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At Star Wars Celebration today, EA announced that Star Wars Battlefront II

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Battlefront II’s campaign will take place in the 30-year period between the end of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The story will follow protagonist Iden Versio, who leads an elite Imperial unit called Inferno Squad, and players will get the chance to play as well-known characters like Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren during the campaign.According to EA, the campaign is developed by former Ubisoft Toronto head Jade Raymond’s Motive studio, and new characters have been created “in close partnership with the story group at Lucasfilm.” On stage at Celebration, Lucasfilm confirmed that Battlefront II's story will be canon within the Star Wars universe.“We wanted to create a campaign that told a story we haven’t seen before in Star Wars,” Motive game director Mark Thompson said in a statement. “It was important for us to tell a new authentic story, one that gives players a brand-new perspective. By putting players in the boots of an elite member of the Imperial forces, we can show them what the battle was like from the other side.”Battlefront II’s multiplayer, meanwhile, is once again developed by DICE, who developed the first game. Battlefront II’s multiplayer will span all three eras of Star Wars films and will have playable heroes and villains including Rey, Luke, Yoda, Darth Maul, and more. Modes will support up to 40 players, and maps announced so far include Yavin 4, Mos Eisley, and Starkiller Base.

Space battles will also return, and are in development by Criterion, who previously worked on the Burnout franchise as well as the X-Wing VR experience in the first Battlefront. EA says Battlefront II offers “high stakes dogfights” and with land and air vehicles, and players will be able to pilot ships including a First Order TIE Fighter, the Millennium Falcon, and more.

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An Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition will be available for preorder including upgrades to all trooper classes and access to the game three days early on November 14th. EA Access subscribers will be able to play as early as November 9th. Anyone who preorders Battlefront II will also receive The Last Jedi-themed content including “exclusive Kylo Ren and Rey themed looks” based on the characters’ appearances in the upcoming film.While the full cast of Battlefront II wasn't revealed, EA confirmed on-stage that Janina Gavankar (True Blood, Halo 5) will play Iden Versio, and Paul Blackthorne (Arrow) was briefly shown in a behind-the-scenes video, though his specific role is currently unknown.Today’s reveal follows a short teaser for Battlefront II that leaked earlier this week. EA has been teasing a Battlefront sequel since last May with “bigger and better worlds.” Last year, the publisher confirmed that Jade Raymond’s Motive studio is working on the sequel , and EA first hinted at Battlefront II’s release timing on an earnings call earlier this year.Battlefront II will be playable at EA Play , EA’s public event that takes place just before E3 2017 this year.For more on Battlefront II, check out our impressions of Battlefront 2's single-player campaign plus why Battlefront II's multiplayer is bigger, better, and more emotional

Disclosure: The author of this article worked closely with Mitch Dyer, now a writer at EA Motive, from 2012-2016 in his capacity as an editor at IGN.

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