The first developer diary for Star Wars: Battlefront gives a brief behind the scenes look at EA's shooter...
NewsOdd things, developer diaries. Sometimes, they give us a look at the creative process behind our most anticipated games. At others, they feel more like extended adverts with a bit of commentary over the top.
EA DICE's first developer diary for the eagerly-awaited Star Wars: Battlefront leans more towards the latter category, if we're being honest, but there are a couple of things that make it worth two-and-a-bit minutes of your time. First, it shows just how much access the design team got when Lucasfilm opened up its Star Wars archives - not only did they get to handle and photograph original props from the series, but also things like matt paintings - one shot sees DICE's guys taking pictures of the original Death Star.
The diary also gives us what we think could be our first fleeting glimpse of Battlefront's split-screen mode, which, as we learned yesterday, will be limited to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 offline co-op missions. The shot's at the 1:57 mark, but if you can't be bothered to scan through and find it, here it is:
For now, this is the closest we have to a look at the game itself. Is EA holding back a reveal of the gameplay until E3 in June? More than likely.
Star Wars: Battlefront is out on the Nov. 17 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
