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Yesterday the earthquake felt around the world was from the millions chanting “Yes!” in unison after the reveal of the new Star Wars film trailer. Today at Celebration, the aftershock came in the form of a game footage reveal for EA’s new Star Wars Battlefront game. Since it’s reveal at E3 last year, not much had been seen or revealed from the game. Now we know most of the crucial details. Look at the astonishing new video below along with info from the game’s developer, DICE (Battlefield) :

Here’s the rundown:

• - The game will release on November 17, 2015 on PS4, Xbox One, and on Origin for PC.
• - While the game doesn’t have a traditional story mode, all the online goodness takes place on four planets: The desert planet Tatooine, the forest moon of Endor, the desolate frozen wasteland of Hoth, and the previously unexplored Sullust, where Imperial outposts manufacture weapons. Instead of the traditional campaign, Star Wars: Battlefront features a series of missions, playable alone or via online and local co-op.
• - You’ll be able to play as your favorite characters including Darth Vader and Bobba Fett. Also, the Millennium Falcon will be a part of the aerial combat. A documentary style piece was shown that had iconic elements from other Star Wars characters like Han Solo.
• - On December 8, owners of the game will have access to free downloadable content featuring the new planet of Jakku revealed as part of the new JJ Abrams movie. Those who pre-order the game will have access to it a week early on December 1.
• - No Jar-Jar or prequel era stuff, it’s all original trilogy folks.

With all the new canon from shows like Rebels and the new Marvel published comics, the game could have a bottomless well of additional elements and content to turn Battlefront into a massive world that takes away our need to go outside on the weekends.

Are you excited about Battlefront? If you haven’t already, does the announcement want to make you buy a PS4 or Xbox One?

By Davey Nieves

Released back in November for every major gaming platform, Lego Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham continued TT Games series of taking one of the most beloved franchises ever and making them just plain adorable for our enjoyment. The game itself is an enjoyable romp as you step into the Lego shoes of your favorite DC Comics character as they build and destroy in order to stop the nefarious Brainiac from bottling the planet.

One thing the franchise has mastered over the last few games is the attention to fan service. Lego Batman 3 was full of things like playing the old Wonder Woman TV theme every time she flies through the air or even including characters like DC Comics creators Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. Today they add to the expansion of the game by releasing a new downloadable content pack based on the hit TV series Arrow. The pack includes new characters like Diggle, Felicity Smoak, Slade Wilson, and even an adorably stubbled Arrow himself. In addition to the characters and vehicles, there will be a new level based on Queen’s time stranded on a deserted island.

After playing it, I can tell you it’s short but fun. Just hearing Stephen Amell’s voice in a Lego game is worth the price alone. The whole story behind the new level pokes fun at Arrow and overzealous continuity fanboys alike with memorable jokes from the get go. While the DLC bundles for the game have been a hit with the Dark Knight bundle and a miss with the Man of Steel pack, Arrow is definitely one of the better ones.

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is available on Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms. The new Arrow DLC is available today to owners of the game’s season pass option or as a standalone download for an additional price of $2.99 on Playstation Network and Xbox Live.

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