Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is not confirmed, has no developer attached, and has no release window. That hasn't stopped a fresh wave of reports claiming Lucasfilm Games is actively looking for a studio to make one, with EA DICE and Bungie named as the two candidates currently in the conversation.
The latest round started with the "Quartermann" rumor column in EGM issue 265, published October 9. Journalist Jeff Grubb discussed the item on the October 19 episode of Giant Bomb's "Game Mess Mornings," saying the column describes Lucasfilm shopping the project around rather than a deal already being in place. Grubb was explicit that, based on what he read, "it doesn't sound like the game is in the works yet" — only that talks about who might take it on appear to be happening.
Two Names, Conflicting Claims
Bungie's inclusion is notable because the Destiny 2 and Marathon developer has no prior Star Wars experience, while DICE built both 2015's Star Wars Battlefront and 2017's Battlefront II for EA. Multiple outlets reported both studios as the frontrunners Lucasfilm is weighing.
Muddying things further, Joe Brammer, CEO of the studio Wardogs, separately claimed that EA's DICE and Respawn Entertainment are already working on a Battlefront 3, contradicting the idea that Bungie is seriously in the running at all. Brammer's studio has no known connection to EA or Lucasfilm, and his comment hasn't been corroborated by any other source.
None of this has been confirmed by EA, Lucasfilm, Disney, or Bungie. No trademark filing, job listing, or official statement has surfaced to support either version of the story.
Why Bungie's Name Is in the Mix at All
EA no longer holds exclusive rights to make Star Wars games. Disney and Lucasfilm Games ended that decade-long arrangement in 2021, and Lucasfilm has since brought on other partners, including Ubisoft for an open-world Star Wars title and Quantic Dream for a separate project. That shift is the main reason a studio with zero Star Wars history, like Bungie, is even plausible as a candidate — Lucasfilm is no longer locked into EA for every new game in the franchise.
EA, for its part, has made Star Wars shooters before and still holds an ongoing relationship with Disney, which a company spokesperson described as a "strategic and important partner" when the exclusivity deal ended. That leaves DICE as a logical pick on paper, but logical is not the same as confirmed.
Where This Leaves Battlefront 3
Battlefront 3 has resurfaced as a rumor repeatedly since Battlefront II's 2017 launch, driven partly by a vocal fan campaign and partly by the series' commercial track record — Battlefront II drew over 10 million buyers despite its rocky, loot-box-heavy launch. None of those past rumor cycles have produced an announcement, and this one hasn't either.
For now, the honest status is this: Lucasfilm may be exploring a new Battlefront with outside studios, DICE and Bungie are the two names attached to that exploration, and nothing about development, a publisher, or a release date has been made official. Gamingonix will update this story if EA, Lucasfilm, or either studio confirms anything beyond rumor.
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