Lucasfilm is reportedly shopping a new Star Wars Battlefront game, with Bungie and DICE among the names circulating. Jeff Grubb highlighted an EGM Quartermann column saying Lucasfilm is looking for a development partner for a follow-up to Battlefront 2, and that Bungie is one of the studios in the mix if DICE passes. No deal has been confirmed and the game is not yet in development. Bungie has a long track record with large-scale sci-fi shooters. A licensed sequel would give the studio a clearer commercial path than another new IP.

Lucasfilm Games is becoming more flexible about who gets to make Star Wars games. After Star Wars: Zero Company and Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Lucasfilm Games executive Douglas Reilly says the company is now more open to pitches from different developers and publishers. “We’re more flexible about, like, who we’re willing to take pitches from and good ideas can come from a lot of different places.” The change comes after EA’s 10-year exclusivity deal ended in 2023, opening the door for more studios to work on Star Wars. “You don’t have to necessarily be a top five publisher to make a great Star Wars game.” But the company is clearly willing to look beyond the biggest names in the industry. Reilly says Lucasfilm is exploring projects with “large and small partners” that could “continue to surprise folks.”