20 Most Hotly Anticipated Holiday 2017 Video Games - Ranked

6. Star Wars Battlefront II

star wars battlefront 2
EA

Release Date: November 17 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

The Hype: Though 2015's Battlefront was deemed a content-thin disappointment by many, this follow-up looks set to remedy that, boasting a cinematic single-player campaign, class-based multiplayer, characters spanning all of the Star Wars movies, a more involved dogfight mode, and entirely free DLC with no Season Pass to speak of.

EA and DICE have certainly been saying and showing all the rights things, and though it's probably best to err slightly cautiously until reviews start coming out, Battlefront II seems to be proof that AAA developers can take fan feedback on-board and don't need to nickel-and-dime players every step of the way.

It remains to be seen whether or not the game's loot box system will be a shameless way for EA to recoup all that Season Pass money, so keep an eye out for how it affects the overall multiplayer infrastructure before committing your cash to it.

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