The Force is Calling

The Force's awakening is not limited to its origins in film.  In addition to the Star Wars film revival premiering on December 18th, a revival of Star Wars:Battlefront released Tuesday, November 17th.  This series had originally been developed by LucasArts and Pandemic Studios with its first release in 2004.  Following the acquisition of LucasArts by Walt Disney in 2013, however, production has been transferred to Electronic Arts, specifically to their subsidiary, DICE ( Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment).  DICE is responsible for an array of EA's successes, the most prominent of which is the Battlefield series, a direct rival of Activision's Call of Duty.  

Star Wars:Battlefront, distinguishable from the similarly titled Battlefield, is not driven by the storyline of the saga, something already explored on screen.  Instead, it serves to emulate the intergalactic conflict in which the story is presented.  As an entirely multiplayer experience, matches will be set within accurately detailed environments from within the films.  Teams will of course be divided into the Rebel Alliance and The Galactic Empire.  This will allow the opportunity to not only serve in battle as the soldiers of each but also as notable characters from within the original trilogy, such as Han Solo and Boba Fett (The Bounty Hunter).  DICE has made extensive efforts to ensure that this experience within beloved franchise's universe maintains its authenticity, sending team members to not only Lucasfilm's studio but also to the locations in which the scenes were filmed.  Scenery, film props, and artist renderings have all been studied in order to transit Star Wars from one form of entertainment to another with maximum efficiency.  

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