Within the last week, DICE has released a plethora of information on Star Wars: Battlefront, such as its setting, play-style, some game modes, rough number of maps at launch, tie-ins to the movie, and so on; however, it’s the last piece of information that piqued an incredible amount of interest – Star Wars: Battlefront will, in some way or another, tie in with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Given the current mass confusion over the Star Wars canon, this move is simultaneously expected and surprising. Are you confused about what’s included in the Star Wars canon and what isn’t? Don’t be – here’s a guide on what does and does not belong, according to Disney. When Disney first acquired the rights to Star Wars, many saw it as a fresh start for the franchise, which is moving onto its eagerly-anticipatde seventh instalment at the end of the year. Disney wasted no time in re-establishing relevant lore and scrapping everything you thought you knew about Star Wars. Early last year, Disney announced that it is scrapping the Star Wars Expanded Universe from official canon, meaning that any Star Wars books you may have read never actually happened. That’s right – Death Troopers never happened, nor did Knights of the Old Republic. The Expanded Universe is now referred to as ‘Legends’, which is pretty self-explanatory in itself. Scrapping the EU was the easiest way for Disney to come in and tell a story without having to worry about interfering with 30 years of storytelling. According to Disney, Star Wars… [Read full story]
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