Star Wars: Battlefront had 9M gamers battling for the Empire and Rebel Alliance

Electronic Arts’ first jump into a new era of Star Wars is off to a strong start.

The publisher revealed today that its Star Wars: Battlefront shooter from developer DICE had more than 9 million players take part in its free online multiplayer test across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. That’s a lot of Rebels and Imperials doing battle on Sullust and Hoth, and it’s a good sign that a lot of consumers are interested in what could end up as one of EA’s biggest releases of the year.