Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2017) is witnessing a mini-renaissance as players flock back to the game. There appears to be an organic movement of players back to the game, possibly related to the solid Star Wars content fans have been getting recently, such as Andor's second season.
Battlefront 2 has seen a resurgence of players on Steam, with the game approaching its all-time peak on the platform. Andor actor Muhanned Ben Amor (Wilmon) recently added fuel to the fire by posting his play time on Battlefront 2 (469 Hours) with the caption "Star Wars gotta give us Battlefront 3... ASAP. Grew up with Battlefront 2 — been a veteran since day one. Let's hope Battlefront 3 happens."
In a recent satirical thread on Reddit about the pressure on EA to make Battlefront 3, former EA developer Mats Helge Holm replied, saying he's eager to create another Battlefront (nice spot, GamesRadar+). Holm is credited as a quality assurance analyst on Battlefront 2 and as an associate producer on the celebration edition of the game.
In response to someone asking which developer said they'd be up for coming back, Holm said, "Me, and having heard around my group of ex-colleagues, we...