Entries in 'lucasarts' (85)

INTERVIEW: Paul Meegan

INTERVIEW: Paul Meegan

This year at E3, two of the hottest titles on show will be Star Wars-based.

A Kinect game that finally marries motion controllers with Jedi skills and lightsaber battles, and ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jun 6th 2011 at 9:00AM in News
LucasArts eyes return to form

LucasArts eyes return to form

LucasArts boss Paul Meegan has told MCV he feels people look at the firm ‘and wonder why it hasn’t done better’.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jun 2nd 2011 at 11:55AM in News
EA pumping $80m in SWTOR?

EA pumping $80m in SWTOR?

The total amount of money EA has so far ploughed into BioWare's still delayed Star Wars: The Old Republic could be near to $100m, according to estimates from a leading ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 6th 2011 at 2:01PM in News
LEGO Star Wars III delayed

LEGO Star Wars III delayed

LucasArts has delayed the release of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, according to GamersHell.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2011 at 9:24AM in News

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Layoffs at LucasArts and Budcat

Layoffs at LucasArts and Budcat

It was by all accounts a Black Tuesday for games development yesterday as job cuts were confirmed at two studios and one of the industry’s most respected developers faced up ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 17th 2010 at 9:27AM in News
EA assumes greater Old Republic control

EA assumes greater Old Republic control

Publisher EA has announced that it has updated the terms of its global publishing agreement with LucasArts that will see it assume extra responsibilities toward the title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2010 at 10:14AM in News
LucasArts confirms new layoffs

LucasArts confirms new layoffs

Star Wars developer LucasArts has issued redundancy notices to an unspecified number of staff at its San Francisco studio, the company has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 2nd 2010 at 11:46AM in News
George Lucas suing Jedi Mind control firm

George Lucas suing Jedi Mind control firm

Star Wars creator and IP owner George Lucas is suing a company called Jedi Mind Inc which manufactures a thought-controlled PC and gaming device.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2010 at 4:16PM in News

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Force Unleashed II ditches PSP

Force Unleashed II ditches PSP

LucasArts has confirmed to IGN that it has scrapped plans to release Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II on PSP this October.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2010 at 1:33PM in News
LucasArts loses Force Unleashed dev

LucasArts loses Force Unleashed dev

LucasArts admitted last night that one of its most important developers has walked out on the company.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 30th 2010 at 12:04PM in News
Force Unleashed II licensing push

Force Unleashed II licensing push

Toys, books and clothes will accompany the blockbuster launch of Star Wars: Force Unleashed II on October 29th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2010 at 2:00PM in News
Super Star Wars for Xbox 360?

Super Star Wars for Xbox 360?

Fans of the IP have long lamented the lack of many truly great games based on the Star Wars franchise, so any suggestion of the classic Super Star Wars trilogy ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 6th 2010 at 3:46PM in News

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XBOX: Star Wars Kinect game revealed

XBOX: Star Wars Kinect game revealed

A new Star Wars game has been confirmed for Xbox 360 motion device Kinect at Microsoft’s E3 press conference.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 14th 2010 at 9:12PM in News
E3 2010: Kinect Star Wars steals the show

E3 2010: Kinect Star Wars steals the show

Microsoft has confirmed that a Kinect-based Star Wars title is in development.

by Rob Crossley in Los Angeles
on Jun 14th 2010 at 8:13AM in News
Force Unleashed 2 CE revealed

Force Unleashed 2 CE revealed

Publisher LucasArts has revealed the first details of the Collector’s Edition release of the upcoming Star Wars: the Force Unleashed II.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2010 at 4:42PM in News
LucasArts hires new president

LucasArts hires new president

LucasArts has announced that Paul Meegan will be the company’s new president and general manager.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 9th 2010 at 11:18AM in News

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Who will take LucasArts hotseat?

Who will take LucasArts hotseat?

Following the departure of Darrell Rodriquez, LucasArts has told MCV it is actively looking for a new president.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on May 7th 2010 at 6:46PM in News
Lucasarts president stands down

Lucasarts president stands down

President of Lucasarts Darrell Rodriguez has resigned from his position after two years at the studio.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 7th 2010 at 1:14PM in News
Lucas rejected Wookie superhero game

Lucas rejected Wookie superhero game

In one of the brainstorming sessions that eventually lead to the commercially successful Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the series’ creator George Lucas reportedly rejected a proposal that would have ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 5th 2010 at 12:12PM in News
The Force Unleashed II dated

The Force Unleashed II dated

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will be released on October 26th.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 5th 2010 at 10:59AM in News
LucasArts excited about lightsaber game

LucasArts excited about lightsaber game

From the first moment Wii was revealed it’s the game that we all envisioned – a motion sensitive lightsaber simulator where players could take on the likes of Darth Vader ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 29th 2010 at 10:00AM in News
Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?

Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?

BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2010 at 6:35PM in News
Force Unleashed hits 7m sales

Force Unleashed hits 7m sales

LucasArts’ third person action adventure Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has now sold 7m units worldwide, the publisher has confirmed to GameSpot.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2010 at 10:20AM in News
US: Star Wars invades PS Home

US: Star Wars invades PS Home

As is demonstrated by the premium price of the lightsaber prop on the Xbox Live Avatar marketplace, Star Wars has an unusual command over its followers’ wallets – so the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 11:11AM in News
LEGO Star Wars III announced

LEGO Star Wars III announced

Having pillaged all six films for its first two LEGO Star Wars titles, LucasArts has confirmed that animated TV series The Clone Wars will provide the setting for the freshly ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 8th 2010 at 2:05PM in News