Disney Shuts Down LucasArts - cancels all current game projects

[Skyblade]

Lucas Arts came in to speak at my school a few months back and pretty much confirmed that Disney would be taking over. I didn't think that would mean shutting down LucasArts though. This is horrid. Disney continues to ruin everything.

Is it really that big a loss? LucasArts hasn't done that well lately.

Personally, I think Disney's done quite well over the years. They partnered with Square Enix to give us Kingdom Hearts (a series that was at its best when Disney was most involved with it). They bought up Marvel and we got The Avengers.

Sure, they drive their own properties into the ground, but they tend to be respectful of other people's ideas.

But they're not a gaming company. They don't really have the know how or experience to turn LucasArts around and make it a good company again. Just letting it go to free up the IPs so that they can turn them over to other companies seems like a much better idea for Disney.

Had they purchased LucasArts at its pinnacle, I'm sure they'd keep it around and working. But they've inherited a company that's really fallen into a downward slump, with little to recommend it and with no real idea how to fix it. I don't really mourn its loss.

[Del Murder]

Rebal Assualt, Dark Forces, The Dig, Indiana Jones movie games (and the original Fate of Atlantis), Loom...

[Shiny]

This is a huge loss for someone like me. I grew up with Fate of Atantis I know they haven't done many worthwhile computer games like that for a while, but I was really hoping the Disney merger would mean they would be able to get the means to produce amazing games again.

The saddest thing is that at the expo I attended I few months back, they showed the trailer to 1313 and they were so excited about it and so was I. ;___;

[Madame Adequate]

RIP in peace Lucasarts. Even if they were past their prime. Maybe someone can grab a couple of the IPs and give us new games though.

[Dr. rydrum2112]

Rebal Assualt, Dark Forces, The Dig, Indiana Jones movie games (and the original Fate of Atlantis), Loom...

I am glad I was not the only one sad to reminisce about some great games from my childhood.