More Battlefront unpleasant news: Battlefront Online Binned
Well, our hopes of ever getting a new Battlefront game are diminished even further once again. Kotaku is reporting that the Battlefront Online rumor has been canned already! Even i’m starting to get discouraged… I wish that they would just give us what we all want.
Anyway, check out the article below:
Bad news, Battlefront fans: sources tell us a new entry in the series, in development at SOCOM: Confrontation developers Slant Six, has been canned, and a number of staff at the studio laid off as a result.
Slant Six managing director Brian Thalken told GameSpot “Our current project needs do not align with our current staffing levels”, and confirmed that an undisclosed number of developers had been “temporarily” laid off, in the hopes that they can be re-hired once the studio’s workload is able to support them.
The changes in “project needs” prompting the layoffs are, according to sources close to the studio, the result of Battlefront Online being cancelled by publisher Lucasarts. Apparently Lucasarts has a “stacked 2011 schedule” when it comes to Star Wars games, and wanted Battlefront Online out in 2010 to avoid this crunch. When it became clear last month that the game wasn’t going to make a 2010 release, Lucasarts put the project “on ice”.
So, the game comes and goes without us even getting an official look at it. A pity, but then since so many of you were cautious at the choice of developer for the game, it may not be such a bad thing after all.
Source: Kotaku
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Hey, admin several ex-employee’s from Pandemic have made a new company and are apparently working on an original IP from a major publisher. Could this be Battlefront 3?
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/11/killspace-entertainment-pulling-from-ex-pandemic-eala-working/
thanks for the link i hope it is battlefront 3
@ RAWDOG 262. Thanks for the link. Like to add to it a bit.
The company, Killspace Entertainment, is made up of the remains of a couple studios involved in Star Wars games.
*Pandemic. Of course.
*Obsidian Entertainment. KOTOR 2. These guys made KOTOR 2.
Red 5 is an off-the-wall company of Activision Blizzard, and EALA is Electronic Arts Los Angeles.
@ P dump. So do you think that we are going to be getting any kind of battlefront game. I know you are on this site alot and you know alot about gaming stuff. Ive talked to people from lucasArts and they say its comin but i dont know what to believe.
@drizzy drake. Battlefront 3, Battlefront Online, Battlefront 2.5 (or whatever) we’ll see eventually. But not until at least 2011. The fact that Killspace Entertainment is making iPod and FB games means that their making some Stat Based MMO strategy games(mafia wars ex.).
Here’s what they could be working on: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/99913-Is-an-Apocalypse-Now-Game-in-the-Works
Here’s their website (if ya feel like trying to hack it): http://www.killspace.net/Killspace/Killspace.html
Here’s their biz profile: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/killspace-entertainment
You tell me what their making.
It says they are working on 1) an Original IP with a major publisher. Lucasarts is a major publisher, Battlefront isn’t an original IP anymore since there have been about 4 BF games. The licensed IP could be Battlefront but honestly I doubt it
but wouldn’t they need permision from Lucas???
This is BS!!! Thats what it is. I wonder if Lucas Arts does care about its fans we have enough damned lego games as it is, dont they realize they are falling out of favor. I wonder if they take the time to read forums like these to see what there fans want, because I can guarantee you that there arent may fans looking for lego games. WE WANT ACTION, WE WANT BATTLES, WE WANT CHEWBACCA, well just kidding, but yea F Lucas Arts the only good thing that came out of this was the fact that I fell in love with the Call of Duty franchise.
Why do I even care. LA puts out bad stuff anyhow. Well I’m waiting for something that ACUALLY will come out… Uncharted 3, and other REAL video games. An Star Wars RPG is a must. KOTOR and Battlefront were the best games LucasArts ever made…
But why can’t they see that?
I totally agree they just are selling out now a days. What made them unique is that they went against the norm, now their SOOOOOO! trendy! oh and I might get a PS3 soon idk when I will get it, but I am going to start looking at prices.
i hate this but i wanted the full battlefront 3 over an online only game
damn it.
[insert angry word here]
I just woke up and now I’m in a bad mood!! I hate all this CRAP!!! it’s between a bad economy and stupid companies that make even stupider things!
My new goal and dream in life is to swim with dolphins, because I know in my heart that it’s something I can actually obtain. Apparently it would appears that a team of rocket scientists is required to organize and implement the release of a simple next iteration in a extremely successful video game franchise.
No disrespect to either dumped developers, quite the opposite. Both were ideal in my mind for the job. Freeradical more or less actually completing the project. Then to Lucasarts jerk them around and kick to the curb. To hell with Lucasarts. I hope the next poor sap to get the gig tells Lucasfarts to cram it up there @$$. Until they make amends with one of these two developers and resurrect either perfectly salvageable I’m guessing valiant efforts. I’m through with Lucasarts games period.
They should just rename the game Battlefront: Gameover seeming there’s always something preventing it from coming out
lol i totally agree
Lucasarts = poopy face
Sucish i say i feel shooting everyone at lucas arts
do not harvest hatred young one!
jk im not going to stop u
I dont believe this.First they had free radical working with them and after long years of development they cancelled the game when it is pretty much finished.Then the plague goes to slant six as well.WTH?!.We should contact lucasarts or something.