


First off, in October 2018, General Grievous was added as a new playable hero, followed by Obi-Wan Kenobi in November, Count Dooku in January 2019, and Anakin Skywalker in February 2019. Throughout the end of 2018 and early 2019, DICE released a handful of new updates for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 that focused on The Clone Wars. RELATED: Next Big Game Reveal is New Star Wars Game from EA Resurrection Campaign From additional campaign missions to The Clone Wars and tie-in content for The Rise of Skywalker, here's every major update that's been released since launch. After a disastrous launch, EA and DICE spent the past two years supporting the game with regular free updates and have managed to turn Star Wars: Battlefront 2 into a pretty great game, one that's worth checking back in on for lapsed players. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 still managed to sell millions, and became another commercial success for EA, but the player base quickly moved on to the next big thing.Įarlier today, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 went live to all PS Plus subscribers as a free downloadable game for the month of June, offering players another chance to try out the game. The game's marketing wildly missold the story and quality of the single-player campaign, multiplayer was incredibly unbalanced and required dozens of hours of grinding to unlock heroes, and the game was riddled with loot boxes, so much so that it became a legal issue. It's no secret that the launch of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was a complete disaster for EA, DICE, and fans of the franchise, with lasting effects on the video game industry as a whole.
