It is a great time to be a Star Wars fan. In the past decade, fans have already gotten two critically acclaimed movies--The Force Awakens and Rogue One--along with two animated series--The Clone Wars and Rebels. On the gaming side of things, the Battlefront series was revived in 2015.It doesn`t stop there, though. The next few years are going to be huge for the Star Wars universe as there is a Battlefront sequel as well as numerous movies and series on the way. Here is what you have to look forward to in the upcoming couple of years.Forces of Destiny - July 2017At Star Wars Celebration, a canonical series of animated shorts was announced called Forces of Destiny. Each episode will be 2-3 minutes in length and feature the heroines of the Star Wars universe.There are lots of returning actors for this series: Daisy Ridley as Rey, Felicity Jones as Jyn, and Lupita Nyong`o as Maz Kanata. Forces of Destiny will launch in July on Disney`s YouTube page, and in addition, eight more shorts will come to the Disney Channel in the fall.Battlefront II - November 17, 2017At Star Wars Celebration, fans of 2015`s Battlefront got new details about Battlefront II coming later this year, including story elements, a campaign mode, and more. The trailer for the upcoming game gave fans insight into the story through the eyes of Commander Iden Versio. We also saw Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren, and Darth Maul. who will all be playable in the game.Walt Williams and Mitch Dyer are writing the story for the game, and game director Mark Thompson said the two have an `encyclopedic knowledge of everything that existed` in the franchise.EA/Origin Access subscribers will be able to play a portion of the game five days early. However, those playing Battlefront II on the PC will not be able to partake in offline split-screen co-op, a feature that is present on Xbox One and PS4.Finally, those who pre-order the deluxe version of the game will get access three days early, upgraded versions of all four tr ...
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