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Archived News-April 2013
Week 2
| Friday April 12, 2013 | |
| A Eulogy For LucasArts, From LucasArts | |
Joystiq has an article about the end of LucasArts. Imagine former LucasArts Composer Jesse Harlin standing at the lectern, dressed in black, and delivering the following eulogy while pictures of his colleagues fade in and out in a slideshow behind him: "LucasArts died today. It was 30 years old. Ask gamers to recall George Lucas' gaming company and they'll tell you about fulfilled childhood fantasies inside the cockpit of a TIE Bomber or laugh with you about insult sword fighting. They remember the time they spent in the boots of Kyle Katarn, Ben Throttle, or Boss. They remember our successes and they remember our stumbles. But that was the public face of LucasArts." Be sure to read the entire article and see pictures of the event.
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| Friday April 12, 2013 | |
| RebelForce Radio: April 12 | |
Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac of RebelForce Radio have released their latest show! Video game industry veteran, former LucasArts Lead Sound Designer.and all-around good guy David W.Collins (The Force Unleashed) joins Jason and Jimmy Mac as a special guest co-host this week. David talks about the history and culture of the recently closed LucasArts, and discusses the impact the company has had on the gaming industry as a whole. Also this week, we speculate on some of the latest hot rumors surrounding the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Tom Kane talks about interesting Yoda stories planned for the now-scrapped Season Six of The Clone Wars; we get some insight into the shelved live-action TV show from one of the writers, Billy Dee, and much more. Be sure to listen to this episode!
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| Friday April 12, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 252-The honored heroes of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Thursday April 11, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's video clip is The Pink Five Saga Trailer. The next Sneak Preview of the Complete Saga will be May 11th at Long Beach Comic-Con! Enjoy! | |
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| Thursday April 11, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 251-An overjoyed Han Solo of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Wednesday April 10, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's video clip is the "Version Two" of the new Star Wars: Battlefront III that was cancelled when Disney closed LucasArts. In the video, you can see all sorts of vehicle combat: the player, looking from a first-person perspective, zips around in X-Wings and AT-AT Walkers while shooting down TIE Fighters and other Star Wars-y vehicles. The art isn't final, but the combat looks very cool: one section, for example, shows multiple players riding on hoverbikes and shooting lasers at everything in their paths. See it while it lasts! Enjoy! | |
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| Wednesday April 10, 2013 | |
| The Last Months Of LucasArts | |
Kotaku has a great article about the goings on at LucasArts for the last several months from several inside sources. This also includes discussion about the video games that were being made that will probably not see the light of day. LucasArts was working on a number of different games, multiple sources have confirmed to Kotaku. One of those games was Star Wars 1313. Another was Star Wars: First Assault. And then there were others, like Outpost, a social game that was to be the Star Wars version of FarmVille. There was an iOS game, and a project headed up by well-respected Splinter Cell designer Clint Hocking. The Strange Status of Star Wars: 1313, A Hot Game With an Uncertain FutureIt's not unusual for a newly-revealed video game to disappear for eight months. It's not… Read… In the coming months, every single one of these games would be cancelled or overhauled. Star Wars 1313 shifted directions multiple times, while First Assault was scaled down significantly. Outpost and the iOS game were axed. Hocking left the company, and Meegan would go on to leave too. Still, LucasArts intended to announce Star Wars: First Assault as an XBLA title in late September of 2012. They planned to release the game this spring. But hours before the scheduled announcement, word came down that it was on hold. “We just got the worst case of blue balls,” said a source. “We had no idea what was going on.” Be sure to read the rest of this interesting article.
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| Wednesday April 10, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 250-Luke and Ben on Tatooine of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Tuesday April 09, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's video clip is the Darth Vader's This Is Madness: The Star Wars Character Tournament Concession Speech. Darth Vader is not happy about losing the tournament and he has a special message for you... Enjoy! | |
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| Tuesday April 09, 2013 | |
| New Posters Available | |
Frank sent in word that there are three new posters available by the Lynx Collection. They offer this Star Wars poster set measuring 11"x17" and featuring Luke Skywalker's epic journey from Episodes 4, 5, and 6. They are also available in multiple sizes. These posters are printed on satin photo paper with a luster finish; 100 year archival. Follow the link to get more information or to purchase these prints. Also, if you would like to purchase the entire 16 poster collection, including their original sets, you can get them now.
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| Tuesday April 09, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 249-Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness) of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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