It was a dark day for all of us when LucasArts got shuttered, particularly because it meant that whatever the studio was working on would not see the light of day. Here’s a list of which games/concepts got cancelled, taken from the book Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts. There are a lot of interesting looking […]Read More
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EA, being EA, just picked up exclusive rights to produce Star Wars games. Hip hip hooray, right? Well, maybe. Hopefully EA decides against annualizing releases of Star Wars games so that the market isn’t flooded with these titles every year. Then again, it’s Star Wars; when was the last time you played a good Star […]Read More
Back in November, Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries were acquired by Disney for $4 billion. Earlier this year, Disney closed down LucasArts, and tears were shed. But the big question on everyone’s mind was “Who will make Star Wars games now?” That question has now been answered. EA will be producing games based on the Star Wars franchise, […]Read More
Today marked the closing of LucasArts, one of the coolest and greatest development studios of all time. Founded in 1982, LucasArts was founded by George Lucas as a way for him, and his company, to explore other forms of media. After a few hits on Atari platforms, LucasArts hit it big with their first adventure […]Read More
Today’s news that Disney will close long-lived developer LucasArts, while perhaps not surprising, suggested one casualty sure to hit gamers close to home – Star Wars 1313, the gritty action game first revealed at E3 2012 to much fanfare. News of the developer’s closure brought with it reports that the title (as well as others) […]Read More
It seems like everyone and their dog has fond memories of the Star Wars: Battlefront series. I mean, who wouldn’t? You get to have huge freaking battles set in the Star Wars universe and can fly an X-Wing. That alone makes it one of the greatest things ever made of all time anything. Certainly, the […]Read More