of this world?
Star Wars Battlefront couldn't be launching at a better time. The world is currently gripped with force fever, as J.J. Abrams' hotly anticipated The Force Awakens readies itself for release. DICE appears poised to take advantage of the situation, with its flashy multiplayer focused Battlefront reboot possessing all of the...
News SNES Classic Super Star Wars Charges Its Lightsaber on PS4, Vita
Buy it, you must
Star Wars Battlefront may not be the best sci-fi spin-off in town this week. Sony has confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that SNES classic Super Star Wars will be releasing on the PlayStation 4 and Vita on 17th November – in North America at least. There's no word on how much it'll cost, but
News What Do You Get in Star Wars Battlefront's Season Pass?
Early access to four expansions
Ah, the obligatory season pass – it'd take a force greater than nature itself for Star Wars Battlefront to forgo one. As it happens, EA Games has announced the £39.99/$49.99 upgrade just days ahead of the PlayStation 4 blockbuster's release – so what does it include? Well, the main selling point appears to be the...
News Star Wars Battlefront Won't Fill Too Much of Your PS4's Hard Drive
DICE's sci-fi shooter is fairly small
We get the feeling that Star Wars Battlefront's going to have a long tail, so whether you're planning to pick up the physical or digital version, you'll probably be wondering how much space it's going to take up. Fortunately, writing on Twitter, developer DICE has confirmed that the forthcoming PlayStation 4...
News Star Wars Battlefront's Live Action Ad Is Pitch Perfect
Anna Kendrick's feeling the force
In a move that's going to have your host humming that song all evening, Anna Kendrick has popped up as the obligatory celebrity in Star Wars Battlefront's live action advertisement. The lengthy clip is light on gameplay footage, but focuses on mood instead, as everyday people disappear from the real-world in order...
Paris Games Week 2015 Star Wars Battlefront Trailer Gives Us a Look at Heroes and Villains in Action
Don't get cocky
Although we've gotten a beta and a couple of trailers, DICE has nevertheless been surprisingly low-key about showing gameplay of Star Wars Battlefront. Now that we're less than a month from the anticipated title's release date, it's nice to get a great glimpse at more of the characters we'll be able to play as in a new gameplay...
News This PS4 Commercial Is Going to Sell a Lot of Consoles
Feel the force
Oh boy! Sony has uploaded its official Holiday 2015 commercial for North America – and it's a real humdinger. Based, unsurprisingly, upon Star Wars Battlefront, this advertisement not only serves up some bad ass special effects – but it also bangs the nostalgia drum hard. Given that we're mere weeks away from being submerged into...
News Star Wars Battlefront Has a Really Steep PS4 Season Pass
Sell the Millennium Falcon
It's time to put your hand blaster and lightsaber up on eBay, because you're going to need as many Druggats as you can lay your hands on to afford Star Wars Battlefront's obligatory Season Pass. Announced by EA Games overnight, the expensive add-on will set you back an eye watering £40/$50, and will grant you access to...
News Star Wars Battlefront Beta Forces Another Day on PS4
EA extends server stress test
This author may like Star Wars Battlefront about as much as being force choked, but we're more than happy for those of you foolish enough to be enjoying the game to lap up the mediocrity for a little longer. EA Games announced on Twitter earlier this evening that it will be extending the PlayStation 4 blockbuster's...
Soapbox Why I'm Worried About Star Wars Battlefront on PS4
Star bores
There's always one, isn't there? Star Wars Battlefront is undoubtedly going to be the biggest PlayStation 4 game of the year – Sony's recently reduced bundle will see to that – but having bunkered down with several hours of the beta, I'm yet to be convinced that it's going to be any good. I already had this opinion at EGX 2015, but...
Poll Is the Force Strong with the Star Wars Battlefront Beta?
Pew pew pew
So, the Star Wars Battlefront beta's been out for about a good few hours now, and we dread to think how many imperials have been cut down by laser fire from across the map. The free download's obviously attracted a lot of attention already, giving us a glimpse of what to expect from DICE's rather authentic tie-in - but what do you think...
Guide When Will the Star Wars Battlefront Beta Be Available on PS4?
The final countdown
Today is the day that the Star Wars Battlefront beta begins, young Padawans – but what time exactly will it hit the PlayStation Store? Well, details are always subject to change, but judging by the title's Twitter account, it looks like EA Games has a rough idea of when the server stress test will be available on the...
News Star Wars Battlefront's Beta Is Not 1080p on PS4
Han oh no
We're long past the point where chatting about resolution is interesting, but that's probably because practically every game on the PlayStation 4 runs at 1080p. Star Was Battlefront – or its beta, at least – is an exception, running at 900p according to a Digital Foundry analysis. This is in line with previous Battlefield releases, but...
First Impressions Forcing Our Way to the Front Line in Star Wars Battlefront on PS4
Everything is proceeding as foreseen
Fans of sci-fi video games have been waiting for a new Star Wars Battlefront ever since the outstanding previous instalment in the series, Battlefront 2, was released all the way back in 2005. For loyal followers of the franchise this previous title feels like it deployed "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far...
News Star Wars Meets Dynasty Warriors? Koei Tecmo Producer Wants to Make It
The Omega Force is strong with this one
Japanese developer Omega Force seems to have far too many fingers in far too many pies these days, and that's mostly thanks to its Warriors - or musou - games. Most of you will probably have heard of the Dynasty Warriors series or the Samurai Warriors series, but the template from these titles - which sees you...
News Star Wars Battlefront Beta Blows PS4 to Bits from 8th October
Where it's AT-AT
Batten down the hatches: the Star Wars Battlefront beta is merely weeks away. In news that will have the team responsible for keeping the PlayStation Network online awake at night, EA Games has announced that the open beta for the first-person shooter will begin on 8th October. It'll run through until 12th October, and will be...
News Everyone Will Be Able to Play the Star Wars Battlefront Beta
Sky walker
EA Games could have restricted the Star Wars Battlefront beta to practicing Jedis only, and it would have resulted in some hurried census updates. But the publisher has resisted temptation, revealing that the online stress test will eventually be available to everyone. This means that you'll be able to hop online for free and put the...
Weirdness Star Wars Battlefront Is Even Being Sold with a Han-Solo Fridge
This is going to get silly, isn't it?
Just in case you didn't get the memo, Star Wars is about to blow up all over again in a big way. The hype surrounding The Force Awakens is already unbearable, and that means that everyone wants a piece of the action. Sony's smartly buddied up with EA Games for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront, and now...
News Star Wars Battlefront Beta Soars to PS4 Next Month
In a galaxy not so far away
Can't wait for your first taste of Star Wars Battlefront? There's good news for you, then, because the first-person shooter will be landing a PlayStation 4 beta in early October. The developer's keeping many of the major details under wraps for the time being, but we do know that it'll feature three modes and will be...
News Actually, the Darth Vader PS4 Will Be 1TB in Europe
"I am altering the deal"
There's no doubt about it: the Dark Lord has had SCEE in a Force Choke this morning. In a move that will surprise absolutely nobody, the European arm of PlayStation managed to cock up the announcement of the PlayStation 4's limited edition Star Wars bundles last night, forgetting to mention that they'll feature 1TB consoles,...
News SNES Smash Super Star Wars Heading to PS4
Other classics coming to Sony's new-gen console
Well, would you Wookie here – Sony's gone absolutely Star Wars gaga. In addition to announcing a custom PlayStation 4 at the D23 Expo earlier today, the platform holder's also revealed that four classic Star Wars titles will be coming to its new-gen console – with overhauled graphics and full...
News The Force Is with This Limited Edition Star Wars PS4
Darth knight
We all knew that it was coming, but here it is: the PlayStation 4's limited edition Star Wars bundle. Due out in both Europe and North America this November – with pre-orders set to open very soon – the only twist with this tempting package is that there are actually two of them. That's right, Sony's doubling down on force fever...
EGX 2015 Play Star Wars Battlefront for the First Time in the UK
Also Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and more
Star Wars Battlefront will be playable in the UK for the first time ever at this year's EGX, it's been announced. In fact, EA Games will be bringing a wad of titles to the Birmingham-based event, including Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed, and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Not a bad...
News EA Doesn't Think You'd Play a Star Wars Battlefront Single Player Campaign
Data suggests few people play solo, apparently
It doesn't matter if the final product is as bad as Jar Jar Binks, the forthcoming Star Wars Battlefront is going to sell enough copies to fund the construction of a real Millennium Falcon. One could argue, though, that for as fun as the game looks, publisher EA is half arsing it – where is the epic...
News Here Come the Star Wars PS4 Hardware Bundles
May the force be with you
Sony may not have a tentpole exclusive to hang its figurative hat on this holiday, but it has Star Wars instead. Even if it hasn't been announced yet, we all know that there's going to be a Star Wars: Battlefront bundle this Christmas, but while it bides its time before revealing that, it has prepared a special package for...
Gamescom 2015 Proof Star Wars Battlefront Will Be the Biggest Game of the Year
The force is with EA
There's a lot of chatter about exclusives at the moment, but the Gamescom 2015 awards provide a small reminder of how little these matter in the grand scheme of things. Star Wars Battlefront will leave this year's German convention with no less than five awards, including Best of Show, Best PS4 Game, Best Online Multiplayer...
Gamescom 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Brings the Dogfight of Your Dreams to PS4
Flyin' high
As teased earlier in the week, EA has announced Star Wars: Battlefront's flashy Fighter Squadron mode – a dogfighting option which will see you piloting iconic aircrafts such as X-Wings, TIE-Fighters, and, amazingly, the Millennium Falcon online. It's worth stressing that these aren't space battles – they'll take place above the...
Gamescom 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront Fighter Squadron Footage Flies In
TIE die
How can you tell that there's a major video games convention right around the corner? Because publishers are putting out agonisingly short teaser trailers for all of their upcoming wares, of course. We already knew that a new mode would be revealed for Star Wars: Battlefront this week, but now we have a name: Fighter Squadron. As expected,...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Prepping New Mode for Take Off
High flyer
The last time that EA attempted to hype up a Star Wars: Battlefront announcement, it turned out to be Team Deathmatch, so we're not getting our hopes up for this new reveal just yet. However, an image on the franchise's official Facebook page showing an X-Wing does hold a little more promise we suppose. It's accompanied by the words:
News Star Wars: Battlefront's Blast Mode Is Not as Exciting as It Sounds
Storm blooper
Star Wars: Battlefront is going to ride the coattails of force fever all the way to the bank this Christmas, but DICE is being a little too presumptuous if it expects people to get excited over Blast mode. The playlist was teased earlier in the week and has been announced as part of an EA blog post today – but it's not exactly going...
News This R2-D2 PS4 Laptop Is Bleeping Badass
C3PO would be impressed
Sony is astutely positioning the PlayStation 4 as the platform for Star Wars this year, but while we're sure that it's going to have a handful of custom hardware bundles to celebrate the release of Battlefront, we doubt that any of them will be this darn awesome. Ed Zarick has been making custom console laptops for a while,...
E3 2015 Star Wars Battlefront Co-Op Mode Blasts into View
Never tell me the odds
DICE has already knocked it out of the park with its multiplayer trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront, but with Sony's E3 conference, now we've gotten a short look at what to expect from the co-op mode as well. The trailer shows two Rebel players in a survival mode fending off waves of Stormtroopers and Shocktroopers with the...
E3 2015 Star Wars: Battlefront PS4 Gameplay Looks Like Hoth Stuff
May the force be with you
It's the one that you've been waiting for: EA has released the first gameplay footage of Star Wars Battlefront running on a PlayStation 4. In the video we see various troops and vehicles heading into Hoth, as a giant AT-AT Walker takes the focal point of battle. The clip ends with Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, lightsabers...
News DICE Explains Why Star Wars: Battlefront Had To Skip PlayStation 3
If only you knew the power of the next-gen
EA and DICE's interpretation of Star Wars: Battlefront is coming to next-gen consoles this November, totally skipping the likes of the PS3 and Xbox 360. This might prove a bitter pill to swallow for those of you that haven't yet upgraded to the PlayStation 4, but according to Star Wars: Battlefront's...
News Star Wars: Battlefront's First PS4 Gameplay Footage Will Air at E3
Binks video
Shocking news: DICE will show the first official gameplay footage from Star Wars: Battlefront at E3 2015 next month. Writing as part of a long – but padded – blog post, design director Niklas Fegraeus confirmed the snippet, stating that the studio has "great plans" for the Los Angeles-based convention. We expect the game will appear...
News Star Wars: Battlefront PS4 Stretches Its Long Legs with AT-ST
In the jungle
You'll be piloting AT-ST Walkers in DICE's forthcoming PlayStation 4 foray Star Wars: Battlefront, as a new screenshot – confirmed on Reddit by the game's community manager – has shown off one of the long legged machines. The image is apparently in-game, but we'll, er, believe that when we see it. Fortunately, we probably won't...
