EA Shows Off Five Minutes Of Star Wars Battlefront
The highlight of EA’s press conference came toward the end, where a big chunk of gameplay footage from their upcoming galactic multiplayer shooter, Star Wars Battlefront, was shown for the first time.
The footage ran from a PS4 and was taken entirely from the Hoth map, because where else? Forty simultaneous characters were engaged in battle. The rebel side, the Empire side, AT-ATs and X-Wings were all visible (and will be playable depending on who your character is — we were shown viewpoints from each side). Gameplay looks to be similar to Battlefront, but with the Force added.
Towards the end, viewers got a big surprise: Vader and Luke showed up and fought! The game will allow you to play as either character, plus many other iconic heroes and villains from the original Star Wars trilogy.
Star Wars Battlefront is being developed by DICE and is currently targeted for a November 17, 2015 release date on Playstation 4, XBox One and PC.