What happened to Fighting Force 3? The first Fighting Force was developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation and PC in 1997, the same year in which they released Tomb Raider 2. Core Design was at the vertex of their popularity, becoming one of the most recognized teams in the gaming market. Fighting Force 3 was in development by Core Design between 2002 and 2003, to be released for PlayStation 2, the original Xbox and maybe even on GameCube. This time the team went back to their roots with classic beat ‘em up gameplay, fully playable coop mode and 4 different characters to choose from.