No one's ever really gone.

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EA and DICE's Star Wars Battlefront 2 ended on a high note despite its initial issues, resulting in a dedicated community sticking around in its servers over the years. In 2025, players took things to the next level with the celebratory 'Resurgence Day' event , which aimed to show the powers that be that there's a big enough interest in more Battlefront and generated enough attention to be picked up by games media and industry figures.

This year, 'Resurgence Day' is making a return on 23rd May, and ahead of it, yesterday's Star Wars-themed May the 4th celebrations have already boosted the player count on Steam. At the time of writing, Battlefront 2's 24-hour peak sits at 9,383 on Steam alone (players are also active on the EA App and consoles), a marked improvement over the 2k-3k averages of the past few months.…