Throughout the month of December, theEpic Games Storegave away a new free game every day for the second half of the month, all leading up to the new year. Afterwards, theEpic Games Storeswitched to its usual routine of giving away one free game every week, with the current free game being the tactical rogue-lite gameCrying Suns. And now Epic Games Store users know what free game they can expect to add to their library next week.
The Epic Games Store free game for January 14-21 is none other thanStar Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Edition. This marks the first time thatStar Wars Battlefront 2has been available on the Epic Games Store.Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Editionis the most content-complete version of the game that players can get out of the gate, and so it should keep fans busy for awhile.
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Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Editioncomes with the base game, which includes all the launch maps and multiplayer characters, as well as the single player story campaign. It also includes a variety of cosmetic content, including new skins for playable heroes, including looks for Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren based on theirappearances fromStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Hundreds of customization items for troopers are also available.
Star Wars Battlefront 2is an interesting game in that it was widely panned when it first launched due to its aggressive microtransactions. The game’s use of microtransactions were considered so predatory that they garnered attention from politicians, and put a big spotlight on the use of loot boxes in general. This has led toreal-world legislation on loot boxes in video games, and leftStar Wars Battlefront 2with a poor reputation.
However, DICE updatedStar Wars Battlefront 2to change its in-game economy, moving the focus away from excessive grinding and loot boxes. DICE also supported the game with regular content updates that added new maps, playable characters, and more to the experience. Like other games that were poorly-received at launch, DICE was able to turnStar Wars Battlefront 2’s misfortunes around, to the point wherepeople made petitions asking DICE to keep working on the gameafter support had ended.
While DICE has moved on fromStar Wars Battlefront 2, it’s possible that it will revisit the series at some point in the future. For now, though, fans of DICE’s work can look forward to thenextBattlefieldgame, expected to launch at some point later this year.
