Yet, the dedicated team at DICE not only stayed with the game but brought it back from the brink of death. Overnight, Battlefront 2 became the poster child for greedy publishers and monetization practices in video games, which irrevocably destroyed the game’s reputation. Do you remember when Star Wars: Battlefront 2 released? It was almost three years ago and the impact of the game’s initial design and implementation of loot boxes created huge waves throughout the gaming industry.