Disney closes LucasArts

[Mazy]

Guess the writing was on the wall, but it's still sad

http://www.gameinfor...-lucasarts.aspx

[Thrik]

Shieeeeet. Unsurprising and kind of the final bullet the old horse needed, but the end of an era man. My childhood was so dominated and possibly my whole life and career was influenced by their games, sad as that sounds lol.

[Sprony]

It unfortunate for those that lost their jobs and I wish them well. But this was long overdue.They are still going to outsource IP's to other studios. A lot of positive things can come from that!

Edited April 3, 2013 by SpronyvanJohnson

[General Vivi]

Damn, right after GDC also. This sucks to hear, especially after hanging out with some of those guys in San Fran.

If anyone here works there, needs help. Let me know!

[Grinwhrl]

Assholes!!

RIP Lucas Arts; this Dev will miss you, even if the last few years have been a let down. Sad Face

Really hope to see these projects come back to life but without the dedicated teams that were working on them, it just wont be the same.

Edited April 3, 2013 by Dark

[Izuno]

I'm sure everything Disney has in store for everything that was/is/couldhavebeen Lucasfilm and Lucasarts related will (on paper) delight Disney shareholders in investor meetings and in sizzle reels, such as shutting down Lucasarts.

But otherwise, the writing indeed was on the wall.

[Grinwhrl]

Corrected

"But otherwise, they are still assholes."

Edited April 3, 2013 by Dark

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[ZZZ]

What happens to all the content produced for games when a company is closed?

JEdi Knight series is dead then.

[D3ads]

They still haven't re-released the Star Wars DVDs yet, seriously it's been months since you could buy them :/

[Thrik]

They still haven't re-released the Star Wars DVDs yet, seriously it's been months since you could buy them :/

Maybe the Disney Vault concept applies to those now too?

[Izuno]

This just keeps getting better and better.

[Jord]

Sad to see them go. Hopefully the guys at LA find jobs quickly.

[Zyn]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/jediacademy/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/jedioutcast/

[Mazy]