LucasArts

LucasArts, formerly LucasArts Entertainment Company and, before that, Lucasfilm Games, was the video game licensor, publisher, and developer unit of Lucasfilm Ltd. After its closure in 2013, it was restored and rebranded as Lucasfilm Games.
==History==
Lucasfilm Games began in 1982 and during their earliest years, they became famous mostly for adventure games, such as the Monkey Island series.
Following a trilogy of World War II-themed flight combat simulators, LucasArts broke into the Star Wars realm in 1993 with Star Wars: X-Wing, a space combat simulator. After this success, the company continued producing games based on the Star Wars universe, with notable titles such as its sequel, Star Wars: TIE Fighter—showing action from the perspective of the Galactic Empire—and the FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces. In a July 1995 article, Entertainment Weekly lauded George Lucas and his interactice company for changing the industry, with almost every Star Wars title becoming a best-seller.The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
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 interest in non–Star Wars titles as well. It released sequels to its critically acclaimed Monkey Island series and created other franchises.
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.
In December 2012, Lucasfilm was bought by The Walt Disney Company. This was followed on April 3, 2013 by LucasArts shut down of its development and publishing offices, in order to minimize the company's "financial risk". Most of its 200 employees were fired in the process, and development of Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault were stopped. The remaining staff, fewer than ten persons, were to continue LucasArts licensing activities, to coordinate with future partners publishers and developers and, in theory, encompass a broader range of quality Star Wars games. As a direct consequence, Industrial Light & Magic also had to layoff some of its workforce, as it shared them with LucasArts, and the absence of video games and animated series project left the company overstaffed. Two month later, on May 6, it was announced that Disney Interactive and Electronic Arts signed a multi-year, multi-title exclusive contract. While EA would focus on high quality products, Disney Interactive retained the rights to produce games for more "casual audiances".
Lucasfilm announced on January 11, 2021 that it was reestablishing the Lucasfilm Games brand for all future gaming titles from Lucasfilm, though it would remain solely as a licensor of Lucasfilm properties. Later that week, it was announced that MachineGames was developing a game based upon the Indiana Jones franchise with Todd Howard serving as an executive producer and Bethesda publishing the game, and that Massive Entertainment was developing an open world Star Wars game with Julian Gerighty serving as creative director and Ubisoft publishing the game. It was also revealed that EA was still in development on several games based upon the Star Wars franchise. In September 2021, it was announced that a remake of Knights of the Old Republic was in development. The game is being developed by Aspyr Media for Windows and PlayStation 5, for which it will serve as a timed console-exclusive. In December 2021, Star Wars Eclipse was announced at The Game Awards 2021; it is an action-adventure game in the early stages of development by Quantic Dream. The game will feature multiple playable characters with branching narratives. It is set in the Star Wars universe and is part of the High Republic multimedia project, which places the events of the game 200 years before the original Star Wars trilogy. In January 2022, it was announced that Respawn Entertainment would be developing multiple Star Wars games, including a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, entitled Jedi: Survivor, alongside FPS and Strategy video games. In April 2022, it was announced that Skydance New Media would be collaberating with Lucasfilm Games to make a game based in the Star Wars universe, with Amy Hennig leading the project.
==Star Wars games developed by LucasArts==
Title 	Date 	Notes
Star Wars 	1991 	
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 	1991 	
Super Star Wars 	1992 	
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 	1993 	
Star Wars: Rebel Assault 	1993 	
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 	1994 	
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: Attack on the Death Star 	1991 	M.N.M. Software
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 video game 	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 SoftwareVicarious Visions
Star Wars: Racer Revenge 	2002 	Rainbow Studios
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	2002 	Pandemic Studios
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided 	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 Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan 	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 StudiosLucasfilm 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
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel 	2013 	BioWare Austin
Angry Birds Star Wars II 	2013 	Rovio Entertainment
Star Wars: Tiny Death Star 	2013 	NimbleBitDisney Interactive
LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters 	2014 	Traveller's Tales
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter 	2014 	BioWare Austin
Star Wars: Assault Team 	2014 	Disney Interactive
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds 	2014 	BioWare Austin
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan 	2014 	BioWare Austin
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire 	2015 	BioWare Austin
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne	2016 	BioWare Austin
Star Wars: Attack Squadrons 	Canceled	Area 52 Games
==Star Wars game compilations from LucasArts==
Title 	Date
The LucasArts Archives Vol. I 	1995
The LucasArts Macintosh Archives Vol. I 	1996
The LucasArts Archives Vol. II: Star Wars Collection 	1996
The LucasArts Macintosh Archives Vol. II: Star Wars Collection	1996
The LucasArts Archives Vol. III 	1997
Star Wars Masterpieces 	1997
X-Wing Collector Series 	1998
The LucasArts Archives Vol. IV: Star Wars Collection II 	1998
Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy 	2000
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures 	2006
Star Wars: The Best of PC 	2006
==Sources==
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*Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
*Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
*The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
*Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
*Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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==Notes and references==
==External links==
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*The Workshop – Official LucasArts Blog
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