Could a Star Wars: Battlefront Novel Be in Development?

First_Battle_of_Tatooine_-Galactic_Civil_War-1The soon-to-be-published paperback version of A New Dawn features the first official timeline in its pages, listing various types of media across the Star Wars saga. However, there is one interesting note suggesting that a new novel is in development in addition to Dark Disciple and Aftermath.

 

While one might get the impression that the Battlefront title is just referring to the forthcoming video game, note that the television shows are explicitly labeled as being television shows, and the movies are labeled under a separate banner. Wouldn’t consistency indicate that a video game would be given its own label as well? It’s not uncommon for video games to get novel tie-ins in time for their release – and now, it appears as though Battlefront may be no exception!

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

18 thoughts on “Could a Star Wars: Battlefront Novel Be in Development?

  • March 26, 2015 at 4:05 am
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    Disney will do anything to make money

    • March 26, 2015 at 4:06 am
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      Like making a sequel to a game that people have been begging for for a decade?

    • March 26, 2015 at 7:43 am
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      Yes, because producing media for money is something they shouldn’t be doing. *rolls eyes* Companies, especially ones like Disney, are in the business to do what… *GASP* to make money. Of course they’re going to be making books, movies, video games etc. to make money. It’s what they’re here for.

    • March 26, 2015 at 8:39 am
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      Yeah, like new SW films. It’s like they bought a popular franchise or something…

  • March 26, 2015 at 4:24 am
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    The game was better. q;P

  • March 26, 2015 at 4:45 am
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    Here’s hoping

  • March 26, 2015 at 6:36 am
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    Maybe this means we will get a proper campaign in Battlefront after all!

    I’m seriously in withdrawal from Star Wars videogames. For love of all that’s sweet and pure let me play something!

    • March 26, 2015 at 7:50 am
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      You could try some of the recent mobile stuff – I hear it’s actually pretty good.

      • March 26, 2015 at 7:52 am
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        Those free to pay games? What a joke.

    • March 26, 2015 at 7:50 am
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      If it’s the same quality as Battlefield 3, 4 and Hardline’s campaign we’re better off without it.

      • March 26, 2015 at 1:55 pm
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        Battlefield 3 campaign was great =/

  • March 26, 2015 at 12:44 pm
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    Star wars commander isn’t bad at all.

  • March 26, 2015 at 2:21 pm
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    Star Wars The Force Unleashed and TFU 2 had novel adaptations and the majority of the Old Republic Legends novels were based on The Old Republic game and KOTOR. I don’t think this is out of the realm of possibility. It would be cool have a story that is told in two parts. One half of the book from a rebel soldier’s first-person pov and the other half from an imperial soldier’s pov. It could alternate chapters from one character to the other taking us through some important key battles in SW. In the end one of them maybe even dies at the hand of the other. I just think this would be a great approach to a novel based on Battlefront – detailing the battles and how it affected the soldiers fighting them. What were their motivations and so on?

    • March 26, 2015 at 4:14 pm
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      Ya I agree. That’s a really good idea. Battlefront is one of the best Star Wars games so they could make a great story out of it.

  • March 26, 2015 at 5:51 pm
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    I wish the new timeline would add the new comic series. Oh well.

    • March 26, 2015 at 7:07 pm
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      Those are canon, but they’re not on this timeline for some reason.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:19 pm
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    I won’t likely get to play the new game, so a novel would help keep me updated about anything important that affects the canon. I’m all for it!

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