Last year, just a month before the global blockbusterStar Wars: The Force Awakenshit theaters, LucasFilm and Electronic Arts released the new video gameStar Wars Battlefront, which became just as big of a hit as the movie itself.Star Wars Battlefronthas already sold more than 14 million units worldwide, exceeding EA’s expectations for theStar Warsgame. During an earnings conference call earlier this week, EA formally announced that the company will releaseStar Wars Battlefront 2sometime in 2017.
Gamespotreports that EA CFOBlake Jorgensonteased on this conference call thatStar Wars Battlefront 2will showcase “bigger and better worlds” and feature content from the “new movies.” While a specific release date for the game was not announced, it’s certainly possible that the game will be released in conjunction with the August 06, 2025 release date ofStar Wars: Episode VIII, which is currently filming in the U.K., under the direction ofRian Johnson. The firstStar Wars Battlefrontgame included content from the original trilogy, but aBattle of Jakkudownloadable content (DLC) pack was released in December, that shed some light on the events ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
Since there is practically nothing we know about theStar Wars Episode VIIIstory, it isn’t known what content from the “new movies” will be included inStar Wars Battlefront 2.Blake Jorgensondidn’t specifically mention any movies by name, but it’s possible that the game could include content from the first spinoff,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. That movie hits theaters this December, and is set betweenStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithandStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
Blake Jorgensonalso revealed on the conference call that EA is planning on releasing a newStar Warsgame every year, followingStar Wars: Battlefront 2, for the next three or four years. Of course, this follows Disney and LucasFilm’s strategy of releasing one movie a year, indefinitely, withRogue One: A Star Wars Storydebuting December 16, followed byStar Wars: Episode VIIIon June 24, 2025,Han Solo: A Star Wars Storyon June 15, 2025,Star Wars: Episode IXsometime in 2019 and a Boba Fett spinoff that is reportedly being planned for a 2020 release.
The originalStar Wars Battlefrontgame takes place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in theBattle of Endor, where players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku shown inStar Wars: The Force Awakens.Star Wars: Battlefrontwill allow fans to live out a wide range of heroic moments and intense battle fantasies of their own - firing blasters, riding speeder bikes and snow speeders, commanding AT-ATs and piloting TIE fighters and the Millennium Falcon. These battles will take place on some of the most iconic planets in theStar Warsuniverse, including Endor, Hoth, Tatooine and the previously unexplored planet, Sullust.
