EA has revealed a plethora of new content on the way for Star Wars Battlefront, including an offline skirmish mode!
EA may have been focused on the future of Star Wars games at E3 2016, but if today's announcement is any indication, they're far from done with updating 2015's Star Wars Battlefront.
EA has revealed some of the upcoming content updates for Star Wars Battlefront, and many fans will be delighted to hear that these updates include the official release of an offline single-player mode for the otherwise online shooter.
Starting on July 20th, Battlefront players will be able to enter Skirmish mode which will allow those Battlefront fans not interested in hopping into the online fray to engage in battles vs. bots either solo or with a friend via a split-screen option. This Skirmish mode will also feature three difficulty settings and will incorporate content from the game's current Walker Assualt and Fighter Squadron modes.
Battlefront is also set to receive its next expansion in September. This DLC expansion is titled Death Star, and it will include new ground and space maps as well as additional weapons and star cards to play with. Since it wouldn't be an EA Star Wars announcement without a little mystery, though, the Battlefront publisher also hinted that one of the two new heroes launching with Death Star will include a "larger-than-life character we know you've been patiently waiting for."
Finally, Battlefront is getting a new wave of additional free in-game events in the near future as well as more log-in rewards and trial access options for the game's recent Bespin expansion.
With the reveal of the Death Star DLC, that means that Star Wars Battlefront is set to receive only one more of its previously announced four expansions. While it's tough to imagine that Battlefront will continue to receive regular content updates beyond that point (especially since the new installment will likely be out by then) for now, it's nice to know that fans still have a quite a bit to look forward to.
