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| − | ''' | + | '''Lucasfilm Games''' is a subsidiary of Lucasfilm which specialises in video game licensing and until 2013, video game development. Between 1990 and 2021 it was known as '''LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC''' (trading as '''LucasArts'''). |
| − | However, | + | Lucasfilm Games started publishing games in the late 1980s, becoming one of the world's leading adventure game publishers along with [[Sierra Entertainment]], a trend which continued until the 1998 release of ''Grim Fandango'', the first adventure game the company failed to make a profit on (despite positive reviews). However, being linked to Lucasfilm, the company has access to big franchises such as ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'', which has kept it afloat despite the downfall of the adventure genre. |
| − | In 2013, Disney ceased all internal video game development at LucasArts and laid off most of its staff, reducing | + | In 2013, new owners [[The Walt Disney Company]] ceased all internal video game development at LucasArts and laid off most of its staff, reducing the company into a video game licensing arm. The license for core ''Star Wars'' games was given to [[Electronic Arts]]. In 2021 the company reverted to its previous name of Lucasfilm Games{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240223143253/https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games}}. |
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| Merged into: The Walt Disney Company (2012) | ||||
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Lucasfilm Games is a subsidiary of Lucasfilm which specialises in video game licensing and until 2013, video game development. Between 1990 and 2021 it was known as LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC (trading as LucasArts).
Lucasfilm Games started publishing games in the late 1980s, becoming one of the world's leading adventure game publishers along with Sierra Entertainment, a trend which continued until the 1998 release of Grim Fandango, the first adventure game the company failed to make a profit on (despite positive reviews). However, being linked to Lucasfilm, the company has access to big franchises such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, which has kept it afloat despite the downfall of the adventure genre.
In 2013, new owners The Walt Disney Company ceased all internal video game development at LucasArts and laid off most of its staff, reducing the company into a video game licensing arm. The license for core Star Wars games was given to Electronic Arts. In 2021 the company reverted to its previous name of Lucasfilm Games[3].
Contents
Softography
Model 1
- Star Wars Arcade (1993) (as LucasArts)
Model 3
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (1998) (as LucasArts)
Master System
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1990)
- Star Wars (1993) (as LucasArts)
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
Mega Drive
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1992) (as LucasArts)
- Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones (1994)
- Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
- Super Star Wars (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
Game Gear
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1992)
- Star Wars (1993) (as LucasArts)
- Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1995) (as LucasArts)
Mega-CD
- The Secret of Monkey Island (1993) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1994) (as LucasArts)
- The Software Toolworks' Star Wars Chess (1994) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1994) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault (1994) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault (2020) (as LucasArts)
- The Secret of Monkey Island (2020) (as LucasArts)
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
- Super Star Wars (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
32X
- Star Wars Arcade (1994) (as LucasArts)
Saturn
- Herc's Adventures (1997) (as LucasArts)
- Rebel Strike (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
Hikaru
- Star Wars Racer Arcade (2000) (as LucasArts)
Dreamcast
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer (2000) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles (2000) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars Demolition (2000) (as LucasArts)
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
- Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (unreleased) (as LucasArts)
GameCube
- Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc (2003) (as LucasArts)
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Gallery
Lucasfilm Games logo (1982-1992)
LucasArts logo (1992-2005)
LucasArts logo (2005-2013)
Lucasfilm Games logo (2021-)
References
 NEC Retro has more information related to Lucasfilm Games
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- ↑ Electronic Gaming Retail News, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 31
- ↑ Summer CES Directory, page 175
- ↑ https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-23 14:32)