Char Ell Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Back by Popular Demand, LOOM, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Star Wars Battlefront II Headline List of Games Soon to be Available via Direct Download! LucasArts Continues Initiative to Revive Classic Gaming Titles Future Back-Catalog Announcements to be Made at http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames. Subscribe today! SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — July 6, 2009 — Fans have asked and LucasArts has delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as digital downloads online. In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic adventure titles like LOOM and The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic Commando. The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes: * Armed and Dangerous™ * Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis * Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure * LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure * LOOM™ * Star Wars Battlefront® II * Star Wars Republic Commando® * Star Wars Starfighter™ * The Dig® * Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ “This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to LucasArts’ classic games,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “It also gives more people a chance to play our games by making them available long after they’ve disappeared from store shelves. We hope our fans are as excited as we are about our plans and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next. This is just the beginning.” This series of launches continues LucasArts’ new mission to revitalize its deep portfolio of beloved gaming franchises. LucasArts previously announced the return of the classic Monkey Island® franchise with two new projects due to be released in the near future. Tomorrow, July 7, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island® game series on PC, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes. The first Tales of Monkey Island chapter is expected to release for WiiWare™ in the coming weeks as well. The Monkey Island celebration continues on July 15 when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC via Steam and other online distribution channels. Future announcements about the re-release of LucasArts’ back catalog titles will be made through LucasArts’ Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames. About Steam The leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new releases and online services to over 20 million PC users around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.steamgames.com. About Valve Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.valvesoftware.com About LucasArts LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at http://www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company. LucasArts, the LucasArts logo, STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2009 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ as indicated. All rights reserved. Nintendo trademarks used under license. WiiWare is available only through the Wii console. I thought this was exciting news. Here's to hoping for even more Star Wars classic games on Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 So pumped...can't wait for tomorrow! Gettin' the Dig and Indy: Last Crusade right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Don't know if anyone reported this but both Dark Forces 1 and 2 are now on steam (Dark forces 2 expansion is also available). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Ah, finally to be reunited with the old Dark Forces, and DF2 along with the MOTS expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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