by Rainier on July 27, 2021 @ 9:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Twin Suns Corp is ramping up production on its forthcoming next-gen AAA IP after a hiring spree that is bringing some of the industry’s best and brightest to the table.
by Rainier on July 2, 2021 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel Ghoul Patrol are back with more than 70 levels of classic 16-bit gameplay.
by Rainier on July 1, 2021 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Amazon’s Prime Gaming is amping up the nostalgia this summer by offering Amazon Prime members a selection of free classic LucasArts games for PC.
by Rainier on June 7, 2021 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ember Sword is a cross-platform sandbox MMORPG that lets players own, control, and evolve the fantasy universe as landowners and acquire scarce cosmetics through PVP and PVE activities as opposed to through lootboxes.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2020 @ 3:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Classic LucasArts Remasters such as Grim Fandango Remastered, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, and Full Throttle Remastered are coming to all Xbox Game Pass members.
by Rainier on April 29, 2019 @ 7:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a hilarious satirical point and click adventure set in a totalitarian communist country.
by Rainier on March 19, 2015 @ 9:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GOG.com is teaming up with Disney Interactive to bring more than 20 classic Lucasfilm titles to the DRM-free digital distribution service.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2014 @ 9:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hangar 13 is a new 2K Games development studio led by veteran game developer Haden Blackman, and is working on an unannounced next-generation title.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GOG.com is teaming up with Disney Interactive to bring more than 20 classic Lucasfilm titles to the DRM-free digital distribution service.
by Rainier on April 3, 2013 @ 11:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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What many had feared
last year when Disney announced it had acquired LucasArts has come to pass. Disney has laid off over 100 employees and in the process canceled
Star Wars: First Assault and
Star Wars 1313.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2012 @ 2:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction.
by Rainier on April 26, 2011 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LucasArts and Epic Games. announce a long-term, studio-wide agreement for LucasArts to develop multiple projects using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for the engine's supported platforms.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2010 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fearless Studios announced its formation, co-founded by award-winning writer and game director Haden Blackman, creator and Senior Executive Producer of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and noted technology leader and strategist Cedrick Collomb, formerly Director of Engineering at LucasArts.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2010 @ 11:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Autumn Games has entered into a multi-game publishing agreement with newly formed Famous Games, founded by former President of LucasArts and the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Studios for THQ Jack Sorensen.
by Rainier on July 12, 2010 @ 6:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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LucasArts will be holding two panels, one each for The Force Unleashed II and The Old Republic, as well as have the first public showing of Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures.
Check out the following new screens from LucasArts' E3 2010 lineup:
by Rainier on July 6, 2009 @ 10:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today LucasArts 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 on Steam. Starting Wed., July 8 you will be able to download classic adventure titles like LOOM and The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic Commando.
by Rainier on July 4, 2009 @ 2:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LucasArts has been pumping out quite a few Star Wars and Indiana Jones titles in the past few years, with
Fracture as an exception, but with the recent
Monkey Island announcements, it seems the once-adventure-focused publisher/developer is looking into reviving old classics. On Monday, LucasArts plans to announce something "amazing" and "awesome news for our old school fans." Nothing but teasing so far, but we'll have more for you after the weekend.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 7:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released additional details about the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo), including a preliminary list of exhibitors. Last year's absentees Activision and Atlus are back on the floor...
by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2009 @ 6:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gatheryn is an interactive massive multi-player world of adventure, mystery and romance. You assume the role of a Victorian themed character as you explore, socialize and quest your way through the world.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 12:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens & trailers from LucasArts' E3 2008 lineup:
by Rainier on May 16, 2008 @ 5:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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When it rains, it pours! Ever since Activision revealed it would not be renewing its ESA membership nor attending E3, several other companies announced they would not be attending (NCSoft, Foundation 9, Her Interactive), while others confirmed their presence (D3P, Warner Bros., Majesco, Bethesda, EA, etc.). One name still missing from either list was LucasArts, and today PR director Margaret Grohne announced that while LucasArts will no longer be an ESA member, it would still be attending the E3.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lucasfilm President Micheline Chau announced today that former EALA COO Darrell Rodriguez has been named president of its videogame division, replacing longtime LucasArts executive Jim Ward who resigned in February 2008.
by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2008 @ 10:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Telltale announced that industry veterans Mike Stemmle (known for Monkey Island and Sam & Max Hit the Road/Freelance Police), Justin Chin (known for EA's The Simpsons Game), and Brett Tosti (know for Rogue Squadron, Lair) have joined the company as part of a sustained wave of growth that has nearly doubled the studio's size since this time last year.
