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The Force is still strong: Star Wars Battlefront 2 sees surge in players, with some petitioning for a sequel
That Star Wars, it's so hot right now. At least, it sure seems that way thanks to a recent spike in player count for an eight-year-old FPS game. Star Wars: Battlefront II launched way back in 2017, but it's gotten quite popular again in recent days, seeing a 218 percent increase in players on Steam. And for those who have been delving back into the world of lightsabers and blasters, they want more. Image via EA A recent Change.org petition addressed to both Disney and EA Games is asking for a Battlefront 3, and it's hard to argue with it. The Battlefront series has been a big favorite over the years, and EA continues to sit on the rights for the games from a galaxy far, far away without much fanfare aside from the Star Wars Jedi series. There doesn't seem to be any one singular reason why players are flocking back to Battlefront 2 other than a general feeling of good vibes around the franchise, thanks to it being a focal point in a current season of Fortnite, and really strong reviews for the Disney Plus TV show Andor. With the recent Star Wars happenings, it appears as though players just wanted to get back into some tried and true FPS gameplay, and that's where Battlefront 2 comes in. The game still holds up really well, plays well, and features just about every form of character and gameplay type you could hope for. Battlefront 2 offers infantry gameplay featuring storm troopers, clone troopers, X-wings, Y-wings, and everything in between, while also giving players the chance to play as iconic hero characters like Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Boba Fett, and even new trilogy characters like Rey and Kylo Ren. Screenshot by Destructoid Regardless of how old hats may feel about the new direction of the franchise, it appears as though Star Wars is here to stay. But will this resurgence in Battlefront 2 interest be enough for EA to consider Battlefront 3? Keep on playing and sign the petition, and you never know. The post The Force is still strong: Star Wars Battlefront 2 sees surge in players, with some petitioning for a sequel appeared first on Destructoid.
That Star Wars, it's so hot right now. At least, it sure seems that way thanks to a recent spike in player count for an eight-year-old FPS game.
Star Wars: Battlefront II launched way back in 2017, but it's gotten quite popular again in recent days, seeing a 218 percent increase in players on Steam. And for those who have been delving back into the world of lightsabers and blasters, they want more.
A recent Change.org petition addressed to both Disney and EA Games is asking for a Battlefront 3, and it's hard to argue with it. The Battlefront series has been a big favorite over the years, and EA continues to sit on the rights for the games from a galaxy far, far away without much fanfare aside from the Star Wars Jedi series.
There doesn't seem to be any one singular reason why players are flocking back to Battlefront 2 other than a general feeling of good vibes around the franchise, thanks to it being a focal point in a current season of Fortnite, and really strong reviews for the Disney Plus TV show Andor.
With the recent Star Wars happenings, it appears as though players just wanted to get back into some tried and true FPS gameplay, and that's where Battlefront 2 comes in. The game still holds up really well, plays well, and features just about every form of character and gameplay type you could hope for.
Battlefront 2 offers infantry gameplay featuring storm troopers, clone troopers, X-wings, Y-wings, and everything in between, while also giving players the chance to play as iconic hero characters like Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Boba Fett, and even new trilogy characters like Rey and Kylo Ren.
Regardless of how old hats may feel about the new direction of the franchise, it appears as though Star Wars is here to stay. But will this resurgence in Battlefront 2 interest be enough for EA to consider Battlefront 3? Keep on playing and sign the petition, and you never know.
The post The Force is still strong: Star Wars Battlefront 2 sees surge in players, with some petitioning for a sequel appeared first on Destructoid.
