After the release of Pandemic's Battlefront 2 in 2005, Lucasarts struggled to make a Battlefront 3. With Slant 6, Free Radical Design and Rebellion Software, a full official Battlefront III never released. Let's examine every attempt at one.
0:00 Intro
1:37 Enter Free Radical
2:45 Free Radical's Battlefront III
5:46 Battlefront III's Story
8:32 Renegade Squadron
10:36 Elite Squadron
11:55 Battlefront Online
12:55 Battlefront 2015
15:06 Dice's Battlefront III
16:17 Fan Projects
17:16 Conclusion
Battlefront 3 Legacy Footage from The Vault: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5JgHEuU8EkaWRdP6aX9cIw
FRD Battlefront Video Sources:
PtoPOnline: https://youtu.be/zYE5dA5pE3w
Fuzah: https://www.youtube.com/c/FuZaHGB
Clonetrooper 163: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQYoMc0uzSRsOaS8-dQmrdq6q7a8VPmpm
Sources:
2006 Announcement of FRD’s Battlefront 3
https://web.archive.org/web/20070214121206/http://www.frd.co.uk/game6/pressRelease.php
Battlefront 3 Footage Real (FRD)
https://www.vg247.com/source-battlefront-3-footage-is-real
Pandemic Developing Battlefront 3(after FRD leave)
https://www.destructoid.com/rumortoid-pandemic-to-get-battlefront-iii-developer-carousel-continues/
Pandemic NOT Developing Battlefront 3. Rumors say Rebellion
https://www.destructoid.com/star-wars-battlefront-iii-not-at-pandemic/
No BF3 at Dice
https://twitter.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/1461869544780222472?s=20&t=euWtxtTYT5L5toE4BWHBEw
Rebellion AMA
https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/79oym2/i_am_rich_may_a_programmer_in_the_games_industry/
Galaxy in Turmoil: Battlefront 3
https://www.vg247.com/star-wars-galaxy-in-turmoil-fan-mod-remake
Pitch Documents
https://freeradical.fandom.com/wiki/Battlefront_III_Concept_Overview
Rebellion BF3
https://www.altchar.com/game-news/console-versions-and-rebellion-killed-battlefront-3-aPGrU4M5wTcc
Slant 6 Interview
https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/2017-02-08-operation-raccoon-city-dev-had-new-resident-evil-title-canned-due-to-star-wars-battlefront-leaks
Kotaku Battlefront 3 Leak
https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/leaked-star-wars-game-is-predecessor-to-battlefront-iii-5989910/amp
Potential Slant 6 Sources here
https://www.engadget.com/2010-04-09-slant-six-enacts-temporary-layoffs-star-wars-battlefront-onli.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAElcok2K59-GDTjpBk2d0lEbGL3iOt6ggVlz8K5BUbfpPJcyLAHHj3OH40WVLrgW2BsZKAh9W9lt3cPSXpzKJTK8572FhIdJ6sDEO_tk_QPTsU7AFst7PpSNWAYcUx4fU5qYurb9HLpmzvDkJG8uYlN65XIdgCXm_-xJLm8As2KQ
Battlefront Online Assets
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-3-files-discovered-on-resident-evil-raccoon-city-disc/
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