LucasArts

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LucasArts

History[]

Lucasfilm Games began in1982 and during their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as theMonkey Island series.

Following a trilogy of World War II-themed flight combat simulators, LucasArts broke into theStar Wars realm in1993 withStar Wars: X-Wing, a space combat simulator. After this success, the company continued producing games based on theStar Wars universe, with notable titles such as its sequel,Star Wars: TIE Fighter—showing action from the perspective of the Galactic Empire—and the FPSStar Wars: Dark Forces. In a July1995 article,Entertainment Weekly laudedGeorge Lucas and his interactice company for changing the industry, with almost everyStar Wars title becoming a best-seller.^[3]

Their games spread throughout the past decade to encompass almost every game genre. These include role-playing games (RPG), such as theStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise; real-time strategy games (RTS), such asStar Wars: Empire at War andits expansion pack; first- and third-person shooters (FPS), such as theJedi Knight series; and a continued run of flight simulators, such as both theX-Wing series and theRogue Squadron series.

LucasArts kept interest in non–Star Wars titles as well. It released sequels to its critically acclaimedMonkey Island series and created other franchises.

LucasArts re-released an assortment of games as downloads onSteam,Valve's game distribution service. While six of the ten games in the first wave were related toStar Wars orIndiana Jones, classic adventure games such asThe Dig andLoom were also included. More are expected to follow.^[4]

InDecember2012, Lucasfilm was bought byThe Walt Disney Company. This was followed onApril 3,2013 by LucasArts shut down of its development and publishing offices, in order to minimize the company's "financial risk". Most of its 200 employees were fired in the process, and development ofStar Wars: 1313 andStar Wars: First Assault were stopped. The remaining staff, fewer than ten persons, were to continue LucasArts licensing activities, to coordinate with future partners publishers and developers and, in theory, encompass a broader range of qualityStar Wars games.^[2] As a direct consequence,Industrial Light & Magic also had to layoff some of its workforce, as it shared them with LucasArts, and the absence of video games and animated series project left the company overstaffed.^[5] Two month later, onMay 6, it was announced thatDisney Interactive andElectronic Arts signed a multi-year, multi-title exclusive contract. While EA would focus on high quality products, Disney Interactive retained the rights to produce games for more "casual audiances".^[6]

Lucasfilm announced on January 11, 2021 that it was reestablishing theLucasfilm Games brand for all future gaming titles from Lucasfilm, though it would remain solely as a licensor of Lucasfilm properties.^[7] Later that week, it was announced that MachineGames was developing a game based upon theIndiana Jones franchise with Todd Howard serving as an executive producer and Bethesda publishing the game, and that Massive Entertainment was developing an open worldStar Wars game with Julian Gerighty serving as creative director and Ubisoft publishing the game. It was also revealed that EA was still in development on several games based upon theStar Wars franchise.^[8][9] In September 2021, it was announced that a remake ofKnights of the Old Republic was in development. The game is being developed byAspyr Media for Windows andPlayStation 5, for which it will serve as a timed console-exclusive.^[10] In December 2021,Star Wars Eclipse was announced at The Game Awards 2021; it is an action-adventure game in the early stages of development by Quantic Dream. The game will feature multiple playable characters with branching narratives. It is set in theStar Wars universe and is part of theHigh Republic multimedia project, which places the events of the game 200 years before the originalStar Wars trilogy.^[11][12] In January 2022, it was announced that Respawn Entertainment would be developing multiple Star Wars games, including aStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, entitledJedi: Survivor, alongside FPS and Strategy video games.^[13] In April 2022, it was announced that Skydance New Media would be collaberating with Lucasfilm Games to make a game based in theStar Wars universe, withAmy Hennig leading the project.^[14]

Star Wars games developed by LucasArts[]

Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts[]

Star Wars game compilations from LucasArts[]

Sources[]

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• "Looking At Lucasfilm" —The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
• "Looking At Lucasfilm" —The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
• Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
• Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
• Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• Use the Force to Fight over WWII Enemy Lines onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• "Voice of the Force" —Star Wars Insider 110
• 15 Easter Eggs to Find in theLEGO Star Wars Holiday Special onStarWars.com(backup link)
• Common Ground Episode Guide onStarWars.com(backup link)
• 40 Years Later: Lucasfilm Games Starts a New Era onLucasfilm'sofficial website(backup link)
• Go Beyond The Spires in Virtual Reality: Making of ILMxLab's Tales From The Galaxy's Edge SWCA 2022 on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
• The Enduring Legacies ofJedi Knight: Jedi Academy andThe Force Unleashed onStarWars.com(backup link)
• Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection Coming March 14 onStarWars.com(backup link)
• Dark Forces Remaster Comes to Consoles and PC onStarWars.com(backup link)
• "Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 229
• The Strange and Familiar Sounds ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crew onStarWars.com(backup link)
• The Secrets ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crew's Monkey Island-Inspired Poster Art onStarWars.com(backup link)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• LucasArts.com onLucasArts'sofficial website(original site is defunct)
• LucasArts onWikipedia
• LucasArts onMobyGames(backup link)
• The Workshop – Official LucasArts Blog onWordPress(backup linkneeds confirmation)