5. The Action Shooter Market Is Big
In 2008, Call Of Duty World At War was probably the most anticipated action shooter of the year, but there were many other greats: Gears Of War 2 was on the horizon and Battlefield Bad Company was the precursor for one of the most famous game rivalries for years. In short, 2008, 2009 and even 2010 were good years if you wanted a shooter on the market. Even now, shooters are still being played up and down and many of these games have sequels on the way - Gears Of War is getting itself another installment and we more than likely will see a new Call Of Duty next year. The fact that all of the games mentioned did well commercially pretty much would have made Star Wars Battlefront 3 safe; it was a big named franchise, many people were starting to get sick of some of the generic war shooters and plus the fact that it was a big success in the Playstation 2 era helped greatly. Had it of been released, no doubt the companies involved would have made a hefty profit out of it. Ironically, a heft profit is just what developer Free Radical needed as they went into liquidation right before the game was finished. If they had maybe held on, they would have saved themselves in my view. However, it seems that LucasArts were tired of failed deadlines and pulled the plug, both on Battlefront 3 and Free Radical. I believe the game would still do well if it were to be released today. Shooters are still in, if a little boring these days for some of us. But Star Wars? Come on, many people would flock to buy it, even those who don't watch the movies regularly. If something has a big name, and is well crafted of course, it can rake in the sales and recognition. If you need proof, look no further than the Game Of The Year award for The Walking Dead at the Spike VGAs.