LucasArts News

NaturalMotion Preps for Game Development with Backbreaking Football Title

By Carlos Bergfeld, Aug 23, 2007 10:08am PDT

While commonly cited for its Euphoria animation engine used in upcoming games like LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, NaturalMotion is now...

"Number 54's got the Tiki Barber syndrome, I see- sweet animation, though! i'd love to see this ..."

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Fracture Media

By Steve Gibson, Aug 22, 2007 9:49pm PDT

LucasArts has released a trailer for Fracture (X360/PS3) that was marked as new (but wasn't!) showing off some pretty nifty terrain deformation....

"Well yeah, it still looks to be a simple height-map based terrain. :P"

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Keeping Up With the LEGO Indiana Joneses

By Chris Remo, Jul 28, 2007 10:39am PDT

Building on the runaway success of Traveller's Tales' LEGO Star Wars series, publisher LucasArts and developer partner TT Games announced LEGO...

""...LucasArts and developer parent partner TT Games...""

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Star Wars: Force Unleashed Trailer Unleashed

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 18, 2007 4:44pm PDT

LucasArts has sent out a 720p HD version of the Star Wars: Force Unleashed E3 2007 trailer, offering nearly two minutes of cinematic and in-game...

"I'd love a game like this... :| It'd give me a chance to butcher 99% of the gaming ..."

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Thrillville Loops Back for Sequel

By Nick Breckon, Jul 03, 2007 12:45pm PDT

LucasArts today announced Thrillville: Off the Rails, the sequel to developer Frontier Developments' theme park strategy game.

"I totally read this as Thrill Kill, whatever that game was that ended up getting canceled. "

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Fracture Q&A

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 02, 2007 7:19am PDT

Over at Realm of Gaming you can find a Fracture Q&A. LucasArts producer David Perkinson is asked about terrain deformation, weapons, the third...

Sam & Max Surf Highway in Reprinted Collection

By Chris Remo, Jun 27, 2007 10:07am PDT

Steve Purcell's long out of print comic collection Sam & Max: Surfin' the Highway will be available again later this year thanks to Sam & Max...

"if i buy it on telltale's website, can i activate it on steam? what about gametap?"

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Telltale Receives, Hires Millions

By Nick Breckon, Jun 12, 2007 3:20pm PDT

Sam & Max developers Telltale Games today annouced that it has received an investment of $6 million for future projects from Granite and IDG Ventures.

"awww Willy Beamish. I played that game to no end back in the day."

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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon, May 24, 2007 8:00pm PDT

Insecticide crawls to the DS and PC, Jackass pranks onto consoles, and LucasArts connects with Lego Star Wars Saga.

"I hope Sucker Punch is still the developer on this. I loved 2 and 3."

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New Star Wars Galaxies Update Now Available

By Maarten Goldstein, May 22, 2007 1:14pm PDT

LucasArts sent out a press release announcing that the free Chapter 6 update for Star Wars Galaxies is now available. Chapter 6: Masters of the...

"They should have an in-game launcher to WoW- that might get them some subscribers. Other ..."

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Late Night Consoling

By Chris Faylor, May 10, 2007 9:58pm PDT

Lots of stuff today. So much, in fact, that I think this may very well be the biggest LNC ever. Guitar Hero totally Rocks the 80s [ps2] As...

"Im kinda looking forward to doing the campaign again (but not the orb hunting :( ) with some of ..."

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Monkey Island Creator Gilbert Teams with Penny Arcade

By Chris Remo, May 09, 2007 11:17am PDT

Veteran adventure game designer Ron Gilbert (pictured left) has teamed up with developer Hothead Games and webcomic writer/artist team Penny Arcade...

"Game design? The Monkey Island games are very very well structured interactive stories in ..."

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