The war against the Empire wasn’t over after the Battle of Endor, and now you can help finish off the dark side or the light.
Star Wars: Battlefront’s first piece of downloadable content is live for those of you who preordered the game. You can download it on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC. Battle of Jakku gives players a chance to partake in a battle against or for the Empire a year after the end of Return of the Jedi. This will introduce a new map and a new mode, and it will also show how the origins of the crashed Star Destroyer ship from the trailer for The Force Awakens. If you bought the physical edition, it should have come with a code. If you preordered digitally, you should have immediate access to the new content.
Jakku is a desert planet similar to Tatooine. It will play a major role in The Force Awakens — although, since Battlefront’s mode takes place 29 years before that new film, you shouldn’t worry about spoilers.
In addition to the new setting, you will also get the chance to try the new Turning Point mode. This has 20 Rebel players attempting to take control points from 20 Imperials. When the Alliance takes a point from the Empire, the Rebels get more time to continue stealing control points and the Imperials can not steal their old points back. So far, EA is only adding this mode to the Jakku map.