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Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    September 2, 2010 4:00 PM

    Is LucasArts still a AAA company anymore?

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      September 2, 2010 4:01 PM

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      September 2, 2010 4:03 PM

      I don't think so. My car broke down and when I called LucasArts, they wouldn't send out a tow truck. Fuckers.

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        September 2, 2010 5:13 PM

        you didnt come across the droid sent out to assist you?

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        September 2, 2010 6:32 PM

        Yeah instead of sending help they fired half their staff

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      September 2, 2010 5:01 PM

      Not since Grim Fandango.

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      September 2, 2010 5:04 PM

      Updated dark forces, no. More tie fighter, no. Still the ones making monkey island, no.

      I'd have to say whoever is in charge there sure has fucked up over the years.

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        September 2, 2010 5:13 PM

        Yea most companies are just splooging out sequels and making money hand over first, they have serious IP's which would be a instant buy to many gamers but fail to bring them to the market.

        I mean hell they could make many of them console friendly as well, didn't republic commando sell alright?

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          September 2, 2010 5:23 PM

          republic commando was so awesome but the ending was bullshit

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        September 2, 2010 5:47 PM

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      September 2, 2010 5:12 PM

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      September 2, 2010 5:14 PM

      Depends on your criteria. TFU was a success, and cost truckloads to make. Sounds AAA to me.

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      September 2, 2010 5:15 PM

      KOTOR was their last one, haven't they gone through two CEO/Whatever they call it changes since then?

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        September 2, 2010 5:16 PM

        Err, of course KOTOR was just produced by them. Shit when was their last good internal game?

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      September 2, 2010 5:15 PM

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      September 2, 2010 5:16 PM

      Nope.

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      September 2, 2010 5:21 PM

      That's such a meaningless term that I wish would just die :P

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        September 2, 2010 5:25 PM

        you're just upset since S2's Universal Studio Ranking dropped to AAB.

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          September 2, 2010 5:36 PM

          Bring team-only vote kicks back to HoN and it will quickly shoot back up to AAA.

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          September 2, 2010 5:43 PM

          the only thing holding S2 back from being a AAA developer is their lack of a AAA community. :(

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      September 2, 2010 5:24 PM

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      September 2, 2010 5:26 PM

      I'd say they lost that status like ten years ago. Stuff like X-WIng, TIE Fighter, Rebel Assault, Day of the Tentacle, Dark Forces, Jedi Knight etc. were high quality, groundbreaking titles. I can't even think of anything decent or memorable they've done this Millennium.

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      September 2, 2010 5:42 PM

      need new TIE FIGHTER please!!! then ill think about it

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        September 2, 2010 5:53 PM

        They could be AAA again instantly. WITH THIS^^^^

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      September 2, 2010 5:46 PM

      they are an A- company now

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      September 2, 2010 5:47 PM

      They would be if they made a sequel to Republic Commando.

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      September 2, 2010 6:03 PM

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      September 2, 2010 6:12 PM

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      September 2, 2010 6:13 PM

      I can't believe they still haven't done a sequel to Tie Fighter.
      Modern hardware would make that rock so hard.

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        September 2, 2010 6:25 PM

        I want this so bad.

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        September 2, 2010 6:32 PM

        I get a little sad everytime I think what it would be like to have a fully realized Battle of Endor.

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      September 2, 2010 6:24 PM

      I'd be surprised if they could find developers who want to work with them given the regularity with which they lay off entire teams.

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      September 2, 2010 6:28 PM

      not in a long time

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      September 2, 2010 6:38 PM

      It's not 1999 anymore.

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