Lucasarts closed by Disney

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LucasArts closed

April 3, 2013 10:34AM PDT

 

By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

 

[uPDATE] Disney shuts down studio, though Star Wars 1313 could live on through external partnership.

[uPDATE] The GameStop-owned Game Informer magazine has obtained a statement from Disney, confirming LucasArts has been closed.

 

"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games," the statement reads.

 

"As a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing our new titles."

 

There may be hope for Star Wars 1313, as the representative told the site that it is looking for external partners to help bring the game to market, though nothing has yet been confirmed.

 

"It is worth noting that we are looking for proven external partners who can help us provide video games to our fans. We still believe in the video game industry, we still will provide Star Wars games, we're just looking at different models rather than internal production

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one of the bros here work for Lucas Film

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Oh.. someone posted this last night at http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2687929

 

Mods, can merge? Thanks..