Star Wars Battlefront Beta Date Announced

Let's be real here, we've all been excited about Star Wars Battlefront for ages, gasped over the gameplay footage and gotten gleeful over any mere mention of the game. We've been desperate to get our hands on it in any shape or form and November is soooo far away.

Well fear not because the beta has finally been announced! And it starts in a fortnight. The beta will be available to Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC (via Origin, obviously) users from October 8th until 12th, so you should probably book that time off work now.

The beta will include three different modes for players to test out:

• Walker Assault on Hoth: Fight in epic 40-player battles as a Rebel to destroy the Empire’s onslaught of AT-AT’s by calling in Y-wing bombers. Or, side with the Empire and protect your walkers while utilizing their mighty weaponry to crush the Rebel objective.
• Drop Zone on Sullust: Escape pods are crashing down and you and your team must fight to control them. With its frantic 8v8 matches, Drop Zone is sure to put your combat and strategy skills to the test.
• Survival Mission on Tatooine: Play alone or with a friend via co-op or split-screen as you battle to hold off waves of Imperial forces including AT-ST’s, TIE fighters, elite stormtroopers and more.

Let us also take this time to remember that it IS a technical test in a BETA, so no doubt there will be bugs and server tests etc.

There's lots of addition information and an FAQ available on the official website, so head on over there to take a look.