Spark Unlimited’s Secret Game…. Battlefront 3?
So there hasn’t been much lately in the way of news for Battlefront 3. E3 came up short, as well as Comic-Con… what’s next? Well I have some faith that it may be announced at the upcoming Star Wars Celebration V, which takes place August 12 – 15, 2010.
There was a rumor, well not so much a rumor as speculation, that Spark Unlimited may be doing Battlefront 3. This rumor sparked from this post by NowGamer.com:
“The job ad on Gamasutra requires “a senior gameplay engineer for a 3rd Person Action/Adventure title in a high-profile science fiction franchise currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC markets.”
The successful candidate will also “be tasked with functionality goals to realize the vision for a high profile next-generation property currently in prototype development.” The listing also mentions the Unreal 3 engine.
“Spark requires a senior gameplay engineer”
If this didn’t already sound a lot like the Kinect Star Wars title pre-visualised and shown at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, online super-sleuth Superannuation spotted the LinkedIn profile of Spark employee John Lawrie who lists an “unannounced third person sword fighting game (well known IP, Xbox 360, PS3)” on his CV.”
Anyway, this sparked my curiosity a little bit so I decided to send off an email to Spark Unlimited. I honestly didn’t expect a response, but I did get one back this evening.
Their response was:
“We are the solely the developers of the games. The publishers are the owners of said properties. As such, it is their prerogative as to when to announce a game. I can tell you it is generally a year after we start before a project is announced to the public. So, the game for which are hiring won’t be announce for some time… maybe Comic-Con 2011.
Thanks for inquiring. Sorry we can’t divulge what we are working on.”
So even if it is our beloved Battlefront 3, it looks like we’ll still be waiting awhile before it’s even announced.
Come on Celebration V!!!
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LucasArts has lost a lot of money over the last half of the decade by not releasing Battlefront 3, 4, 5 and so on. The Battlefront franchise could have been released yearly or every other year and milk the franchise for all its worth a la Call of Duty. Instead, LucasArts released sequels for handheld systems which have little online and bad graphics compared to the big consoles. Battlefront 3 needs online!!!
I didnt know there was going to be a 4 5. But anyway i just hope swb3 comes out.
Lucsarts could have been scoring a lot of money by stopping realesing stupid games and starting on releasing games like Star Wars Battlefront 3 and a NEW Monkey Island game…
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And mor Star Wars games
I think BF3 is gonna be online for 360 and PS3 released in 1-2 years, i still have my hopes up, never lose hope! But BF3 should no matter what be a shooter, like a Halo-ish Battlefront!! that’s what i’m talkin about
Actually try playing Battlefield Bad Company 2, It uses almost the exact same concept Battlefront uses, There are different Classes,Engineer,Sniper,Infantry,ect. like battlefront,and it uses the same win thing. Like it shows how many more enemies you have left to kill before winning. and it has the same gametypes as well,Command Posts,Deathmatch,ect
Battlefield Bad Company 2 follows in the foot steps of Battlefield 1942, which came WAY before Star Wars Battlefront. We are talking time of the N64, PS1, and only respectable gaming platform PC. And there are some major differences, one is first person, the other is third person. Sorry, your statement irked me a little. I do hope that SWBF3 comes out. One last thing when ever someone posts BF3, I think Battlefield 3, that is possibly coming out next year or 2012.
Will not buy a PS3 or Xbox console until Battlefront 3 is launch!
I think it will definitely have online, but I don’t think it will be as fun as good ol’ instant action. They just need to improve the AI a bit, you know like actually give them the “I” for intelligence. I always had so much fun roll evading around the battlefront slaughtering hordes of droids…
If you guys make starwarsbattlefront: 3 you will make billions of money. All of my friends at my school and other schools cant wait for battlefront.
@Admin/Nitro, everyone
I have a strong feeling that this game could be Star Wars Republic Commando 2. Notice this game says it is being made on Unreal Engine 3. Star Wars Republic Commando 1 was made on unreal Engine 3!
I think it was Unreal 2… 2005 was a long time ago. Whatever though, I’m up for RC2. Like it or not, it was one of LucasArts better games.
Yea, I concur. RC1 was really lackluster, just like the PSP battlefront games.
I for one don’t want to see RC2. JK4 maybe. BF3 hell yes.
@ vader.
You’re right it was lackluster, and way too short. And I’m still mad it doesn’t co-op. Still though, I like the fact that they took it and tied it together with the novels. Love to see that done more often.
Hmmm..
What if BF3 was unofficially announced?
Like Star Craft 2 was announced unofficially and secretly through a book called: Star Craft: The Queen of Blades. And now that Star Craft 2 trailers are out, it is taken from the book that was released in 2006, way before SC2 was announced.
So what if BF3 was announced in some Star Wars book? And if LA does announce BF3 we will be like: “AWWW THAT WAS THE BOOK?!”
Lol, that’s what I did when SC2 was announced.
@ vader.
About Spark as a Developer, remember that Pandemic never really got too much off the ground. Their most well-recieved game by critics was Mercenaries: Playgrounds Of Destruction. But most of their games were pretty unpolished and lackluster.
@ P dump
Unpolished and lackluster?!
Tell that to the thousands of fans, even millions that like the game. Same can’t be said for say Rebellion or Spark for that matter. As for rebellion their ratings have plummeted, especially after the big hype of AvP.
And as for Spark Unlimited, none of their games have scored above an 8. For example their game Legendary (sounds good huh?) scored a 2.3-2.5 on IGN and a 3.5 on Gamespot. And as for Call of Duty Finest hour, imo, was horrid. The camera angles were bad, really bad.
In other words, Pandemic got work done, and was far more talented than the latter.
@ vader.
I’m not saying that Pandemic’s games weren’t fun, but think about how much room for improvment the Battlefront series has. I mean they were very fun, but it could so much better. Pandemic never really polished the gameplay, but maybe I’ve just been spoiled by exclusives.
I find your lack of faith disturbing, Commander P dump.
@ vader.
Lol. Say something usefull, let’s make this the longest string.
I think the problem with Lucasarts’ developement in the lack of exclusives. Like Republic Commando, KotOR 1&2, Jedi Academy, were only for Microsoft. When was the last time LucasArts made an exclusive?
@P dump
LOL! Longest string…. lol… xP…
Well if you say exclusive, the most recent on is Star Wars Kinect. If that counts the “last time” could have been this E3 2010.
But I think that wouldn’t have anything to do with BF3 at all. IMO of course.
But if the Gamespy was real, which it had to be if Gamespy themselves dubbed the program illegal, then we should see the game within a year or so.
ya but it also said a 3rd person shooter republic commando was a 1st and its gunna b messed up with a sequel to it being 3rd person dont u think
ya republic commando was a fps and the description on spark unlimiteds site said “3rd person action/adventure” now if im certain that sounds a lil to a long way off of republic commando dont u think?
Its a 3rd person shooter that they are developing not a first person. RC was a first person. Battlefront is a 3rd person shooter.
I’ve totally lost hope….I believe the battlefront series is dead and forgotten….Star Wars is slowly dying. And the games are dying with it.
I disagree, even with no Battlefront. LucasArts still has Bioware, one of the best game developers of all time, to keep them bolstered. SWTOR will be a hit and might even challenge WoW… I hope, because I hate WoW with a passion.
@ MillerTime30.
YES!!! It’s Cool To Hate. I don’t really like MMOs, but I really HATE WoW.
You should try Star Wars Galaxies,its a dying game,but it is amazing. I still say people need to stop bitching about the NGE.
Hopefully Celebration V or at least August will at least tell us BF3 is in the works. I don’t care when the release date is or the price, I WANT THIS GAME!!!
What if the sci fi world is Warhammer 40.000? Or anything like it…
There’s already two 40, 000 games in production so I don’t think a new one is around the corner.
I will not buy another lucas arts game until they release BF3
I can’t believe this game hasn’t come out yet. Was it not the best selling starwars franchise of all time? My brother and I have been waiting a long time to once again battle it out in epic fashion. That once leaked video filled me with so much joy, but now I am starting to loose hope. I hope August will be the month that at least confirms its in works. i I have to wait till 2012 so be it, I just want to know its coming.
Not only a critical audience but an awaiting……BF3 fans are we “awaiting”?
Thanks P dump fro the link
“to bring to life a Triple-A game for an awaiting, highly critical audience”
I think since that one guy’s LinkedIn page describes it as a 3rd person swordfighting game pretty much confirms its not BF3. I know there were Jedis in BF2, but it is still described as a third person shooter and not third person ‘swordfighter’. I think if it was Battlefront 3 his linkedin would describe it as 3rd person shooter. And to be honest thats good news because I don’t think I could wait another year of waiting for BF3 announcement without pulling my hair out. Hopefully it is finally announced at Celebration V…
it says “3rd Person Action/Adventure title” not a 3rd person sword-fighting game so it still does not mean BF3 but their is still hope!
I say 2011 is the year for battlefront 3
thumbs up fellow fans we just have to hope