For a brief moment last night, Amazon brought joy to all gamers pining for a return to the battlefields of the “Star Wars” universe. The online retail giant provided information on a previously unannounced, though rumored to be in development, title from the folks over at LucasArts.
However, those same gamers awoke this morning only to find shock and disappointment.
Hit the jump for the details.
Last night, gamers had the opportunity to pre-order Star Wars Battlefront III from Amazon. The 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS and PSP versions of the game were listed to ship simultaneously on March 15, 2009. Those listings were removed from the site late last night/early this morning.
Was this an error on Amazon’s part or is a new Battlefront game currently in development?
Rumors of a new Battlefront game first surfaced after LucasArts fired a large chunk of employees in early June.
Those rumors, based on information from one of the former employees, looked to be gaining some traction. However, since the Amazon listings have been removed, we are left with more questions than answers. LucasArts has yet to confirm or deny the existence of the game.
Could this have been a goof by Amazon? It is certainly possible. We are all human, and thus, we make mistakes every so often. Unless Amazon currently employs cyborgs, I image the company is not devoid of human error.
However, LucasArts could be behind all of this. The company, in an attempt to keep Battlefront III a secret, could have contacted Amazon and asked them to remove the listings.
Do I think that a new Battlefront game is in development? You bet I do.
Find out why on the next page.
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So close, but ether way I won’t be here after 9/9 so I don’t really mind.
@ djdsf what happens 9/9
and it definitley exists, it would be a missed oppurtunity if it didn’t
@balaamsafe: I get shipped out for USMC Bootcamp, so that’s why I won’t be here.
Don’t scare us like that djdsf! Lol. Anyway, I would get this game the day it came out. Me and my friend have beat BF2 co-op twice, and I have beaten it twice by myself. We also completed some other mode, and have played all of the instant action maps besides capture the flag at least once. Yeah, I was and still am a BF2 fanatic. Me and my friend still play instant action all the time. On a side note, did any other BF fanboys notice the messed up colors in Hunt mode in Hoth or was that just me?
I love playing BFII.
Any hope of a PC version for BFIII?
Matbe they made the mistake and meant to put up the new game there making Lord of the Rings Conquest they showed in EGM. Unless that is already up on Amazon.
@ Lucifers Jello (nice name by the way)
Conquest is indeed available for pre-order on Amazon. However, I don’t know if it was posted prior to yesterday.