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'''''Star Wars: Battlefront III''''' is an in development [[first person shooter|first]]/[[third-person shooter|third-person]] [[Shooter game|shooter]] [[video game]] to be the fourth in the [[Star Wars: Battlefront (series)|''Star Wars: Battlefront'' series]].<ref name="BF3GS">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6202680.html?sid=6202680&part=rss&subj=6202680|title=Star Wars: Battlefront III surfaces|last=Thorsen|first=Tor|date=December 30, 2008|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> It would be the sequel to ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''.
'''''Star Wars: Battlefront III''''' is an in development [[first person shooter|first]]/[[third-person shooter|third-person]] [[Shooter game|shooter]] [[video game]] to be the fourth in the [[Star Wars: Battlefront (series)|''Star Wars: Battlefront'' series]].<ref name="BF3GS">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6202680.html?sid=6202680&part=rss&subj=6202680|title=Star Wars: Battlefront III surfaces|last=Thorsen|first=Tor|date=December 30, 2008|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> It would be the sequel to ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''.


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== Development ==
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On September 29, 2006, [[Computer and Video Games]] (CVG) magazine claimed that [[Free Radical Design]] was developing the game, however, neither Free Radical Design nor [[LucasArts]] have officially announced this project to be ''Star Wars: Battlefront III''.<ref name="cpu_and_VG">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=146932|title=Free Radical scoops Battlefront|date=September 29, 2006|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref><ref name="gamespot_nextgen">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6156330.html|title=LucasArts, Free Radical going next-gen|last=Thorson|first=Tor|date=August 23, 2006|publisher=[[Gamespot]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> A "''Secret Lucasarts Project''" was also listed on the Free Radical Design soon thereafter.<ref name="secret_project">{{cite web|url=http://www.frd.co.uk/game6/pressRelease.php |title=LucasArts Joins Forces with Free Radical Design to Create New|date=August 23, 2006|publisher=[[Free Radical Design]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref>

Confirmed Release Date by Lucasart: February 19, 2010 for the Playstation 3 games console only<ref name="Battlefront III release date confirmed!">{{cite web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/whatsnew/index.html|publisher=[[LucasArt)|The Wire]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref>.
George Lucas, a pioneering backer for blu-ray, maintained that the HD graphics associated with the new game would only be appreciated on a PS3.<ref name="Battlefro III on Blu-ray only">{{cite web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/whatsnew/index.html|publisher=[[LucasArt)|The Wire]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> A spokesperson from LucasArt says "We understand that many people have enjoyed playing battlefront on the Microsoft X-box 360 platform and we are still considering a release on the X-box platform. We will not however be releasing the game for the wii due to the HUD graphics."<ref name="Xbox release possible for battlefront yet">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=210196|title=Pandemic: 'We're not making Battlefront III'|last=Andy|first=Robinson|date=2009-03-10|publisher=computerandvideogames.com|accessdate=2009-03-10|quote=''</ref>

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[[Kotaku]], a video game [[blog]], allegedly received information from a former LucasArts employee that ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'', along with other rumored games, were in the creation process.<ref name="the_wire">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewiire.com/news/1371/1/Former_LucasArts_Employee_Outlines_Company_Projects|title=Former LucasArts Employee Outlines Company Projects|last=Wilcox|first=Skylar|date=June 7, 2008|publisher=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> Later on July 8, 2008, ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' was listed on [[Amazon.com]] as being released for the [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] on March 15, 2009 but the listing was later removed.<ref name="kotaku_swbf3">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023156/amazon-shows-star-wars-battlefront-iii-coming-to-everything-under-the-sun-in-2009|title=Amazon Shows Star Wars Battlefront III Coming To Everything Under The Sun In 2009|last=McWherter|first=Michael|date=July 8, 2008|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> On October 2nd, 2008, [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OLFC]] listed ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' for the Nintendo DS with a [[Video game content rating system|E 10 rating]] for mild animated violence. The classification had been filed by [[Activision Blizzard]].<ref name="classification">{{cite web|url=http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=1&sDateFromY=1970&sDateToM=10&sDateToY=2008&record=230327|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 3 rating|publisher=[[Office of Film and Literature Classification]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref>
[[Kotaku]], a video game [[blog]], allegedly received information from a former LucasArts employee that ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'', along with other rumored games, were in the creation process.<ref name="the_wire">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewiire.com/news/1371/1/Former_LucasArts_Employee_Outlines_Company_Projects|title=Former LucasArts Employee Outlines Company Projects|last=Wilcox|first=Skylar|date=June 7, 2008|publisher=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> Later on July 8, 2008, ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' was listed on [[Amazon.com]] as being released for the [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] on March 15, 2009 but the listing was later removed.<ref name="kotaku_swbf3">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5023156/amazon-shows-star-wars-battlefront-iii-coming-to-everything-under-the-sun-in-2009|title=Amazon Shows Star Wars Battlefront III Coming To Everything Under The Sun In 2009|last=McWherter|first=Michael|date=July 8, 2008|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref> On October 2nd, 2008, [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OLFC]] listed ''Star Wars: Battlefront III'' for the Nintendo DS with a [[Video game content rating system|E 10 rating]] for mild animated violence. The classification had been filed by [[Activision Blizzard]].<ref name="classification">{{cite web|url=http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=1&sDateFromY=1970&sDateToM=10&sDateToY=2008&record=230327|title=Star Wars: Battlefront 3 rating|publisher=[[Office of Film and Literature Classification]]|accessdate=2009-01-13}}</ref>

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Star Wars: Battlefront III
File:Star Wars Battlefront III.png
Publisher(s)LucasArts
SeriesStar Wars: Battlefront
ReleaseTBA
Genre(s)Action, Third/first-person shooter

Star Wars: Battlefront III is an in development first/third-person shooter video game to be the fourth in the Star Wars: Battlefront series.[1] It would be the sequel to Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron and Star Wars: Battlefront II.

Development

On September 29, 2006, Computer and Video Games (CVG) magazine claimed that Free Radical Design was developing the game, however, neither Free Radical Design nor LucasArts have officially announced this project to be Star Wars: Battlefront III.[2][3] A "Secret Lucasarts Project" was also listed on the Free Radical Design soon thereafter.[4]

Kotaku, a video game blog, allegedly received information from a former LucasArts employee that Star Wars: Battlefront III, along with other rumored games, were in the creation process.[5] Later on July 8, 2008, Star Wars: Battlefront III was listed on Amazon.com as being released for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable on March 15, 2009 but the listing was later removed.[6] On October 2nd, 2008, OLFC listed Star Wars: Battlefront III for the Nintendo DS with a E 10 rating for mild animated violence. The classification had been filed by Activision Blizzard.[7]

On December 28, 2008, renders of Star Wars characters surfaced from a laid off employee of Free Radical, bearing the Star Wars Battlefront III watermark.[1] Further leaked artwork hints that a dark-side rendition of Obi-Wan Kenobi may be featured in the game.[8]

Soon after on January 15, 2009, gameplay footage was leaked from a Free Radical in-house showing from November 2008. It showed seamless ground to space maps, new units, maps, and faster overall gameplay, and was branded with the Free Radical Design logo.[9] The leaked footage and pictures revealed that the engine of Battlefront III is graphically far superior than its predecessors. Furthermore the footage featured cutscenes and appeared to place more emphasis on storyline elements while still retaining the trademark style of gameplay. The footage was later pulled on IGN after Lucas Arts demanded it be removed as it is "the intellectual property of Lucasfilm and [has] been posted without permission".[10] A former employee of Free Radical Design later sat down to an interview with IGN. Regarding the technology to seamlessly travel from air to space the ex-employee stated, "It's dead. The stuff in the video of going from the ground to air to space to orbit is the tech that is dying with us".[11] Free Radical Design announced that they lost the rights to develop Star Wars: Battlefront III in October, prior to them going into administration. The game had been in development for two years.[12]

Speculation led to Pandemic Studios as taking over the project, however a recent post made by a company spokesperson on the official Pandemic Studios forums refuted that speculation.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Thorsen, Tor (December 30, 2008). "Star Wars: Battlefront III surfaces". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  2. ^ "Free Radical scoops Battlefront". Computer and Video Games. September 29, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ^ Thorson, Tor (August 23, 2006). "LucasArts, Free Radical going next-gen". Gamespot. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  4. ^ "LucasArts Joins Forces with Free Radical Design to Create New". Free Radical Design. August 23, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  5. ^ Wilcox, Skylar (June 7, 2008). "Former LucasArts Employee Outlines Company Projects". The Wire. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  6. ^ McWherter, Michael (July 8, 2008). "Amazon Shows Star Wars Battlefront III Coming To Everything Under The Sun In 2009". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  7. ^ "Star Wars: Battlefront 3 rating". Office of Film and Literature Classification. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  8. ^ Crecente, Brian (2009-01-16). "Here's Star Wars Battlefront III's Sith Kenobi". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  9. ^ "Leaked SWBF3 Gameplay Footage". Kotaku. January 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  10. ^ "Star Wars Battlefront III Footage Pulled". IGN. 2009-01-20.
  11. ^ Thomsen, Michael (2009-01-16). "What Happened to Star Wars Battlefront III?". IGN.
  12. ^ Graft, Kris (December 18, 2008). "Source: Free Radical Locked Up". Edge Online. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  13. ^ Andy, Robinson (2009-03-10). "Pandemic: 'We're not making Battlefront III'". computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10. As of right now I can say Battlefront 3 is not currently at Pandemic. While I know the title seems to be up in the air from all the buzz around the web... Lucas Arts will be the only one knowing where the title is at right now.
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