Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen has announced the formation of his own studio, Giant Skull.
22.02.2024 - 17:09 / gamingbolt.com / Aspyr Media
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Pandemic Studios and LucasArts original Star Wars: Battlefront, and to commemorate that occasion, Aspyr Media has announced a re-release that compiles the classic 2004 shooter and its 2005 sequel.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will launch next month, bringing both Battlefront and Battlefront 2 to modern platforms. Both games’ single player campaigns will be included, as well as the fan-favourite turn-based strategy mode, Galactic Conquest.
Of course, the main highlight here is going to be the multiplayer mode, with the massive 64-player battles of the original Battlefront duology returning, along with bonus maps and heroes being fully restored and integrated, and Hero Assault being made playable on all ground maps for the first time.
Beyond that, you can expect support for two-player offline splitscreen, as well as Trophies and Achievements.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launches on March 14 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. You can check out the collection’s announcement trailer below.
Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen has announced the formation of his own studio, Giant Skull.
The will bring both of Pandemic Studios' 2000s-era games to modern devices on March 14, 2024, to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. While the restoration by Aspyr will see maps and characters that will be debuting on some platforms for the first time, it is missing a popular feature in most modern multiplayer games.
An Aspyr support agent has confirmed that Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will not feature crossplay once it launches on March 14. While fans had already worried this was the case after the feature was not mentioned in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection's initial reveal, this is the final nail in the coffin for cross-platform friends who had hoped to enjoy the throwback game together.
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The has been announced, bringing both of Pandemic Studios' 2000s-era games to modern devices to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, complete with restored maps and characters that will be debuting on some platforms for the first time. The collection has been restored by Aspyr, the studio behind many previous remasters and ports such as, as well as the recent collection and will be a multi-platform release, coming to Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.