|
Archived News-August 2010
Week 3
| Friday August 20,
2010 |
| Daily Video
Clip |
Today's new video clip is the
Clone Wars Adventures "Inside The Game", Episode 2. Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Friday August 20,
2010 |
| Mark Hamill
Interview |
The ForceCast has an exclusive interview with Mark Hamill recorded at Star Wars
Celebration V. It is right at 30 minutes and is very interesting. We never hear
from Mark, so this is worth the listen.
|
|
|
| Thursday August 19,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#2 |
Today's second new video clip is
the Mega Trailer shown at Celebration V for Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3.
It introduces characters like the Nightsisters and Savage Opress who claims to
be Darth Maul's brother. The special, one-hour premiere event airs Friday,
September 17, 2010 at 9 p.m. (et/pt). Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Thursday August 19,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#1 |
Today's first new video clip is
the "Star Wars Characters - Celebrity Favorites" presented by IGN. From Bruce
Willis to George Lucas, see what celebs have to say about a Galaxy Far, Far
Away. Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Wednesday August 18,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#2 |
Today's second new video clip is
The Force Unleashed II Development Diary-The Story of Starkiller. Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Wednesday August 18,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#1 |
Today's first new video clip is
the conclusion of the "Top 100 Star Wars Characters" presented by IGN. This
video features 20-1. Can you guess who is number 1? Yeah... I knew you would.
Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Wednesday August 18,
2010 |
| LucasArts
Shake-Up |
 Back on July 30th, 2010 we reported that LucasArts producer
Haden Blackman had resigned and at that time I thought it was really strange
that he was leaving so shortly after the new president was hired. The Force
Unleashed II PSP version was also recently cancelled, and now The Force
Unleashed III, which was in early development stages has just been cut. Kotaku has an article explaining more why this has happened.
New LucasArts president Paul Meegan certainly isn't wasting any time. Barely
two months into the job and we hear he's already swinging the axe and canceling
high profile sequels.
If you were wondering why it was strange that Force
Unleashed II creative director Haden Blackman would leave mid-project, this may
explain things: according to sources at LucasArts, Meegan has cancelled a third
Force Unleashed game that was already in development, and members of Force
Unleashed II's team (though we're not sure exactly how many) will be shown the
door once that game ships.
Another unnamed project, due to ship next
year, has avoided the axe, but has been "put on hold" while developers have been
told to "expect management and reporting changes". Those changes are down to the
departure of Blackman, who as work was winding down on Force Unleashed II had
been leading development on this secret project.
These sources say
"morale and productivity are at all-time lows" since Meegan took over, with most
LucasArts developers only finding out about Force Unleashed II's cancellation on
the PSP by reading it on gaming news sites.
We've also been told that
another sweeping change made by Meegan is that the majority of "external"
development of LucasArts properties is coming to an end, with BioWare's Old
Republic MMO to be the last game not developed internally at LucasArts. That
would presumably mean, for example, no more LEGO Star Wars or LEGO Indiana Jones
titles after the upcoming LEGO: Clone Wars, as those have all been handled by
Traveller's Tales.
So, yes, if this is all indeed correct, big changes
are afoot at the house that Star Wars built. Lots of them bad news for the
developers currently there, but looking at the big picture, the silver lining
could be that such drastic shake-ups could be exactly what's needed at a
publisher and developer that, courtesy of its licenses and history, should be
doing a lot better both commercially and critically than it currently is.
Hang on to your hat folks, there is sure to be more LucasArts drama to come!
Let's just hope we the consumer of these products aren't the ones paying for
it. |
|
|
| Tuesday August 17,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#2 |
Today's second new video clip is
Space Combat for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Jump into the middle of the
widening galactic war. Players must fight for their lives to repel enemy ships
and carry out daring counterattacks. Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Tuesday August 17,
2010 |
| Daily Video Clip
#1 |
Today's first new video clip is
the "Top 100 Star Wars Characters" presented by IGN. This video features 40-21.
More to come. Enjoy!
|
|
|
| Tuesday August 17,
2010 |
| Star Wars on
Blu-Ray |
Okay. Now that you know all the
drama about Galactic Voyage, let's get caught up. The Star Wars saga will at
long last be released in a high-definition home video format as all six movies
come to Blu-Ray in a Box Set in Fall 2011, as announced by George Lucas at
Celebration V. It will include never before seen (for some people) deleted
scenes like the Return of the Jedi Scene below. Lucasfilm is pulling these
quick, so see it while you can!
|
|
|
|
 |
