In both the debut footage for Star Wars: Battlefront and the latest co-op gameplay trailer , we can see an Imperial Star Destroyer crashing onto the surface of Tatooine.

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DICE General Manager Patrick Bach told IGN exactly what's going on -- and why you're only sort of involved in bringing it out of the sky."We have a concept we call Battle Beyond," Bach told IGN, "The cool thing with this is it's actually part of the player feedback. So depending on which side is winning or losing, these events actually change."The atmosphere around the battle reflects the success of those on the ground. When the Rebel Alliance is dominating on that particular Tatooine map, part of the visual representation of their success is a flaming Star Destroyer sinking into the surface of the planet. Each map will feature appropriate and different means of communicating the state of the battle for each side.Bach explained, "It's what you usually do in a UI, you make it bluntly obvious. It's slowly hinting at who's winning, and I think it's a brilliant concept to give you the information and emotion you need to understand or change your plans.... You don't need a gauge blinking. It's part of the world."For more on Star Wars: Battlefront, stay tuned to IGN.

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