Disney shuts down LucasArts, cancels all projects

Started by Syt, April 03, 2013, 01:08:52 PM

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#15
April 04, 2013, 12:17:12 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 03, 2013, 01:24:08 PM
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#16
May 06, 2013, 03:55:41 PM
EA got the contract for Star Wars games from Disney. HAHA!
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Caliga

#17
May 06, 2013, 03:57:23 PM
Cool, each one will be released half-finished yet have a dozen DLCs available for it now. :)
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CountDeMoney

#18
May 06, 2013, 03:58:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 06, 2013, 03:55:41 PM
EA got the contract for Star Wars games from Disney. HAHA!

Lovely.  Frying pan, meet fire.

garbon

#19
May 06, 2013, 04:37:34 PM
Oh good, so we'll get some additional games that "require the internet in order to perform game calculations"?
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Razgovory

#20
May 06, 2013, 07:57:10 PM
Only if you buy Star Wars games.
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Neil

#21
May 06, 2013, 08:03:06 PM
To be fair, EA and Lucasarts have a lot in common:  They're both once-great companies whose best days are behind them.

That said, people liked KOTOR, so maybe it'll work out.
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CountDeMoney

#22
May 06, 2013, 08:05:08 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 06, 2013, 08:03:06 PM
That said, people liked KOTOR, so maybe it'll work out.

Meh, it was sorta like Ide's dating life:  awesome in the beginning, full of promise and hope, then...meh.

Syt

#23
May 06, 2013, 10:51:52 PM
Still waiting for the X-Wing and TIE-Fighter games to pop up on GOG.com.
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#24
May 06, 2013, 10:57:47 PM
Quote from: Syt on May 06, 2013, 10:51:52 PM
Still waiting for the X-Wing and TIE-Fighter games to pop up on GOG.com.

With Disney and EA in charge of Star Wars now?  Don't hold your breath. <_<
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Syt

#25
May 06, 2013, 11:12:34 PM
Well, EA has a lot of back titles on there. Last weekend they actually had an EA sale.

It's one more way to squeeze some money out of 20+ year old software, so right up their alley. :P

That said, I think the Lucasarts games rights stay with Disney, right?
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#26
May 07, 2013, 06:42:13 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 06, 2013, 11:12:34 PM
Well, EA has a lot of back titles on there. Last weekend they actually had an EA sale.

It's one more way to squeeze some money out of 20+ year old software, so right up their alley. :P

That said, I think the Lucasarts games rights stay with Disney, right?

I believe so; the way the deal's been described, EA gets to develop all AAA titles, while Disney's reserving the right to put out quick mobile/social games in-house.  It's a good thing Lego Star Wars has been wrapped up for a little while, because this deal would have put the kibosh on Traveler's Tales making Lego Star Wars III.

I'm a little disappointed with the developers working on it.  DICE pretty much means Battlefront 3, and it also means very few new features.  BioWare... I'm sorry, I just haven't had faith in BioWare's ability to make a SW game since KOTOR 1.  Visceral could be a wild card, but it could also just be more The Force Unleashed nonsense.
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AnchorClanker

#27
May 07, 2013, 03:38:36 PM
Also, Disney is LAME with dividends.  $.75/year?  Seriously?  [/rant]
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Pedrito

#28
May 07, 2013, 03:54:47 PM
Ank  :hug:

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#29
May 07, 2013, 03:56:25 PM
I am well, beyond bitching about Disney stocks.   :bowler:
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