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wow...bye lucas arts. I enjoyed some of your games. Here is hoping that the ~80% of employees you let go find some good jobs quick. I think it is interesting how quick they did an analasys of the market and then sharpened the axe and started swinging.
What are your thoughts?
Ill never understand why you buy a company to shut them down. Such a sad day for every gamer and geek regardless of if you liked star wars.
to be fair guys they havent made a game that sold well for a long time, so it kinda makes sense that the studio would be closed. The good news is they are willing to hand out licsones to other developers to make new game with their IPs.
Hmmm, another piece of my gaming history sails off into the sunset. I think I logged enough hours on both the X-wing and TIE Fighter games to be declared an honorary member of Rogue Squadron. I went through three Gravis Firebird programmable joysticks playing those games. Here's hoping all those who lost their jobs are able find a great replacement.
I was peeved at first but when noticing that this means the licence to make Star Wars games can branch out now, that made me happier. I just hope 1313 survives from what has been mentioned since this announcement.
/Peers out from under her rock (aka had to work too many hours this week) and wonders what happened? Link anyone?
» Edited on: 2013-04-03 23:47:43
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/03/disney-closes-game-publisher-lucasarts.aspx
In all honesty - Lucas killed SW's with the EP I release. I saw the movie 2 times - the day it released - bought both tickets at the same time... took the day off work... I was that much of a fan... and I don't think that I have seen it again since although I still repeatedly watch Ep IV, V, and sometimes EP VI. I was excited to hear Disney got the rights and have hopes they can revive the story set in a Galaxy, far, far, away - that had died years, years, ago. If not, it sure can't be any worse than the last few movies by Lucas. And... I'm sure Disney reviewed the entire game situation before the purchase and probably knew that they were cutting it from the first day of the takeover. Disney has made some mistakes over the years, but they haven't maintained the company by making many. So... again, I have high hopes but moderate expectations. I really wish they would hand the reigns of game development over to a good niche company - and get me a SW's MMO that I could love for many years the same way people have loved EVE for years. I don't want to be a Jedi - I just want to reside in that universe. The Empire and Rebels should be NPC's - let me fight other races from other planets (they are aren't all peaceful - the Ewoks want to kill everyone - and roast them) - be a smuggler, a mercenary, a Bounty Hunter (that hunts anyone/everyone) a bantha herder, or a moisture farmer. Where's the imagination? OK - I'm done :)
