Battlefront 3 Remains Unconfirmed as Studio Rumors Differ

A possible new Star Wars Battlefront game remains at the rumor stage, with reports describing a search for a development partner but no confirmed approval or studio appointment. One account names EA DICE and Bungie as candidates, while a separate claim from game developer Joe Brammer names DICE and Respawn Entertainment as working on the project. The DICE and Bungie names appeared in a Quartermann column in Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 265. The column said Lucasfilm was looking for a partner to make a follow-up to Star Wars Battlefront II and that the two studios were circling the project, but no studio had committed. The information was read aloud by video game journalist Jeff Grubb on October 19. Grubb said the game did not appear to be in active development and that conversations were taking place about which studio might handle it. He considered DICE more likely than Bungie, but that assessment was his view, not confirmation of a selection or an agreement. The column does not establish that Lucasfilm or Disney has approved a third game. Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead Studios, added a different account in a social media post. He said DICE and, from what he had heard, Respawn...