Star Wars Battlefront 2 Will Take Place Across Multiple Eras

More heroes and characters.

By Seth G. Macy

During its third-quarter earnings call with investors, EA gave more details on the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront sequel.

The follow-up is due to release holiday 2017, with EA mentioning the addition of a single player campaign to the sequel. It also said the new Battlefront game has "more heroes and characters" than the original game, and takes place not only in multiple locations, but also across multiple eras within the Star Wars universe.

EA first officially confirmed the sequel to Star Wars Battlefront back in May 2016, and at E3 we learned EA Motive was working on the game. EA has Motive, DICE, and Criterion bringing "their areas of expertise" to the game.

Interestingly, during the investor call, the game was not referred to as "Star Wars Battlefront 2," but instead was called the "next" Star Wars Battlefront.

The quarter saw record Q3 net and digital sales revenue for EA, with over $1.1 billion in net revenue, up 7% over the same period last year. Digital revenue accounted for 60% of that figure.

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