Star Wars Battlefront 3 has been in and out of production for years, and everything points in the direction that the game simply won’t happen. But according to new rumors, Star Wars Battlefront Online, an MMO version of the game, is in development at Slant Six Games and LucasArts — Slant Six, who know their way around online games, as they’ve done several SOCOM titles. The rumors suggest a 2011 release date on the game, on PS3 and Xbox 360 with no mention of PC.

Did you see the leaked alpha footage of Star Wars: Battlefront IIIover the weekend? Like me, you might have been impressed by the technology behind the game that allowed players to fly directly from the ground to outer space without any cutscenes. However, that technology will die with the end of developer Free Radicals involvement in the project, according to Spong.

The site supposedly carries word from a former Free Radical employee who says: “It’s my understanding that the game’s been passed to a new developer, but the tech that allowed you to fly from the ground, to air, to orbit, to space dies with Free Radical’s involvement.”

The employee added that the new developer will be making it a cut-scene every time you want to transition from ground to space.

Battlefront IIIs current home is yet to be confirmed, though rumors point to Pandemic, creators of the original title.