LucasArts, Free Radical going next-gen

Star Wars publisher signs second major external development deal this month; platforms and titles remain unknown.

Earlier this month, LucasArts announced that it had signed a development deal with Day 1 Studios, maker of the MechAssault games for the Xbox. That deal, which is for an as-yet-unnamed game for still-unspecified platforms, was the latest in a series of agreements between LucasArts and external studios.

As it turns out, it also wasn't the last. Today, LucasArts unveiled another next-generation development deal with another independent studio. This time around, the lucky shop was Free Radical Design, the studio behind the acclaimed TimeSplitters series and 2004's Second Sight.

Like with its Day 1 collaboration, LucasArts didn't divulge the Free Radical game's title, platform, or release date. However, the mystery title will be the British studio's second next-generation project. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May, Free Radical revealed that it was developing Haze, a first-person shooter for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, which is due next year. Ironically, Haze's publisher is Ubisoft, which announced last week that it is itself partnering with LucasArts to publish two portable games set in the Star Wars universe.

59 Comments

  • wiiwiiwii22

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 8:38 pm PT

    STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • DaNjOhNrOoKe

    Posted Sep 11, 2008 2:19 pm PT

    what about Jedi knight 4?????????

  • Stu_ponk

    Posted Mar 5, 2008 6:17 am PT

    ditto SW BF 3 please.

    And if FRD do the game with Ubi, then even better ... WOW

    This really doesnt help...
    http://www.frd.co.uk/game6/pressRelease.php

  • Futil1ty

    Posted May 15, 2007 3:12 pm PT

    http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/fracture/index.html

    Hmm...I wonder...?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  • Helios1856

    Posted Apr 11, 2007 10:03 am PT

    damit..comon lucasarts annonce SW:battlefront III aready.
    Im going to the damn lucasrts boards.

  • Chef_Bretz

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 4:08 am PT

    SW Battlefront 3 please

  • bubblebuss

    Posted Nov 7, 2006 7:41 pm PT

    I guess thats what that special project was on the pandemic studios webpage. Since there with LucasArts and all. I think there were 3 projects that werent anounced yet. I hope theres another star wars battlefront. That or a mercenaries for psp.

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Oct 16, 2006 8:00 pm PT

    The best guess I have is it's a Star Wars Battlefront title.

    The deal with Day 1 is more harder to pinpoint, it could very well be a new franchise.

    Haze looks to be prety good though.

  • PerfectDark0Fan

    Posted Oct 7, 2006 8:21 am PT

    I hope its great but i'll be playing Haze first.

  • boocreepyfootdr

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 6:27 am PT

    What about that Youtube footage of next gen Star Wars? Does that have anything to do with this?

  • tarzanell

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 1:40 am PT

    Ummm...why is this in the GC news area?

  • _Sam_

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 9:42 pm PT

    sounds cool

  • yasae

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 5:08 pm PT

    Here's another fan wanting the possibility of a KOTOR 3, and yeah a third installment of Jedi Knight wouldn't hurt either.

  • neoand12

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 1:49 pm PT

    Screw KOTOR3, I want Timespiltters 4!! now ....I want the monkeys, Giant Ducks, Goofy lead man and Gingerbread Men...Don't make me mad Free Radical!

  • Buffulor

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 8:26 am PT

    the more games we get the better...

  • chrisark

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 7:55 am PT

    Your damn right LadyLeviticus, we want KOTOR3. And BIOWARE should make it. After Mass Effect, cause you know that game looks freaken awesome.

  • faridmon

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 5:16 am PT

    free redical is awsome, i hope they make a FPS for the Wii, that would be sooooooooooooo great, and yeah LucasArts, where is star wars lightsaber for the Wii?

  • LadyLeviticus

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:37 am PT

    We want KotOR 3. LucasArts! do you hear us! we want KotOR 3!

  • DarkJedi8_basic

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:34 am PT

    Here's a Hint...Jedi Knight 3

  • shasam712

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 4:23 am PT

    If anyone can make a good game, Free Radical can. Those guys have all the creativity in the world so I would trust them with anything. I await more news equally.

  • Dantes_Monkey

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 1:25 am PT

    a wii lightsaber game would be cool . but i doubt that is what the timesplitters boys will be doing. they could either be deoing another FPS or maybe a jedi orientated 3rd person game as they already have done psychic powers with second sight.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 1:02 am PT

    Looks like Lucasarts has some cool games for me to get in the future

  • BListers

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 12:54 am PT

    LucasArts + Wii = Good

  • t-bag11

    Posted Aug 24, 2006 12:27 am PT

    full on lightsaber battles on the wii would be intense. the portable ones kind of stink but maybe they'll redeem themselves.

  • REVENGEotSITH

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 11:38 pm PT

    Just like the Day 1 article - what is the point of this article? It tells us nothing and just causes gamers to think up false expectations. Gamespot, please stop flooding us with pointless articles like this one, until there is actually something to report.

    Mods - don't delete this. There is nothing inflammatory in this statement, just a user's perspective that needs to be seen by the folks who post these empty news articles.

  • azizrulez

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 9:54 pm PT

    whatever...............

  • darkmario123

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 9:10 pm PT

    please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game! please let this be a Wii game!

  • mrtywalsh

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 8:40 pm PT

    maybe a new star wars game..maybe with jedis...we can only pray.

  • ny_hamid

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 7:34 pm PT

    I'm glad to see a serious FPS from Free Radical, although I will miss the Gingerbread man

  • masterofTS

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 4:50 pm PT

    Im really excited for Haze the mystery game and anything else Free Radical makes!

  • AlbertPerk

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 3:49 pm PT

    Lightsabers on the Wii or Nex Gen Lightsabers on the 360 or ps3...As long as it's jedi action I'm game! Yeah Lucas Arts!!

  • Dinghy_Dog

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 3:18 pm PT

    lets just hope for more ADVENTURE games because they knew how to do em. Bring on the Monkey Islands!!!

  • SlyDarkStar

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 3:16 pm PT

    Screw them and sign on Obsidian for KotOR 3 and give them some damn time to make it instead of rushing them

  • haloj

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:44 pm PT

    YAY! Thank you Free Radical for not going with EA and their awful servers!

  • Lord_Regnier

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:42 pm PT

    LucasArts are doing some good deals at the moment.

  • Kenzo287

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    TimeSplitters 4 or Second Sight 2 would be awesome. Hopefully on Wii!

  • rykh

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:32 pm PT

    I need lightsabers in HD!

  • Mediocre_man90

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 2:30 pm PT

    for some reason, I can't get the image of SW characters fighting monkeys, Giant Ducks, and Gingerbread Men...

  • mat2g

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:54 pm PT

    Like I said before, yay for LucasArts and all, but bring on Battlefront 3!!!

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:41 pm PT

    ts4 sounds good to me

  • samuraibambi

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:33 pm PT

    haze, namm well....maybe they will make timesplitters 4 someday

  • Bateri

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:33 pm PT

    I feel you neoand12, i feel you..

  • neoand12

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:17 pm PT

    I just want Timesplitter 4

  • luis7989_7

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:17 pm PT

    Wow! a wii-control-lightsaber well made based SW game would be great.

  • mtouchprod

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:14 pm PT

    wow, a deal was signed about which nothing is known. That's definately news.

  • amorphis

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:11 pm PT

    no more star wars games!! lucasarts should go back to making Point-&-Click adventure games.

  • dukerav

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:11 pm PT

    I hope its a Star Wars game myself, but dont just assume thats what it is. At any rate, its good to see LucasArts partnering with these developers; It will mean better games in the long run of things.

  • 1SleepyGit

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 1:07 pm PT

    LucasArts needs to do two things to get back its glory in my mind:

    1. Release a new Monkey Island game, this time made with Ron Gilbert to make it into a true successor to the 1st and 2nd Monkey Islands.
    2. Release a Star Wars lightsaber game for the wii!

  • bossjimbob

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 12:56 pm PT

    How about a Star Wars action-RPG...Oblivion with lightsabers, anyone?

  • ConManWithGun

    Posted Aug 23, 2006 12:53 pm PT

    We need new 360 star wars

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