In what may be the most pleasant case of a game developer going back on a promise ever, EA Motive has announced that Star Wars: Squadrons will be seeing two free content drops before the end of the year, and those will be adding a new multiplayer map, custom matches, and two - count 'em, two - new starfighters to pilot: the iconic New Republic B-wing and the Empire's TIE/d Defender.
EA Motive says it's been "humbled" by players' response to Squadrons, which it says was a "passion project" for the team at Motive. "We wanted to honour the classic games that came before us and provide everything to our players from the start in a nice, neat package", a new post on the official website explains. "But then, we showed the game to everyone and the reception was so much more than we could have hoped for. It only became more intense after release, too, so we couldn't help but start working on something a little extra."
The new content will arrive in two packages. The first, coming November 25, will add a new multiplayer map. That's Fostar Haven, which you'll recognise as the setting for Squadron's prologue mission. The multiplayer version of Fostar is set four years after the campaign, and the residents of the station have made a few 'upgrades' out of distrust of both the Empire and the New Republic.
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