What Happened At The Battle Of Jakku?

Lucasfilm and Disney are beginning to release the stories that took place in the Star Wars universe slowly but surely.  One of these reveals will come in the form of a new book that was released today called Aftermath.

                          

This story takes place after the Battle of Endor, where we as viewers, thought that the war was over.  We saw the people of Coruscant tearing down the statue of Emperor Palpatine and cheering.  What we don't see is that immediately after that, Imperial Police swoop in and unload laser canons on the crowd.  The Empire is determined to keep hold of their power.

Chuck Wendig is a popular sci-fi/fantasy author that will be bringing us a trilogy of books, Aftermath being the first, that takes a look at the galaxy far, far away over the last thirty years and will help connect The Return of the Jedi to The Force Awakens.

But back to the title of this entry...what happened at the Battle of Jakku, and that downed X-Wing and Star Destroyer in the background of the movie trailer?  To find out what happened here, you're going to need to be a gamer!

On November 17th, EA and DICE will be releasing Star Wars: Battlefront for the XBox One and PS4.  However, starting in December, they will be releasing a DLC pack for the game that is described as:

[...] the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts on a remote desert planet on the Outer Rim. Taking place in the aftermath of the Rebel victory in the Battle of Endor, players will experience the events that created the massive, battle-scarred landscape of Jakku.

People can pre-order the DLC pack for an early release of December 1st, but will be made available for free to everyone on December 8th.

So are you getting excited for the upcoming movie yet?  If you haven't been, then maybe all of these new stories will start to put you in that mood!  The Force Awakens comes out in theaters December 18, 2015.