Disney Resurrecting Lucasfilm Games

[Limity (BLM)]

Now this is interesting, not just for future Star Wars games, but for what it could mean to EA.

www.engadget.com/2019/03/20/disney-revives-lucasfilm-games/?yptr=yahoo

[eJm]

Man, I look forward to shareholders panicking after the first loss and they close the whole thing down just like every single other Disney attempt at developing video games!

[The Dark Order Inferno]

EA aren't in any danger. As far as Disney are concerned, licensing I free money, EA take on all the risk and pay up even if they don't put anything out.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

At least one open world Star Wars game is a must, but also give us an open world Indiana Jones game.

[CMWaters]

So...Jack Sparrow meets Guybrush Threepwood?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I assume this is just managing the IPs and not in house production, and it wouldn't be any of the old Lucasfilm/Lucasarts people anyway.

If it means Disney is getting more serious about properly exploiting its Lucas IPs for games, then that is great news.

[BorneAgain]

Make Fate of Atlantis 2 you cowards.

[Dub H]

Mar 20, 2019 19:37:12 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

So...Jack Sparrow meets Guybrush Threepwood?

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

As long as we get a Star Wars openworld game, that’s all that matters.

[Cyno]

Considering how terribly EA's handled the Star Wars license, I hope this means them shopping the IP to other publishers outside of an exclusive partnership with EA. Even if it means no in-house development.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Mar 21, 2019 11:41:42 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Considering how terribly EA's handled the Star Wars license, I hope this means them shopping the IP to other publishers outside of an exclusive partnership with EA. Even if it means no in-house development.

Monkey paw curls: You get games by other developers but they are all pay to win mobile games.

[Cyno]

Mar 21, 2019 11:52:07 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Mar 21, 2019 11:41:42 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Considering how terribly EA's handled the Star Wars license, I hope this means them shopping the IP to other publishers outside of an exclusive partnership with EA. Even if it means no in-house development.

Monkey paw curls: You get games by other developers but they are all pay to win mobile games.

I mean, that's what EA's doing with the Star Wars license already. Well, pay to win mobile games and two pay to win TRIPULL AAAAAAAAAAY games.

[A Platypus Rave]

well I guess that's probably the actual end of the Old Republic...

but... I mean EA's not really done shit with the licence since they've had the exclusivity.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Mar 21, 2019 8:50:44 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

I assume this is just managing the IPs and not in house production, and it wouldn't be any of the old Lucasfilm/Lucasarts people anyway.

Congratulations, you win.

From the site in the OP:

Update: Disney has reached out to the media to explain that this isn't a "revival" and it's definitely not anything like LucasArts. The team at Lucasfilm that oversees games relating to its IP (including Star Wars Battlefront II) has been working under that name for years. As it explained to GamesIndustry.biz, Lucasfilm plans to continue its strategy of licensing IP to others.