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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>
  
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'''LucasArts''', formerly '''LucasArts Entertainment Company''' and, before that, '''Lucasfilm Games''', is a [[video game]] licensor, publisher and a former developer house part of [[Lucasfilm]].
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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.]]
   
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==History==
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During their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as the ''[[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]'' series.
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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.
   
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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; 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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LucasArts kept interests in non&ndash;''Star Wars'' titles as well. It released sequels to its critically acclaimed ''Monkey Island'' series and created other franchises.
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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, 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, both the ''X-Wing'' series as well as the [[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron|''Rogue Squadron'' series]].
  
   
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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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LucasArts has kept interests in non-''Star Wars'' titles as well. It released sequels to its critically acclaimed ''Monkey Island'' series, and also created other franchises to continue with.
  
   
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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]]'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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==Star Wars games developed by LucasArts==
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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, increase a broader range of quality Star Wars games.<ref name="Defunct" />
  
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==List of Star Wars games developed by LucasArts==
  
 
[[File:LucasArtsold.svg|thumb|right|150px|"Gold Guy" LucasArts logo ([[1991]]–[[2005]])]]
  
[[File:LucasArtsold.svg|thumb|right|150px|"Gold Guy" LucasArts logo ([[1991]]–[[2005]])]]
 
{|{{Prettytable}}
  
{|{{Prettytable}}
 
!Title !! Date !! Notes
  
!Title !! Date !! Notes
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star_Wars_(1991_video_game)|Star Wars]]'' || [[1991]]
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|[[Star_Wars_(1991_video_game)|''Star Wars'']] || [[1991]] |||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[The Empire Strikes Back (video game)|Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' || [[1991]]
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|[[The Empire Strikes Back (video game)|''Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'']] || [[1991]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' || [[1993]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' || [[1993]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire]]'' || [[1995]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire]]'' || [[1995]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces]]'' || [[1995]]
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|''[[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: Shadows of the Empire (video game)|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'']] || [[1996]]/[[1997]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]'' || [[1997]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]'' || [[1997]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]]'' || [[1997]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi]]'' || [[1997]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II|Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II]]'' || [[1997]]
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|[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II|''Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II'']] || [[1997]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith|Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith]]'' || [[1998]]
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|[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith|''Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith'']] || [[1998]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' || [[1998]] || Co-developed
  
|''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' || [[1998]] || Co-developed
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' || [[1999]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' || [[1999]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]'' || [[2000]] || Co-developed
  
|''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]'' || [[2000]] || Co-developed
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles|Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles]]'' || [[2000]]
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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: Episode I: Battle for Naboo|''Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo'']] || [[2000]] || Co-developed
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars: Starfighter]]'' || [[2001]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Starfighter]]'' || [[2001]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter]]'' || [[2002]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter]]'' || [[2002]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' || [[2002]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' || [[2002]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' || [[2005]]
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|''[[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 (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: Ultimate Sith Edition|''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition'']] || [[2009]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]'' || [[2010]]
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|''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]'' || [[2010]] ||
 
|-
  
|-
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|''[[Star Wars Trilogy (Wii)]]'' || Canceled
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|[[Star Wars Trilogy (Wii)|''Star Wars Trilogy'']] || Canceled ||
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|-
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|''[[Star Wars: 1313]]'' || Canceled ||
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|''[[Star Wars: First Assault]]'' ||Canceled ||
 
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==List of Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts==
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==Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts==
 
{|{{Prettytable}}
  
{|{{Prettytable}}
 
!Title !! Date !! Development Studio
  
!Title !! Date !! Development Studio
 
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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: 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 (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: 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 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: The Clone Wars (video game)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']] || [[2002]] || [[Pandemic Studios]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[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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|[[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
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[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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|''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]'' || [[2007]] || [[Rebellion Developments]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[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: Clone Wars Adventures (video game)|''Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures'']] || [[2010]] || [[Sony|Sony Online Entertainment]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[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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|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]'' || [[2013]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]]
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|{{TOR|Rise of the Hutt Cartel}} || [[2013]] || BioWare Austin
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|-
  
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|''[[Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover]]'' || [[2013]] || [[Disney Interactive|Disney Canada]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
|''[[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|Disney Mobile]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Tiny Death Star]]'' || [[2013]] || NimbleBit<br>[[Disney Interactive]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters (video game)|LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Traveller's Tales]]
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|[[LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters (video game)|''LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters'']] || [[2014]] || [[Traveller's Tales]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter]]'' || [[2014]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]]
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|{{TOR|Galactic Starfighter}} || [[2014]] || BioWare Austin
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: Assault Team]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Assault Team]]'' || [[2014]] || Disney Interactive
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{TOR|Galactic Strongholds}} || [[2014]] || BioWare Austin
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|{{TOR|Shadow of Revan}} || [[2014]] || BioWare Austin
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|''[[Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{TOR|Knights of the Fallen Empire}} || [[2015]] || BioWare Austin
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|''[[Star Wars Scene Maker]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
|{{TOR|Knights of the Eternal Throne}} || [[2016]] || BioWare Austin
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|''[[Star Wars: Commander]]'' || [[2014]] || [[Disney Interactive#Disney Mobile|Disney Mobile]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds]]'' || [[2014]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]]
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|''[[Star Wars: Attack Squadrons]]'' || Canceled || [[Area 52 Games]]
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|-
  
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|''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan]]'' || [[2014]] || [[BioWare|BioWare Austin]]
  
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|-
  
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|''[[Star Wars Battlefront]]'' || [[2015]] || [[EA Digital Illusions CE|DICE]]
  
−
|-
  
−
|[[Untitled Visceral Games project]] || TBA|| [[Visceral Games]]
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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==Other personnel==
  
==Other personnel==
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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]]''
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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
  
*[[John Geoghegan]], former Vice President of Marketing
 
*[[Lynn Taylor]], a former technician who worked on various LucasArts' games
  
*[[Lynn Taylor]], a former technician who worked on various LucasArts' games
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==Bibliography==
  
==Bibliography==
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*{{InsiderCite|1|Looking At Lucasfilm}}
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*{{InsiderCite|2|Looking At Lucasfilm}}
 
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
  
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
 
*[[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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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
==External links==
  
==External links==
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*{{WP|LucasArts}}
  
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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

LucasArtsold

"Gold Guy" LucasArts logo (1991–2005)

Title Date Notes
Star Wars 1991
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1991
Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1993
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire 1995
Star Wars: Dark Forces 1995
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 1996/1997
Star Wars: Yoda Stories 1997
Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi 1997
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II 1997
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith 1998
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 1998 Co-developed
Star Wars: Episode I Racer 1999
Star Wars: Force Commander 2000 Co-developed
Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles 2000
Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo 2000 Co-developed
Star Wars: Starfighter 2001
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter 2002
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter 2002
Star Wars: Republic Commando 2005
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II 2010
Star Wars Trilogy Canceled
Star Wars: 1313 Canceled
Star Wars: First Assault Canceled

Star Wars games licensed by LucasArts

Title Date Development Studio
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1985 Atari Games
Star Wars 1987 Namco
Star Wars Arcade 1993 Sega
Star Wars: TIE Fighter 1994 Totally Games
Star Wars: Rebellion 1998 Coolhand Interactive
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance 1999 Totally Games
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 Big Ape Productions
Star Wars: Demolition 2000 Luxoflux, Inc.
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing 2001 Lucas Learning
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 2002 Raven Software
Vicarious Visions
Star Wars: Racer Revenge 2002 Rainbow Studios
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2002 Pandemic Studios
Star Wars Galaxies 2003 Sony Online Entertainment
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy 2003 Raven Software
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 BioWare
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike 2003 Factor 5
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter Canceled Factor 5
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed 2004 Sony Online Entertainment
Star Wars: Battlefront 2004 Pandemic Studios
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords 2004 Obsidian Entertainment
Star Wars: Battlefront II 2005 Pandemic Studios
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 2005 The Collective, Inc.
Ubisoft Montreal
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game 2005 Traveller's Tales
Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees 2005 Sony Online Entertainment
Star Wars: Imperial Ace 2006 Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance 2006 Ubisoft Montreal
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy 2006 Traveller's Tales
Star Wars: Empire at War 2006 Petroglyph
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption 2006 Petroglyph
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron 2007 Rebellion Developments
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 Traveller's Tales
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance 2008 Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels 2008 Krome Studios
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron 2009 Rebellion Developments
Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons 2009 THQ Wireless
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes 2009 Krome Studios
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 2010 Sony Online Entertainment
Star Wars: The Old Republic 2011 BioWare Austin
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 2011 Traveller's Tales
Angry Birds Star Wars 2012 Rovio Entertainment
Kinect Star Wars 2012 Terminal Reality
Template:TOR 2013 BioWare Austin
Angry Birds Star Wars II 2013 Rovio Entertainment
Star Wars: Tiny Death Star 2013 NimbleBit
Disney Interactive
LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters 2014 Traveller's Tales
Template:TOR 2014 BioWare Austin
Star Wars: Assault Team 2014 Disney Interactive
Template:TOR 2014 BioWare Austin
Template:TOR 2014 BioWare Austin
Template:TOR 2015 BioWare Austin
Template:TOR 2016 BioWare Austin
Star Wars: Attack Squadrons Canceled Area 52 Games

Key people

  • Chairman: George Lucas
  • Co-President, Head of Business Operations: Kevin Parker
  • Co-President, Head of Studio Production: Gio Corsi

Other personnel

Bibliography

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Disney closes LucasArts (English) on www.joystiq.com (backup link not verified!)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The LucasArts we know is back: Paul Meegan steps down. Layoffs incoming? (English) on mixnmojo.com (backup link not verified!)
  3. ↑ StarWars LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)

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