wraggster
March 12th, 2013, 00:49
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Star Wars: First Assault (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/star-wars-first-assault/), an unannounced game from LucasArts, has been put on hold, Kotaku reports (http://kotaku.com/5989910/leaked-star-wars-game-is-predecessor-to-battlefront-iii-source-says). First Assault was going to host a closed beta in September, with a launch scheduled for this spring, but when Disney bought LucasFilm in September the project was put on hold, the website says.
The September beta timeline agrees with a leaked image (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/star-wars-first-assault-heading-to-xbla-other-digital-distribu/) promoting First Assault on XBLA, uncovered in early October.
Kotaku cites someone "no longer familiar with the goings-on" at LucasArts, but with knowledge of the project for the following information: First Assault was a downloadable, multiplayer shooter supporting up to 16 players in various Star Wars worlds, and was supposed to test interest in a rebuilt Battlefront game. After years of being passed around studios (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/10/rumorang-star-wars-battlefront-iii-not-currently-at-pandemic/), having been nearly completed andcanceled (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/27/this-is-what-happened-to-star-wars-battlefront-3/), starting Battlefront 3 from scratch would probably be a good call.
We've reached out to LucasArts for more information.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/11/rumor-star-wars-first-assault-is-a-multiplayer-shooter-curren/
Star Wars: First Assault (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/star-wars-first-assault/), an unannounced game from LucasArts, has been put on hold, Kotaku reports (http://kotaku.com/5989910/leaked-star-wars-game-is-predecessor-to-battlefront-iii-source-says). First Assault was going to host a closed beta in September, with a launch scheduled for this spring, but when Disney bought LucasFilm in September the project was put on hold, the website says.
The September beta timeline agrees with a leaked image (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/star-wars-first-assault-heading-to-xbla-other-digital-distribu/) promoting First Assault on XBLA, uncovered in early October.
Kotaku cites someone "no longer familiar with the goings-on" at LucasArts, but with knowledge of the project for the following information: First Assault was a downloadable, multiplayer shooter supporting up to 16 players in various Star Wars worlds, and was supposed to test interest in a rebuilt Battlefront game. After years of being passed around studios (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/10/rumorang-star-wars-battlefront-iii-not-currently-at-pandemic/), having been nearly completed andcanceled (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/27/this-is-what-happened-to-star-wars-battlefront-3/), starting Battlefront 3 from scratch would probably be a good call.
We've reached out to LucasArts for more information.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/11/rumor-star-wars-first-assault-is-a-multiplayer-shooter-curren/