''Star Wars: Battlefront'' is a series of first- and

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video games based on the ''

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'' franchise. Players take the role of characters from the franchise in either of two opposing factions in different time periods of the ''Star Wars'' universe. The series was launched in 2004 by

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with '' Star Wars: Battlefront'', developed by

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for LucasArts. The game received positive reviews and sold well. In 2005 Pandemic developed a sequel, '' Star Wars: Battlefront II'', which was also critically and commercially successful. The games were followed by '' Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron'' (2007) and '' Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron'' (2009) for

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s and '' Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons'' (2009) for mobile devices. LucasArts made several attempts to develop a third major ''Battlefront'' game but no projects were released before

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's acquisition of LucasArts. Subsequently,

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acquired a license to develop a new game, titled '' Star Wars Battlefront'' which was released on November 17, 2015. A sequel, '' Star Wars Battlefront II'', was released on November 17, 2017, and was developed by EA DICE,

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, and

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Gameplay

Games in the ''Battlefront'' series normally revolve around two armies – the

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versus the

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or the

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versus the

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or First Order versus the Resistance – fighting each other on various maps. Maps take place in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, with battlezones varying in theme and size. Across the battlefield are multiple "command posts" (objectives) that act as spawn points, and can be controlled by either the player or the computer. Units can spawn from any friendly command post, and vehicles regularly spawn at their respective command posts when destroyed. Units can capture neutral or hostile command posts by approaching them and standing within the immediate vicinity for about 30 seconds. The time to capture quickens with more friendly units within the capture zone. Some vehicles act as mobile command posts, and must be destroyed as they can not be captured. On some maps (such as

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), certain structures also act as command posts that can not be captured. Command post capturing works differently on certain campaign missions as well. Playable heroes and villains play a significant role in changing the course of battles. The objective of most matches is to eliminate all of the opponents' reinforcement tickets or to capture the command points, to slowly chip away at their tickets. Reinforcement tickets are used whenever a unit is killed, or when one faction controls a majority of the command posts on the map (usually when the losing faction only has 2-3). Only one objective needs to be completed. When all command posts are captured, the team with no command posts has twenty seconds to recapture or neutralize an enemy command post. If the team cannot take over a post in this time, the match is over. Certain campaign levels and multiplayer have requirements that differ from the general game play, however the general structure remains the same. The game's "Conquest" mode is vaguely based on the ''

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'' game mode of the same name.

Playable characters

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Development

The first console games of the series were developed by Pandemic Studios, and since 2015, a second series of console ''Battlefront'' games has been developed by EA DICE. ''Battlefront II'' (2017) is the first in the series to accurately follow the canon of the films, while the games developed by Pandemic Studios were relegated to ''

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'' non-canonical status, along with all of the games in the series released before November 2015.

''Star Wars: Battlefront'' (Pandemic Studios)

''Star Wars: Battlefront''

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released in July 2005. The game is available on

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s. Jedi are not playable in this game without the help of modified files unsupported by

. Other NPCs made playable by similar files include, but are not limited to,

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s in the Dune Sea of

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s of

and Gungans on the

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plains.

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game in North America, and an Xbox Classics and PlayStation Platinum game in Europe. ''Battlefront II'' expands upon the original game's single-player experience with mission-based objectives drawn from the first six ''Star Wars'' films. It has a story-based campaign which revolves around the 501st Legion (AKA "Vader's Fist") and its evolution from a legion of

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s serving the Republic during the Clone Wars to

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s. Many maps from ''Star Wars Battlefront'' make a second appearance, and the game adds new locales such as

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and Utapau. The game also introduces "heroes" – playable characters based on iconic characters from the ''Star Wars'' films who are much more powerful than regular soldier (and were also present in the original ''Battlefront'', but only as

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that spawned randomly on the battlefield); the hero roster includes

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patch), whereas the villain roster includes

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, and Anakin Skywalker (as well as Asajj Ventress, also available only via the Xbox Live patch). There are more modes in this game, such as Conquest, Hunt (where players fight as natives on planets against other natives or certain troopers in an army, such as

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allegedly received information from a former LucasArts employee that ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' was in the creation process.{{cite web, url=http://www.thewiire.com/news/1371/1/Former_LucasArts_Employee_Outlines_Company_Projects, title=Former LucasArts Employee Outlines Company Projects, last=Wilcox, first=Skylar, date=June 7, 2008, publisher=

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, access-date=January 13, 2009, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804105835/http://www.thewiire.com/news/1371/1/Former_LucasArts_Employee_Outlines_Company_Projects, archive-date=August 4, 2008 On October 2,

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filed a classification with the Australian

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listing ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' for the Nintendo DS with a

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(E10+ equivalent) for mild animated violence. However, that same month, Free Radical Design announced that they lost the rights to develop ''Star Wars: Battlefront III''; the game at that point had been in development for two years.{{cite web, url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/source-free-radical-locked, archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208192352/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/source-free-radical-locked, url-status=dead, archive-date=December 8, 2012, title=Source: Free Radical Locked Up, last=Graft, first=Kris, date=December 18, 2008, publisher=Edge Online, access-date=January 13, 2009 Several years later, Free Radical Design co-founder Steve Ellis said ''Battlefront III'' was "pretty much done" in 2008, but that it was effectively canned when LucasArts could not commit to "spend big" on marketing it.{{cite web, url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/27/this-is-what-happened-to-star-wars-battlefront-3/, title=This is what happened to Star Wars Battlefront 3, first=David, last=Hinkle, work=

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, publisher=

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, access-date=September 13, 2012, date=April 27, 2012 However,

quoted an unnamed LucasArts employee involved with the project who said Free Radical could not devote sufficient resources to the game and regularly missed deadlines. A former Free Radical Design employee said some of the technology Free Radical developed for the game, specifically the contiguous game environment from planet surface into space, "is dying with us".{{cite web, url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/946/946024p1.html, title=What Happened to Star Wars Battlefront III?, first=Michael, last=Thomsen, publisher=IGN, date=January 16, 2009, access-date=September 22, 2010 During and after the game's development, screenshots, and gameplay footage became accessible to the public. In December 2008, Star Wars character renders bearing a ''Battlefront III'' watermark surfaced from a laid-off Free Radical employee.{{cite web, url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6202680.html?sid=6202680&part=rss&subj=6202680, title=Star Wars: Battlefront III surfaces, last=Thorsen, first=Tor, date=December 30, 2008, publisher=

, access-date=January 13, 2009, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123055220/http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6202680.html?sid=6202680&part=rss&subj=6202680, archive-date=January 23, 2009, url-status=dead The following month, gameplay footage was leaked from a November 2008 Free Radical in-house showing of ''Battlefront III'' footage.{{cite web, url=http://kotaku.com/5131846/leaked-star-wars-battlefront-3-gameplay-footage, title=Leaked SWBF3 Gameplay Footage, last=Crecente, first=Brian, date=January 15, 2009, publisher=Kotaku, access-date=January 15, 2009 The footage was pulled from

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after LucasArts demanded its removal. On April 1, 2012, a user on the game journalist website Betagames discovered Star Wars models and textures buried in '' Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City''{{'s archives; ''

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''{{'s Tom Senior speculated that these could have been from ''Battlefront III''. Also in April 2012, Past to Present revealed pre-alpha footage of Free Radical Design's ''Battlefront III''.

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videos showing the game's rough state received media attention from outlets such as

, and

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''Star Wars: Battlefront Online''

''Star Wars: Battlefront Online'' was rumored to be the next installment in the series. On January 28, 2010,

reported that SOCOM developer

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was working with LucasArts to develop an online-only ''Battlefront'' title due in 2011. The game was said to be released for the

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and

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. It was also stated that this game may have been the source of the ''Star Wars: Battlefront 3'' concept art renders.{{cite web , url=http://kotaku.com/5458570/rumor-socom-devs-working-on-star-wars-battlefront-online , first=Luke , last=Plunkett , publisher=Kotaku , date=October 28, 2010 , access-date=October 29, 2010 , title=Rumor: SOCOM Devs Working On "Star Wars: Battlefront Online" However, the game has been canceled after the studio was unable to meet its 2010 release deadline.

''Star Wars: First Assault'' and ''Version Two''

''Star Wars: First Assault'' was to be a downloadable multiplayer shooter for

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.{{cite web, last1=Schreier, first1=Jason, author-link=Jason Schreier, title=Leaked Star Wars Game Is 'Predecessor' To Battlefront III, Source Says, url=http://kotaku.com/5989910/leaked-star-wars-game-is-predecessor-to-battlefront-iii-source-says, website=Kotaku, access-date=December 9, 2015 ''

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'' speculated that ''Star Wars: First Assault'' might help LucasArts recover some of their previous investment in ''Battlefront III'' and other projects in the franchise. Speaking to Kotaku an anonymous insider noted that the game was to be "step zero" towards a third Battlefront game. When footage of the game was leaked onto

Tech site ''TechnoBuffalo'' noted that the gameplay very closely resembled that of the ''

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'' franchise. Alongside ''First Assault'', LucasArts was also working on a separate game titled "Version 2", which was, reportedly, a code name for ''Battlefront III''.

''Star Wars Battlefront IV''

In 2018, concept art surfaced of a canceled ''Battlefront IV'', rather than attempting to fit within the previous games and films' continuity, concept art showed the game was meant to focus on an alternate reality where

and

fell to the dark side, instead of

Handheld and mobile only games

''Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron''

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game released in North America on October 9, 2007, and in Europe three days later. The game was released only for the

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. ''Renegade Squadron'' is also available in a bundle pack with the then-new white PSP redesign featuring

on the back. Aside from new heroes and vehicles, such as the ''

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'', a new feature is the ability to create a character, allowing the player to adjust the character's features such as weapon, appearance, and speed. However, the character will be vulnerable due to the lacking of certain aspects that will be replaced by others. For example, the character may be fast but weak or have good weapons but no stamina and speed. Before the game's release, LucasArts had stated that over one million different customizable options would be present. Another new feature allows players to enter asteroid bases on some space maps. Commander Col Serra describes the forming of ''Renegade Squadron'' in the beginning cutscene of campaign. Then the player starts a series of missions ranging in objectives while including cut scenes between each mission. The final mission includes the

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, in which the objectives are similar to the footage of ''

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''.

''Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron''

{{Main, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron '' Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron'' was released on November 3, 2009, for the PlayStation Portable and the

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. This marks the third ''Battlefront'' game on the PlayStation Portable and the first on a

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console. The game was originally discovered through its ESRB rating on the official ESRB website which has since been taken down. It follows in the same vein as its predecessors with space, land and new air battles. ''Elite Squadron'' is most notable for featuring simultaneous space and ground battles in Instant Action, and is the only game in the series with this feature. Players usually play in a third person perspective, but in the PSP version, they can also switch to a strategy based mode where they may build troops and upgrade armies.

''Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons''

''Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons'' is a

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developed by THQ Wireless. It was released on April 2, 2009. The game features a persistent online community, and has three character classes. The gameplay is a first person perspective shooter that can use the touch features of a phone, although the player has no control over movement.

''Star Wars Battlefront'' (EA DICE)

''Star Wars Battlefront'' (2015)

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(E3) press conference on June 10, 2013,

(whose parent company, Electronic Arts, had recently acquired a multi-year license to produce ''Star Wars'' video games), unveiled a teaser trailer for a new ''Star Wars: Battlefront'' game, built on the

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engine.{{cite web , title=Star Wars Battlefront in development at Battlefield studio DICE , url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/10/4415934/star-wars-battlefront-dice-ea-battlefield-e3-2013 , work=Polygon , date=June 10, 2013 , access-date=June 10, 2013 The teaser showed a first-person view of the Battle of

, including a crashing Snowspeeder and the foot of an AT-AT. DICE showed additional development footage at the 2014 E3 conference. The game's title was eventually announced as '' Star Wars Battlefront''. In April 2015, EA announced a release date of November 17, 2015 at Star Wars Celebration. The game is a reboot of the series, focusing on capturing the look of the films. At launch, four planets were confirmed -

, and Sullust. Unlike its predecessors, ''Star Wars Battlefront'' does not feature the Clone Wars era found in the prequel films, nor does it feature content from ''

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''; as a result, the hero and villain roster is also limited, at launch including only

, and

. Free

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(DLC) for the game was released in December 2015, featuring the planet of

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with two new maps and a new multiplayer game mode. The game also features both first and third-person gameplay perspectives, similar to its predecessors. A gameplay trailer involving the Hoth battle debuted at E3 on June 15, 2015. The game features a pseudo-campaign {{mdash a cooperative experience allowing the player to experience gameplay with one or two players and computer-controlled allies and opponents. "Outer Rim" is the first DLC pack for the game and was released on March 22, 2016. It adds new heroes

and

to the game, four new maps set in

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's Palace (Palace Garage and Jabba's Palace) on

and a factory area on Sullust (Sorosuub Refinery and Sorosuub Pipelines), and a new mode called "Extraction". The DLC is available for free to all players who have purchased the game's Season Pass, otherwise costing $10. The second expansion pack is titled " Bespin" and allows players to fight in the setting of Cloud City, released in September 2016. The expansion added more maps along with an additional game mode titled sabotage and new heroes

and

. The third expansion pack, titled "

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", was released in September 2016 as well and added the long-awaited Death Star to the game, along with new heroes

and Bossk. The fourth and final DLC pack was released on December 6, 2016. It is based on characters and locations from the film ''

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'', and includes

and

as new playable heroes, and a new game mode set both above and on the planet

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''Star Wars Battlefront II'' (2017)

{{Main, Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) Blake Jorgensen of Electronic Arts mentioned a sequel in November 2016, and '' Star Wars Battlefront II'' was announced in March 2017. The game was released on November 17, 2017. Since the restructuring of the ''Star Wars'' canon, ''Battlefront'' is the first game with a storyline that is considered canonical to the film series. ''Star Wars Battlefront II'' features both

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and

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game modes, a customizable

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system, and content based on all ''Star Wars'' movies up to '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (with content for the other movies, as well as television series being added later on via free DLC). A Celebration Edition was released in December 2019. DICE announced that Scarif from ''

'' would be the last content update released for the game.

Canceled spin-off

In 2019, EA was in the process of developing a game code-named ''Viking'', designed as a spin-off of the ''Battlefront'' series with open-world elements. The game was originally planned for release in fall 2020, coinciding with the next generation of video game consoles, but was canceled in late 2019.

Cultural impact

Fan-made sequel games

''Galaxy in Turmoil ''

On January 25, 2016, Frontwire Studios began an attempt to produce an unofficial ''Battlefront'' installment called ''Galaxy in Turmoil''. The fan made game was in production using

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and was based on the canceled ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' by

. Although early versions of the game contained assets from

, they soon became "place holders" as the full game planned to be released using assets and music made from the ground up. On June 4, 2016, ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' gained a distribution deal through

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and was planned to be released for free on

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which generated a fair amount of attention. On June 22, 2016,

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requested the production of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' be halted.{{Cite web, url=http://frontwirestudios.com/the-future-of-galaxy-in-turmoil/, title=The Future of Galaxy in Turmoil, last=Romanelli, first=Tony, date=July 31, 2016 , publisher=Frontwire Studios, access-date=July 31, 2016 On July 31, 2016, Frontwire Studios announced the cancellation of the game was due to the "possibility of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' taking away attention from

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's ''Battlefront'' franchise". Proposals of ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' falling under the paywall of

, and ideas of

giving Frontwire Studios a ''Star Wars'' license were both rejected due to an agreement between

and

. Although Frontwire Studios may have fallen within

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laws, legal conflict was avoided and the project was canceled. There is a playable alpha that contains assets from

that was released to the public then removed early within ''Galaxy in Turmoil''{{'s lifetime. ''Galaxy in Turmoil'' is now planned to be redeveloped as a brand new

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-themed{{Cite web, url=http://git.frontwirestudios.com/, title=Frontwire Studios' Galaxy in Turmoil home page, website=git.frontwirestudios.com, access-date=July 31, 2016 IP without any ''Star Wars'' references, but still with ''Battlefront III''-inspired mechanics including space-to-ground battles. On March 23, 2022, Frontwire Studios announced that they had cancelled development on the game, citing a lack of funds, as well as the team going their own separate ways. The Frontwire Studios name had lapsed, though someone re-registered the name on March 19 and put up a rough version of the old website.

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Gameplay

Playable characters

Development

''Star Wars: Battlefront'' (Pandemic Studios)

''Star Wars: Battlefront''

''Star Wars: Battlefront II''

Canceled sequels

''Star Wars: Battlefront III''

''Star Wars: Battlefront Online''

''Star Wars: First Assault'' and ''Version Two''

''Star Wars Battlefront IV''

Handheld and mobile only games

''Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron''

''Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron''

''Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons''

''Star Wars Battlefront'' (EA DICE)

''Star Wars Battlefront'' (2015)

''Star Wars Battlefront II'' (2017)

Canceled spin-off

Cultural impact

Fan-made sequel games

''Galaxy in Turmoil ''

See also

References

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