History Trivia / StarWarsBattlefront

----

* TheWikiRule: [[https://battlefront.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Star Wars Battlefront Wiki]]

* AscendedFanon[=/=]IKnewIt: The methods that have been constantly brought up by fans for common infantry to kill Jedi (actually using fully automatic fire, shotguns, shooting them with something bigger than small arms, abandoning MookChivalry) are the most effective way to kill the generic Jedi in campaign mode. Even these might not be enough, which is why there's the merry tactic of switching to a heavy trooper, taking out a landmine, and smacking the Jedi in the face with it.

** There was originally supposed to be a Battlefront 3 for the seventh generation, but it was sadly cancelled, and most of its assets were used for the 2009 game for PSP and Nintendo DS. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpFYjLX4Yw&list=FLzTe672_F3JNH3oX9nJX_Fw&index=3 Observe]]. They were also apparently far enough along to begin making concept art of Battlefront IV.

** Following ''VideoGame/{{Haze}}'''s buggy launch and commercial failure, moral was low in Free Radical and ''Battlefront III'' was far from finished (by the time of its cancellation the game was in BETA), leading to [=LucasArts=] cancelling the game without even announcing to the public that it was in development. Both sides ended up accusing each other for the game's untimely cancellation.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The reason there wasn't a Battlefront III according to multiple sources.

** Battlefront III was actually pitched by British developer ''Free Radical Design'' (best known for the ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters'' series) to [=LucasArts=] in 2006 with the pitch being loved by their management, who immediately green-lit it with promises that if the game was a success they would also develop the sequel. However, a corporate restructuring in [=LucasArts=] brought a new management that was not happy with the arrangement with Free Radical for still-unconfirmed reasons.

** While developing Battlefront III, Free Radical was also developing the game ''VideoGame/{{Haze}}'' for Creator/{{Ubisoft}} which had a TroubledProduction that affected the entire studio and the development of ''Battlefront III'' as Free Radical was forced to move ''everyone'' to finish ''Haze'' on time, a move that really angered [=LucasArts=], whose management felt that Free Radical was using their money to fulfill their obligations to Ubisoft.

** Battlefront III was actually pitched by British developer ''Free Radical Design'' (best known for the ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters'' series) to [=LucasArts=] in 2006 with the pitch being loved their management who immediately green-lit it with promises that if the game was a success they would also develop the sequel. However, a corporate restructuring in [=LucasArts=] brought a new management that was not happy with the arrangement with Free Radical for still-unconfirmed reasons.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://battelfront.wikia.com/wiki/ Star Wars Battlefront Wiki]]

** The new leadership at [=LucasArts=] wanted to cut costs and so decided to cancel any projects that had barely enter into pre-production that didn't have mainstream appeal. Also, they wanted to keep major projects in-house due to the new management not wanting to depend on second party/hired developers for their games.

** Battlefront III was actually pitched by British developer ''Free Radical Design'' (best known for the ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters'' series) in 2006 with the pitch being loved by management who immediately green-lit it with promises that if the game was a success they would also develop the sequel. However, a corporate restructuring brought a new management that was not happy with the arrangement with Free Radical for still-unconfirmed reasons.

** While developing Battlefront III, Free Radical was also developing the game ''Haze'' for Creator/{{Ubisoft}} which to led to many problems that affected the entire studio and the development of ''Battlefront III'' as Free Radical was forced to move everyone to finish ''Haze'' on time, a move that really angered [=LucasArts=], whose management felt that Free Radical was using their money to fulfill their obligations to Ubisoft.
** Following ''VideoGame/{{Haze}}'''s disastrous launch, moral was low in Free Radical and ''Battlefront III'' was far from finished (by the time of its cancellation the game was in BETA), leading to [=LucasArts=] cancelling the game without even announcing to the public that it was in development. Both sides ended up accusing each other for the game's untimely cancellation.

** While developing Battlefront III, Free Radical was also developing the game ''Haze'' for Creator/{{Ubisoft}} which to led to many problems that affected the entire studio such as using unproven technology that didn't work with then-current hardware of the time and an exclusivity deal that Ubisoft made with Sony behind Free Radical's back that forced them to develop the game exclusively for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, which used then-experimental hardware that was very different from the computers of the time and the UsefulNotes/Xbox360. Eventually, the game lost many milestones and Free Radical was forced to move everyone to finish ''Haze'' on time, a move that really angered [=LucasArts=], whose management felt that Free Radical was using their money to fulfill their obligations to Ubisoft.
** Following ''VideoGame/{{Haze}}'''s disastrous launch, moral was low in Free Radical and ''Battlefront III'' was far from finished (by the time of its cancellation the game was in BETA), leading to [=LucasArts=] cancelling the game without even announcing that it was in development. Both sides ended up accusing each other for the game's untimely cancellation.

* TroubledProduction: ''Battlefront 2 Classic'' was rushed to release in November 2005 in order to coincide with the video release of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', which led to a lot recycled maps, AI behavior problems, pathfinding oversights and bugs.

* TroubledProduction: Battlefront 2 Classic was rushed to release in November 2005 in order to coincide with the video release of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', which led to a lot recycled maps, AI behavior problems, pathfinding oversights and bugs.

* TroubleProduction: Battlefront 2 Classic was rushed to release in November 2005 in order to coincide with the video release of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', which led to a lot recycled maps, AI behavior problems, pathfinding oversights and bugs.

* {{Vaporware}}: ''Battlefront III'' became this, in spite of both titles in the ''Battlefront'' series being the most financially successful ''Star Wars'' games made up until that point. Free Radical's ''Battlefront III'' was a mostly finished beta, but was cancelled after they ran out of funds and closed down.[[note]]A number of former Free Radical staff members claimed that they were subjected to [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefront-3-was-99-percent-done-when-canceled/1100-6400833/ especially malicious]] ExecutiveMeddling that effectively sabotaged the game, while a former Lucasarts staff member claimed that [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-lucasarts-employee-on-why-star-wars-battlefront-iii-failed/1100-6400936/ the game wasn't nearly as done as stated]], and accused Free Radical of funneling resources meant for the game to their own internal projects. And [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment that's all that's going to be said about that]][[/note]]. After Disney bought ''Star Wars'' and gave the game rights to Creator/ElectronicArts, they announced at E3 2013 that a new game in the series (simply titled ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefront2015 Star Wars: Battlefront]]'') was in production, being developed by ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' developer DICE. Early gameplay footage was revealed at E3 2014 and the game itself was released on November 17, 2015.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There was originally supposed to be a Battlefront 3 for the seventh generation, but it was sadly cancelled, and most of its assets were used for the 2009 game for PSP and Nintendo DS. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpFYjLX4Yw&list=FLzTe672_F3JNH3oX9nJX_Fw&index=3 Observe]]. They were also apparently far enough along to begin making concept art of Battlefront IV.

* {{Vaporware}}: ''Battlefront III'' became this, in spite of both titles in the ''Battlefront'' series being the most financially successful ''Star Wars'' games made up until that point. Free Radical's ''Battlefront III'' was a mostly finished beta, but was cancelled after they ran out of funds and closed down.[[note]]A number of former Free Radical staff members claimed that they were subjected to [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefront-3-was-99-percent-done-when-canceled/1100-6400833/ especially malicious]] ExecutiveMeddling that effectively sabotaged the game, while a former Lucasarts staff member claimed that [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-lucasarts-employee-on-why-star-wars-battlefront-iii-failed/1100-6400936/ the game wasn't nearly as done as stated]], and accused Free Radical of funneling resources meant for the game to their own internal projects. And [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment that's all that's going to be said about that]][[/note]]. After Disney bought ''Star Wars'' and gave the game rights to Creator/ElectronicArts, they announced at E3 2013 that a new game in the series (simply titled ''[[StarWarsBattlefront2015 Star Wars: Battlefront]]'') was in production, being developed by ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' developer DICE. Early gameplay footage was revealed at E3 2014 and the game itself was released on November 17, 2015.

* {{Vaporware}}: ''Battlefront III'' became this, in spite of both titles in the ''Battlefront'' series being the most financially successful ''Star Wars'' games made up until that point. Free Radical's ''Battlefront III'' was a mostly finished beta, but was cancelled after they ran out of funds and closed down.[[note]]A number of former Free Radical staff members claimed that they were subjected to [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefront-3-was-99-percent-done-when-canceled/1100-6400833/ especially malicious]] ExecutiveMeddling that effectively sabotaged the game, while a former Lucasarts staff member claimed that [[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-lucasarts-employee-on-why-star-wars-battlefront-iii-failed/1100-6400936/ the game wasn't nearly as done as stated]], and accused Free Radical of funneling resources meant for the game to their own internal projects. And [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement that's all that's going to be said about that]][[/note]]. After Disney bought ''Star Wars'' and gave the game rights to Creator/ElectronicArts, they announced at E3 2013 that a new game in the series (simply titled ''[[StarWarsBattlefront2015 Star Wars: Battlefront]]'') was in production, being developed by ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' developer DICE. Early gameplay footage was revealed at E3 2014 and the game itself was released on November 17, 2015.