huh, well shit lolI just discovered that LucasArts used to be called Lucasfilm games from 1982-1990
huh, well shit lolI just discovered that LucasArts used to be called Lucasfilm games from 1982-1990
Emboldens the brand.
You won't be laughing when Willow the grand RPG comes out.Might as well call it "Star Wars Games"
Thought it was always quite cool that Lucasarts expanded beyond those IPs.
Makes sense. In addition, I am sure the EA branding was doing more damage to the Star Wars IP than helping it...hence why Lucasfilm decided not to renew their expensive contract with EA...
I wonder what EA thinks of this...no more Disney $$$$
Please let the license expire and let Star Wars be developed by anyone.
EA completely squandered the license this gen
So if the license expires in 2023, does that mean other game companies can begin working on Star Wars titles and can release them right after 2023? Ord are other studios not even allowed to begin development until after 2023?EA Star Wars license lasts until 2023
Even if they don't have the exclusivity they will keep making Star Wars games, Jedi Fallen Order is a franchise for EA and they still have other stuff coming too
EA Star Wars games were way more successful than a lot of old SW titles.
So if the license expires in 2023, does that mean other game companies can begin working on Star Wars titles and can release them right after 2023? Ord are other studios not even allowed to begin development until after 2023?
You mean LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ?
We don't know.
EA might renew the license once again or Disney can have other devs making games but so far it's only EA games until 2023 (LEGO games are the exception)
Seeing how well SW games did to EA I think they will keep making them even if they don't have the exclusivity but they will absolutely start a bidding war if a major publishers is interested.
Yep. As long as Lucasfilm Games goes for canon-only games, KotOR won't happen.On Disney/lucasfilm strict control, apparently, they really didnt want Respawn to do a game about Jedis, given how they were "sacred" to SW, at one point, the game wasnt going to use the word "jedi" in the game, only "force users" and that was for a linear, story driven game
So i dont think we will see a big scale RPG like Kotor anytime soon
EDIT: Found a source
Lucasfilm wanted Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to be a very different game at first
"You might as well ask us to start building a racing game at this point"www.gamesradar.com
"I pitched, 'Hey, what if we do a game about Jedi and Force powers?' And they were not super comfortable with that. They kind of threw it back and were like, 'What about blasters, and maybe bounty hunters?' I was like, that's not the background of the team that we built. You might as well ask us to start building a racing game at this point. I don't think anybody's really gonna be happy with the results of that.
It's better they don't taint he LucasArts name with the games they put out now.
Outside of a rough launch of Battlefront 2 which ended up becoming universally loved by the time the last update came out, the output has been pretty consistently great.It's better they don't taint he LucasArts name with the games they put out now.
Lucasfilm Games existed before LucasArts. Also, it's probably because they want to value the brand's name.Lucasfilm Games is a bit corny.
Just reboot the Lucasarts name.
Give me Battlefront III with Mando and Rebels content or give me death.
A credible insider that other insiders trust a lot as well as a StarWars.com contributorWho is this person? They sound uninformed. I highlighted the exact reason why EA's output has been so minimal and why future AAA publishers would likely be wary of partnering with Disney/Lucasfilm. Those canned titles were partly the result of Disney's strict control of the IP. I really don't see Disney loosening restrictions on the IP anytime soon. That's also why I'm wary any KOTOR remake is happening.
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You mean LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ?
BTW, how does this work? EA is supposed to have the exclusive right but Lego Star Wars is made by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (which happened to be a Disney concurrent).
I'm not seeing how they have inside knowledge as to the business relationship between EA and Disney/Lucasfilm. Why would LFL be concerned about EA's output when they themselves have rejected pitches and had to be convinced to allow Respawn to make a Jedi focused lightsaber game? It makes no sense.
EA: We'd like to do X?
LFL: No.
EA: Okay, how about Y?
LFL: Absolutely not. How about instead a nice Z?
EA: Are you going to help fund development or marketing?
LFL: Hahaha, don't be silly.
EA: Okay, we pass.
LFL: OMG! WHY AREN'T YOU MAKING MORE GAMES FOR US!?!?!
I don't know if that's the reason why EA isn't doing more Star Wars games (seem a bit reductionist), but I'll agree that Disney's approach in making everything canon is tiresome for the franchise as a whole. When everything is canon, the lines are blurred into a gigantic, very hard to follow, multimedia franchise - which Star Wars has been for decades, but it never was a Kingdom Hearts affair where every entry was pivotal to understanding the plot and current events.I'm not seeing how they have inside knowledge as to the business relationship between EA and Disney/Lucasfilm. Why would LFL be concerned about EA's output when they themselves have rejected pitches and had to be convinced to allow Respawn to make a Jedi focused lightsaber game? It makes no sense.
EA: We'd like to do X?
LFL: No.
EA: Okay, how about Y?
LFL: Absolutely not. How about instead a nice Z?
EA: Are you going to help fund development or marketing?
LFL: Hahaha, don't be silly.
EA: Okay, we pass.
LFL: OMG! WHY AREN'T YOU MAKING MORE GAMES FOR US!?!?!
That would have been too easy