Still, while all eyes are naturally on Star Wars’ newer video game offerings, it’s nice to take a look back at some of the long-running franchise’s older titles, especially the ones that paved the way for these newer entries like the original Sar Wars: Battlefront did. Not all recent Star Wars: Battlefront news has been as positive as this, however, as back in February it was revealed that EA had cancelled a planned Battlefront spin-off game last year.
On top of bringing in a number of popular locales from the movies such as Rogue One’s Scarif, this latest update added an in-game nod to Sequel Trilogy star Adam Driver’s hilarious turn as “ Matt The Radar Technician” on a couple of Star Wars-themed Saturday Night Livesketches to one of the game’s maps. This news comes on the heels of current Star Wars publisher EA releasing its final patch for the latest installment of its rebooted Star Wars: Battlefront series, 2017’s initially reviled but ultimately successful Star Wars: Battlefront II, just this week. In addition, this new update will add a number of alternate languages to the game and fix an assortment of issues pertaining to its menus, gameplay, and certain screen resolutions. Related: Star Wars: Battlefront 2's Biggest Unfulfilled Promise: More Female HeroesĮarlier today, Steam released an update on their website announcing that they will now provide multiplayer support for 2004’s Star Wars: Battlefront via their online servers.
However, support for the game’s online features ended in 2012 when network provider GameSpy shut down their Star Wars: Battlefront servers, with a similar service not being included in the title’s later Steam release… until now.
While more recent EA-released titles like Star Wars: Battlefront II and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order have been getting the lion’s share of attention from Star Wars gaming fans lately, both the first Star Wars: Battlefront and the series that sprang from it still remain popular years after their releases, with the 2005 sequel still ranking as one of the best Star Wars games of all time.Ĭoinciding with the original Star Wars trilogy’s first DVD release in 2004, the original Star Wars: Battlefront allowed players to take on the role of one of the various unnamed soldiers who battled throughout both the Original Trilogy and the first two Prequels in either single-player skirmishes or wider battles with up to 64 players through online multiplayer. Thanks to a new update, the original Star Wars: Battlefront is getting multiplayer support on Steam starting today.
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