Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Rumored 'Star Wars: First Assault' footage storms the web]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/report-star-wars-first-assault-video-footage-storms-the-web/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/report-star-wars-first-assault-video-footage-storms-the-web/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/14/report-star-wars-first-assault-video-footage-storms-the-web/#comments LucasArts never officially announced Star Wars: First Assault, but it was scheduled to launch this spring as a multiplayer shooter, according to Kotaku. First Assault is still in production, but it's caught up in a company-wide freeze following Disney's purchase of LucasFilm in September, according to reports.

And it looks something like this, Kotaku says. The website has two pieces of footage that it says are from First Assault, both cut from a trailer used internally late last year; the gameplay video shows action mostly in first-person, though there are a few scenes of third-person fighting. It's all in-game footage, including a few bugs and incomplete art, and it is an "older" version of the game, Kotaku says.

JoystiqRumored 'Star Wars: First Assault' footage storms the web originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>LucasArtslucasfilmmicrosoftpcplaystationps3star-wars-first-assaultxboxThu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Star Wars: First Assault is a multiplayer shooter]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/11/rumor-star-wars-first-assault-is-a-multiplayer-shooter-curren/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/11/rumor-star-wars-first-assault-is-a-multiplayer-shooter-curren/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/11/rumor-star-wars-first-assault-is-a-multiplayer-shooter-curren/#comments Star Wars: First Assault, an unannounced game from LucasArts, was a multiplayer shooter designed to test interest in Battlefront 3, Kotaku reports. 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 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 gauge interest in a rebuilt Battlefront game. After years of being passed around studios, having been nearly completed and canceled, starting Battlefront 3 from scratch would probably be a good call.

We've reached out to LucasArts for more information.

JoystiqRumor: Star Wars: First Assault is a multiplayer shooter originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>disneyLucasArtslucasfilmmicrosoftpcplaystationps3star-wars-battlefront-3star-wars-first-assaultxboxMon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Star Wars: First Assault heading to XBLA, other digital distribution plans yet to leak]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/star-wars-first-assault-heading-to-xbla-other-digital-distribu/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/star-wars-first-assault-heading-to-xbla-other-digital-distribu/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/star-wars-first-assault-heading-to-xbla-other-digital-distribu/#comments More evidence Star Wars First Assault is XBLA boundStar Wars: First Assault, which still hasn't been officially announced by Lucasarts, has popped up again, this time with a promotional image for Xbox Live Arcade. NeoGAF took note of the image for the game on the Xbox Marketplace.

Realizing that waving its hand and telling IGN to look elsewhere wasn't working, Lucasarts told the site, "It is an exciting time at our company right now, however we don't have any announcements at this time."

The game first popped up on sensors back in August when it attempt trademark and domain registrations.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>LucasArtsmicrosoftstar-wars-first-assaultxboxMon, 01 Oct 2012 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA['Star Wars: First Assault' trademark, domains filed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/star-wars-first-assault-trademark-domains-filed/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/star-wars-first-assault-trademark-domains-filed/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/29/star-wars-first-assault-trademark-domains-filed/#comments ImageLucasfilm has filed trademark applications and obtained domains for "Star Wars: First Assault," the second time this year the company has failed at stealth ops. Fusible lists all the multimedia applications (including "interactive video games") the filing seeks to cover. No specific details are yet available on the project.

Eurogamer swings for the fences that it could be related to the third Battlefront game, rumored to be under development at Spark Unlimited. Battlefront 3 has been in some form of vapor state for years, with a rumor percolating back in February that the project was now at Spark Unlimited.

Star Wars 1313, a mature take on the the mostly PG universe, was revealed earlier this year through the same sneaky domain and trademark fumbling.

Joystiq'Star Wars: First Assault' trademark, domains filed originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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