4) Star Wars Rebels Ending After Season 4
The Star Wars Rebels animated series has developed quite a following over the past few years. As a follow-up to the preceding Clone Wars, Rebels follows the rebel crew of The Ghost in a period growing ever closer to the events of A New Hope.
The show’s fans will be heartbroken, then, that Rebels is coming to an end after its upcoming fourth season. At least there’s much to look forward to about the show’s final run though that should ensure it goes out with a bang. Katee Sackhoff’s Bo-Katan Kryze will return before the series ends, while Warwick Davis voices new character Rukh, the bodyguard to Grand Admiral Thrawn. Fans will be also pleased to know that Hera will become a general, in order to tie in with her namedrop in Rogue One.
3) Star Wars Battlefront II Trailer
So, we’ve got the movie and TV sides of the franchise covered, but what about its video games? Well, SWCO also revealed some exciting stuff in that area, too. Namely, it dropped the trailer for the much-anticipated Star Wars Battlefront II.
We also learned some juicy facts about the game’s story. In an effort to counter the criticism of the first entry in the rebooted series, Battlefront II will feature a single-player campaign. Set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, the campaign will introduce a brand new character – Imperial soldier Iden Versio, who leads the elite group called the Inferno Squad. For fans of the classic characters, though, you’ll also be able to play as either Luke Skywalker or Kylo Ren, as well.
In a nice bit of cross-media synergy, the story of the game ties in with an upcoming novel titled Inferno Squad, which is a spinoff/sequel to Rogue One.