Taak Farst Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 LF Rename to DisneyForums? I wonder if The Monkey Island series will ever continue.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 lol, this place will always be LucasForums, the official forums of the LucasArts Fan Network. LucasArts existed for a long time and has a lot of history, that history is worth remembering and we're the fans to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dehno101 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I can't say it's that big of a surprise. They pinned their hopes (and millions of dollars) on The Old Republic, and that didn't keep the subscribers. Still a shame though. Well, get ready people. Modders are the last hope for the future of SW gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Bologna Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 This sucks so bad, even though I had heard rumors about it a while back, it still is a big blow to me. Most games I play are SW games and have been a loyal customer and supporter of LA for years. Sad day soldiers, sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purifier Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I don't think this the end of nothing much, except a few jobs and maybe a few games that were in development by LA; unless some other company picks them up and continues with the development. Sounds to me like a beginning of bigger, better and brighter things to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 LF Rename to DisneyForums? I wonder if The Monkey Island series will ever continue.. Doesn't TellTale have the license for that? I keep hoping they'll re-release the 3rd and 4th ones, if only for completion's sake. Overall, I'd say the move is good; LucasArts hasn't published a good game since the early oughts, so I'm not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 That's nice. I never wanted to see Star Wars 1313 anyway. /Sarcasm Yeah but for real...that's truly ****ed up. Why is it that all the promising games from them get ripped away after we've had a sneak peek at them? First Clone Wars and now this...thanks for nothing, Disney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Saget Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 This saddens me but also gives me hope. LA really has seen a great decline since 2007, and frankly its time they were disbanded. Hopefully Disney finds a way to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Foley Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Well, get ready people. Modders are the last hope for the future of SW gaming. This is really not the case. Since Disney is licensing now, we're likely to see more Star Wars video games than ever before. Licensing an IP is virtually no-risk, so Disney is likely to allow as many developers as possible to make games as long as they pay the license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Bring on the games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The only sad thing about this is that a bunch of people lost their jobs. What was the last good game LucasArts developed? Republic Commando? The article makes it pretty clear that this isn't the end of Star Wars games. In fact, I don't see it as anything but a new beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I can't say it's that big of a surprise. They pinned their hopes (and millions of dollars) on The Old Republic, and that didn't keep the subscribers. Still a shame though. This had nothing to do with swtor, plus in recent months that game has started to make a lot of money for EA because of all of the cartel market purchases people have been making. The way I see it, EA will be holding onto the Star Wars license and keeping swtor alive for as long as possible to make some real easy money from it. Number of subscrubers, for them, is a moot point now. Well, get ready people. Modders are the last hope for the future of SW gaming. You guys can start with the JKII source code then... http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/04/in-tribute-to-lucasarts-raven-releases-the-source-code-for-jedi-knight-ii/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I don't understand why 1313 and First Assault couldn't be outsourced, though. It seems like such a waste... Probably a medley of convoluted internal factors involved in the decision to axe, I'd wager. Because Colonial Marines. I f'in lol'd I know Lucasarts really hasn't been doin much lately, but this company was iconic. I kinda feel like I just lost an arm or something. This is kind of why I thought it wouldn't happen. Perhaps not to gamers today, but LucasArts has always been a strong brand name, most people associated it with good memories. LF Rename to DisneyForums? I wonder if The Monkey Island series will ever continue.. Doesn't TellTale have the license for that? I keep hoping they'll re-release the 3rd and 4th ones, if only for completion's sake. Overall, I'd say the move is good; LucasArts hasn't published a good game since the early oughts, so I'm not worried. License is with LucasArts, they'd collaborated with Telltale for Tales of Monkey Island. The old adventure franchises are a major concern atm - Disney doesn't have a reason to care about them. If they're smart, they'll license them out to Telltale and co. to milk out sequels to Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle and so on, banking on nostalgia. If not, they'll just never notice them at all. Either way, I hope Telltale tries to snatch up those IPs if possible. Well, get ready people. Modders are the last hope for the future of SW gaming. in b4 the cease and desist letters This is really not the case. Since Disney is licensing now, we're likely to see more Star Wars video games than ever before. Licensing an IP is virtually no-risk, so Disney is likely to allow as many developers as possible to make games as long as they pay the license. I don't know much about Disney's video games branch, but do we have any evidence of this? I don't remember any great games based on their existing properties, including Marvel; and the total output is low as well. By contrast, during the prequel series, LucasArts was bombarding the market with SW games of various platforms and quality levels. For all we know, 'more games' could just mean ****ty tie-in games, seeing as how Disney doesn't appear to have a clue what to do with the video games market other than treat it as digital merchandise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I haven't been bothered to read up on it, cause I'm lazy... but does this mean we'll be getting the LucasFilm Ltd. logo showing up at the start of our Star Wars or Indiana Jones games, or will it still be LucasArts, but just in a licensing company capacity as it's done in the past? ...or... will be get a Disney or Disney Interactive logo? Oh man, please no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I am 12 and what is a lucas' film star wars aws made by disney stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Avlectus Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) Seems appropriate, given the circumstance. I do seem to recall saying somewhere, SW:TOR would be Lucas' last major production before retiring for good...and while it has not played out literally this way to just that tune, it is more or less what happened. All of a sudden those SW games, and comics on the shelves everywhere are looking more desirable. We knew for awhile this was coming, but now that it has, it still is a bummer because it marks the end of an era. I guess we are the future, here with our forum... Actually glad now, I have made my place here in this forum's community among all of you. I mean it. Didn't think much of it but now I'm suddenly not so apathetic about what goes on here. Guess I better get on with my new machine so I can play TOR and all that jazz, eh? Still, for the moment I'm going to play some music...can't be sure if it should be depressing or if it should renew hope as we stride into the future, looking back fondly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hessian Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I haven't been bothered to read up on it, cause I'm lazy... but does this mean we'll be getting the LucasFilm Ltd. logo showing up at the start of our Star Wars or Indiana Jones games, or will it still be LucasArts, but just in a licensing company capacity as it's done in the past? ...or... will be get a Disney or Disney Interactive logo? Oh man, please no. The latter sounds like a very distinct possibility. But it's really not a great surprise. As with any big corporate takeover, it's out with the old and in with the new. There will still be Star Wars games (with a Disney logo ), but the question is will they be on par with Kotor in terms of quality, or will they continue on following LucasArts' slow spiral downward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 There's only one way to solve this, kill ALL the children! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 I don't know much about Disney's video games branch, but do we have any evidence of this? I don't remember any great games based on their existing properties, including Marvel; and the total output is low as well. By contrast, during the prequel series, LucasArts was bombarding the market with SW games of various platforms and quality levels. Kingdom Hearts is one magnificent cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusIsGonnaOwnSatan Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I haven't been bothered to read up on it, cause I'm lazy... but does this mean we'll be getting the LucasFilm Ltd. logo showing up at the start of our Star Wars or Indiana Jones games, or will it still be LucasArts, but just in a licensing company capacity as it's done in the past? ...or... will be get a Disney or Disney Interactive logo? Oh man, please no. The latter sounds like a very distinct possibility. But it's really not a great surprise. As with any big corporate takeover, it's out with the old and in with the new. There will still be Star Wars games (with a Disney logo ), but the question is will they be on par with Kotor in terms of quality, or will they continue on following LucasArts' slow spiral downward. Disney would have to be complete idiots to do away with such an iconic brand name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle111 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 What ARE THEY GANA RENAME LUCASARTS ???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I can't say it's that big of a surprise. They pinned their hopes (and millions of dollars) on The Old Republic, and that didn't keep the subscribers. Still a shame though.LA got paid for TOR, BioWare and EA are the ones that took the risk with TOR (A risk that had some highs and lows, but now seems to be really paying off). LA just licensed the rights and cash the checks, the same thing Disney is saying they want to do, just cutting out the middle man, Lucas Arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralPloKoon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 It is very sad news, however the company really hasn't been the same since about 2006... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Aw, I've been playing LucasArts games since Loom. Certainly the end of an era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Aw, I've been playing LucasArts games since Loom. Certainly the end of an era. (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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