Tag Archives: Battlefront

The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection did not launch in the best state last week, swiftly leading to a very negative rating of the game on Steam. Aspyr is now beginning the process of fixing up the game, starting with an extensive first patch. The new update is now available …

Fans were already quick to notice the AI upscaling used for Aspyr's recent Battlefront: Classic Collection remasters, with this being seen as the main culprit for the game's massive 70GB+ install size. As it turns out, the launch version of the game may also contain mods without the creator's permission.  …

Yesterday, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection had a very disappointing launch. Players logged into the game to find a low number of available servers, bugs, and an unreasonably large 70GB+ install size. Now, Aspyr has spoken out about some of the game's problems, promising fixes. Aspyr addressed the situation …

There was plenty of buzz when Aspyr announced plans to launch the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, bringing back the original two games with full online multiplayer. Unfortunately, the game's launch today has not gone as planned, swiftly garnering negative reviews due to major issues.  The Battlefront Classic Collection packages …

During today's Nintendo Direct, we got another surprise Star Wars announcement, and it is one that is bound to make a lot of people happy. Aspyr is now releasing remasters for the original Star Wars: Battlefront games, complete with support for online multiplayer.  The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is …

When EA picked up the Star Wars license almost a decade ago, the first thing the company did was revive the Battlefront series, handing the keys over to DICE to create new multiplayer shooters in the Star Wars universe. Unfortunately, it looks like there won't be a Battlefront 3 any …

As the exclusivity agreement between EA and Star Wars begins to come to an end, the publisher has reflected on its relationship with Disney and the Star Wars IP. Despite a number of controversies, as well as some cancelled titles, the partnership appears to have paid off overall, with more …

Given how disastrous the launch of Star Wars Battlefront 2 was, a sequel wasn't necessarily expected for 2020. However, it turns out that EA was working on a spin-off of sorts, although that game has been cancelled, as has the game that was rising from the ashes of Ragtag, the …

EA has come under fire many times over the years for various reasons, most of them pertaining to poor game launches or microtransactions. Last year, we saw the biggest backlash yet thanks to the loot box system in Battlefront 2, which ended up turning the heads of politicians and government …

Star Wars Battlefront 2 is just a couple of months away but if you are in need of some Star Wars action ahead of time, then EA appears to be happy to oblige. Right now, the season pass for 2015's Star Wars Battlefront is now free on Origin, giving you …

Taking a similar tack to Ubisoft with its Assassin's Creed series, EA has announced that one of its flagship franchises, Battlefield, will be taking a break next year. In fact it may be another couple of years before we see another Battlefield game. Don't fret though, EA will still release …

Aside from the game's focus on simple, arcade-like mechanics, one of the bigger criticisms that many had against Star Wars: Battlefront prior to its launch was the lack of single-player campaign. While we never really got the full story previously, during a recent EA investor briefing, one of the publisher's …

Star Wars: Battlefront is set to get some new content soon. Not only did the game get a big update this week, but EA and DICE have also announced new details for the game's first expansion, called ‘Outer Rim', which will feature new maps, weapons, hero characters and a new …

A common theme seems to be spreading when it comes to first person shooters in the last couple of years- they are starting to ditch campaigns. With notable examples being Evolve, Star Wars: Battlefront, Titanfall and Rainbow Six: Siege. It would also seem that Gears of War creator, Cliff Bleszinski …

Back in the day, there were plans for a Star Wars Battlefront III, prior to Disney buying the Star Wars franchise and EA striking a ten-year licensing deal. Over time, we have seen little bits of pre-alpha footage here and there but now, someone has leaked an actual build of …

Star Wars: Battlefront is now out in the wild and while it didn't quite meet expectations, this does free up DICE to begin working on other exciting projects. While part of the studio will be working on season pass content for Battlefront, some of the core developers have already moved …

Recently, Gamestop suggested that sales of Star Wars: Battlefront fell “short of expectations”, which may have been true for the brick and mortar store chain but EA's Peter Moore claims that from the publisher's view, Battlefront is far from the sales flop that some are currently suggesting, though exact sales …

AMD has announced that it will be giving away copies of Star Wars: Battlefront on the PC with purchases of Radeon R9 Fury graphics cards. The latest shooter from EA and DICE launches this week, just in time for the new Star Wars movie. The game features plenty of game …

We live in an age where season passes are the norm but quite a few of them offer very little for the cost, like the one for Batman Arkham Knight. However, some of them bring a bit more to the table. EA is about to have its biggest game launch of …

One of the most anticipated game launches of the year is coming tomorrow, with the release of Fallout 4. Additionally, we also have Star Wars Battlefront to look forward to next week, so in order to keep PC gamers up to speed, Nvidia has launched a new WHQL certified Game …

It seems that EA has some pretty high expectations for its upcoming shooter, Star Wars Battlefront. The brand alone will of course help copies sell and thanks to heavy interest in the beta, EA has raised its sales expectations for the game- right now the publisher reckons it can shift …

DICE wrapped up the Star Wars Battlefront open beta late this afternoon, so the team is now moving on to preparing for the game's release in just a few weeks time. Once the servers closed down to the public, DICE and EA revealed some interesting tidbits, including the fact that …

As I'm sure most of you have heard by now, DICE is holding a Star Wars Battlefront open beta- it has actually been live for a few days already. The beta test was scheduled to finish off today but the studio has decided to extend things a bit further at …

The Star Wars Battlefront open beta kicked off yesterday and swarms of players have rushed to try it out, so much so that EA and DICE need to round up a few more servers to support the load. According to the Battlefront Beta support page, new servers are currently being …

The Star Wars: Battlefront beta kicks off on Thursday, with the final release scheduled for next month. Those looking to pick up the game can now see if their rigs meet the requirements as DICE has revealed the recommended and minimum specifications for the PC version of the game over …

Star Wars: Battlefront is just on the horizon, with an open beta scheduled for this week and a release for next month. A few weeks back we learned that the game would not contain a server browser option, even on the PC, for those who want to set up their …

DICE recently announced the Star Wars Battlefront beta for October, though at the time some of the finer details were left out. Now, we know quite a bit more about the beta, for starters, we now have an exact launch date. We also know that it will be open to …

A few weeks ago it was revealed that DICE's take on Star Wars Battlefront wouldn't come with its own server browser, favouring a matchmaking service instead. However, that doesn't mean that the game won't run on dedicated servers, which should be good news to many. Dedicated servers were confirmed by …

DICE recently announced the Star Wars Battlefront beta for October, though at the time some of the finer details were left out. Now, we know quite a bit more about the beta, for starters, it will be open to everyone on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It will …

Like many multiplayer games these days, Star Wars Battlefront will be moving away from traditional server browsers in favour of a new matchmaking system. While matchmaking systems have become much more common in shooters over the years, it seems that many were still hoping for a server browser as plenty …