A new job listing and CV have suggested that Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is in development at Spark Unlimited, the studio that is most known for creating Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Legendary: The Box.
Along with the job ad is a LinkedIn profile for John Lawrie, former senior software engineer for Spark Unlimited, which lists an "Unannounced third person sword fighting game (well known IP, Xbox 360, PS3)."
A second LinkedIn profile alludes to a "AAA third person shooter using Unreal Engine and Kynapse AI middleware."
So, piece it all together and you've got a 3rd person action adventure sequel set in a high-profile sci-fi universe that has sword fighting and third-person shooting.
Although the Battlefront series certainly fits the bill LucasArts hasn't officially confirmed the project, so it's all educated guesswork/speculation for now.
In 2010 Slant Six Games, which is currently working on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City for Capcom, was linked to the Battlefront 3 project.
Following that Star Wars: Battlefront 3 appeared on GameSpy servers. Everyone cross your fingers.
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mental_mick on 7 Feb '12 said:
Does sound promising...they were great games.
Daminic19 on 7 Feb '12 said:
Yes yes yes! Make it happen i want it.
metallicorphan on 7 Feb '12 said:
I have just finished posting this on Eurogamer about the same article
ensabahnur on 7 Feb '12 said:
It'll be announced as a FPS and a s**t-storm shall follow! The 3rd person bit in the interview is just a red herring.
Mark my words!
KesMonkey on 7 Feb '12 said:
I've really been looking forward to Battlefront III for a long time, but I have no confidence whatsoever in the ability of Spark Unlimited.
Perhaps it'll be like Battlefront II, which allows you to toggle between first person and third person view.
coolpro on 7 Feb '12 said:
The rumours have never gone away ... & this one is old news CVG!
For anyone that wants the latest go here - http://battlefront3.net/
If Spark Unlimited aren't making a Star Wars Battlefront game goodness knows who is & what then, they are making instead?!
The few facts that do exist point to little else. The main thing is that it is probably not going to have 3 in the title. A tweet from Spark has intimated as much.
With the current buzz at the moment around the PC game they could be doing Star Wars Battlefront - The Old Republic. Saves more cannon cock-ups with the movies.
TOKEN on 7 Feb '12 said:
32 players please.
metallicorphan on 7 Feb '12 said:
i hope so,as the last two were 32 players as well(SWBF1 started off as 24 players before an update if i recall correctly),perfect number,any more and it gets messy
Imaduck on 7 Feb '12 said:
OOOooooohohohohohohohohohooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh want
Crossblade_2000 on 7 Feb '12 said:
SW Battlefront is one of my favorite games series of all time, they were actually fun games to play that captured the Star Wars spirit really well. Seems to me like this is a great time to release a third iteration, what with the popularity of Xbox Live and PSN multiplayer games. Kind of a mystery as to why it hasn't happened so far, seems like it's a slam dunk money maker to me.
Come on, somebody make this damn game happen! So long as it's a decent developer, not just a bunch of cash-in hacks.
hi0marc on 7 Feb '12 said:
New year, New battlefront 3 rumours!
El Mag on 7 Feb '12 said:
Bet it'll taste like wasabi.
silent moose on 8 Feb '12 said:
I've tasted wasabi so I certainly hope not
WingZeroSys on 8 Feb '12 said:
Who made The Lord of the Rings: Conquest? That game was basically a LOTR version of Battlefront, or why not get the makers of Warhawk and Starhawk to make it after they've finished making Starhawk?
gavedge81 on 12 Feb '12 said:
Impressive, most impressive, though i'd really like to see Republic Commando 2!
Dralel on 16 Feb '12 said:
PC players left out AGAIN on another great series?
TehSlenderMan on 7 Mar '12 said:
omgomgomgomg can't wait!