The original Star Wars Battlefront just got online multiplayer support on Steam

If you've been looking for an excuse to pick up Star Wars Battlefront up again, you know, 16 years after it was released, now's the perfect time; entirely unexpectedly, developer Pandemic Studios' much-loved space shooter just got its online multiplayer mode restored on Steam.

The original Star Wars Battlefront (not to be confused with DICE's 2015 shooter of the same name) released all the way back in 2004 on PS2, Xbox, and PC, giving players the chance to battle their way to victory across a selection of familiar Star Wars locales - fighting from the perspective of either the Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire, Galactic Republic, or the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and utilising multiple classes and vehicles.

Alongside a variety of solo modes, Star Wars Battlefront originally supported multiplayer - for up to 64 participants depending on platform - through LAN connections and via online play. However, official online support disappeared along with multiplayer service provider GameSpy, which shut its doors completely in 2014. As such, the version available for purchase on Steam since last year has, until now, been a strictly solo affair.

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