Unnamed Project on Hold; Force Unleashed 3 cancelled?
Well, looks like we are back on the speculation board after Star Wars Celebration V was kind of a let down, with no announcement of our awaited Battlefront 3.
On the other hand, according to a rumor by Kotaku.com, the new President of LucasArts is on a rampage. Yup, that’s right.. apparently there was a Force Unleashed 3 that was already in production and President Paul Meegan ripped the plug out on it. This would probably explain the sudden departure of Haden Blackman.
The interesting part of this rumor report is the fact that there is another unnamed project that is currently “on hold” that was supposed to be released next year… hmmmmm… Battlefront 3 perhaps?
We will be following this rumor very closely! Stay tuned and post your comments!
“New Lucasarts president Paul Meegan certainly isn’t wasting any time. Barely two months into the job and we hear he’s already swinging the axe and cancelling high profile sequels.
If you were wondering why it was strange that Force Unleashed II creative director Haden Blackman would leave mid-project, this may explain things: according to sources at Lucasarts, Meegan has cancelled a third Force Unleashed game that was already in development, and members of Force Unleashed II’s team (though we’re not sure exactly how many) will be shown the door once that game ships.
Another unnamed project, due to ship next year, has avoided the axe, but has been “put on hold” while developers have been told to “expect management and reporting changes”. Those changes are down to the departure of Blackman, who as work was winding down on Force Unleashed II had been leading development on this secret project.
These sources say “morale and productivity are at all-time lows” since Meegan took over, with most Lucasarts developers only finding out about Force Unleashed II’s cancellation on the PSP by reading it on gaming news sites.
We’ve also been told that another sweeping change made by Meegan is that the majority of “external” development of Lucasarts properties is coming to an end, with BioWare’s Old Republic MMO to be the last game not developed internally at Lucasarts. That would presumably mean, for example, no more LEGO Star Wars or LEGO Indiana Jones titles after the upcoming LEGO: Clone Wars, as those have all been handled by Traveller’s Tales.
So, yes, if this is all indeed correct, big changes are afoot at the house that Star Wars built. Lots of them bad news for the developers currently there, but looking at the big picture, the silver lining could be that such drastic shake-ups could be exactly what’s needed at a publisher and developer that, courtesy of its licenses and history, should be doing a lot better both commercially and critically than it currently is.”
Source: Kotaku.com
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Take that TFU!! Galen Marek’s ass just got owned by 1.000.000 battlefront followers.
I don’t know if this is any help but a few years ago, their was an interview with George Lucas in which they showed him on his PS2 playing Star Wars Starfighter. If he has a PS2 he most likely had or has BF2 and i don’t think hes gonna let BF3 go so quickly.
Guys dont you think that BF3 is the perfect example of avoiding the axe?
Exactly.
Well it has gotten the axe alot of times with other developers. so no its really not
I dont think so,actually they are working on BF3 yet.I mean,why lucasarts itself didnt come out straight from the door and blow the whistle about what happened to BF3,they never said it was cancelled.Hopefully,this secret project for next year is BF3 and I assure you that it will come out since they made real servers for BF3 at gamespy and they are still running since then.
The only reason BF3 has gotten the axe with so many developers is their own doing. They keep trying to push the game into places it cant go. One developer tried giving it insane graphics with 100 player online…..really? MAG is the only game to pull off a huge # of online players and they made huge sacrifices for it. They need to stop being so ambitious and just make a good old Battlefront game. FYI I could fight the battle of Hoth everyday and never get tired of its epicness.
It has never gotten the axe and when FR’s BF3 was dead,they said that it was period and it wasn’t completely out of the picture.I dont think that if they are overly ambitious,they would cancel a project they have been working for years.If it really takes ambition,they would have given it more time and work for a perfect BF3 and yeah we want a full epic BF game with full of ambitious work and that what we have been expecting the most.It is just the laziness and lack of effort which causes failure.
Aren’t the Battlefront III servers still up?
Yes they are.
If they are still online,that would probably explain that the secret project is BF3 XD.
i hope so
Bad news, but I an see it from his point of view. Why make a TFU3 when TFU2 hasn’t been completed? Why risk something like what has happened with Free Radical, where a AAA game collapses with a company? Better to do it yourself, so I say that, for the immediate future, he’s going in the right direction.
It also means that if Rebellion still has the rights to BF3, then BF3 will be the last Battlefront game developed third-party. No more “Squadron” titles.
WHAT!!
I am extremely disappointed at another convention anxiously waiting for a SWBIII. I’m surprised that they were planning another Force Unleashed game. The Battlefront series has always been successful when it came to game sales.
If the Meegan guy is a huge fan of the Battlefront III series, I’m glad. Maybe he wants to finish what Radical Games started on the game. Remove all those horrible Lego Star Wars games!!
I wonder if Gamescom will bring us some hope of another Star Wars Battlefront game.
Well I didn’t think the first 2 lego games were that bad… but I don’t think they need to keep on draining a franchishe for cash, not even the “complete saga” was a necesary release. However eventhough I enjoyed the first 2 games I still can’t forgive the first one for spoiling the ending of Revenge of the Sith… I mean seriously why release a game the covers episodes 1,2, and 3 before the final movie of the saga (Ep. 3) is even released!?
hey! no more lego star wars? I like them
Me too
F**** lego stawars.
F* lego starwars + 1
+2
+billion
no offense, but i liked them about the first two years they were out, but not anymore.
How could you like Lego Star Wars? I liked some of the cut scenes but the game felt to repetitive and boring after a while. If they are basing the next lego game on the Clone Wars series, it will a complete failure.
If you played this game, you will realise how bad the new Lego Star Wars Game will be:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/starwarstheclonewarsrepublicheroes/review.html
Don’t get me wrong, I do like the new TV Series, it’s the horrible games they are making for the Clone Wars.
BRING BACK BATTLEFRONT III!!!!
Star Wars the Clone Wars Republic Heroes is a bad game but
I’m just 12 years old
true coz it is short and too easy
This is f****** Great.
Second that, maybe this guy will straighten them out and say why the heck haven’t you idiots made another battlefront yet!!
This boy could be our last hope.
no…… There is another..
@starwars4ever
and what may that be?
He quoted it from star wars lol.
Something so bad is making everything else better(A.K.A)I run around the house happy like a freaken idiot!!!!!
@Stuart
Damn. I was hoping he actually had another rumour
I hope this new president is in the side of all Lucas Arts fans that have been waiting for LA to return to making the great games it once made in the early 2000′s. I am extremely glad that LA might be done with the Lego games, because they were never meant for hard core games and Star Wars fans. If he is in the same side as us fans, then he might be looking at bringing back Republic Commando, Jedi Knight, KOTOR, and most importantly, Battlefront series back from the storage room. I am guessing that the secret project was probably the Star Wars: Legends. I don’t mind them making a TF3 as long as it comes after all the other series are revived and have at least 2 new games under their belt.
What are you talking about KOTOR for? We already have that! Its called Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s like KOTOR 3-20 lol
I dont see why people dont want to see force unleashed 3. i think force unleashed is the third best series lucasarts has made, behind battlefront and jedi knight of course. it is still a good game sure it is a lot different than those other series because it is not a first person shooter but you have to agree it has a better story than battlefront. I perdect the next star wars game lucasarts will announce will be a new 1st person shooter series not another battlefront, jedi knight, republic commando, or force unleashed.
good storyline? sure. Good gameplay? NO! I hated that game. It was crap.