Lucasarts is looking for a Gameplay Engineer for an unannounced “Open World RPG”. Notably absent from the company posting are the words “Star” and “Wars”, and considering how little incentive is required to get that franchise name dropped, the game has already sparked a good bit of interest. No announcements beyond the job listing have […]
It’s as if a couple thousand IP addresses requested log-in data, and were silenced. Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArt made a joint statement saying that the Star Wars Galaxies MMO will be taken offline permanently on December 11, 2011. John Smedley, SOE President, clarified to Massively that the cancellation was entirely a business decision, more […]
Epic Games and LucasArts have announced a major, cross-studio licensing agreement with Unreal Engine 3. The multi-year deal has yet to manifest in any announced LucasArt release, but expect all games coming from the studio to utilize at least some portion of Epic tech.
Tim Longo, former creative head at Crystal Dynamics and long-time developer on the Tomb Raider franchise, has been taken in by LucasArts for a creative director position on an unknown property. Longo had previously worked with the company as a play tester for X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. According to the company, the staff is “thrilled […]