LucasArts Creative Director Calls it Quits.
By Nitro On 2 Jul, 2012 At 11:53 AM | Categorized As Featured, News | With 2 Comments
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Hey Battlefrontains.. there has been absolutely no news since the announcement of Star Wars: 1313, which doesn’t really come to a big surprise, as every year after E3, we all get disappointed.. and then there always seems to be a long period where there is nothing. This year is certainly no different.

In the world of LucasArts though, creative director Clint Hocking has decided to take his leave from the company and seek employment elsewhere. Can’t say as I blame him, I would have left too after realizing they were putting out another game that wasn’t Battlefront 3.

LucasArts creative director Clint Hocking announced he left his position at the company. He joined LucasArts after leaving Ubisoft in May 2010.

“I recently left my job at LucasArts and am moving on to something new,” Hocking said on his blog. “Unlike last time, I already have something lined up and I am currently in the process of dealing with the living hell of relocation.”

He spent the last two years working on an unannounced project for LucasArts. His time at Ubisoft lasted 9 years where he served as game director on the original Splinter Cell and creative director on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2.

Source: GameInformer.com

This “unnannounced project” was probably Star Wars: 1313, I am assuming, unless anyone else has heard otherwise?

In other events, Borman has posted up some more great videos on the late, great Battlefront 3, Free Radical style!

Check them out here -> http://ptoponline.com/

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  1. Buggzy BomberX says:

    I heard that some ppl are trying to buy the rights to Create Battlefront 3 due to the demands from us Battlefrontains.

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  2. Garlien says:

    I highly doubt he left because of SWBF3, but look at it this way. Best-Case Scenario:
    Star Wars 1313 will gain huge profits, enough to finish Battlefront 3, which work would be started on immediately.
    Worst-Case Scenario:
    Battlefront 3 will never exist.
    What I am saying here is that we have nothing to lose. Maybe we could encourage LucasArts to make SWBF3! How would we do this? Well, maybe we could do a Kickstarter? I know that there are lots of people out there who would want the game, maybe we could give LA a little head start!

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  3. Turbonblue says:

    If the unannounced project is NOT swbf3 I think we should commence order 66 >:D (on Lucasarts, of course)
    Who’s with me?

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  4. Smoore22 says:

    I’m so in to skyrim with the new DLC daenguard, but the moment battlefronts three would come out I would buy it. Love this site been on it for years reading not posting. Have tons of childhood memeries of me my brother and dad playing battlefronts 2. Please lusacart arts pup up your big boy pants and make this game. From a loyal battlefronts 2 Eliot’s fan(still play battlefront 2 on my xbox 360).

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    • Big_Mac4547 says:

      Hay is Dawnguard worth the $20? it has gotten okay to good reviews just wonder if I should still get it day one(probably will still get it when it comes out)
      it will be little more time before my sweet sweet version of the PS3 Skyrim can get it :(

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  5. elementotrl says:

    @clone trooper Crytek?! Well, if its legit Im not complaining.

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    • Clone Trooper says:

      He works at Crytek, I’ve seen that on his profile.

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  6. Clone Trooper says:

    http://www.behance.net/gallery/Starwars-BattleFront-3/3246397

    These are from CRYTEK!!!!

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  7. ColonialRebel says:

    I have a feeling that lucasarts is waiting for Call of duty to die out before making a star wars battlefront game. I mean really, COD would be too much competition. Maybe it is better to wait?

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  8. meisNOTme says:

    It has been too long since the battlefronts. I think lucasarts is content to let the series die. My only hope is that they will make a similar game with a new title for the next gen consoles. It doesnt make any sense for them to release a game on the current gen, because the next gen is just around the corner. I have accepted it. Star was battlefront is a dead series. It is lost, done, fini.

    Goodbye STWBF3,

    hopefully they will make a similar game into the future.

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    • Jacen Solo says:

      The whole star wars world was based on hope dude….. you cant just give it up!

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    • one World Sith says:

      then we need to organize a boycott of them if that is the case. Send the message that we have no use for them if they are not going to make what we want.

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  9. Adrian says:

    Could someone check if the Battlefront 3 servers is still active on the gamestop servers? If they are, then that can give us some hope…

    Considering the last days, I do not have much hope left for this game. Sometimes I play Battlefield 3 and imagine how awesome SW Battlefront 3 could have been…

    We will keep on hoping and dreaming.

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  10. The Killjoy says:

    I didn’t know how to get this out but, here is some more news.

    http://www.theintelblog.com/2012/07/04/56-mins-of-battlefront-iii-multiplayer-footage-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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    • Jacen Solo says:

      Looked like it needed a lot of work……. still, it WAS battlefront 3 at least.

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    • darthobiwan says:

      I clicked on that link and tried to watch the video, but it said that it was pulled down because of copyright by Lucasfilm. Now, why would they copyright something that didn’t exist? Hmmmmmmm….

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