Announced via the EAStar Warspage,Battlefront 2has officially brought aboard a whopping 19 million players during its promotion with The Epic Games Store. That’s a whole load of new faces for the game and easily one of the most successful free launches the marketplace has had since it gave awayGrand Theft Auto 5back in May last year.
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Speaking to the wide array of new and returning players on Twitter, the EAStar Warsaccount thanked fans for supporting the game even after its final content drop, reminding experiencedBattlefrontveterans to give rookie soldiers a hand if needs be. For those who didn’t see the company’s announcement last year, EA revealed it would beending its frequent new updates forStar Wars Battlefront 2back in April 2020. The decision was a major disappointment for fans, many of which had grown to love the game in spite of its controversies surrounding microtransactions at launch.
As for the game itself, it features two distinct modes: campaign and multiplayer. The campaign was a big deal forStar Warsfans at release, promising a canonical story set in the franchise’s universe. It followsIden Versioand a team of elite stormtroopers known as Inferno Squad, who defect to the Rebel Alliance following the fall of the Empire. Meanwhile, the multiplayer allows players to step into the shoes ofStar Warsground troopers and a series of iconic heroes and villains, journeying across a myriad of maps pulled from all 9 of the Skywalker Saga movies.
The deal to getStar Wars: Battlefront 2 - Celebration Editionfor free on the Epic Game Store has now ended, however, the marketplace consistently drops new games free of charge each and every week. The storefront is currently offeringGalactic Civilizations 3and will be giving awayAbout Dandara: Trials of Fear Editionnext week, with more games sure to follow. In the past, the company has given away a number of significant free titles, includingWatch Dogs 2, Just Cause 4, Alien Isolation, Football Manager 2020, Civilization 6,andArk: Survival Evolved.
Star Wars: Battlefront 2is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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