Electronic Arts (who published its latest financial results) will bathe in a ton of money a la DuckTales’ McScrooge.

Electronic Arts started to move towards „live services”. Think of games such as Madden, The Sims 4, or FIFA’s Ultimate Team game mode… with in-game monetization possibilities. These games’ revenue take roughly two-thirds of the net revenue of the company, which is a significant amount of last quarter’s 959 million dollars, which is a 61 million year-on-year increase, which explains the publisher’s change towards trying to make us pay more on top of the game’s cost…

Niklas Fegraeus, Star Wars: Battlefront II‘s design director, revealed on Twitter that the game has gone gold, which means it’s ready to be manufactured physically. Going by the game’s files’ data mining, it looks like the Kamino map will be included. However, it’s a space map, but since there are no space-only maps, we don’t know how it will be used.

After the beta, a lot of players were disappointed in the progression system. The developers detailed how the lootboxes will be changed. A quotation follows: „Epic Star Cards, the highest tier of Star Cards available at launch, have been removed from Crates. To help keep everyone on a level playing field, these Star Cards will primarily be available through crafting, except special Epic Star Cards available through pre-order, deluxe, and starter packs. You’ll need to reach a certain rank to craft upgraded Star Cards. You won’t be able to buy a bunch of Crates, grind everything up into crafting materials, and immediately use them to get super powerful Star Cards. You can only upgrade the ability to craft higher tier Star Cards by ranking up through playing the game. Weapons are locked behind specific milestones. While a select few will be found in Crates, the rest can only be attained by play. Want to unlock a new weapon for your Heavy? Play as a Heavy, and you’ll gain access to the class’s new weapons. Class-specific gear and items can be unlocked by playing as them. As you progress through your favorite class, you’ll hit milestones granting you class-specific Crates. These will include a mix of Star Cards and Crafting Parts to benefit your class’s development.”

Star Wars: Battlefront II is out on November 17 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Have a look at its launch trailer.

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