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Star Wars Battlefront II
Average Sentiment
0.33
Average Monthly Article Count
8.12
First Article Date: June 2016
Highest Monthly Average Sentiment
0.78
Month: May 2020
Lowest Monthly Average Sentiment
0.01
Month: January 2022
Total Articles Count
739
Most Active Authors
- GR Staff - Game Rant (80 articles)
- Eddie Makuch - Gamespot (63 articles)
- Andy Chalk - PCGamer (58 articles)
Article Source Distribution
Game Rant: 38.02%
Gamespot: 24.63%
PCGamer: 15.97%
Article Count Frequency Trend
Decreasing
Historical Trends of Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront II
Genre: FPS
Mode: Single-player, Multiplayer
Release Date: November 17th, 2017
Description:The Battlefront series features games where two armies from the Star Wars universe, such as the Galactic Republic vs. the Confederacy or the Galactic Empire vs. the Rebel Alliance, engage in battles across various themed maps. Gameplay centers around controlling "command posts" which serve as spawn points and can be captured by standing nearby for a set duration, with vehicles and certain units playing strategic roles. The primary objective is to deplete the opponent's reinforcement tickets or capture all command posts, with specific campaign missions and multiplayer modes offering variations on these general rules.
Historical Trends Summary
Star Wars Battlefront II's journey in the gaming world has been rocky at best. Originally announced/revealed in May of 2016, it quickly garnered attention for its single player campaign and inclusion of characters and content from the newest sequel triology. The game's media coverage and public sentiment have been influenced by its controversial loot crates and ingame content locked behind pay barriers, which has been negatively reflected in its sentiment. The average sentiment has been sporadic, largely due to its lack of coverage in subsequent years to its launch. Overall, Star Wars Battlefront II stands as a warning to the gaming industry to avoid over monetization of its product to avoid widespread condemnation from the gaming community.
Additional Observations
Star Wars Battlefront II has experienced a dynamic journey in the gaming media, marked by 739 articles and an average sentiment score of 0.33. Most of the published articles for the game were concentrated around its release and subsequent updates, as well as the consistent coverage of its loot box controversy.
The game's coverage in the media has seen various fluctuations, reflecting its evolving nature. The game's sentiment has remained generally low, with only brief spikes of high scores providing respite, although this is largely in part to the low article volume.'
Despite the changes in media presence, Star Wars Battlefront II has maintained a negative sentiment among its audience. This is particularly evident during its launch, with the 115 articles covering Star Wars Battlefront II that month only average at 0.48. Despite the removal of paid barriers and the introduction of free content to its player base, the game has largely been unable to recover its public sentiment in the media as its coverage has largely flatlined and the tone invariably negative.
Coverage of the game has fallen significantlly apart from spikes of article frequency around the time of its launch in November 2017, as well as the announcement of the loot box overhall in March 2018. As new titles are released, it is appears a reboot of the Star Wars Battlefront franchise will be needed to inspire further coverage.
Count of Articles by Authors
Source Rankings
Highest Average Sentiment Authors
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1 Heather Alexandra (Source: Kotaku, 28 articles)0.57
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2 Luke Plunkett (Source: Kotaku, 17 articles)0.56
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3 Andy Chalk (Source: PCGamer, 58 articles)0.51
Lowest Average Sentiment Authors
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1 Kevin Knezevic (Source: Gamespot, 11 articles)0.09
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2 GR Staff (Source: Game Rant, 80 articles)0.11
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3 Dalton Cooper (Source: Game Rant, 17 articles)0.13
% of Total Articles by Source
Authors & Source Summary
Star Wars Battlefront II has seen a significant portion of its coverage from Game Rant and Gamespot, together accounting for 62.6% of all articles. Game Rant leads in journalistic diversity with 65 unique journalists, representing 33.70% of the total 193 recorded.
While Star Wars Battlefront II holds an average sentiment score of 0.33, this figure sees variations across different sources. Notably, IGN reports a higher average sentiment of 0.51, exceeding the game's overall average. On the other hand, sources like Game Rant have recorded sentiment scores of 0.17, significantly below the average. This variation in sentiment across different platforms provides a multifaceted view of the game's reception in the media.
Additional Observations
The most prolific authors covering Star Wars Battlefront II include the Game Rant Staff with 80 articles. This is followed by Eddie Makuch from Gamespot and Andy Chalk from PCGamer, contributing 63 and 58 articles respectively. Despite their significant output, these journalists represent only 27% or 201 articles of the coverage, as a wide array of other journalists also contribute to the game's media landscape.
The leading news source in terms of sentiment is IGN with an average score of 0.51, which is 0.18 points above the games average. In contrast, Game Rant and Gamespot have recorded lower sentiment scores, with their majority coverage of the game influencing the overall perception of Star Wars Battlefront II in the media.
Kotaku unsurprisignly has two of the highest sentiment journalists covering Star Wars Battlefront, with Heather Alexandra at 0.57 and Luke Plunkett at 0.56, singificantly above the games average and slightly above Kotaku's average. Unsurprisignly, the lowest sentiment journalists are from Gamespot and Game Rant, with Kevin Knezevic (11 articles) with a shocking low score of 0.09. Given the requirement that authors must have published a minimum of 10 articles to be considered for sentiment ranking, these insights provide a deeper understanding of the game's reception among seasoned journalists.