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Well, another flicker of hope can come into our eyes as Gamasutra announces that Lucasarts has nabbed Tomb Raider creative and franchise director Tim Longo. Obviously the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind is Battlefront 3, well at least it’s the first thing that comes to my mind!
In other news a lot of people are still thinking that Spark Unlimited will be responsible for Battlefront 3, and in my opinion, it’s definitely a possibility. Spark has recently updated their website as well with a countdown to this years comic con… hmmm?
Let’s hope!
Some of the games Tim Longo has worked on includes: Tomb Raider (The New AAA Reboot), Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii Edition), Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Star Wars: Starfighter, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine,
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Outlaws, Star Wars: Jedi Knight, Star Wars: Dark Forces (PS1).
Courtesty of Gamasutra (thanks to Ed for the heads up!)
LucasArts told Gamasutra on Friday that it hired on Crystal Dynamics’ former Tomb Raider creative and franchise director Tim Longo as creative director on an unannounced project.
It’s not the first time that Longo has worked with LucasArts. He previously worked on LucasArts-published titles including Star Wars: Starfighter and Jedi Starfighter as lead designer, and was creative director on Star Wars: Republic Commando.
Longo even has a LucasArts credit as a playtester on the original X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter from the late 1990s. A LucasArts rep said in a statement that the company is “thrilled to welcome him back to the LucasArts family.”
Longo’s most recent Tomb Raider credits were on Tomb Raider: Underworld and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Anniversary.
His former employer Crystal Dynamics is currently at work on a new Tomb Raider game, intended to revitalize and reboot the 15-year-old franchise
Let hear your thoughts!
cant wait for comic con 2011….CAN YOU DIG IT!!!!
I CAN DIG IT BRO! hellz yea!
BTW, when is the exact date? O_o
july 21st – 24st
Few days after my B-day…
Best present ever= BF3 announcement.
BESTER present… the actual game!
This is good! I have hopes for Battlefront 3 or Republic Commando 2. Judging from what he’s worked on, Lucas-arts is working on something that we’ll like.
I honestly don’t know if this is going to lead to any thing battlefront 3. It just doesn’t seem like it would be the case. And to the theory that BF3 will be coming out around the same time as the BluRay collection (which is out this year right?) then they would have announced it by now. Just doesn’t seem like they would announce a massive game like BF3 at E3 and then put it out only a few months later. It would usually be the next year. Just what i’m thinking.
the theory was that BF3 will be Announced in Blu-Ray Boxset, not come out with.
Well, that guy worked on Republic Commando. and the engine used in Republic Commando was the Unreal engine. and Spark Unlimited has been using the Unreal engine….I think it is quite possible that they could be making a sequel to Republic Commando.
BF3 is the first one on the list for possible games.
That’s Unreal!
Lol
i’ve been wondering but whats you’re guys opinions on if swbf3 comes to the NGP aka psp2 i mean it would work 2 analog sticks l/r buttons touchscreen and touchpad and it’s capable of playing some ps3 games thuagh download and its cartridge format can hold about the same as bluray disc’s can do you think it would work oh= it has a massive online thingy
This certainly sounds like a good possibility. Giving the large amount of work Longo has done for Star Wars in the past, I don’t see why he wouldn’t get called back to do another game for it.
Oh I hope this is it! If not this republic commando 2.
I say it’s a small posibility, but I think Spark Unlimited is really the one making the game. On the other hand they havn’t announced their publisher yet, but I did get an e-mail saying that if they gave the publisher away it would give the title of their product away, so yes I think that would be a very good reason for Spark not to announce LucasArts as their publisher (if it is). In my opinion this game is either going to be a Tomb Raider styled Indiana Jones, or hopefully Star Wars: Republic Commando 2. But that’s just my opinion.
Sounds like a glimmer of hope, but lets not forget that we have had a lot of good things happen and then they fall apart in the end
Although it’s a longshot…I once again have hope!