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E3'09: Studio boss talks to Develop about games/movie cross overs, Star Wars... and Monkey Island

New game studio working on original IP

LucasArts has revealed that it has no plans to open a European distribution office – because Activision is doing such a stellar job as its third-party publishing partner. The two companies renewed their pan-European, Southeast Asia and Australian publishing and distribution agreement last week. And LucasArts has now told MCV …

LucasArts has renewed its pan-European, Southeast Asia and Australian publishing and distribution agreement with Activision Blizzard. The news comes follows a successful year for the partnership, which saw Star Wars: The Force Unleashed become the bestselling Star Wars game of all time, with over 5.7 million units sold worldwide. LucasArts …

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has been awarded the Writers Guild of America’s Videogame Writing prize. The game beat Bethesda’s Fallout 3, EA’s Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 and Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider Underworld to get the prize. Develop has the full story – click here.

Isa Anne Stamos to oversee MMO firmâ??s upcoming casual title Gatheryn

One of the leading figures behind many of LucasArts’ big-hitting Star Wars titles, Isa Anne Stamos, has re-emerged at MMO publisher and developer MindFuse. Industry veteran Stamos has worked in the games industry for 14 years, and has produced a number of top line tiles including Star Wars Episode III: …

LucasArts has insisted that its physics-based next-gen Indiana Jones title has not been scrapped despite recent reports to the contrary. IGN yesterday claimed that multiple sources” had informed it of the title’s cancellation, with the development team being reallocated to other projects. However, a LucasArts spokesperson issued a statement to …

Double Fine's Tim Schafer reveals legendary graphic adventure's design process

George Lucas and EA studios to collaborate for online game The Old Republic