Spark Unlimited & Gamespy = Battlefront 3?
News has been pretty dry around here lately, so there’s not a whole lot to report on. A great spot by LucasArts board member RED LEADER 3000, shows that one of this jobs (Multi-player Front-End Engineer) requirements is to have experience with “Gamespy Servers”…
“Experience with online game service APIs, particularly Xbox Live, Sony NP, GameSpy, and Games for Windows Live.”
Now, we all remember the big Gamespy find quite some time ago that revealed that GameSpy had Battlefront 3 listed on their servers and as far as I know they are still there.. Can someone confirm this for me?
This obviously doesn’t necessarly prove anything, but it does help solidify our belief that Spark Unlimited’s super secret project is Battlefront 3.
This question was also recently posted on Spark Unlimited’s site:
QUESTION: Can you guys inform me if your project will support gamespy as a booth for online gameplay? Please dont tell me that the answer has to come from the publisher because the question doesnt reveal or expose anything what youre working on. Thanks, James
ANSWER: I cannot release any details about the project which is not already revealed on the website. Such middleware licensing relationships are amno for the marketing and PR folks. You will have to wait for the publisher announcements of such details. From my experiences, I tend to see publishers rollout out such tidbits of information month by month to build awareness and anticipation of a game prior to release. I can’t blow a hole in the publisher’s marketing plans by telling you now.
Hmmm… suspicious? Lets hear your thoughts and opinions!
*UPDATE*
Adrian:
“I tend to see publishers rollout out such tidbits of information month by month to build awareness and anticipation of a game prior to release”
That is excactly what we have seen with the events of gamespy servers. And yes, the gamespy servers is still online, alive and well! They have gamekeys, that is almost like the game is 100% real.
Thanks for confirming!
Thanks to James for asking the question and RED LEADER 3000 for the great spot.
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i think battlefront 3 should have republic commados does anyone else think so
republic commados should be in battlefront 3 and
I’ve always felt this website should have a page hitcount meter, just to show how many people have a vested interest in this game.
I track all the stats internally.. we’ve had over 1 million unique hits in 2 years.
i bet there is many like me who barely ever talk on here but check out the info on a constant basis.
I was just thinking, would it not be cool if they merged Republic Commando with Battlefront 3? The campaign and story of a Republic Commando game (included are all your trooper modifications and multiple weapons) coupled with the incredible diversity and replay value of the Battlefront VS AI and Multiplayer (as well as jedi, space, and vehicle combat), would be a game of the year candidate for sure.
Just my 2 cents.
Sounds awesome!!! Or maybe have a Repub comm campaign and an era or something too. Or have them as playable units…..definitely awesome!
I would personally like Arc troopers and mandalorians involved somehow too…
Just my 2 republic credits
Why not have the singelplayer as republic commando, and multiplayer as battlefront 3? But still, ad lots of stuff like the other games had, just expanded.
The wait is over in some months, I hope…
i agree and there should be level progression
Good news! A new job has been published! Its called the user interface artist check out the details… User Interface Artist Spark seeks a talented User Interface Artist who design, create and implement UI assets for our console game titles. Creativity, innovation, problem solving and craftsmanship are a must! This artist would be responsible for innovating on a polished look, presenting game information in a clear, understandable manner, and maintaining the highest visual fidelity. Working closely with the Art Director, Designers, Programmers and Producers the UI Artist will shape the visual and functional aspects of the game from concept to implementation. The artist must work with Flash, Scaleform and Unreal to insure a competitive aesthetic in both the look and behavior of the interface. ResponsibilitiesDesign look of UI components: Menus, HUD, Inventory, etc. Design visual concept/prototype of the behavior and flow of the UI in Flash. HUD? Unreal Engine 3 experience wanted ? suspicious! SWBF3!!!
sorry my grammer is terrible
here’s what i think star wars battlefront needs: it needs to enhance there character personilization feature. like make the player make there own team symbol and make the player custimize there own trooper armor by adding unique markings like clone cammander cody. also make the player add items to there armor like those arc trooper skirts (I think the clone trooper skirts are called kama’s) But there is something there ABSOLUTLY HAS TO BE IN BATTLEFRONT III and that is a capital ship were you can explore and be able to launch instant action missions and training simulation that eliminates the need for a main menu!
Like I said on another post:
KOTOR era, TOR era, 1-6 era, Yuzzhan Vong (or however you spell that) War era. Full Mandalorian wars campaign, Death Star Assault mission, flyable K-Wing (those things are awesome), Republic Commando missions, Arc trooper missions, playable Kyle Katarn, Force Unleashed era, interchangeable sides (clones vs. stormies), full customization, armor that takes damage, destroyable environments, massive online battles, sarlaccs and rancors and krayt dragons…customizable guns and lightsabers and jedi and stuff.
And like you said, kamas and pauldrons. And full character customization with hundreds of options for look alone. For each class. And many more guns. And for the space combat to be as good as Rogue Squadron.
Here’s hoping it’s actually battlefront and not “Lego star wars clone wars battlefront: jar jar binks vs nyan cat special edition” =D
In other news, spark has gotten so comfortable with star wars that they’ve started abbreviating it as SW in their posts.
Another hint from Spark’s twitter!
@DarthSantaClaus The only public information is we went into full production about 6 months. No word on the year(s) in preproduction.
YEAR(S)- All the fall-throughs with Pandemic and Rebellion and Free Radical– It is almost guaranteed to be BF3!
Although I wouldn’t mind having a new Jedi Knight game.