Frontwire Studios announces the cancellation Galaxy in Turmoil, their planned action game based on leaks from Star Wars Battlefront III (thanks nin). Lucasfilm informs them that this will not fly with Star Wars game license-holder EA. This will not surprise fans who have seen such "Foxings" before, but it seems to have caught the team off guard. Though they understand the Star Wars IP is Lucasfilms', they state they believe their project was "fair use." But they are not pursuing this, saying they are pivoting clear of infringement:

Most likely, you are asking yourself “what does this mean for Galaxy in Turmoil?“ Our highly publicized project as you have come to know it will no longer be a Star Wars game inspired by Battlefront. However, there is a new hope(Sorry, I had to slip that in!). Upon speaking with Lucasfilm, they informed us that they have no issue with a Battlefront inspired game that is not using the Star Wars IP itself. Regardless of what some have said, all of our code, sounds and many other non-Star Wars assets have been created in-house, which means they are indeed owned by us.

Going forward, Frontwire Studios will be pivoting away from Star Wars and embarking on a mission to create a new, original game in a never before seen universe. Our game will still have massive 64-player battles, ground-to-space combat, destructible capital ships, and a full single-player campaign. We will also still be releasing Galaxy in Turmoil on Steam as planned and it will remain a free game. No, we will not be adding any micro transactions or pay-to-win content. When Frontwire Studios makes a promise, we keep it. With that being said, we will still create the game you have all wanted and deserved, even if it turns out to not be Star Wars-related.