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*[[Kevin Parker]] ([[Wikipedia:President|President]])<ref name="Two presidents">{{Cite_web|url=http://mixnmojo.com/news/The-LucasArts-we-know-is-back-Paul-Meegan-steps-down-Layoffs-incoming|title=The LucasArts we know is back: Paul Meegan steps down. Layoffs incoming?|accessdate=2012-08-02|last=|first=Jennifer|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=2013|month=04|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|language=English|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</ref> |
*[[Kevin Parker]] ([[Wikipedia:President|President]])<ref name="Two presidents">{{Cite_web|url=http://mixnmojo.com/news/The-LucasArts-we-know-is-back-Paul-Meegan-steps-down-Layoffs-incoming|title=The LucasArts we know is back: Paul Meegan steps down. Layoffs incoming?|accessdate=2012-08-02|last=|first=Jennifer|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=2013|month=04|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|language=English|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</ref> |
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− | '''LucasArts''', formerly '''LucasArts Entertainment Company''' and, before that, '''Lucasfilm Games''', |
+ | '''LucasArts''', formerly '''LucasArts Entertainment Company''' and, before that, '''Lucasfilm Games''', was a [[video game]] licensor and publisher, and a former developer house part of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] |
+ | ==History== |
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− | During their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as the |
+ | During their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as the [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|''Monkey Island'']] series. LucasArts broke into the ''[[Star Wars]]'' realm in [[1993]] with ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''. After this success, the company continued producing games based on the ''Star Wars'' universe. |
⚫ | Their games spread throughout the past decade to encompass almost every game genre. These include role-playing games (RPG), such as the ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' franchise; real-time strategy games (RTS), such as ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]'' and [[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption|its expansion pack]]; first- and third-person shooters (FPS), such as the [[Star Wars: Dark Forces|''Jedi Knight'' series]]; and a continued run of flight simulators, such as both the ''X-Wing'' series and the [[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron|''Rogue Squadron'' series]]. |
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− | LucasArts broke into the ''[[Star Wars]]'' realm in [[1993]] with ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''. After this success, the company continued producing games based on the ''Star Wars'' universe. |
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⚫ | Their games spread throughout the past decade to encompass almost every game genre. These include role-playing games (RPG), such as the ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' franchise |
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⚫ | Recently, LucasArts re-released an assortment of games as downloads on [[Wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]], [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve's]] game distribution service. While six of the ten games in the first wave were related to ''Star Wars'' or ''Indiana Jones'', classic adventure games such as [[Wikipedia:The Dig|''The Dig'']] and [[Wikipedia:Loom (video game)|''Loom'']] were also included. More are expected to follow.<ref name="StarWars.com LucasArts Steam">{{SWArchive|url=games/videogames/news20090706news.html|text=LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On [[April 3]], [[2013]], LucasArts' parent company, [[The Walt Disney Company]], announced that the studio as a development house was being shut down and much of the staff laid off. The company will be reorganized as a licensing model, in order to minimize the company's "financial risk" and, in theory, encompass a broader range of quality ''Star Wars'' games.<ref name="Defunct" /> |
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⚫ | Recently, LucasArts re-released an assortment of games as downloads on [[Wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam]], [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve |
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⚫ | On [[April 3]], [[2013]], LucasArts' parent company, [[The Walt Disney Company]], announced that the studio as a development house was being shut down and much of the staff laid off. The company will be reorganized as a licensing model, in order to minimize the company's "financial risk" and, in theory, |
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[[File:LucasArtsold.svg|thumb|right|150px|"Gold Guy" LucasArts logo ([[1991]]–[[2005]])]] |
[[File:LucasArtsold.svg|thumb|right|150px|"Gold Guy" LucasArts logo ([[1991]]–[[2005]])]] |
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!Title !! Date !! Notes |
!Title !! Date !! Notes |
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+ | |[[Star_Wars_(1991_video_game)|''Star Wars'']] || [[1991]] ||| |
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+ | |[[The Empire Strikes Back (video game)|''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'']] || [[1991]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' || [[1993]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' || [[1993]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire]]'' || [[1995]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire]]'' || [[1995]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]'' || [[1995]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]'' || [[1995]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (video game)|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'']] || [[1996]]/[[1997]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]'' || [[1997]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]'' || [[1997]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]]'' || [[1997]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]]'' || [[1997]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II|''Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II'']] || [[1997]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith|''Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith'']] || [[1998]] || |
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|''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' || [[1998]] || Co-developed |
|''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' || [[1998]] || Co-developed |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' || [[1999]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' || [[1999]] || |
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|''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]'' || [[2000]] || Co-developed |
|''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]'' || [[2000]] || Co-developed |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles|''Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles'']] || [[2000]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo|''Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo'']] || [[2000]] || Co-developed |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Starfighter]]'' || [[2001]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Starfighter]]'' || [[2001]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter]]'' || [[2002]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter]]'' || [[2002]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' || [[2002]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' || [[2002]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' || [[2005]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' || [[2005]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (video game)|''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'']] || [[2008]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition|''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition'']] || [[2009]] || |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]'' || [[2010]] |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]'' || [[2010]] || |
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+ | |[[Star Wars Trilogy (Wii)|''Star Wars Trilogy'']] || Canceled || |
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+ | |''[[Star Wars: 1313]]'' || Canceled || |
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+ | |''[[Star Wars: First Assault]]'' ||Canceled || |
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+ | ==Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts== |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (video game)|''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'']] || [[1985]] || Atari Games |
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+ | |[[Star Wars (1987 video game)|''Star Wars'']] || 1987 || Namco |
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|''[[Star Wars Arcade]]'' || 1993 || [[Sega]] |
|''[[Star Wars Arcade]]'' || 1993 || [[Sega]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' || [[1994]] || [[Totally Games]] |
|''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' || [[1994]] || [[Totally Games]] |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] || [[1998]] || Coolhand Interactive |
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|''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]'' || [[1999]] || [[Totally Games]] |
|''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]'' || [[1999]] || [[Totally Games]] |
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+ | |[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game)|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'']] || [[1999]] || [[Big Ape Productions]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: Demolition]]'' || [[2000]] || [[Luxoflux, Inc.]] |
|''[[Star Wars: Demolition]]'' || [[2000]] || [[Luxoflux, Inc.]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]'' || [[2002]] || [[Rainbow Studios]] |
|''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]'' || [[2002]] || [[Rainbow Studios]] |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']] || [[2002]] || [[Pandemic Studios]] |
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|''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' || [[2003]] || [[Sony|Sony Online Entertainment]] |
|''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' || [[2003]] || [[Sony|Sony Online Entertainment]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' || [[2005]] || [[Pandemic Studios]] |
|''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' || [[2005]] || [[Pandemic Studios]] |
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+ | |[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (video game)|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'']] || [[2005]] || The Collective, Inc.<br>Ubisoft Montreal |
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|''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' || [[2005]] || [[Traveller's Tales]] |
|''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' || [[2005]] || [[Traveller's Tales]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'' || [[2006]] || [[Petroglyph]] |
|''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]'' || [[2006]] || [[Petroglyph]] |
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+ | |''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]'' || [[2007]] || [[Rebellion Developments]] |
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|''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]'' || [[2007]] || [[Traveller's Tales]] |
|''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]'' || [[2007]] || [[Traveller's Tales]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]'' || [[2009]] || [[Krome Studios]]<br>[[Lucasfilm Animation Singapore]] |
|''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]'' || [[2009]] || [[Krome Studios]]<br>[[Lucasfilm Animation Singapore]] |
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+ | |[[Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (video game)|''Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures'']] || [[2010]] || [[Sony|Sony Online Entertainment]] |
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|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' || [[2011]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]] |
|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' || [[2011]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]] |
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|''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'' || [[2012]] || Terminal Reality |
|''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'' || [[2012]] || Terminal Reality |
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+ | |{{TOR|Rise of the Hutt Cartel}} || [[2013]] || BioWare Austin |
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− | |''[[Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover]]'' || [[2013]] || [[Disney Interactive|Disney Canada]] |
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|''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]] || [[2013]] || [[Rovio Entertainment]] |
|''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]] || [[2013]] || [[Rovio Entertainment]] |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Tiny Death Star]]'' || [[2013]] || NimbleBit<br>[[Disney Interactive |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Tiny Death Star]]'' || [[2013]] || NimbleBit<br>[[Disney Interactive]] |
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+ | |[[LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters (video game)|''LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters'']] || [[2014]] || [[Traveller's Tales]] |
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+ | |{{TOR|Galactic Starfighter}} || [[2014]] || BioWare Austin |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Assault Team]]'' || [[2014]] || |
+ | |''[[Star Wars: Assault Team]]'' || [[2014]] || Disney Interactive |
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+ | |{{TOR|Galactic Strongholds}} || [[2014]] || BioWare Austin |
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− | |''[[Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]] |
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+ | |{{TOR|Knights of the Fallen Empire}} || [[2015]] || BioWare Austin |
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− | |''[[Star Wars Scene Maker]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]] |
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+ | |{{TOR|Knights of the Eternal Throne}} || [[2016]] || BioWare Austin |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Commander]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]] |
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+ | |''[[Star Wars: Attack Squadrons]]'' || Canceled || [[Area 52 Games]] |
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− | |''[[Star Wars: Battlefront (DICE)|Star Wars: Battlefront]]'' || [[2015]] || [[EA Digital Illusions CE|DICE]] |
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+ | *[[Eric Loomis]], a voice actor who provided the voices of two unnamed characters in LucasArts' strategy game [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] |
*[[John Geoghegan]], former Vice President of Marketing |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' |
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' |
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*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Limited Collector's Edition]] |
*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Limited Collector's Edition]] |
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+ | *{{SWArchive|url=games/videogames/news20090706news.html|text=LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles}} |
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+ | *{{SWArchive|url=gaming/videogames/news/news20031126.html|text=Use the Force to Fight over WWII Enemy Lines}} |
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LucasArts, formerly LucasArts Entertainment Company and, before that, Lucasfilm Games, was a video game licensor and publisher, and a former developer house part of Lucasfilm Ltd.
History
During their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as the Monkey Island series. LucasArts broke into the Star Wars realm in 1993 with Star Wars: X-Wing. After this success, the company continued producing games based on the Star Wars universe.
Their games spread throughout the past decade to encompass almost every game genre. These include role-playing games (RPG), such as the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise; real-time strategy games (RTS), such as Star Wars: Empire at War and its expansion pack; first- and third-person shooters (FPS), such as the Jedi Knight series; and a continued run of flight simulators, such as both the X-Wing series and the Rogue Squadron series.
LucasArts kept interests in non–Star Wars titles as well. It released sequels to its critically acclaimed Monkey Island series and created other franchises.
Recently, LucasArts re-released an assortment of games as downloads on Steam, Valve's game distribution service. While six of the ten games in the first wave were related to Star Wars or Indiana Jones, classic adventure games such as The Dig and Loom were also included. More are expected to follow.[3]
On April 3, 2013, LucasArts' parent company, The Walt Disney Company, announced that the studio as a development house was being shut down and much of the staff laid off. The company will be reorganized as a licensing model, in order to minimize the company's "financial risk" and, in theory, encompass a broader range of quality Star Wars games.[1]
Star Wars games developed by LucasArts
Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts
Key people
- Chairman: George Lucas
- Co-President, Head of Business Operations: Kevin Parker
- Co-President, Head of Studio Production: Gio Corsi
Other personnel
- Eric Loomis, a voice actor who provided the voices of two unnamed characters in LucasArts' strategy game Star Wars: Rebellion
- John Geoghegan, former Vice President of Marketing
- Lynn Taylor, a former technician who worked on various LucasArts' games
- Scott Barrett, former production programmer
Bibliography
- "Looking At Lucasfilm" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
- "Looking At Lucasfilm" — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
- LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Use the Force to Fight over WWII Enemy Lines on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Disney closes LucasArts (English) on www.joystiq.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The LucasArts we know is back: Paul Meegan steps down. Layoffs incoming? (English) on mixnmojo.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links
- LucasArts.com - Official site
- LucasArts (@lucasartsgames) on Twitter
- LucasArts on Wikipedia