On the day that LucasFilm has decided to ditch new episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Kotaku has used its Jedi powers to unearth information about a brand new downloadable game named Star Wars: First Assault. The first-person shooter – which was originally spotted on Xbox Live Arcade last year – is currently in production at LucasArts, but may never see the light of day due to the developer’s uncertain status under new owner Disney.
According to the publication, the multiplayer title puts you in the space shoes of ordinary soldiers, and sees you compete in 16-player skirmishes across various maps set in the Star Wars universe. The game was supposedly conceived as a test-bed for the long overdue Star Wars: Battlefront III, which LucasArts had intended to take under its wing if the Unreal Engine-powered download performed well.
Kotaku claims that a beta for the title was supposed to take place last year, which explains why its information was uncovered on Microsoft’s marketplace. However, whether it will actually release at this point is unclear. Apparently, the development team is still working on the game, though the studio is unsurprisingly losing talent as Disney dawdles on the project. Is this something that you’d be interested in playing? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source kotaku.com]
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It doesn't look particularly exciting, does it? Outside of the Star Wars setting, I wonder what's supposed to set this part from the throngs of other first-person shooters on PS3.
Are you serious? Disney's going to kill my dream shooter. Un-freaking-believable.
@NintendoNaut It's not looking good.
@get2sammyb I knew nothing good could come of Disney taking possession of the IP. I've been wanting a Star Wars-based online shooter for years.
I couldn't care less about this, just give me Star Wars 1313. I lost interest in SW games years ago, but 1313 makes me want to dive back in. Too bad we may never see it, thanks to Disney.
@ThatOneBlackGuy 1313 looks great. What I really want, even more than this game, is a new entry in the Jedi Knight series.
@NintendoNaut @ThatOneBlackGuy According to this article, Star Wars 1313 may not release either.
@get2sammyb Haha. Brilliant. (-_-; )
@NintendoNaut Now that I think about it, Force Unleashed was my last SW game. I wouldn't mind seeing a third installment.
@ThatOneBlackGuy I'll pass on that--Did not like the TFU series.
@get2sammyb Disney is just horrible. They're ruining what could be great games.
From what I can understand — and I'm not a Star Wars boff so don't quote me — it seems like Disney's trying to focus all future Star Wars efforts on the upcoming trilogy. So games like this and 1313 which were clearly designed to riff on the original triolgy are getting closed down. They're doing a similar thing with Clone Wars, right?
@get2sammyb I'm not sure. Clone Wars never really onterested me, so I don't bother to keep up with it.
Thats what iv read. They are looking to capitalize on the upcoming movies and dont want any distractions from "non cannon " projects. I like TFU 1, TFU2 was garbage when it came to story and sales too i think so i dont expect a third.
My interest in playing this would really depend on the price point and whether or not I like the game design is up to par as a MP shooter.
Well, I'd be interested in this if it was a campaign with splitscreen/system link co-op campaign. Even if it was short because it was a downloadable game.
I was interested in 1313 too. Too bad they'll most likely not be released.
Disney needs to get the hell away from Star Wars. So much worse than the Sith... Vader will kill you, but Disney makes you kill yourself.
P.s. Shadows of the Empire remake, please. And movie!
Although id love a Battlefront 3, id kill for a sequel to Republic Commando
Disney taking over Star Wars (which I have adored since it first came out) just makes me laugh.
Lucas claims that he sold the rights because he was sick of all the hate from fans when he changed things. What is funny, is that what the fans hated was him turning it into a kids franchise and losing all the grit (Han shot first!). Selling to Disney is just a death knell to the genre as a whole and a big @#%& you to all the fans! It is his final revenge.
I really hope that 1313 sees the light of day, but have no expectation that any good Star Wars content will ever happen again.
The setting above looks great, but if they just do a generic multiplayer FPS with it, then I am not interested.
Did I mention I hate Disney before? I did now. (But I'll forgive them if Star Wars 1313 still releases.)
Also, I'll note, that photo features an AT-AT, and two AT-STs, from the original trilogy, (Along with featuring what appear to be rebel troopers.) so I'm pretty sure it isn't from the clone wars.
Disney has done well with their acquisition of Marvel Comics and I'm pretty sure they'll do well with Star Wars. I loved the TV series Star Wars The Clone Wars so I'm not pleased with them shutting that down because that was one of the most enjoyable animated productions for both adults and children. SW The Clone Wars had a nice balance of dark and serious themes mixed with good story telling and humor.
I did enjoy both The Force Unleashed 1 and 2 but I doubt that there will be a third game..
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