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Star Wars developer LucasArts has issued redundancy notices to an unspecified number of staff at its San Francisco studio, the company has confirmed. The news adds to a wider picture of a group subjected to tumultuous policy change and swift restructuring, with key executives and longstanding designers quitting unexpectedly. A …
Read More »LucasArts layoffs amid studio turbulence
Developer confirms reorganisation following walkouts and cancellations
Read More »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. A version for the Sony handheld was due to arrive alongside the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC and iPhone version on October 29th in the UK (and …
Read More »His last LucasArts interview: Haden Blackman
Before he left the games division of LucasFilm, Blackman told Develop of the Force Unleashed dev nightmare
Read More »Force Unleashed II licensing push
Toys, books and clothes will accompany the blockbuster launch of Star Wars: Force Unleashed II on October 29th. LucasArts is treating the upcoming sequel as a true ‘event launch’ similar to a Star Wars movie. The firm adopted a similar tactic for the first Force Unleashed, which went on to sell …
Read More »COD is a force of nature
Call of Duty is one of the biggest brands the world of gaming has ever known – but new CEO Eric Hirshberg thinks the franchise’s credentials go far further than that. The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature,” he told IGN. I think it is the closest …
Read More »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. Attendees were treated to a brief trailer on the main stage’s big screen. The video displayed a player-controlled Jedi taking out a group of stormtroopers and a mech before going head-to-head …
Read More »E3 2010: Star Wars Kinect video
The first video of the still mysterious Kinect Star Wars game from last night’s Microsoft pre-E3 press gathering has gone live, and you can watch it here. Details of the title are thin on the ground – with no name, no developer and no release date announced. Yet attendees watching …
Read More »E3 2010: Kinect Star Wars steals the show
Microsoft has confirmed that a Kinect-based Star Wars title is in development. The game, of which the licence is owned by LucasArts, was unveiled today at Microsoft’s Pre-E3 World Premier event in Los Angeles and took by far the biggest cheer. Details of the Star Wars title are thin on …
Read More »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. Included in the SKU will be a Mimobot designer 2GB USB flash drive on which users will find a Force Unleashed II digital art book, a transcript of the …
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