There's little question that TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design was working on the unannounced Star Wars: Battlefront III. After the success of the first two titles (developed by Pandemic), it was a no-brainer, and rumors have suggested that the Nottingham, England-based developer was on board for number three.
Now, with artist Richard Smith -- an ex-employee of Free Radical -- posting renders of models from the game on his Web site, it's all been confirmed. While the images were quickly yanked from Smith's site, SWBF3.de snatched up the images, which depict Jawas, Han Solo, and other Star Wars-related things.
With the game rumored to be over two-years in development, completely scrapping it seems like a stretch, so it's likely the game will pop up in some state over the next year or so. Recent rumors point to Rebellion having picked up duties for the title's final touches, having previous Star Wars experience with the PlayStation Portable port of Battlefront II.
[Thanks, John!]
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11:30 AM on 12.30.2008
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If anyone needs me, I'm going to go fire up one of those internet petitions.
1- Artists don't post art like that from unreleased projects unless they want to get murdered by lawyers
2- Free radical stated loss of a lucasarts contract contributed to their collapse, i can't imagine what other contract that would be.
I'm glad that Free Radical is kicking the fucking bucket so that they don't work on this game. Maybe someone good will pick it up now.
Wow, that was as clever and thought-provoking as your user name.
Oh grow up Nick, it was a joke.
Plus, before username bashing. At least I use the name more for the religious implications of it rather than just the villainous name it is linked to.
I'm totally relaxed. If you're going to bite, I'll bite back, that's all! We can still be friends, right?
Off course! *insert shark high-fiving a gorilla here*
After finally being able to washout that terrible taste thtat LOTR: Conquest left me, this is such good news. Can I have it now, plz?
I'll be happy if this game is actually released, I loved the first two titles.