If the reports are true, then it appears that Spark Unlimited, the studio behind Legendary: The Box and Call of Duty: Finest Hour, may be working on the next game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. According to a thorough compilation of job listings and Linkdin profiles on PlayStation Lifestyle, not only is Spark Unlimited working on a high-profile sci-fi sequel, but also it’s apparently slated to arrive later this year.
The job listing calls for “a senior combat designer for a 3rd Person Action/Adventure sequel in a high-profile science fiction franchise currently greenlit for full production development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC markets.” LinkedIn profiles reveal that the project, supposedly in development for the last three years, will also be running on the Unreal Engine and Kynapse AI middleware, and may have had some sort of sword fighting mechanics. It makes total sense that a third-person action game set in the Star Wars universe would indeed have sword fighting, and we can’t think of too many other high-profile sci-fi shooter sequels that would include swords.
While Star Wars: Battlefront III is still anything but confirmed, fans have been clamoring for another game in the series for years. A true current generation entry would potentially make a lot of people happy, and breathe new life into a much-loved franchise.
SOURCE: Rumor: Star Wars: Battlefront III in development at Spark Unlimited, coming this year [PlayStation Lifestyle]
Roguestarkiller
February 08, 2012 at 9:43am
Please cite the original sources for this information. PlayStationLifestyle failed to do so and it has been spreading around the internet as though they made the discovery. Please reference the forums at www.battlefront3.net and the forums at www.gwtor.com All this information was available months and months ago, particularly at www.battlefront3.net. Here's just one link to a single forum post from last October where the details are discussed:http://www.battlefront3.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=442&start=15#p14053 There are countless threads going back last year discussing all these details. I would hate if somebody were to steal a story from OXM and then not credit them.
