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Star Wars: Battlefront 3

Impressive Battlefront 3 Tech May Never See Light of Day
Written Friday, January 16, 2009 By Dan Webb
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An ex-employee of Free Radical today told Spong that the impressive Battlefront 3 footage we posted yesterday was in fact legit, but chances are that version may never see the light of day.

The tech in yesterday's video showed off some pretty impressive transition capabailities, but the former employee states that they won't be included in the final game. He states "It's genuine. However, it's my understanding that the game's been passed to a new developer, but the tech that allowed you to fly from the ground, to air, to orbit, to space dies with Free Radical's involvement. The new developer will be making it a cutscene every time you want to transition from ground to space."

If you missed the footage yesterday, check it out here, but don't get your hopes up too high, the finished product seems like it could be totally different to that on show.

 

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Comment #1 by coldman1
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:29:21 AM
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Swweeetttt


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Comment #2 by dylan_snyder09
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:32:06 AM
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no, not sweet. we liked that transition lol


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Comment #3 by its delicious
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:33:38 AM
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Wow, cutscenes! Much better, I like not interacting. Can the whole game be a cutscene?


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Comment #4 by Webb [STAFF]
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:34:15 AM
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lol - Definitely #2!!


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Comment #5 by ShirleyPeanut
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:38:29 AM
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should be good either way but the footage did look kinda cool


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Comment #6 by dylan_snyder09
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:38:51 AM
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hell, they should just make a movie out of this. Call it Star Wars or something like that. I'm sure it'd be a big hit. lol


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Comment #7 by Gaagie
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:39:20 AM
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I hate Star Wars xD


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Comment #8 by Setto07
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:40:50 AM
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i cannot wait for this game.i still play swbf 1 and 2


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Comment #9 by cincychaos
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:44:00 AM
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Well, at least the game as a whole hasn't been canned, so that's a step in the right direction. I can deal without that sweet transition as long as the game as a whole still happens and is awesome.


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Comment #10 by ssssssssssssss1
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:44:01 AM
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hahahah agreed oX SnYdErMaN. that is ridiculous, but i still cant wait for it, cut scenes or not for the transition, it still gonna the classic battlefront fun


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Comment #11 by nukefarmer
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:45:07 AM
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ahh but teh video was amazing


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Comment #12 by Greg0fTheDead
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:46:10 AM
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#1 did you even read the article?


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Comment #13 by gingerCHRIS123
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:56:20 AM
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Shame really, the transistion looked great, but at least it has a "new developer" So at least we may get the game!


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Comment #14 by xgonscm2
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 10:58:31 AM
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@12, he was prolly just excited to see a new news topic show up, he jizzed in his pants and that was the first thing that he thought he could right, figured that no one would batter him too badly about his post. so no, i doubt he did.


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Comment #15 by Tarvu
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:01:32 AM
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I shot hot jizz bolts all over the Interwebz when I saw the footage, I just want to know who is holding this technology, and where we can find them.

Unrelated note, would anybody like to join a Militia?


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Comment #16 by xgonscm2
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:02:54 AM
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and to make matters worse,i just read on gamesradar that it is rumoured that pandemic is getting this game back, if it is the same quality they have put out in the last few outings we might as well stop being excited about this one right now.


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Comment #17 by Rogue Gamer 23
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:03:30 AM
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ok now they just fuck up the game. the ones in the video where really the best thing for it, and now i won't buy the final version of this new stupid game which it has become by its new developer.


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Comment #18 by guitarlord
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:07:34 AM
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OMG! Why are they removing the transitions?

Also, #14, im up for joining a militia :P


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Comment #19 by Scaysie
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:11:41 AM
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At least its being released.


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Comment #20 by HJxXiSkull
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:16:27 AM
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At least we know its in development probably a 2010 release.


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Comment #21 by Dead by Don
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:22:30 AM
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The only thing that was remarkable about the game footage was the transitions. It looks like the footage was a bit of corporate sabotage to me now. Show the kind folks what could have been so the new developers have ranks of disappointed fans before they even get their hands on working with the product.

Oh yeah uber fail #1 LoL!


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Comment #22 by JJ Bombay
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:24:08 AM
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You will include the transition tech in the final version. Also, these are not the droids you are looking for.


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Comment #23 by Richmyster6907
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:28:54 AM
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TBH a cutscene or doing it myself I dont care as long as I can kick some A**


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Comment #24 by ninjamoose
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:32:41 AM
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"TBH a cutscene or doing it myself I dont care as long as I can kick some A**"

Egg sackly. Still looks sweet.


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Comment #25 by CDurrant
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:33:20 AM
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damn, that looked pretty damn good, whats the point in a cutscene.


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Comment #26 by fatality292
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:35:21 AM
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well done #22 for your...fabulous?...jedi joke =p


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Comment #27 by MetaKnight15
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:40:45 AM
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Cutscene or not flying from ground to space is still an awesome feature.


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Comment #28 by Dead by Don
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 11:58:53 AM
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@27
I don't think you understand. There is no more flying from ground to space. Now it's get in the spacecraft. Load cutscene. Tada! You're in space


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Comment #29 by ChuckG11
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 12:00:42 PM
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who rally cares about this game it wouldnt be that popular given the numerous other shooters that are way better out there i wouldnt even pick up the box to look at it if it was in the store.


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Comment #30 by Munkeh111
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 12:05:34 PM
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Someone needs to pay Free Radical to finish the game!!!


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Comment #31 by JackOfBlades13
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 01:07:28 PM
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Oh god, they're killing the franchise already...


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Comment #32 by Otaku
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 01:12:41 PM
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As long as they don't cancel it I'll be happy, I'll moan about what's wrong with it later


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Comment #33 by CLAPSTER
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 01:29:53 PM
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Damn I like how it looked in the video. Hopefully they don't make a cutscene to get in a room. :P


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Comment #34 by Paprikeh
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 02:00:31 PM
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Yay more cut scenes during really awesome parts of a game. How awesome would it be to fly from a ground battle up into space into a space battle? That would complete Battlefront. This company is going to ruin it


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Comment #35 by Paprikeh
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 02:04:32 PM
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But I agree with 32 completely. complain later.


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Comment #36 by porkfriedtar
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 02:08:49 PM
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transtition woulda been nice but as long as the game is better than the last one then its good enough for most people, i hope this new developer can make a good game better


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Comment #37 by Sniper07LHS
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 02:47:16 PM
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i hate star wars but i love star wars battlefront!!! make a 3rd one already!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Comment #38 by CienPR
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 03:02:03 PM
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cut scenes dont cut it anymore, I hope that whichever developer does it realizes that this is next gen!!


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Comment #39 by Crabby0525
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 03:23:49 PM
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That's too bad. That video looked pretty sick. Hopefully it'll be better than the last two Battlefront games.


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Comment #40 by xpectsthexpctd
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 04:10:24 PM
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That's too bad, I want to see the best Battlefront they can give us.


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Comment #41 by xGoufx
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 04:25:49 PM
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GAY !!!!!! if its all about makeing the $ then but some good shit for us gamers in it


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Comment #42 by OmarStyles9
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 04:49:36 PM
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@6 , very funny, but anyways Battlefront 3, comeon thats gotta happen


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Comment #43 by chaos186
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 04:58:30 PM
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wow wtf....no transistions


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Comment #44 by Stuffgamer1
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 05:13:19 PM
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If the game does release, and is at least as good at Battlefront 2, I won't care that those transitions are gone. I'm FAR more interested to learn who the new developer is...


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Comment #45 by saints snow
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 06:05:09 PM
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coolzzzzz


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Comment #46 by ][-][illtopDesolater
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 06:55:33 PM
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i'd laugh my ass off if the new "producer" was bungie lmfao. you'd all be wrong, they would make the game a hit lickity split :D lol. the chances of that happening are like, one in a trillion though :(


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Comment #47 by Lordvader178
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 08:17:49 PM
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Seriously, this isn't good. This as wrong, this has gone horribly wrong!!


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Comment #48 by xxXI Dave IXxx
Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 08:44:21 PM
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BBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

For the second time, where is KOTOR3, or a Massive Multiplayer online rpg?

Give us the original three start wars in a next gen version.

Battlefront is about the 6th or 7th on the list of Lucas arts projects I'd like to see.


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Comment #49 by Akatsuki Sw1tch
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 12:11:01 AM
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Im glad it has changed from developer Pandemic to another company considering the utter travesty they've made of Lord of the rings conquest single player campaign, I've had to hold myself back from snapping the disk in half on more than one occasion!


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Comment #50 by strikerzex911
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 12:45:14 AM
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Gay.


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Comment #51 by M1keX
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 05:04:43 AM
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Tbh guys i have no idea why ur all moaning for theres a good chance we'l be getting star wars battlefront 3 now and at the end of the day isn't that what we want ?

Plus the title says it MAY never see the light of day, we don't even know how much % its done so lets wait a few months and see what happens.

Also as a Star Wars fan and a battlefront fan i for one am gald this game is coming out even if it misses a few features cause from the video we saw theres alot going on than just them transistions, one example is the jedi duels we saw.

Lets just wait and see what happens before saying this game is gay ... lol


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Comment #52 by eddie cheeseman
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 06:20:45 AM
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NO WAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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Comment #53 by DM HavoX
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 08:25:35 AM
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That sucks. Here is something cool, now you will never see it. That sucks.


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Comment #54 by XIXTheReaperXIX
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 10:20:43 AM
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Why replace better tech with worse... i think the new developer is that same as those behind: Duke Nukem Forever
Gedit?


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Comment #55 by BlahHaha666
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 @ 11:54:43 AM
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Battlefront game for 360? Cannot wait!


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Comment #56 by Plast1cSp00n
Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 07:03:44 PM
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@29, clearly you underestimate the star wars population, and the general popularity of BF2

either way, a battlefront on 360, is going to be epic :)


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