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Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings Story Walkthrough

4:20AM Brian Crecente
Both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg helped LucasArts craft the story for upcoming Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. More »
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Bad Reviews Made Star Wars Developers Sad

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Last year, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released to reviews that ranged from glowing (Variety) to anything but (Wired). It was those negative reviews that made the game’s developer glum. More »
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Don’t Count Out A Force Unleashed Motion Picture

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Force Unleashed the movie? “Not impossible” says the game’s project lead Haden Blackman. Already getting a comic book and a novel tie-in, The Force Unleashed is set between Episode III and Episode IV and follows Darth Vader’s secret apprentice as he hunts down Jedi. About the chance of a Force Unleashed flick: Never say never. George [Lucas] has looked to tell new Star Wars stories through the games and with the entire Star Wars Expanded Universe, and then he has also shown a willingness to let the characters come into the films. Kinda wish they would’ve made The Force Unleashed as the third movie, Episode III as the second movie and Episode II as the first movie. Episode I could’ve done with a good shitcanning. Will ‘Force Unleashed’ be the next ‘Star Wars’ film? [LA Times via The Escapist via Go Nintendo] [Pic] More »
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Noooooo! George Lucas Involved With Force Unleashed Plot

11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Well, of course he is. He’s George Lucas! And as The Force Unleashed executive producer Haden Blackman pointed out that all during the 4-year development cycle: George gave us a history lesson about what the major characters in the Saga were doing in that time frame, and offered feedback and suggestions about the plot and characters. Is it wise to actually go around and tell people that? Pssst, we consulted with George Lucas for this game. That’s right, the George Lucas that turned the Force from a mystic energy into some cell-based midichlorian-communicating mumbo jumbo. And the same George Lucas who let stormtroopers kill Jedi\. Certainly there are oodles of smart, talented people at LucasArts. Let’s play up those folks, ‘mkay? Star Wars lives on through games [Reuters] More »
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Analyst: LucasArts Layoffs About EA, Studio Politics

5:20AM Leigh Alexander | LucasArts may be saying publicly that its recent mass layoffs were due to development cycles, but at least one analyst says the decision may be more about film studio politics and a new connection with Electronic Arts. Analyst Michael Pachter estimated that prior to the layoffs, LucasArts had approximately 200 employees, the balance of whom were tasked essentially with liaising between George Lucas’ intellectual properties and the only three development studios ever to build games on those properties: BioWare, Pandemic and UK-based Traveller’s Tales. Their primary role, Pachter said, was to ensure proper treatment of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones IP, manage business relationships with the studios, and handle marketing of the properties.