Sure enough, the shell exploded uselessly against the machine’s hull. “The armour’s too thick!” a teammate shouted as we fired a recently obtained missile launcher power-up toward the beast. Things went from bad to worse: A massive AT-AT lumbered into the action. Overshields blinked on as the Rebels fought to fend off a Stormtrooper attack from within the trees above. An AT-ST appeared and a Rebel fighter jetpacked past its front, firing a rocket into its cockpit to take it out. It will be a free piece of additional content, and there will be more details to come. The only way fans will be able to experience the Battle of Jakku, in any medium, is by owning Star Wars Battlefront.
As it turns out, this is the setting of a pivotal battle set after the events of Return of the Jedi, which resulted in the war-torn desert landscape we saw in the first scene of The Force Awakens’ new teaser trailer. The desert planet Jakku was referenced briefly on stage during JJ Abrams’ panel at Star Wars Celebration, with the promise that we’d learn more about it at the convention.
