EA DICE has unveiled a team-based Blast mode for the forthcoming Star Wars: Battlefront...
NewsUnderstandably, EA's continuing to bang the drum for one of its biggest releases of 2015 - Star Wars: Battlefront. As its Nov. 17 release date slowly closes in, like a dewback waddling across a desert, developer EA DICE has unveiled one of the shooter's previously unseen multiplayer modes.
Simply called Blast, it pits Rebels versus Imperial forces in 10 versus 10 fights. "If your team reaches 100 kills, or are ahead when the 10-minute round is over, you've won," EA DICE's new post reads. "Immediate, addictive, and exciting until the very last kill; that is our ambition with Blast."
While the objective's simple and direct, the mode's locations should add a bit of variety. Lead level designer Dennis Brannvall describes some of the landscapes Blast will take in:
"One battle you’ll be fighting within interior levels on Endor or Sullust," Brannvall writes. "In the next battle, you might find yourselves among Tatooine’s dusty canyons, or inside the undeniably cool Ice Caves on Hoth. My favorite is the verticality of Tatooine, fighting by the Sandcrawler."
Elsewhere, the post says that Blast maps will be kept small to keep the action intense and contained, while weapons will be generously scattered around the map to keep things interesting. A new image gives a taste of what the close-quarters combat will look like. Greedo really does shoot first in this instance:
You can read more about what to expect from Blast on Battlefront's website.
Star Wars: Battlefront is out on the Nov. 17 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
