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Disney Shutting Down LucasArts


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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 05:42 pm Reply with quote Back to top

So ends an era. I guess my hopes for a new TIE Fighter are forever crushed.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-ending-its-video-game,96052/
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 06:32 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'm actually kind of happy. Not happy that people are losing their jobs, but Lucasarts has been releasing mediocre games for years, while sitting on great franchises. It seems Disney is treating the new Star Wars license with respect, and I hope they'll extend the same courtesy to everything else under the Lucasarts name.


So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind.
 
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JohnnyBenz
Title: The nip killer
Joined: Feb 08 2013
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 07:05 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I agree with Greg, but it is kinda sad considering the rich history they had with some of the old school games.
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Beach Bum
Joined: Dec 08 2010
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 08:34 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yeah LucasArts had some great games in the past but a lot of their more recent stuff has been utter trash. If they'd actually let a real Knights of the Old Republic sequel get made instead of some shitty MMO that went F2P after a couple months they'd probably not be facing this right now. Also Force Unleashed 2 sucked and I was kind of rooting for them to go under after that and the MMO.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 08:46 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I said it multiple places already, but this is honestly great news. This means that other devs can develop sequels, reboots, etc.. to already established franchises owned by Lucasarts that have been neglected for far too long, and finally do them some justice.

Imagine Tell Tale making a Star Wars Adventure Game, or some other competent devs making Tie Figher sequel, Jedi Knight sequels, HD remakes of the SNES Star Wars games, a fucking Maniac Mansion sequel, some new Monkey Island games. So many franchises that could use some love, and ones that I bet dollars to donuts will be revived. They're too important to ignore anymore.


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Ky-Guy
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Joined: Jul 19 2006
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 10:08 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Who knows? Maybe Disney Interactive will make a sequel to Zombies Ate My Neighbors.


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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 10:09 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Or even a Lego Star Wars remake or The Force Unleashed 3! Oh god, I know I was joking, but that still hurt.


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Fighter_McWarrior
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 10:29 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I feel the same way about this that I did with Interplay's bankruptcy. Yes, the developer was responsible for some amazing games, but its best days were behind it and it was ruining its rich franchise pool. I hope this is a positive step forward for the franchises Lucasarts represents, just as the IPs under Interplay ended up in better hands.


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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 11:09 pm Reply with quote Back to top

It's still sad when something once-beloved goes under.
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Fighter_McWarrior
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PostPosted: Apr 03 2013 11:23 pm Reply with quote Back to top

No. It's sad when a beloved publisher starts to turn into a once beloved publisher. I loved Lucasarts, which was why it was sad to see them release a string of bullshit titles that I didn't care about. At this point, it just feels like someone's putting them out of their misery.


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PostPosted: Apr 04 2013 07:00 am Reply with quote Back to top

JoshWoodzy wrote:
some new Monkey Island games.

Didn't Telltale make a new Monkey Island a few years back?
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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
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PostPosted: Apr 04 2013 12:31 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Fighter_McWarrior wrote:
No. It's sad when a beloved publisher starts to turn into a once beloved publisher. I loved Lucasarts, which was why it was sad to see them release a string of bullshit titles that I didn't care about. At this point, it just feels like someone's putting them out of their misery.

Can they not both be sad? I'd cry if my Dad got bitten by a werewolf, but I'd also cry when I shot him in the heart with a silver bullet out of necessity.
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PostPosted: Apr 04 2013 02:56 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Syd Lexia wrote:
JoshWoodzy wrote:
some new Monkey Island games.

Didn't Telltale make a new Monkey Island a few years back?

Tales of Monkey Island. released on wiiware & PSN & PC.

i dont know if they also handled the special editions of the originals or not.


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PostPosted: Apr 09 2013 12:38 am Reply with quote Back to top

Aw man! That sucks. ZAMN was a fantastic game.


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Greg the White
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PostPosted: Apr 09 2013 01:29 am Reply with quote Back to top

Rebel Assault 3 for Wii U and tablets. Let's get this made.


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PostPosted: Apr 09 2013 09:31 am Reply with quote Back to top

Greg the White wrote:
Rebel Assault 3 for Wii U and tablets. Let's get this made.


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utahpunk
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PostPosted: Apr 10 2013 12:55 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Ky-Guy wrote:
Who knows? Maybe Disney Interactive will make a sequel to Zombies Ate My Neighbors.


The sequel to that game is Ghoul Patrol.

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King
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PostPosted: Apr 10 2013 01:12 pm Reply with quote Back to top

It is, and both games are spectactular. I would enjoy a sequel / remake for this series though


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Beach Bum
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PostPosted: Apr 10 2013 01:37 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yeah a new Zombies Ate My Neighbors would be stellar. It was one of the first video games I played as a kid because we somehow got an SNES before we got the NES.
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Cameron
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PostPosted: Apr 10 2013 06:04 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Zombies Ate My Neighbors is one of my favorite games of all time, but Ghoul Patrol is kinda terrible. Here's hoping for a better sequel.


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utahpunk
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PostPosted: Apr 11 2013 02:24 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Cameron wrote:
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is one of my favorite games of all time, but Ghoul Patrol is kinda terrible. Here's hoping for a better sequel.


I liked Ghoul Patrol. The maps were bigger, and were a little more complicated to navigate. But either way, I would like to see this franchise get a re-boot.


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Ghandi
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PostPosted: Apr 12 2013 11:03 pm Reply with quote Back to top

As I thought more about this, and though it's effectively a dead series as far as I can remember. This means there will be no more Star Wars:Battlefront games Sad


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LeshLush
Joined: Oct 19 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
PostPosted: May 06 2013 05:59 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Hey everybody, all of our wildest dreams have come true!

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/06/ea-disney-exclusive-rights-star-wars/
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JohnnyBenz
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PostPosted: May 06 2013 07:07 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Oh boy... Sounds like another step toward EA's global domination...
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Alowishus
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PostPosted: May 07 2013 02:42 pm Reply with quote Back to top

RIP Star Wars.
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