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Game has a listing for Rogue Squadron Wii

There are a few things that make me think this listing is just a place holder.  The release date is listed as April 2010 (seems a little soon for a title that so far has only been rumored) and Activision Blizzard is listed as the publisher, which is possible but doesn’t seem likely.

At any rate, I sure hope this is the real deal.  I’d hate to think that the Rogue Squadron series died with the GameCube.

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-Justin

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Rumor: Factor 5 still alive and working on “multiple unannounced Wii titles”

From Achim Moller’s LinkedIn profile:

Achim Moller’s Experience

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CEO / CTO
Factor 5 GmbH

(Computer Games industry)

January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)

Leading Factor 5 Germany (an independent game development company) and doing software development and research for all next-generation consoles (Wii, 360, PS3). Directing all console programming and optimizations tasks for supporting higher-level engine modules. Collision and Physics. CPU/Coprocessors/Memory. API design. Project Porting. Management.

Multiple unannounced Wii-Titles (2009)

I sure hope one of them is Rogue Squadron Wii.

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-Justin

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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Wii may have died along with Factor 5

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It was bad enough when Factor 5 closed it doors but now new details have surfaced that the studio was working on a Rogue Squadron title for the Wii.

Several former staff members have filed a lawsuit against Factor 5′s founders for fraudulently transferring assets, including those for a Rogue Squadron Wii game, to another company before they declared bankruptcy to avoiding paying the employees.  The lawsuit includes 69 claims of unpaid wages and totals over $900,000.

“We allege in the suit that Factor 5 and its three founders fraudulently transferred assets, including source code and other intellectual property [including the unannounced Star Wars: Rogue Squadron for Wii] to Blue Harvest, which is now known as White Harvest,” – James Smith, lawyer representing the employees

For those unfamiliar, the Rogue Squadron series started on the N64 and followed up with two games on the GameCube.  One of those games was not only launch title for the system but in my opinion is also one of the best games to ever come out for the Cube.  Whatever White Harvest is I hope they are going to finish up the Wii title.

One more thing, it’s not right to skip out on paying employees for the work they have done.  If this turns out to be the case I hope they can recover their lost wages in court.

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-Justin

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