wraggster
December 5th, 2012, 22:23
We were not perfect. We made mistakes, but third-parties had a hand in our failure'
Former Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis wants to set the record straight about the canned Star Wars: Battlefront III and its role in his studio’s collapse.
Last week Ellis said Star Wars: Battlefront III was “99 per cent finished”, in an interview withNow Gamer (http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1701703/free_radical_battlefront_3_was_99_percent_finished .html).
A former LucasArts employee who wished to remain anonymous then told GameSpot (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/former-lucasarts-employee-on-why-star-wars-battlefront-iii-failed-6400936) the failure of Star Wars: Battlefront III was largely due to mismanagement at Free Radical.
“This 99 per cent complete stuff is just bullsh*t,” the ex-employee said. “A generous estimate would be 75 per cent of a mediocre game.”
The ex-employee also claimed the developer took resources away from the first half of Battlefront III’s development to finish Haze, which was released in 2008 and was unable to make certain deadlines.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42689/Free-Radical-dev-responds-to-Battlefront-III-allegations
Former Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis wants to set the record straight about the canned Star Wars: Battlefront III and its role in his studio’s collapse.
Last week Ellis said Star Wars: Battlefront III was “99 per cent finished”, in an interview withNow Gamer (http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1701703/free_radical_battlefront_3_was_99_percent_finished .html).
A former LucasArts employee who wished to remain anonymous then told GameSpot (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/former-lucasarts-employee-on-why-star-wars-battlefront-iii-failed-6400936) the failure of Star Wars: Battlefront III was largely due to mismanagement at Free Radical.
“This 99 per cent complete stuff is just bullsh*t,” the ex-employee said. “A generous estimate would be 75 per cent of a mediocre game.”
The ex-employee also claimed the developer took resources away from the first half of Battlefront III’s development to finish Haze, which was released in 2008 and was unable to make certain deadlines.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/42689/Free-Radical-dev-responds-to-Battlefront-III-allegations