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***Future240*** · 04-04-2013, 01:05 PM

This is disappointing.

The Mouse Cleans House: Disney Shuts Down LucasArts - Forbes

mr_eh · 04-04-2013, 02:33 PM

That's what happens when you make 90 star wars games and not a sequel to grim fandango

Felipe · 04-04-2013, 04:01 PM

they better deviler with "star wars vii"

K_style · 04-04-2013, 04:08 PM

Well that sucks !!

OrangeVirus1 · 04-04-2013, 04:09 PM

is'nt there suppose to be an Episode 7 8 9 ??? WTF disney..

I hate sellouts.. First Lucas Arts sells out to disney.. Now Disney is selling it out to whoever..

IT will never be the same..

***Future240*** · 04-04-2013, 04:39 PM

Is a KOTR 3 too much to ask for?

PeaceOnesxWai · 04-04-2013, 04:49 PM

what if Disney was ran by

.............

Trekkies

Dun dun dunnnnn

OrangeVirus1 · 04-04-2013, 04:52 PM

I was really expecting some Real life working light sabers in the next 2-3 years..

ones that really will chop an arm off.

Teddy Bruckshot · 04-04-2013, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_eh

That's what happens when you make 90 star wars games and not a sequel to grim fandango

+1 I've been waiting for a Grim Fandango sequel for years

TougeLove · 04-04-2013, 05:11 PM

ive actually never seen any star wars movie. well 5 mins of the ewoks? chassing some guy through a tree area on endor?? i dont know.

OrangeVirus1 · 04-04-2013, 05:16 PM

You can't say Ewok's and Endor without knowing Starwars.

SimpleS14 · 04-04-2013, 07:14 PM

They might be looking to just license the names to other developers to make games, rather than do this in-house. They can also focus on Lucas Films which should yield a better ROI (IMO).

TougeLove · 04-04-2013, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

They might be looking to just license the names to other developers to make games, rather than do this in-house. They can also focus on Lucas Films which should yield a better ROI (IMO).

well put.

***Future240*** · 04-04-2013, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

They might be looking to just license the names to other developers to make games, rather than do this in-house. They can also focus on Lucas Films which should yield a better ROI (IMO).

Good point. This means we could actually get some pretty good games out of this. Imagine if Bethesda or Bioware picked up the license.

Matej · 04-04-2013, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_eh

That's what happens when you make 90 star wars games and not a sequel to grim fandango

That is how George Lucas ruined Lucas Arts. In the early 2000's he decided that they should only focus on riding the coat tails of the Star Wars franchise and milk it dry and then milk it some more. If it was not for him, I would not be surprised if Lucas Arts were on the level of EA today.

That being said, it is still sad to see how one of the greatest game developers of the 90's has fallen, though Disney only put them out of their misery.

By the way, this does not mean the end of Star Wars games, as some people worry. As SimpleS14 said, they will license the titles to other developers, which may actually result in much better quality games, since Lucas Arts only churned out disappointments in the past few years. Or it may result in Star Wars games with no violence and Mickey Mouse playing Yoda. Only time will tell.
I do not really care about Star Wars.
Monkey Island I & II will always be among my favorite games.

mr_eh · 04-05-2013, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matej

That is how George Lucas ruined Lucas Arts. In the early 2000's he decided that they should only focus on riding the coat tails of the Star Wars franchise and milk it dry and then milk it some more. If it was not for him, I would not be surprised if Lucas Arts were on the level of EA today.

That being said, it is still sad to see how one of the greatest game developers of the 90's has fallen, though Disney only put them out of their misery.

By the way, this does not mean the end of Star Wars games, as some people worry. As SimpleS14 said, they will license the titles to other developers, which may actually result in much better quality games, since Lucas Arts only churned out disappointments in the past few years. Or it may result in Star Wars games with no violence and Mickey Mouse playing Yoda. Only time will tell.
I do not really care about Star Wars.
Monkey Island I & II will always be among my favorite games.

they had raw talent there, drove it into the ground... but hey wii star was was great, right? right?......... right?

Felipe · 04-08-2013, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TougeLove

ive actually never seen any star wars movie. well 5 mins of the ewoks? chassing some guy through a tree area on endor?? i dont know.

yeah right.....

TougeLove · 04-08-2013, 09:57 PM

lol no lie. i haven't seen any god fathers or star treks either. or harry potters but thats kinda a given. didnt even watch lord of the rings until i vacationed in NZ.

someone told me to watch them 1-6 but i have heard the most recent 3 (1,2,3) are not worth it.

AFSil80 · 04-09-2013, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matej

That is how George Lucas ruined Lucas Arts. In the early 2000's he decided that they should only focus on riding the coat tails of the Star Wars franchise and milk it dry and then milk it some more. If it was not for him, I would not be surprised if Lucas Arts were on the level of EA today.

That being said, it is still sad to see how one of the greatest game developers of the 90's has fallen, though Disney only put them out of their misery.

By the way, this does not mean the end of Star Wars games, as some people worry. As SimpleS14 said, they will license the titles to other developers, which may actually result in much better quality games, since Lucas Arts only churned out disappointments in the past few years. Or it may result in Star Wars games with no violence and Mickey Mouse playing Yoda. Only time will tell.
I do not really care about Star Wars.
Monkey Island I & II will always be among my favorite games.

Anything that came after "X-Wing vs TIE Fighter" shouldn't have been honored with the Star Wars name.

HyperTek · 04-09-2013, 10:13 AM

i had both x-wing and tie fighter on diskettes , i remember one of the disks went bad and it really sucked lol. Then I did buy xwing vs tie fighter, i probably lost that by now lol

spooled240 · 04-09-2013, 11:10 AM

A part of my childhood just died..

AFSil80 · 04-10-2013, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HyperTek

i had both x-wing and tie fighter on diskettes , i remember one of the disks went bad and it really sucked lol. Then I did buy xwing vs tie fighter, i probably lost that by now lol

I remember feeling like I was on top of the world when I finally blew up a Star Destroyer.

spooled240 · 04-10-2013, 11:58 AM

I remember playing that but I lost the book where you had to type in the code so I couldn't play it anymore :/

Walperstyle · 04-12-2013, 02:58 AM

NOTE: George Lucas is the 2nd largest Shareholder of Disney

If you guys don't already know, ol George is the largest living shareholder to Disney (estate of Steve Jobs is the largest). So, as much as you like to think your childhood is being destroyed, its not.

What is happening is George Lucas basically used Disney's money to pay his own personal bank accounts for the name of the Star Wars franchise. This makes him Uber wealthy, yet he still has control. The money isn't protected in a corporate account anymore, its a personal account or trust. Doing this, it allows him to 'cut' out a lot of stuff that isn't doing anything. Lucas Arts will evolve into something better or smaller in a different name, and the titles will still be better.

I don't think any of you really see the bigger picture. Its called hardcore downsizing while being rich and keeping total control.

Stop living in the past.

EDacIouSX · 04-19-2013, 03:22 AM

best way i think to watch the movies these days is to watch episode 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6. 1,2,3 will serve as a flash back memory between episodes 5 and 6.

yea man, pretty sad that lucasarts got shut down. It was such an awesome developer back in the day..... it sucked the past 10 years.

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SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 38 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They might be looking to just license the names to other developers to make games, rather than do this in-house. They can also focus on Lucas Films which should yield a better ROI (IMO). __________________ *Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

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HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i had both x-wing and tie fighter on diskettes , i remember one of the disks went bad and it really sucked lol. Then I did buy xwing vs tie fighter, i probably lost that by now lol __________________ Keep it Classy

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Walperstyle Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alberta, Red Derp Age: 40 Posts: 1,729 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NOTE: George Lucas is the 2nd largest Shareholder of Disney If you guys don't already know, ol George is the largest living shareholder to Disney (estate of Steve Jobs is the largest). So, as much as you like to think your childhood is being destroyed, its not. What is happening is George Lucas basically used Disney's money to pay his own personal bank accounts for the name of the Star Wars franchise. This makes him Uber wealthy, yet he still has control. The money isn't protected in a corporate account anymore, its a personal account or trust. Doing this, it allows him to 'cut' out a lot of stuff that isn't doing anything. Lucas Arts will evolve into something better or smaller in a different name, and the titles will still be better. I don't think any of you really see the bigger picture. Its called hardcore downsizing while being rich and keeping total control. Stop living in the past. __________________ KA-T ORG-Function over Flush

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OrangeVirus1 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PyongYang DPRK-N. Korea, Province 2 Posts: 1,236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	is'nt there suppose to be an Episode 7 8 9 ??? WTF disney.. I hate sellouts.. First Lucas Arts sells out to disney.. Now Disney is selling it out to whoever.. IT will never be the same..

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OrangeVirus1 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PyongYang DPRK-N. Korea, Province 2 Posts: 1,236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You can't say Ewok's and Endor without knowing Starwars.

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spooled240 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,142 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	I remember playing that but I lost the book where you had to type in the code so I couldn't play it anymore :/

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EDacIouSX Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 35 Posts: 4,527 Trader Rating: (53) Rides Gallery: EDacIouSX Feedback Score: 53 reviews	best way i think to watch the movies these days is to watch episode 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6. 1,2,3 will serve as a flash back memory between episodes 5 and 6. yea man, pretty sad that lucasarts got shut down. It was such an awesome developer back in the day..... it sucked the past 10 years.

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