Unfortunatley it may not get released due to legal issues. If it is released, it will be for the Wii and will be a combination of all past Rogue Squadron games.
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Ex-Factor 5 Employees Suing Bankrupt Company
Studio was secretly working on an all new Rogue Squadron Game for Wii.
by Jim Reilly
June 17, 2009 - Just months after the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed its doors, Factor 5, a San Rafael-based videogame studio, is now the subject of fraudulent activity.
A report by the Marin Independent Journal brings news that former employees of the studio have filed a lawsuit against the company and its founders for allegedly transferring assets to avoid paying it debtors during liquidation.
James Smith, a lawyer representing the employees, claims Factor 5 founders started a limited liability company called 'Blue Harvest' in which to transfer work completed on the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron game for the Nintendo Wii.
"We allege in the suit that Factor 5 and its three founders fraudulently transferred assets, including source code and other intellectual property to Blue Harvest, which is now known as White Harvest," said Smith.
"We believe and have alleged in the complaint that Factor 5 and White Harvest are essentially the same company, being run by the same people, being represented by the same sets of lawyers, with all the same management and ownership and control, performing all the same work that they were doing at Factor 5, just now with a new name and a new address," Smith added.
When Factor 5 filed for bankruptcy on May 13th, there was $50,000 to $100,000 in assets and between $1 million to $10 million in debts. There were also 69 claims for unpaid wages totaling more than $900,000.
Requests for comments sent to both parties were not returned in time for publish.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:08 am
by Maveritchell
This doesn't mean a whole lot; it's one more for the bin of "this was being worked on but we didn't announce it because it wasn't ready to be announced and now it never will be."
I don't see in your source where it calls this tentative game a "compilation" of earlier RS games.
In any case, I would rather see a new space sim and not another piloting planetside game. Heck, I can get that from Battlefront if I really want it.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:30 pm
by Twilight_Warrior
Whoops! I guess it was late and I didn't really read over my OP.
What I meant was there are rumors that it is an enhanced version of the original Rogue Squadron Trilogy because of Nintendo's "Play on Wii" series (with Pikmin, Mario Tennis, and DK: Jungle Beat already remade). There are also rumors that it is a completely new title, but those have less support.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:50 pm
by Nova Hawk
I hope they do upgrade Rogue Squadron, that's one of my favorite SW games!
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:36 pm
by Lord Bardar
we can all just buy the old RS games for GameCube and play them on the Wii, provided you have a GameCube controller.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:13 pm
by Twilight_Warrior
Except, the first one was N64. *sigh*, good old days...
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:24 pm
by Blade
It hasn't been released on VC yet? I thought I'd seen it.
Oh well, it most likely will be sooner or later.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:21 am
by Kaos4
If it were and actual new rogue squadron, I would like to see some online multiplayer.
I enjoyed the multiplayer modes in Rebel Strike. Hopefully whatever it is ends up being released at some point.
Re: New Rogue Squadron Confirmed
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:47 pm
by jedimaster745
I didn't know it was confirmed Heh, i still play the first rogue squadron, except its for pc instead of N64(same game, different platform)
Heh, i still play the first rogue squadron, except its for pc instead of N64(same game, different platform)