Unlike the previous games in the series, there is no campaign, but there are single-player action modes called Missions. On June 11, 2020, the Ultimate Edition of the game was released on the Steam platform, alongside its sequel. The expansion pack and its game mode, Turning Point, were later integrated into the base game allowing all players to play the expansion. Players who pre-ordered the game prior to launch were able to play the expansion pack when it was released on December 1, 2015. Players who owned the game prior to Decemreceived the first announced expansion pack for free. When deciding the outcome of Battlefront, DICE chose to go 'back to the core' of the franchise and asked themselves 'What does someone want when they play a Star Wars game?'Īn expansion pack was released shortly after the game's worldwide release titled Star Wars Battlefront: The Battle of Jakku. Using a technique called photogrammetry, DICE was able to turn hundreds of photographs of real Star Wars props into three-dimensional digital models bringing the feel and look of the films directly into the game. DICE has also visited key Star Wars filming locations such as Finse, Norway ( Hoth) to serve as the groundwork for the locations depicted in the game. The game took two years of development before it was officially released.ĭuring development, DICE made it a priority to provide an immersive experience for players.

They released a short trailer alongside the game's announcement. Spark Unlimited was also rumored to be creating Battlefront III in 2012, but were creating Lost Planet 3.Īfter another year, it was revealed at E3 2013 that DICE would be developing the next major release of Battlefront under Electronic Arts. However, they still had some footage of Battlefront III game-play and led many people to believe the game would be at E3 2010, but were proven wrong.

Rebellion Developments was thought to have created a Battlefront III in 2008, but instead they released Star Wars: Battlefront: Elite Squadron, the fourth installment in the series.

However, the company could not support the game due to the loss of an employee and other concurrent projects going on at the time. The game was in production with Free Radical Design after learning that LucasArts made no comments or mentions of a third Battlefront installment. After the release of Star Wars: Battlefront II, the game (as Star Wars: Battlefront III) was rumored to be released multiple times.

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