Star Wars First Assault

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No thanks to LucasArts and their new owners at Disney, we’ve slowly been learning through leaks more and more about the Star Wars game that may never be: Star Wars: First Assault. We first discovered the downloadable shooter last summer and since, Disney has put a lid on any marketing efforts for the game that was originally intended for release this spring.

  1. Lego Star Wars First Order Assault Minikit

Reports indicate Disney has put a halt to hirings at LucasArts and we now wonder whether or not Star Wars: First Assault – allegedly a precursor to Battlefront 3 – is being saved for upcoming events, possible E3, or whether it’s being canned entirely. For now, all we have are rumors, fan desires, and a few new screenshots.

Star Wars First Assault

Kotaku, who have an inside source close to the game, shared a few new Star Wars: First Assault screenshots, highlighting the 8 vs. 8 online multiplayer gameplay.

Lego Star Wars First Order Assault Minikit

  • This awesome model, based on the walker from the blockbuster Star Wars: Episode VIII movie, features tough armor-plate detailing, posable legs, posable head with opening minifigure cockpit and spring-loaded shooters, an aimable rapid-fire stud shooter on top, and detachable canisters that can be released from the rear of the walker. There’s also a storage compartment at the side with extra stud ammo.
  • Product and play details for First Order Heavy Assault Walker™ LEGO® Star Wars™ Grab the First Order Heavy Assault Walker and lumber into battle against Poe, Rey and the Resistance allies. Fire the head-mounted spring-loaded shooters and take aim with the rapid-fire stud shooter on top.

The first-person shooter features 16-player matches, putting players in the boots of the Rebels or Imperial Stormtroopers. It’s infantry-based, allowing players to fight over maps based on popular locations from what seems to be only the original trilogy. Part of the First Assault dev team are (were?) reportedly working on vehicles as well, and had already crafted functional Tie Fighters and AT-ST walkers, for use down the road in Star Wars: Battlefront III, a game that could potentially be greenlit based on the reception to Star Wars: First Assault.

Battlefront 3 would be built from the ground up using the First Assault engine an assets, instead of continuing development on the previously canceled, but “99% finished” version that Slant Six Games and Free Radical had both worked on in the past.

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So, what is Disney doing with LucasArts and are they going to help usher in the return of critically acclaimed, award-worthy Star Wars games? As we’ve theorized previously, First Assault/Battlefront and Star Wars 1313 may both be in the early stages of being altered to fit Disney’s plans for Star Wars Episodes 7-9 and the two standalone movies based on Boba Fett and Han Solo, so it could just be a while before we find out more.

[Update: Leaked pre-rendered footage for a trailer along with some brief gameplay clips were leaked to Kotaku]

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Star Wars: First Assault

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Star Wars: First Assault was a video game in development at LucasArts. It was canceled due to the closure of LucasArts after The Walt Disney Company's purchase of Lucasfilm.

DescriptionEdit

Star Wars: First Assault was a multiplayer-focused Star Warsvideo game.[2][3] The domain name for StarWarsFirstAssault.com, which is currently empty, was registered by LucasArts' parent company, Lucasfilm Ltd.[4] The trademark for the product relates to 'interactive entertainment software.' This has in turn made several gaming sites such as GameSpy.com and IGN.com speculate that the then-upcoming product was indeed another LucasArts video game. [4][5][2]Kotaku.com has speculated that it would be a title for the Xbox 360 on the downloadable arcade, and would feature gameplay similar to the Battlefront series.[6]

DevelopmentEdit

Richard Lim created concept art for the game which featured conflicts between Rebel troopers and stormtroopers.[7] Additionally, Tim Temmerman served as a Systems Designer on the project.[8]

Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑Tay, Sean. Sean Tay - Portfolio. Retrieved on February 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.02.1Canceled Star Wars games revealed. Gamespot (2013-09-27). Retrieved on September 29, 2013.
  3. ↑Schreier, Jason (2013-04-03). Disney Shuts Down LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 And Star Wars: First Assault. Kotaku. Retrieved on April 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.04.1Karmali, Luke (2012-08-29). Star Wars: First Assault Domain and Trademarks Registered. IGN. Retrieved on August 29, 2012.
  5. ↑Sharkey, Mike (2012-08-29). Another New Star Wars Game? Star Wars: First Assault Trademarked, Registered. GameSpy. Retrieved on August 29, 2012.
  6. ↑Schreier, Jason (2013-03-11). Leaked Star Wars Game Is ‘Predecessor’ To Battlefront III, Source Says. Kotaku. Retrieved on March 11, 2013.
  7. ↑Star Wars Art: Concept
  8. ↑The Full of Sith Podcast interviewed Temmerman on a Special Release podcast where he revealed his role.