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Kotaku (sources): EA has canceled its open-world Star Wars game
- Thread starter Khanimus
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I'm not so sure,they literally said they were cancelling the Amy Hennig game so they could make it GaaS,which kinda means loot box/microtransaction bullshit if you're EA,lol.
The mobile game Galaxy of Heroes
god the state of SW games is depressing
Right, totally forgot about that one. Yeah, I'm hoping LucasFilms is observing what Marvel is doing, and they implement that strategy going forward.
They'd need more than a 10 year deal to get a single game out anyway.
I mean if EA can get Jedi fallen order out this year, Disney will be ok with it.
Its mobile game (pun) has been strong with star wars so it isn't the end of the world.
2020 for next gen consoles confirmed??
Its mobile game (pun) has been strong with star wars so it isn't the end of the world.
2020 for next gen consoles confirmed??
Marvel so far is only 1 for 3 not including their mobile games. SInce Marvel games was announced we have gotten
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel vs Capcom Infinte
Spider-man
upcoming that we know of we have Ultimate Alliance 3 and the Square-Enix Avengers title that's taking pretty long.
Wise move, the real problem here is that EA announce their games way too soon (probably because of Disney, in this case).
The last two movies (TLJ and Solo) have been hugely disappointing. I don't like the Disneyfication of SW. I don't like EA. Good news all around.
What is EA doing!!! They should have put out a bunch of star wars games by now. There's no way they wouldn't sell.
That EA statement is the best non-confirmation confirmation I've ever seen. They don't even attempt to deny the content of the article.
So, according to the Kotaku article, Frostbite's issues when developing an open world game could have also factored in. It seems the engine simply doesn't work with that kind of games.
So the cancellation is true then. Obviously that doesn't mean there isn't a Star Wars game coming out of Vancouver, but clearly not the project that was initially mentioned.
It was called Star Wars: Battlefront II and we all know how that turned out to be.
You can even re-create the taxation of trade routes dispute from Episode 1, and expand on all the exciting bureaucracy at work scenes while you work through your 25th -haul X tonnes of ferrocrete- mission. Nothing screams fun, space adventure more than hauling cargo and half an hour fuel scoop expeditions...
20 million seller? Pff, why some people would call that a modest estimate for such an exciting game design.
This is gold.
Has Era got a copy paste list of "obvious dev studios -> obvious SW game" Disney could have done besides this EA deal lol?
A character action lightsaber game by Platinum similar to Metal Gear Rising with the cutting mechanics.
You know you want this.
You'mst'ves are acting like EA'll get their feelings hurt if we talk too badly about them. They're a big grown up corporation, they can handle it. I feel confident in saying there's been mismanagement of the IP all around, from Disney/Lucasart's dealings with EA, to EA's decisions and priorities with the games, to the way the individual studios were operating, and the work environments therein. Fuck ups all around, everybody gets a frowny face on their tests.
"This rumours that you shouldnt take seriously are true, but please, do not take seriosuly and please be excited for the future."
EA doesnt want the usual million sellers. They wanted lootboxes in Starwars with a long stream of cash. They wanted to exploit the fans
Probably promised Disney the moon.
I really hope that Disney will learn from this and will license out Star Wars on a per-project basis after this whole thing with EA finally expires.
EA are pretty much Konami if you generally prefer SP games at this point
All their sports games are shit tier gambling simulators and everything else is killed, cancelled, or has GaaS bullshit shoehorned into it
The Respawn Star Wars game is basically the last thing they have left, and if that is to be a SP linear game then it's surely got a damn good chance of being shitcanned anyway
All their sports games are shit tier gambling simulators and everything else is killed, cancelled, or has GaaS bullshit shoehorned into it
The Respawn Star Wars game is basically the last thing they have left, and if that is to be a SP linear game then it's surely got a damn good chance of being shitcanned anyway
There is so much that could be done with the license that could be good, or even great. Drop Star Wars assets into XCOM 2 or create an action-RPG like Dark Souls or Ashen. Pull a LOTR: the Third Age and just make a standard RPG or remake X-Wing or TIE Fighter. What is wrong with EA?
Yeah, but apparently all those prior games were garbage because they weren't canon...
I'd take a non canon game over a non game any day of the week
Based on what we've heard about Lucasarts interference in game development, i don't think you're ever going to get the Star Wars game you're dreaming of. Unless they learn from Marvels hands off approach with Sony/Insomniac, or even WBs approach with Arkham Asylum/City.
At this point they're better off pumping money back into SWTOR considering they haven't done a damn thing other than Battlefront for most of this contract.