Astor Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Haden Blackman, Executive Producer and writer for The Force Unleashed, has left LucasArts. Source IGN reports that Haden Blackman, executive producer and writer for The Force Unleashed series, has resigned from his LucasArts position. IGN got confirmation from LucasArts on the news and a representative assured that the development of The Force Unleashed II will not be affected. How true that assurance is, of course, remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwier Zak Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Maybe now they can hire someone who is... well... good. And actually cares about Star Wars instead of just making "OMG SOO COOEALLL" half blown characters. To be fair though I think he'd be good in creating stories for new franchises, where there is no canon or toes to step on. And to that I wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Maybe now they can hire someone who is... well... good. And actually cares about Star Wars instead of just making "OMG SOO COOEALLL" half blown characters. No, they're great characters. That's why the game became so popular. The problem is you and you alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKA-001 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Yes, he is the only person in the world who dislikes the story of TFU, what it did with the canon, and the quality of the characters, and none of his reasons are valid even in the slightest. Good thing we can keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truJedi Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 why would he just all of a sudden up an leave the company?? There would have to be some type of reason, seems abit bizzare . and what will this mean for futre star wars games??? Wasnt he kinda running the show for eveything around there? I dont really want to wait another 5 years a star wars game . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Yes, he is the only person in the world who dislikes the story of TFU, what it did with the canon, and the quality of the characters, and none of his reasons are valid even in the slightest. Good thing we can keep that in mind. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwier Zak Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 No, they're great characters. That's why the game became so popular. The problem is you and you alone. Hahaha good one. There is this thing you should totally check out... it's called: THE INTERNET Yes, he is the only person in the world who dislikes the story of TFU, what it did with the canon, and the quality of the characters, and none of his reasons are valid even in the slightest. Good thing we can keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deesnyder Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Whats the point?? The damage is done... TFU 2 is just a few months away from release... I really didn't like this dude at all... All he did for TFU till now was just spend time on blabbering how amazing the game was... force powers etc etc, and in the end it turned out to be a mediocre game... with a really dumb storyline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 He probably realize that having two sabers held backwards is retarded. I'd quit over that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hahaha good one. There is this thing you should totally check out... it's called: THE INTERNET ~snipped~ maybe you should check this out: http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/02/08/the-force-unleashed-wins-wga-award-for-best-writing/ The Force Unleashed Wins WGA Award for Best Writing! When LucasArts set out on the trailblazing journey of creating The Force Unleashed, they had multiple objectives in mind. One of the key ones was to tell a compelling story worthy of the Star Wars saga in the hitherto unexplored territory between Episode III and Episode IV. This story — the epic saga of Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice, was recognized for excellence yesterday. Congratulations to Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford and Cameron Suey who were honored with the WGA Award for outstanding achievement in Writing for Videogames. The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2009 Writers Guild Awards yesterday in categories including screen, television, radio, news, promotional, and videogame writing. ~snipped~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Eclipse Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Wow. That's surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 He probably realize that having two sabers held backwards is retarded. I'd quit over that too. *Jae spews coffee all over her monitor, laughing* Mod note: Zak, Shem, you both are straying into violation of rules on flaming territory. People can like or dislike the story--there is plenty of room in the galaxy for both opinions. Thanks for being patient with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwier Zak Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Sorry about that. We tend to go over board with Shem from time to time My only response is: How can you expect to find anything critical on a website, where the main goal is to PROMOTE EVERYTHING STAR WARS CONNECTED?! Look up forums and users. And that's it. Back on topic. I don't think the man will have any problems with finding a job and I really doubt that TFU III (if planed) would be canceled because of that. In a big company there are always at least 3/4 people waiting for someone to quit. I don't think it's as important as we would like to think. I don't want to start a war here but I can't help but think that he could have been forced to quit because of the story controversy. Don't say there isn't any, there many fans, on many boards demanding the game to be declared non canon. Just a thought. Nothing negative in mind. I would be more concerned about the sales... And by that I mean the game will most probably sell less copies than the first one. And I think that because it's being released for less platforms that TFU1. No PSP and no PS2 this time around (DS?), and it did sell well on those platforms. And if it sells less than the original it will be considered less successful. I could be totally wrong about this but still it's a thing to think about. Also I think it is promoted a lot less than the first one. Remember all the developer videos, tech videos, rumors and video interviews? None of that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truJedi Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Theres not really that much of a reason to promote it as much this time round. They probly went over board with the first one because it a new game , and new thing and something no one else had really done before. With TFUII well the name will pretty much sell itslef .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Vougalot Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I think people just expected too much from the first game. All it was meant to be was a fun way to play around with the Force in ways never before imagined, and I think it delivered just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-5/Prudii Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Gooood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 His involvement in creating the only Star Wars Product that ever lost money (SWG) has finally caught up with him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwier Zak Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 His involvement in creating a Star Wars Product that lost money (SWG) has finally caught up with him lol haha, lol. I forgot about that. I can't remember what else did he work on besides TFU, SWG and Behind The Magic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 he wrote some Comics too, But they were actually quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Meh, not like it will really affect the game. However, I do hope the new guy actually gives a crap about Star Wars and what the fans want. But of course, sometimes what the fans want can be varied, and somewhat impossible sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoiuyWired Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 TFU3? don' think it should be needed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truJedi Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 why not ??? this series has alot of possibilities in which direction it could go in. Whether or not haden is leading, im sure someone else will step up and take the role. That is IF they decide to continue after TFU 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwier Zak Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 It all depends on the sales. If the game will sell good (and by that I mean reach a level Lucasarts wants it to reach) then they will make TFU3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Folks...keep in mind that the story in the Force Unleashed series was APPROVED by Lucasarts and from what I understand George Lucas himself. So...if you want to trash anyone for "canon" Mr. Blackman is really not your true target. Nothing happens with the SW franchise outside of fan created stories and such without the Lucasarts stamp of approval. That said, I personally enjoyed playing TFU including the story and am looking forward to the sequel and beyond if there is a beyond. As for why Mr. Blackman left..perhaps he got a better job offer, perhaps he wanted a change of scenery, perhaps there was some kind of behind the scenes conflict...we'll likely never know unless he discloses his reasoning at a later date. Whatever the case, I wish him luck in any future endeavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nothing happens with the SW franchise outside of fan created stories and such without the Lucasarts stamp of approval. Which makes some of the stuff that is released all the more baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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