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15:01. The LucasArts logo is very cool, with the little yellow guy throwing the light saber right at you and then going for a bit of Force lightning.15:03. Ahhh, loading times, how I hate them! Give me the Force!15:10. Force training is interesting, but the throwing mechanic seems a bit complicated. I suspect most th... |
29 August 2008
08:56 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is certainly feeling threatened by the merger between Activision and Blizzard. After all, the publishing strength of Activision is a perfect match for the developing capabilities of Blizzard and its MMO muscles. Electronic Arts has hit back the best way it knows, by announcing something big that can s... |
18 July 2008
10:15 GMT |
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E3 is no longer a public trade show and lately the Entertainment Software Association, which organizes the event, is taking some flak of its own. Activision and LucasArts, together with id Software, have pulled out of the organization and a lot of the other members are declaring themselves dissatisfied with the work ... |
17 July 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Star Wars Galaxies is getting old. Which, in the MMO world, is good news, as it proves that the game has stood the test of time and still enjoys a dedicated following. LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment, the developer and the publisher of the game, are planning quite a few events to mark the anniversary.On July ... |
4 July 2008
16:06 GMT |
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As we already know, LucasArts announced that an important number of employees have been let go around June 5, including one of the vice presidents and possibly the game director for LEGO Indiana Jones. By the looks of it, the former employees are more than eager to talk about the future plans of the company - which k... |
10 June 2008
19:11 GMT |
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LucasArts is apparently laying off some of its staff, following the release of LEGO Indiana Jones, but well before the release of games like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Fracture. One of the high profile departures is that of Peter Hirschmann, who was vice president of product development. No replacement has be... |
9 June 2008
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Fracture, coming from publisher LucasArts, is getting its website and community portal, and LucasArts is talking a bit about the sci-fi shooter that Day 1 Studio is developing. The year is 2161 and climate change is not a distant prospect anymore, but rather a grim reality. Its most catastrophic (and dare I say, unli... |
2 June 2008
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Many people keep saying that the classic point and click adventure genre is dead. They are completely wrong, since impressive numbers of adventure games hit the store shelves yearly and every now and then great titles emerge (Jack Keane or The Experiment just to name a few of the most recent). However, since most of ... |
2 June 2008
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History seems right. BioWare has created the two role playing games that managed to capture the atmosphere of Star Wars better than any game out there, the Knights of the Old Republic series. Only The Force Unleashed seems like a serious contender to take that crown away. And BioWare also signed a new licensing deal ... |
28 May 2008
18:06 GMT |
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id Software is announcing that it is not renewing membership with the ESA, and the video gaming industry association is confirming the move. The company that developed such iconic videogames as Doom and Quake has not offered a statement that provides rationales for its decision, while the ESA has said that no officia... |
26 May 2008
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The Entertainment Software Association, the trade body that reunites major game publishers in the United States with the purpose of representing them and their interest, has been dealt a few pretty major blows lately. First Activision and Vivendi Games, which will soon merge to create the single largest game publishi... |
21 May 2008
18:06 GMT |
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LucasArts, the publisher and game developer branch of the extensive George Lucas entertainment empire, has apparently opted out of its membership with the Entertainment Software Association. Rich Taylor, vice president of communications at the ESA, stated that "we can confirm that one of our members, LucasArts, has d... |
19 May 2008
14:16 GMT |
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LucasArts declares that it plans to launch LEGO Indiana Jones on all platforms on June 3rd, 2008 in the USA. Following the success of LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy, LucasArts wants players to experience the adventures of the 3 Indiana Jones movies all rolled into one big game.The atmosphere ... |
20 February 2008
13:06 GMT |
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We already told you that all the really next-gen technologies that are going to be used are nothing but magic and the whole game looks better than the hottest chick in the world, naked on the Blue Lagoon, sipping a cocktail. LucasArts knows that, but it seems that the developers want much more from the game that head... |
7 February 2008
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LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the game that will be released this summer, is already a highly anticipated title by all the Jedi wannabes in the world. But the developers don't want this game to be just "another Star Wars" game - they want it to be unique and bring a fresh look for the genre lov... |
28 January 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Since the Sierra and LucasArts era, the classic point and click adventure games kind of lost their flavor and their sense of humor. And probably I am not the only one who feels the need to play some new adventure games as funny and challenging as the "old" ones. So Blonde is a title that promises to be able to bring ... |
17 January 2008
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Just last month, Electronic Arts was announcing to have signed with Elevation Partners to get their mitts on VG Holding Corp, owners of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. Yesterday, LucasArts and BioWare Corp. have announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an "interactive entertainment produc... |
31 October 2007
04:06 GMT |
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If you're a fan of the Star Wars franchise (the video game that is), then you'll be awfully pleased to know that LucasArts has just gone public announcing that Star Wars: Empire at War has been bundled with its expansion pack, Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, in the Star Wars: Empire at War Go... |
17 September 2007
05:58 GMT |
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Just the other day, the man in charge at LucasArts mentioned that there might be a new Star Wars game coming, bringing some neat content for those Wii fans. It seems that they'll be able to use the Wiimote like a virtual lightsaber turning the likes of Darth Vader into ash with a single swing of the white thing... |
1 June 2007
18:56 GMT |
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Virtual world pioneer Randy Farmer, creator of the '80s LucasArts virtual world, along with (Chip Morningstar), made this entry on their Habitat Chronicles blog, telling the story on how he blew up Second Life while it was still in its early Beta stages. The post is entitled: "Second Life History: The Jessie Mas... |
28 May 2007
04:18 GMT |
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Reshape the battlefields in a futuristic epic war of global implications as LucasArts and development partner Day 1 Studios have just announced Fracture for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The war will be fought on American soil, pitting cybernetically enhanced soldiers against warriors genetically engineered themselves.Fractu... |
3 May 2007
06:44 GMT |
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