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Star Wars: Battlefront news this week includes details on Blast Mode

STAR Wars: Battlefront news this week has revealed the latest update concerning the game's release content.

 

Developer DICE has spilled the beans on some of the other gameplay options are going to be include with Battlefront, including the classic Team Deathmatch multiplayer.

Blast Mode is being promised as the team deathmatch in a Galaxy Far, Far, Away that everyone remembers and will focus on the classic Rebel versus Imperial troops scenario for the core game mode.

Blast will pit the Rebel and Imperial factions against each other with intense 10 versus 10 battles that end when your team reaches 100 kills, or are ahead when the 10-minute round is over.

DICE say levels within the mode will hold key variations, while players will find weapon pickups strewn across the map, there will be no vehicles or Heroes & Villains features, boosting the added arsenal's value further.

Lead Level Designer Dennis Brannvall explains: "One battle you’ll be fighting within interior levels on Endor or Sullust. In the next battle, you might find yourselves among Tatooine’s dusty canyons, or inside the undeniably cool Ice Caves on Hoth. My favourite is the verticality of Tatooine, fighting by the Sandcrawler.

“Whether you pick up a Droid scanning for nearby enemies or a turret that’ll control a zone for you, the pickups can really turn the tide of a Blast match.

“They are not around every corner though, so keep your eyes peeled.”

Put on some headphones and take a trip to Endor: https://t.co/RJSk894w0B

— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) July 27, 2015

 

Blast maps have also been specifically designed for the game mode, meaning they aren’t just smaller versions of maps used elsewhere

Brannvall added: "Say you've just played Walker Assault mode on Hoth and then switched to Blast, still on Hoth. Thanks to variations in lighting and time of day, you'll definitely see a difference.”

Fans heading to Gamescom next week can look forward to getting their hands on a new Star Wars: Battlefront game mode.

An EA rundown of where fans can try out the game, reads: "We do have a few opportunities for you to go hands on with the game just around the corner.

"For our fans down under, head on over to EB Games Expo in Sydney, AU.

"Live in SoCal? Get your tickets for the D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA. For our fans in Europe, check out Gamescom in Cologne, DE, where we will reveal an all-new multiplayer game mode with which you can go hands-on."