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As part ofthe announced 2016 downloadable content plansforStar Wars Battlefront,EA and DICE are delivering the games first major free update of the year on Wednesday, bringing a host of changes to the gameplay and a few requested additions to the experience. The major changes to the game in todays patch include the ability for players to now set up private matches, while new daily challenges have also been added to the game to incentivize players to come back each day to tackle new goals....

Our early impressions say there’s plenty to love, but some reason for concern. With that in mind, heres what weve found does and doesnt work in the game so far. (The pace ofBattlefrontis maintained by not penalizing players with much of a time-out before re-entering the fray). The maps So far, most ofBattlefronts multiplayer maps have been a treat to explore. New pathways and areas reveal themselves as the focus of battle shifts locations from game to game....

TheBattlefrontseries began in 2004 and returns courtesy of EA and DICE, the makers of theBattlefieldfranchise. After that, I had seen what felt like every possible scenario take place. Battlefront has a depth of game modes, but only a few have much depth. The solo or two-player cooperative wave-based missions pit Rebel players against an onslaught of increasingly aggressive Imperials. Its especially rewarding on higher difficulties, so skip straight past the cakewalk default mode....

Entertainment Geekly: Suddenly every movie franchise is about aging and dying. Wasnt all bad, right? Some of it was… pretty good? Credit: Everett Collection; Lucasfilm Han Solo,Star Wars: The Force Awakens Time takes everybody out. Rocky Balboa,Creed I feel young. Middle-aged Captain Kirk,Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Dude, Im 35 years old. If it hasnt happened already, it aint gonna happen. One of the biggest critical-commercial successes of 2015 is about a 69-year-old widower who never sees his son....

(Hint: it’s not BB-8). His top choice of robot? C-3PO, which Kennedy notes is probably the closest thing to what NASA has created with their own work. Credit: Lucasfilm He also gives praise to R2-D2. We can build an R2 today and a lot of what it does is perfectly possible, says Kennedy. And what about the newest darling of theStar Warsuniverse? BB-8 may be the cutest droid yet, but thats not so practical from NASAs standpoint....

Mums still the word onStar Wars Episode VIII. Luckily,The Force Awakensis out on DVD soon, launching its stars on another press tour. Ridley was asked to compare her experiences working on the two films. Credit: Luca Teuchmann/WireImage Theyre honestly two very different things, Ridley said. I felt like I pushed myself beyond boundaries I thought I had. Now I feel more together and present. Now I look at things and think, how are people going to react to that?...

A non-spoiler parent’s guide to the PG-13 movie. There are a few things you may want to consider in advance. Its a good question. Credit: Francois Mori/AP And everybody may have a different answer. You know the one. In the vast world of science fiction, action violence could encompass anything from blasters going pew-pew-pew toAlienchestbursters. Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The age designation of 13 doesnt really help. Heres a guide that may help you decide....

(Given the extreme anticipation, the event was kept hush-hush to avoid any gate-crashing.) One person was conspicuously absent from the list: Mark Hamill. could have been the very first question. Credit: Eric Ray Davidson for EW; Lucasfilm Heres the rundown of the live press conference. (Times are all Pacific.) 2:23 Mindy Kaling is the surprise moderator for the event! Why did you want to do these movies? is Kalings first question....

The wait is over. In a way, Abrams has accomplished exactly what he did with 2009sStar Trek. If anything, the shoes were far bigger to fill this time around. Credit: David James/Lucasfilm Suddenly, I was 13 again. Mercifully, theres not a single mention of taxation or trade routes. (Theres also BB-8, that rolling gyroscopic weeble that, if possible, may out-cute R2-D2.) That may sound like a whole lot of confusing new characters to keep straight....

Obviously this concept image tilts toward the fantastical. Still, Disney has said it does represent some of the attractions that will be included. There’s our old friend, that one-of-a-kind droid, BB-8, ensconced as his co-pilot. Disney/Lucasfilm 3 That doesn’t mean there won’t be vintage elements. (Or, at least, it’s a ship very much like that one.) 5 This circular courtyard appears to have a large beast of burden standing at the bottom....

The Force is strong with Rick Rubins turntables. The album lands Feb. 19on iTunes, followed by a physical release March 18. Hear three tracks below, via Apple Music. Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images NR-G7 R2 Where R U? Cantina Boys See the full track list below. Star Wars Headspacetrack list 1. C-3POs Plight by Kaskade 2. Force by TroyBoi 4. Cantina Boys by Baauer 5. Jabba Flow (feat. A-Trak) [Rick Rubin Re-Work] by Shag Kava...

Including ‘The Force Awakens.’ The other day I was on Hollywood Boulevard for the red carpet premiere ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens. I think a sense of spirituality, he said. Credit: Lucasfilm At the core of this is the idea of the Force. Theres more than what we see. Theres more than the material world. Luscasfilm He remembered working on those original movies, a long time ago. It was all about fun, he said....

While official character posters forThe Force Awakensdebuted this week looking toward the future, a new officially licensed piece of artwork has an eye to a not so long time ago in honoring the franchises past. Bottleneck Galleryis now offering aStar Warsposter that highlights classic moments and characters fromA New Hope,The Empire Strikes Back, andReturn of the Jedi.The 36 x 24 inch print by artist Grzegorz Domaradzki (a.k.a. Gabz) is organized in three sections, with Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine looming large over their respective rivals....