Star Wars Battlefront details leak: set during original trilogy; play as Darth Vader

Update 3: Eurogamer adds that players will be able to switch from first to third-person at will, meaning you’ll be able to enjoy a good view of you customised character (gear, weapons and abilities).

Watch the Star Wars Battlefront trailer here.

Update 2: Kotaku reports that free DLC will launch two weeks ahead of the December 18 opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The new content will be titled Battle of Jakku.

Update: Game Informer has published details of a Star Wars: Battlefront gameplay section it has seen which recreates the Battle of Endor from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The mode shown off is a 40-player setup called Walker Assault.

The demo takes place through the eyes of a Rebel foot soldier, a human character fitted out with a laser rifle, thermal detonators, and a spherical energy shield.

The Rebels are attacked by a squadron of stormtroopers who appear out of the woods. As the soldier takes down stormstroopers Killstreak experience points begin to rack up on the HUD.

An AT-ST also makes an appearance, emerging from the woods, and able to withstand the laser fire from the Rebel foot soldiers. A thermal detonator eventually destroys the AT-ST, met with cheers from Ewoks, who’s village can be seen up in the tree canopy.

Now an AT-AT can be seen some 200 feet away. The Rebels call in a bomb strike and a squadron of Y-Wings fly into view delivering a deadly blow to the mechanical beast.

The demo comes to an end when the Rebels rush a bunker, only to be confronted by Darth Vader.

Game Informer also confirms that a two-player split-screen mode will be available, with a partner feature making it possible to share gear and respawn alongside their playing buddy.

A single-player mode titled Battlefront Missions will also provide an offline experience, with Game Informer stating it will likely be a collection of multiplayer battle experiences adapted with new missions.

Original story: The first details on Star Wars Battlefront have leaked online ahead of the game’s official reveal later today.

According to a report by the Associated Press, the upcoming shooter will be set during the events of the original trilogy and release on November 17, as revealed yesterday.

Players will get to play on either side of the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire and step into the role of iconic characters from the films, including Boba Fett and Darth Vader.

“We wanted it to feel authentic to this universe,” said executive producer Patrick Bach. “You can get into these vehicles, from speeder bikes to X-wings, TIE fighters, AT-STs, AT-ATs. There’s a wide range of vehicles that we wanted to realize. The difficulty with a game is that they need to be balanced with the troops on the ground.”

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Source: bigstory.ap.org