I was kind of going for my own personal “best of,” as I never played The Dig or Loom and never quite got into Full Throttle. But I’ve added them for the sake of completion.
Great report, Ricky. Definitely some of my most memorable gaming experiences came from Lucasrts titles. I do believe Knights of the Old Republic was Bioware though.
I thought LucasArts had a hand in developing that one alongside Pandemic but further research shows they were just the publisher. So I’ve removed it… and it has indeed been many years since LucasArts created a game from the ground up without outside help. Those days are sorely missed.
Thats terrible!
Star Wars 1313 was getting amazing respons from gamers after it was shown on E3. Very, very disapointing. We probably get more kinect and bad movie tie ins crap from Disney in the future.
Ricky — LucasFilm did this, not Disney. You’re misreporting this story. CNET stated LucasFilm was thinking about doing this maybe even before the merger.
But LucasFilm is owned by Disney now. If Pixar makes a decision, it’s still a decision made under the Disney umbrella. Likewise, if Marvel announces something, it’s a Disney announcement. The same now applies for LucasFilm. And whether LucasFilm was considering this prior to Disney’s purchase doesn’t matter. The trigger was pulled now, under Disney’s watch. So the headline is not inaccurate.
With that said, I have updated the attribution of the statement above directly to LucasFilm. Thanks for that clarification.
Of course it’s inaccurate. The reason Lucas sold his company to Disney was because of the “hands-off” approach taken with Pixar and Marvel. Lucas was impressed. The headlines for this story are at the same level as when Miramax was under Disney’s umbrella, and everytime Miramax won an oscar, the story was “Miramax wins Best Picture”, but every time they did something controversial, the headline was “Disney to make film attacking Catholics” or “Disney to make film highlighting underage sex”. It’s cheap muckraking, and is inaccurate, bad reporting. LucasFilm did this, not Disney. Sure, Disney had to sign off of it, but Lucasfilm has been wanting to do this for months, apparently, even before the merger.
“After evaluating our position in the games market, WE’VE decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company’s risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games,” LUCASFILM said in a statement. “As a result of this change, WE’VE had layoffs across the organization. WE are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing OUR new titles.”
Disney purchased LucasFilm and all its subsidiaries last October. BUT the source told CNET that LUCASFILM had been looking at moving to a licensed model for some time, presumably even BEFORE THE ACQUISITION last fall, in large part because doing so reduces the financial risk associated with developing ambitious — and expensive — games.”
Pooh other sources state that LucasFilms wanted to finished 1313 before shutting down the studio.
“Our source says Lucas has pursued the option for “one or both games,” but nothing happened. “With the teams now basically being dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever,” our source said.”
It is still going to be sorely missed, no matter who made the decision. I sure hope the other Star Wars projects get picked up. They sounded very interesting and it’s been a while since a Star Wars game came out (aside form the MMORPG side of things.
Jason, one of the unspoken reasons why they’re doing this is for a giant marketing push for Episode VII. They’ve “cleared the deck” for a marketing onslaught the likes of which we’ve never seen. Get ready for a deluge of SW games, across multiple platforms, in time for the launch of the seventh film.
“Although LucasArts itself will halt development of its two major projects, “Star Wars 1313” and “Star Wars: First Assault,” it appears that those games are not dead in the water. A source with knowledge of the decision told CNET that neither game is being fully shut down, but that it has not yet been determined what will happen to them. However, LUCASFILM HAS DECIDED that “Star Wars” games should now be developed either by third-party studios or by Disney Interactive.”
‘A LucasFilm representative confirmed that production on Star Wars 1313 and what’s rumored to be Star Wars: First Assault has ceased following yesterday’s closure of LucasArts by Disney. Speaking to the BBC, LucasFilm spokesperson Miles Perkins said, “Both current Star Wars games projects have been halted.”‘
So sorry to hear about this. I feel that you’ve left out some other ‘good’ games, speciffically, ‘Secret Weapons Over Normandy’. I’ve
always liked that when you beat the game, you win both an X-Wing and a TIE Fighter to play with in the ‘Instant Action’ section of the game. You could hone your pilot skills with these craft against computer-run or opponent-run dogfights against WWII aircraft or each other. Fun. Another LucasArt game I like is called ‘Armed And Dangerous’. Another very good game. Oh well, we will survive, just not in style.
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Comments for In Memoriam: Disney closes LucasArts, leaving behind decades of adventures with future of “Star Wars” games unknown
Dante Sellitto
Tis a sad day in gaming history 🙁
Justin
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is still the 2nd best Indiana Jones adventure(behind Raiders of course)!
Mandy
Wow Disney. Way to suck.
Roddy Barros
On my list, you just forgot Full Throttle, The Dig and Loom. 🙂
Ricky Brigante
I was kind of going for my own personal “best of,” as I never played The Dig or Loom and never quite got into Full Throttle. But I’ve added them for the sake of completion.
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Night in the Inventory 2 will feature Sam as a character, so TellTale is still doing stuff with Sam and Max.
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Great report, Ricky. Definitely some of my most memorable gaming experiences came from Lucasrts titles. I do believe Knights of the Old Republic was Bioware though.
Ricky Brigante
Aha! You’re right. LucasArts only published that game. BioWare developed it. So I have removed it from the list above. Thanks!
Eric Ramocki
Remove Star Wars Battlefront too, since it was developed by Pandemic Studios.
Ricky Brigante
I thought LucasArts had a hand in developing that one alongside Pandemic but further research shows they were just the publisher. So I’ve removed it… and it has indeed been many years since LucasArts created a game from the ground up without outside help. Those days are sorely missed.
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Thats terrible!
Star Wars 1313 was getting amazing respons from gamers after it was shown on E3. Very, very disapointing. We probably get more kinect and bad movie tie ins crap from Disney in the future.
Apocalypse Pooh
Ricky — LucasFilm did this, not Disney. You’re misreporting this story. CNET stated LucasFilm was thinking about doing this maybe even before the merger.
Ricky Brigante
But LucasFilm is owned by Disney now. If Pixar makes a decision, it’s still a decision made under the Disney umbrella. Likewise, if Marvel announces something, it’s a Disney announcement. The same now applies for LucasFilm. And whether LucasFilm was considering this prior to Disney’s purchase doesn’t matter. The trigger was pulled now, under Disney’s watch. So the headline is not inaccurate.
With that said, I have updated the attribution of the statement above directly to LucasFilm. Thanks for that clarification.
Apocalypse Pooh
Of course it’s inaccurate. The reason Lucas sold his company to Disney was because of the “hands-off” approach taken with Pixar and Marvel. Lucas was impressed. The headlines for this story are at the same level as when Miramax was under Disney’s umbrella, and everytime Miramax won an oscar, the story was “Miramax wins Best Picture”, but every time they did something controversial, the headline was “Disney to make film attacking Catholics” or “Disney to make film highlighting underage sex”. It’s cheap muckraking, and is inaccurate, bad reporting. LucasFilm did this, not Disney. Sure, Disney had to sign off of it, but Lucasfilm has been wanting to do this for months, apparently, even before the merger.
Apocalypse Pooh
When ESPN fired Rush Limbaugh, would you have reported “Disney Fired Rush Limbaugh”?
Eric Ramocki
Either you are terribly misinformed Pooh or you are trying to troll us.
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“After evaluating our position in the games market, WE’VE decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company’s risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games,” LUCASFILM said in a statement. “As a result of this change, WE’VE had layoffs across the organization. WE are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing OUR new titles.”
Disney purchased LucasFilm and all its subsidiaries last October. BUT the source told CNET that LUCASFILM had been looking at moving to a licensed model for some time, presumably even BEFORE THE ACQUISITION last fall, in large part because doing so reduces the financial risk associated with developing ambitious — and expensive — games.”
— http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57577802/disney-to-shut-down-lucasarts-report-says/
I’m seriously misinformed? No, I can read.
Eric Ramocki
Pooh other sources state that LucasFilms wanted to finished 1313 before shutting down the studio.
“Our source says Lucas has pursued the option for “one or both games,” but nothing happened. “With the teams now basically being dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever,” our source said.”
Disney expatiated the process.
Jason
It is still going to be sorely missed, no matter who made the decision. I sure hope the other Star Wars projects get picked up. They sounded very interesting and it’s been a while since a Star Wars game came out (aside form the MMORPG side of things.
Apocalypse Pooh
Jason, one of the unspoken reasons why they’re doing this is for a giant marketing push for Episode VII. They’ve “cleared the deck” for a marketing onslaught the likes of which we’ve never seen. Get ready for a deluge of SW games, across multiple platforms, in time for the launch of the seventh film.
Apocalypse Pooh
Eric – regarding 1313:
“Although LucasArts itself will halt development of its two major projects, “Star Wars 1313” and “Star Wars: First Assault,” it appears that those games are not dead in the water. A source with knowledge of the decision told CNET that neither game is being fully shut down, but that it has not yet been determined what will happen to them. However, LUCASFILM HAS DECIDED that “Star Wars” games should now be developed either by third-party studios or by Disney Interactive.”
–cbsnews.com
Eric Ramocki
From Today:
‘A LucasFilm representative confirmed that production on Star Wars 1313 and what’s rumored to be Star Wars: First Assault has ceased following yesterday’s closure of LucasArts by Disney. Speaking to the BBC, LucasFilm spokesperson Miles Perkins said, “Both current Star Wars games projects have been halted.”‘
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/04/star-wars-1313-halted-says-lucasfilm/
Eric Ramocki
Also they are releasing story info from the cancelled project too:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/4/4183890/star-wars-1313-video-game-starred-boba-fett
Alan Rogers
So sorry to hear about this. I feel that you’ve left out some other ‘good’ games, speciffically, ‘Secret Weapons Over Normandy’. I’ve
always liked that when you beat the game, you win both an X-Wing and a TIE Fighter to play with in the ‘Instant Action’ section of the game. You could hone your pilot skills with these craft against computer-run or opponent-run dogfights against WWII aircraft or each other. Fun. Another LucasArt game I like is called ‘Armed And Dangerous’. Another very good game. Oh well, we will survive, just not in style.
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