Star Wars Attack Squadrons cancelled

By bsmith13, in X-Wing

I know a few people were playing it, including me. From the web site:

"We want to thank all of the fans who participated in the closed beta of Star Wars: Attack Squadrons.

After much consideration, we have decided to cease development so that we can focus on other
Star Wars game experiences. We truly appreciate the time you spent engaging in the beta."

Kind of sad, but the game was hard to play - Nothing like the LucasArts X-Wing/TIE Fighter/Alliance games of old. Maybe something better will come along.

It was garbage, I'm thankful they pulled the plug on it. Maybe now they can attempt to create a true sequel to the X-Wing/TIE Fighter franchise.

Tried it out for the first time yesterday about an hour before they shut it down, mostly just like the ship customization aspect. Wish I had taken more screen shots of the different ships for paint job inspiration.

Wow i had applied for Beta. As a long time War Thunder player i had expected something like that in SW universe (Take my money!). But what i saw from screenshots and videos rather looked like a very mediocre browser game.

No wonder they pulled the plug on that. If i was Luc... err Disney i mean i would also have made them pull the plug! This did not remotely look like if it had any quality, like the XvT series or even Battlefront or Empire at War.

To be honest, Attack squadron looked like even after Beta it would be rather like a trashy low-budget game, than a polished premium title like the franchise deserves them. Half hearted really. This could not work, glad they stopped it.

They need to get a serious developer team, give them enough time and either make them create a casual PvP game like War Thunder or WoT embedded in SW franchise, or they need to create some kind of open world space sim à la EVE or X-Series. Those are the two things that i would see work 100% for a huge franchise like SW and if promoted and developped correctly, it would also create them a crapload of money.

Really too sad and also a waste that it's now years and years that a really good SW title came out. And space shooters still have the potential to be good games no doubt about it!

Oculus Rift/ps4 VR

It screams xwing tie fighter

Edited by Krynn007

Oculus Rift/ps4 VR

It screams xwing tie fighter

Really? I thought that they scream random neck injury or death.

Ether way I am half sad the game is gone. They do need to stop haveing stunt buttions in these games and make the player use real manuvers.