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Lucidity Micro-Review: Beauty Is Only Skin-Deep
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Oct 14
By matt cabral Lucidity was developed by LucasArts and published by LucasArts for XBLA and PC on October 7th. Retails for 800 Microsoft points, or $10. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Completed Xbox 360 version of the game on normal difficulty.
Star Wars: The Old Republic now accepting beta signups
Original at MMORPG blog
• Tue, Sep 29
By Karl B. It's been almost a year since Bioware and LucasArts announced Star Wars: Th...
Enjoy some comic geekery with SWTOR's Threat of Peace update
Original at Massively
• Sat, Sep 26
By Krystalle Voecks With the convention craze of the summer - E3 into San Diego ComicCon and then PAX, the news for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been crazy hot and heavy. We've heard about new classes, seen new video and gameplay, and even landed some rumors that are continuing to pique interest. Meanwhile, th...
WRUP: Game like a pirate edition
Original at Massively
• Sat, Sep 19
By Krystalle Voecks Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day ye scalawags! We couldn't resist marking the date for all the landlubbers out there, as any day involving booty and rum is right up there in our books. We'd also note that if you hurry up, you can pick up a copy of LucasArts & Telltale Games' Tales of Monkey Islan...
MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively - PAX Edition
Original at WoW Insider
• Tue, Sep 8
• 2 related articles
By Shawn Schuster PAX 2009 played host to the first North American public demo for Star Wars: The Old Republic and by the cheering and applause of a packed theater at Sunday's stage demo, we'd say it went exceedingly well. Luckily for us, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with LucasArts producer Jake...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic being localized in French and German
Original at Massively
• Tue, Aug 18
By James Egan One of the unique aspects of Star Wars: The Old Republic is that it's being developed as a fully-voiced MMO through the efforts of hundreds of voice actors. According to BioWare, the script for SWTOR contains 40+ novels worth of content. This is impressive -- not to mention a bit frightening...
Star Wars: The Old Republic to launch in October 2010?
Original at Massively
• Tue, Aug 11
By Lesley Smith Star Wars: The Old Republic has been causing waves since it was first announced. The revelation that it would be the world's first fully-voiced MMO made people sit up and pay even more attention. Well now a French fan site, Star Wars-Universe.com, is reporting (in French of course, but you ca...
MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
Original at WoW Insider
• Tue, Jul 14
• 2 related articles
By Shawn Schuster This may not come as much of a surprise to Star Wars fans but according to BioWare's own Ray Muzyka, George Lucas is keeping an eye on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Of course, Lucas tends to keep an eye on generally everything LucasArts does, so this isn't so much a revelation as it is confirmati...
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MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
Original at WoW.com
• Tue, Jul 14
• 1 related articles
By Shawn Schuster This may not come as much of a surprise to Star Wars fans but according to BioWare's own Ray Muzyka, George Lucas is keeping an eye on Star Wars: The Old Republic. Of course, Lucas tends to keep an eye on generally everything LucasArts does, so this isn't so much a revelation as it is confirmati...
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LucasArts explored porting 'games like Monkey Island' to iPod
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Jun 17
Florida Interesting stuff. Reliving classic LucasArts titles via an iPod isn't something we've considered. One thing is for sure, though: finding the hidden brick in Maniac Mansion would have been even more of a bummer on a smaller screen.
Game on! Here's a look at the best of E3
Original at USA Today
• Thu, Jun 11
Honorable mentions: EA Sports ' Fight Night Round 4, BioWare/LucasArts' Star Wars : The Old Republic, Microsoft Game Studios ' Forza Motorsport 3, MTV Games ' The Beatles' Rock Band, and BioWare 's Mass Effect 2.
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Original at GamePro.com
• Tue, Jun 9
Sorry to go off-topic but I really hope LucasArts decides to give classics adventure titles like Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle the same treatment. I also hope whoever owns the old Sierra On-line properties takes notice and puts ...
Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings review - Press-Register
Original at The Huntsville Times
• Sat, Jun 6
Images courtesy of LucasArts. Indiana Jones, the globe-trotting, whip-yielding, fedora-donning archaeologist, is once again on a quest in Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings. The Germans are on his tail, and the ever-elusive prized possession is going ...
E3 2009: Star Wars: The Old Republic is world's first 'fully-voiced' MMO
Original at Massively
• Mon, Jun 1
By Lesley Smith During this afternoon's EA press conference for E3, Bioware and LucasArts announced that the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will be the world's first fully voiced MMO featuring 'hundreds of thousands of lines of dialogue'. The announcement came during the concluding minutes...
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Announced and Screens
Original at Gamers Hell
• Thu, May 28
• 5 related articles
UK LucasArts has announced the development of Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, an expanded new take on the classic Star Wars Battlefront gameplay for PSP and DS. For the first time ever in the Star Wars Battlefront series, players will be able to ...
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Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Review (Xbox 360)
Original at TeamXbox
• Tue, May 26
Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Review (Xbox 360) We have developer Telltale Games to thank for that, a group of developers culled from the ranks of the old LucasArts adventure game-development house—folks ... and more »
Games Time Forgot: Deja Vu
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, May 20
Florida It's also believed that Deja Vu may have directly inspired LucasArts in creating Maniac Mansion.Ah, point and click days, how I miss you! Feeling intrigued, wondering if it's worth it to back in time and give this one a shot? Follow me past the jump, ...
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes announced
Original at GamePro.com
• Mon, May 11
The Clone Wars franchise has struck a chord with viewers and gamers around the world with its action-packed storyline and memorable heroes," said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. "With its Jedi and Clone Trooper gameplay and all-new ...
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Comes to the Rescue This ...
Original at IGN
• Mon, May 11
• 11 related articles
CA Fans of the popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ TV series can continue the battle for galactic peace this September in an all-new videogame from LucasArts and Krome Studios. Based on the Cartoon Network series and collaborating directly with Lucasfilm ...
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords ...Original at GameSpot
• Tue, Apr 28
LucasArts producer Mike Gallo gives an update on the current progress of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. www.gamespot.com
Classic Postmortem: Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire
Original at Gamasutra
• Sun, Apr 5
CA Back in the summer of 1994, LucasArts was exploring the possibility of developing a new 3D title for one of the emerging “next-generation” platforms. After some discussion, the Nintendo 64 was decided upon as the platform of choice, even though there ...
Now In Stores April 2
Original at Daytona Beach News-Journal
• Wed, Apr 1
FL If you've ever played a "LEGO Star Wars" game, you will not be surprised by "LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" (LucasArts). You look like a LEGO, but you do all the things Indiana Jones has done, careening from one adventure to the next. ...
Force Unleashed: Fun but flawed
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Mar 13
Definitely a step in the correct direction for LucasArts, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed represents what is both right and wrong with gaming today. It features a relatively unique style of play, as well as a sort of new perspective on the creation of ...
WGA award loosed onto Force Unleashed
Original at GameSpot
• Mon, Feb 9
- Developed internally at LucasArts, the best-selling Force Unleashed is set between the ending of the movie Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and ...
BioWare Says PC Gaming Is A-OK!
Original at TheForce.net
• Mon, Jan 19
- How does this relate to Star Wars? Remember that BioWare along with LucasArts will soon be bringing you the PC MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Interview 3
Original at GameSpot
• Sat, Jan 17
LucasArts shows us some choice moves in its upcoming lightsaber duels game. Comments Player 9 is required to watch this video. Comments Refresh ... www.gamespot.com
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Interview 1
Original at GameSpot
• Sat, Jan 17
AU chats with LucasArts' Dan Wasson about the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. www.gamespot.com
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Webdoc #3Original at GameSpot
• Sat, Jan 17
Find out more about The Force Unleashed in this video from LucasArts. Comments Player 9 is required to watch this video. Comments Refresh comments ... www.gamespot.com
Star Wars: The Old Republic Revealed
Original at GameSpot
• Sat, Jan 17
After years of secrecy, LucasArts opens the book on its ambitious second MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. www.gamespot.com
Ubisoft bringing Broken Sword to Wii, DS March 2009
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Dec 18
By Jason Dobson Who says adventure games are dead? Well, Sierra for one. LucasArts for another. But not Ubisoft, oh no, as the company just dropped a press release confirming plans to bring Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars, the first in Charles Cecil's landmark adventure game series, to the Wii and DS i...
Take-Two drops Champions Online
Original at GameSpot
• Wed, Dec 17
- Dec 17, 2008 The biggest exception to this is Star Wars: The Old Republic, which continues to be developed by BioWare for LucasArts despite Electronic Arts' 2007 ...
Review: Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts, by Rob Smith
Original at The Tennessean
• Sun, Dec 14
TN - Dec 14, 2008 Over the years, things would change at LucasArts, writes Rob Smith, current editor of PlayStation: The Official Magazine" and former editor of PC Gamer and ...
BioWare Taps HeroEngine For Old Republic MMO
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 10
By Mike Fahey Simutronics, a leading creator of online game development platforms and interactive entertainment, and BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, a story-driven massively multiplayer online PC game set in the ti...
Everything we know about Star Wars: The Old Republic
Original at Massively
• Mon, Oct 27
• 5 related articles
By Michael Zenke We have a high level overview to kick us off. Join us below the cut to get some insider information on why BioWare is making the game, the four pillars of BioWare storytelling, what little they can tell us about space combat and vehicles, and .. perhaps most interesting ... an affirmation of LucasA...
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Star Wars Galaxies looks to the future with Hoth, BioWare
Original at Massively
• Sat, Oct 25
By Michael Zenke The upcoming release of the Hoth Heroic Encounter for Star Wars Galaxies has been dominating the official site for the last few weeks. For a plethora of details on the new content, you need look no further than right here. They've got a great look at what 'secrets' players will able to delve in...
Opinion: Star Wars: The Old Republic – What We Know So Far [News]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Oct 22
By AJ Glasser As for what will happen to it, no one seemed ready to say. Clearly, BioWare used it as a learning experience for crafting the KOTOR MMO – which means I might get to play a Sith Twi’lek stripper if I play my cards right. But I have to ask myself if LucasArts really needs (or wants) to run two Star Wars...
New Campaign, Characters Coming to The Force Unleashed [The Force Unleashed]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 30
By Brian Crecente LucasArts plans to release four new characters and a new single player campaign set in the Jedi Temple as downloadable content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in coming months, Force Unleashed executive producer Haden Blackman told Kotaku.
The Force Unleashed On Everything Mobile [Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 29
By Mike Fahey The release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed mobile game coincides with the worldwide debut of the LucasArts videogame which is now available on the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo WiiT and Nintendo DST, PLAYSTATION®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 comput...
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game Announced
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jul 2
By Brian Crecente Champions of the Force [Star Wars Galaxies] In addition to the upcoming release of the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment are celebrating the fifth anniversary of Star Wars Galaxies with several in-game events.
Today in Joystiq: June 19, 2008Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Jun 19
By Ross Miller GameTap Thursday: MDK, Cosmic Osmo and Descent II NCAA Football 2009 demo hits Xbox Live LucasArts confirms Star Wars: The Clone Wars games for DS, Wii LucasArts reconfirms E3 attendance, not announcing new titles PSN Thursday: The MGS4 Database, Fatal Inertia EX
Kotaku Originals: Grab Your Meat Shields
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, May 17
By Owen Good ESA Confirms LucasArts Exit CBS Snags GameSpot In $1.8 Billion CNET Acquisition Sony Announces 2008 and Early 2009 PS3 Line-up EA Makes Three-Year Growth Plan, Quits Quarterly Guidance Interview: Playboy Cyber Girl of the Year Is A True Player
Star Wars Coming to... the N-Gage?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Dec 3
By Brian Crecente Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game's expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Epis...
Ten Years Ago: LucasArts' Monkey Island Duo
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 23
By simonc The industry increasingly sees spin-off merchandising, cartoon series, and so on from the most popular and character-led games. So where's the Guybrush fluffy toy and animation series? Or did the Maniac Mansion TV series put LucasArts off that angle?
Thrillville 2: Off the Rails announced for PC, Wii, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360 and DS
Original at VideoGamesBlogger
• Wed, Jul 4
By supadupagama LucasArts today announced that Thrillville, the videogame where players create and experience the theme park of their dreams, will open its gates for a whole new season in Thrillville: Off the Rails. Featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined, as well...
Opinion: Playing point-and-click (LucasArts etc.) adventure classics under ScummVM
Original at Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Blog
• Wed, Jul 4
Some of the adventures ScummVM supports include Adventure Soft's Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2; Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and Broken Sword 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen; Wyrmkeep's Inherit the Earth; Coktel Vision's Gobliiins; Westwood Studios' The Legend of Kyran...
Cause This Is Thriller: Thrillville Jumps The Rails
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 2
By Mike Fahey SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - July 3, 2007 - LucasArts today announced that Thrillville, the videogame where players create and experience the theme park of their dreams, will open its gates for a whole new season in Thrillville: Off the Rails. Featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coas...
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron PSP exclusive announced by LucasArts
Original at VideoGamesBlogger
• Fri, May 11
By supadupagama In development exclusively for the PSP, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron continues the immensely successful Star Wars Battlefront series, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide since its introduction in 2004.
Fracture giving you on-the-fly terrain deformation for Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2008Original at VideoGamesBlogger
• Thu, May 3
By supadupagama LucasArts and development partner Day 1 Studios announced their new FPS game Fracture for release in 2008 on Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3. In Fracture players reshape the battlefields in a futuristic conflict with global implications. This epic war fought on American soil pits cybernet...
Ip Freely: LucasArts Reveals Fracture
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 2
Exciting new intellectual properties serve a vital role to the growth of LucasArts," said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. "Fracture represents the next step in this company initiative, complete with the intriguing story and compelling characters audiences expect of a LucasArts re...
Thrillville
Original at 1up.com
• Mon, Dec 4
By Todd Zuniga The relaxation in the game comes in the form of minigames. There are so many, scrolling through them feels endless. Arcade games, racing games, first-person shooters, you name it. A few games will keep you interested, but most are average or below -- quality's been cast aside for the sake of q...