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Post by alexgg on Apr 5, 2013 7:17:34 GMT -5
[/b] Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according to a reliable Kotaku source. Some 150 people were laid off, and both of the studio's current projects—Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313—were cancelled. Disney will still use the LucasArts name to license games, but the studio is no more. Publicly, Disney is saying their current games could be licensed out to a different publisher or developer, but according to our source, that's unlikely. Our source says Lucas has pursued the option for "one or both games," but nothing happened. "With the teams now basically being dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever," our source said. A second source also told Kotaku this afternoon that the chances of Lucas licensing out 1313 are very slim. The odds are "effectively zero," the source said. “After evaluating our position in the games market, we’ve decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company’s risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games," LucasArts parent company LucasFilm said in a statement. "As a result of this change, we’ve had layoffs across the organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing our new titles.”[/quote] : kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-468473749Didn't see it posted so I figured I would.Well that sucks for any Star Wars Game fans as well for the many people who lost jobs. |
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Post by Tye Hyll on Apr 5, 2013 7:25:25 GMT -5
If 1313 doesn't come out I'm burning down Disneyworld
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 8:11:42 GMT -5
all it means is different companies will make the games, but they will license them, we are still getting star wars games
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 8:38:35 GMT -5
If 1313 doesn't come out I'm burning down Disneyworld Haha yeah! I'd join in  So the possibility of Battlefront 3 is smaller  |
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Post by Random Weddle on Apr 5, 2013 9:57:03 GMT -5
If 1313 doesn't come out I'm burning down Disneyworld Get the torches ready  |
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Post by wyleecyotee on Apr 5, 2013 11:23:16 GMT -5
First I heard of 1313 (  ) and it sounds so awesome, I really hope it gets picked up quick. Shame they closed it down, that lucasArts logo before every Star Wars game was so cool to see. |
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Post by Random Weddle on Apr 5, 2013 11:54:28 GMT -5
This pretty much crushes my dream of ever possibly seeing a Republic Commando 2.  |
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Post by specterkev on Apr 5, 2013 12:01:33 GMT -5
I've read that another lucasarts rep said that another company could pick up 1313,but he said chances are probably slim
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Post by T on Apr 5, 2013 12:12:50 GMT -5
1313 looked brilliant, fingers crossed they find a way of getting it out.
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Post by Tye Hyll on Apr 5, 2013 12:43:44 GMT -5
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Post by Random Weddle on Apr 5, 2013 14:49:43 GMT -5
I've read that another lucasarts rep said that another company could pick up 1313,but he said chances are probably slim I've also read rumors that the game was at least two years away and was in trouble of never coming out even before Disney did this. |
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Post by Tye Hyll on Apr 5, 2013 15:49:11 GMT -5
What Disney, as a financial backer, should have done was HELP get it released, not can it.
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Post by Sam on Apr 10, 2013 11:00:08 GMT -5
Really hope 1313 gets picked up by someone else, that game sounds incredible. Sucks about them closing down the studio, loved seeing the logo when starting up a game.
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