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Lucasfilm Games brand resurrected by Disney

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Everything old is new again: https://www.pcgamesn.com/lucasfilm-games-revival

Disney is reviving Lucasfilm Games (not LucasArts)

After the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney in 2012, one of their first acts was to close the company’s videogame development division – the legendary LucasArts. While Electronic Arts has held the Star Wars license for videogames since this time, the fact that the publisher has only released two titles in over six years has lead many to believe Disney are unhappy with EA’s handling of the license. That argument got a lot stronger today, as it seems like Disney are looking to revive Lucasfilm Games – the forerunner to LucasArts.

In the last few days, Disney has posted job descriptions for numerous roles, all specifically for work at “Lucasfilm Games”. These include producers, marketing coordinators, art directors, and other major roles. It even looks like there’s going to be separate branch for Asian territories.

According to the postings, Lucasfilm Games will be working on “interactive products” based on Star Wars or other Lucasfilm IP, for “all digital platforms”. These include PC, Mac, all current-gen consoles, mobile phones, and AR/VR devices. We’re already expecting Willow VR to be announced later this year.

While the listing for a Producer role only specifies that the studio will be working on “interactive products”, the job description for Brand Art Coordinator specifically requires “experience and knowledge of best practices in the game industry” – in fact, it also notes that applicants should ideally have a “passion for video games” They will also need to “maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the gaming and digital industry”.

You can check out the full selection of Lucasfilm Games job postings on the Disney Careers website, if you’re interested. While none of this indicates that Disney are going to pull the Star Wars license from EA, it’s looking likely that Disney are going to start developing their own videogames internally – at least for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, or other Lucasfilm properties. Fingers crossed for the long-overdue Loom sequel.

LucasArts halted all internal development around 2013, although the name itself was kept as a licensor – which is possibly why this new studio is going under Lucasfilm Games, which LucasArts was known as from 1982-1990. The Secret of Monkey Island was one of the last games to be released under the old name. In the meantime, EA are still releasing Star Wars games – at least, when they’re not cancelling them.
 

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We’re already expecting Willow VR to be announced later this year.

Still capitalizing on the Willow IP after all these years. Damn that's a strong brand.


Anyway how long does EA have the SW license?
 

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I bet the games made by this new studio won't be much better than what EA is doing with Star Wars.
 

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Anyway how long does EA have the SW license?
Till May 2023, they acquired it in 2013 and it runs for 10 years.

It can't end soon enough

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but why
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anyway - Monkey Island these days is impossible, not with depression epidemy and memes
 

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https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games

LUCASFILM GAMES BEGINS A NEW ERA
NEW SOCIAL CHANNELS, A SIZZLE REEL, AND MORE HERALD THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF LUCASFILM GAMES.

Lucasfilm’s legacy in gaming stretches back decades. And with Lucasfilm and the galaxy far, far away entering a new and unprecedented phase of creativity, so will the world of Lucasfilm Games — developed in collaboration with the finest studios across the industry.

StarWars.com is thrilled to reveal that Lucasfilm Games is now the official identity for all gaming titles from Lucasfilm, a name that encompasses the company’s rich catalog of video games and its eye toward the future. To mark this new era, Lucasfilm Games has launched social channels on Twitter (@LucasfilmGames) and Facebook (@LucasfilmGames), which will deliver breaking news and more directly to fans. You can watch a special sizzle reel celebrating the history of games from Lucasfilm below; the Lucasfilm Games logo, featured above, will appear in all future Lucasfilm Games titles.

Stay tuned to StarWars.com for more on Lucasfilm Games!
 

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The name change is meaningless. All the best Star Wars games were released under LucasArts.

Nice to see it's not just EA doing stuff with the licence now, though.
 

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“Here’s a montage of a bunch of games we didn’t make.”

The 2 seconds of Jedi Academy footage was probably just because of the recent Switch release.
 

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Featuring Roger Clark, Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan's voice actor?



Some food for thought: Sony has Uncharted, a franchise inspired from Indiana Jones. So Microsoft's answer is to have Bethesda making a literal Indiana Jones game exclusive to Xbox :lol:

Most of the former LucasArts folks are now at Hangar 13 and other Cali studios. Disney also has a terrible track record handling its self-published games in the past. Not exactly sure what's supposed to be different this time?
Hangar 13 is working on a fantasy/scifi project. A future SW game maybe?

 
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