Gaming

JTA has partnered with Lenovo to spread the word about their new Augmented Reality game Star Wars: Jedi Challenges. To kick things off with their campaign, they are having a contest over in their forums to win 2 Star Wars Funko POP! figures. Join the Star Wars: Jedi Challenges community and submit a photo of your best Jedi fighting pose.  Full details right here. They sent us one of their sets to try out so stay tuned for our full review coming soon!

The Verge reports that a new Star Wars game was announced earlier today at E3. The game is titled “Jedi: Fallen Order” and is developed by Respawn (they also made the Titanfall games). Respawn was acquired by EA in December 2017. This will be their first Star Wars game. Click through for a few more details!

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It seems that anything online (and in a social type of setting) is harmful to your mental health anymore. Forbes posted a fantastic recent article outlining six ways that social media is affecting the mental health of those who constantly utilize it, and with really no surprise, EA is in the middle of a controversy that there new Star Wars game was really just gambling masked in Star Wars which is all social media based. We’re beginning to believe that people should probably step away from these social media outlets and related things. What we have all personally witnessed online and they affects they’ve clearly had on people are frightening. And now it’s starting to affect younger minds. It’s time to get the kids (as well as the rest of us) outside and in the fresh air again. Anyway, check out the article on EA at CNBC.com. It’s another frightening example of what can happen in the social media/gaming arena. Remember how hard it was to give up Candy Crush? It seems things are headed in the right direction for EA, but it’s scary to think what might have been.

EA has released a new trailer that showcases Battlefront II’s highly anticipated single player campaign. Not only does the game look gorgeous, but it offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind of an Imperial soldier and the state of the galaxy after the events of Return of the Jedi. Click through to see Iden Versio and Inferno Squad in action!

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Good news, everyone! In case you missed the Battlefront II beta or if you just can’t get enough of it, EA has extended the beta’s availability until October 11th. The event was supposed to end today, but this extension gives fans two more days of gameplay. If you haven’t played the beta yet, what are you waiting for? It’s a blast!  

John Boyega gives us a rundown of Battlefront II and everything you can expect to see from it. Thanks to JTA Reader Emily for the heads up! Check it out!

Earlier this month, StarWars.com announced an upcoming mobile strategy game from Lucasfilm and EA . It’s still extremely early and very few details have been made available. Personally, I really enjoyed the MMORPG Star Wars: Uprising and the accompanying canon story line that followed ROTJ, but this will be a much different game. I have just received my pre-Alpha invitation so I will be providing more details about it soon enough so stay tuned!

EA has released a new trailer that features gameplay from the Starfighter Assault game mode in Battlefront II. The gameplay shown in the trailer spans every era and revealed new locations including Ryloth. Listen closely to the Ryloth portion of the footage, that sounds a lot like Matt Lanter and Ashley Eckstein to me. Could Anakin and Ahoska be among the playable heroes in Battlefront II? Check out the trailer! 

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Over the weekend, EA released a new video that offered a behind the scenes look at the story of Battlefront II. The video also introduces the members of Inferno Squad and features gameplay from the campaign. Check it out!  Full Story

Here are a few videos of the multiplayer in Battlefront II. It shows Darth Maul, Rey, Boba Fett, and much more. I don’t know about you, but I am extremely excited for this game. It just looks phenomenal in all aspects from multiplayer to the single-player campaign. What do you think? Are you excited for it as well? Click through to watch all the goodness and let us know!

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Today EA unveiled a stunning trailer for Battlefront II. The latest trailer features multiplayer gameplay from the prequel, original trilogy, and sequel eras and offered another glimpse of the single player campaign. Check it out!

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