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New report says 100 more staff will cry out in pain and get silenced (i.e. lose their jobs)

100 are said to have lost their jobs at the George Lucas games studio

Hype for LucasArts’ Star Wars: Force Unleashed continues to build as the publisher gears up for its September release. The game will arrive shortly after The Clone Wars film and TV series, and LucasArts has revealed to MCV that fans can look forward to another big year for Star Wars. …

LucasArts has opted not to renew its membership in the Entertainment Software Association – following the lead of Activision and Vivendi. However, the firm will still be participating in this year’s E3 expo – organised by the ESA. According to Next-Gen.biz, the ESA’s Senior Vice President of Communication and Research …

LucasArts has named its new president – current COO of Electronic Arts Los Angeles Darrell Rodriguez. Rodriguez will officially join LucasArts in mid-April. Rodriguez, who LucasArts describes as an ‘avid gamer’ has previously contributed work to EA franchises such as Medal of Honor, The Lord of the Rings: Battle for …

COO of Los Angeles studio steps in to replace recently departed Jim Ward

US developer LucasArts has said that whilst many studios are pushing the visual envelope, few are genuinely taking advantage of the power offered by the Xbox 360 and PS3. Speaking to CVG, a spokesperson for the developer stated: "To put it simply, Fracture is one of the few games that …

MCV’s sister publication Develop has the full story – head over there for more.

UPDATE: President quits for 'personal reasons'; Lucas Licensing president to step in temporarily

It has been confirmed that George Lucas’ LucasArts and RGP specialist BioWare are hard at work on an as of yet unannounced title, Next-Gen reports. Nothing is yet known of the game, though LucasArts president Jim Ward stated: Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability …