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Entire Jedi Knight series coming to Steam & Direct2Drive on Sept 16th! |
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2009-09-13, 19:59 - by txa1265
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Another week ... another amazing newsbit about LucasArts and PC gaming! This week, on Wednesday the 16th, the whole Jedi Knight series will be available on both Steam and Direct2Drive for download! It isn't clear what the pricing will be like, and neither site has a listing yet, so you'll have to check it out on Wednesday.
Here is the Twitter world from LucasArts:
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KotOR now on Steam and Direct2Drive |
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2009-09-07, 18:35 - by txa1265
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Wow, just wow ... LucasArts really seems to be waking up to the PC gaming world again! This week they have upped the ante again, releasing Knights of the Old Republic on both Steam and Direct2Drive!
Sure I know most of us already have this, but the ability to have a no-CD install and no CD required to play is quite enticing ... as is the price: $9.99!
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LucasArts games now on Steam! |
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2009-07-11, 14:13 - by txa1265
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Anticipation of the release of the updated LucasArts classic adventure Tales of Monkey Island this week was ratcheted up by the announcement that the publisher would begin releasing classic games from their vault on the Steam download service. One thing that was unknown from the announcement was the pricing – and the absence of details left many fearing the worst … after all, LucasArts has seemed to have gone from being a core center of gaming innovation and creativity to a profit center based on licensed titles in recent years.
So now we have the details of the games and the pricing. For the most part the pricing is extremely budget-friendly! This is especially so on the classic adventures which are all $4.99. Apparently LucasArts is adopting a simple $5 – $10 – $20 pricing model, which is similar to the $5 – $10 used on GoodOldGames but otherwise uncommon.
I would also say that the pricing on games such as the under-appreciated Armed & Dangerous and Star Wars Republic Commando is just right, as is the recent release LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. I would say that Star Wars Battlefront II is possibly overpriced, but looking online there is more demand than supply so this will likely sell well at $20. The one clunker is Thrillville: Off the Rails, the average theme park builder sim that should have been priced at $9.99 if they hoped to sell more than a couple of dozen copies.
Adventure Game Classics:
- The Dig – $4.99
- Loom – $4.99
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – $4.99
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis – $4.99
Star Wars Games:
- Star Wars Starfighter – $4.99
- Star Wars Battlefront II – $19.99
- Star Wars Republic Commando – $9.99
Other Games:
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures – $19.99
- Armed and Dangerous – $9.99
- Thrillville: Off the Rails – $19.99
So what do you think?
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Footage from Star Wars: Battlefront III leaked |
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2009-01-18, 16:05 - by Wacky
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...But it looks like it might not be the BF III we end up with.
The footage is apparently from an internal meeting in November at Free Radical Design, who are now in administration after losing the BF III contract. IGN has more in an interview with a former FRD developer.
You can watch the leaked video on Kotaku.com.
A choice quote from one ex-employee of FRD:
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Originally Posted by Thomas Dudenaughty
It's dead. The stuff in the video of going from the ground to air to space to orbit is the tech that is dying with us. They've [LucasArts] decided, for whatever reason, I guess because it's less effort, to completely remove that with a cutscene transition.
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And one more:
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Originally Posted by Thomas Dudenaughty
LucasArts never told us when they wanted to release, literally never. We didn't do any press, they kept it totally under wraps. I think that was partly because they had The Force Unleashed, they didn't want it to be contrasting with that.
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BF III had apparently been in development for well over 18 months, and was nearing completion, so one can only wonder what the reception and outcome might have been had LucasArts announced the game sooner. Now it looks like the FRD version of BF III will never see the light of day.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO Announced |
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2008-10-22, 13:15 - by Prime
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After much speculation and verbally violent discussion the announcement has been made that Bioware and Lucasarts are developing an MMO called Star Wars: The Old Republic.
You can check out the announcement video at
Gamespot. Here is the official blurb in the setting:
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The true Sith have spent centuries building their strength in the depths of unknown space. The Sith Emperor patiently planned for the day when his Sith Empire would repay the Jedi for the humiliating defeats of the past. In that time, generations of Sith have come and gone, working hard and devoting their lives to the dream of vengeance.
With dark discipline and meticulous execution, the Sith's first assault on their enemies succeeded to near-perfection. They sliced through the Jedi and their defenses as if they weren't even there. Though their aggressive advances were eventually slowed, the Sacking of Coruscant settled any questions about whether the Sith were victorious.
In the years since the treaty, the twelve-member Sith Dark Council has overseen the consolidation of the Empire's new domains and the restructuring to put practical matters in the hands of the Imperial military so the Sith Lords can plan for the future. The Sith Lords' focus has now turned to recruiting and training new acolytes to increase the Empire's power. When the final battle with the Jedi comes, the Sith Lords plan to be prepared. There will be no mercy.
In the vaulted halls of the Sith Academy on Korriban and in the deep tombs of the great Dark Lords of the past, potential Sith must face arduous tests to prove their worthiness. Even if they survive this deadly training, though, their greatest challenge lies in the cruel competition of their fellow acolytes, as each vies for the favor of their Masters. Ultimately, only the strongest will become Sith; the others will simply die trying.
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KOTOR MMO News |
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2008-07-24, 15:31 - by Prime
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I bit late, but worth noting. Feel free to either yell suXX0rz or w00t. I'm the former...
EA to Play in Knights of the Old Republic
N. Evan Van Zelfden in Los Angeles warns, watch out World of Warcraft. In an interview at E3 this week, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to it. [emphasis mine]
"We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," said Riccitiello. The first title, based on the Warhammer property, will launch soon. "And the one that people are dying for us to talk to them about -- in partnership with Lucas, coming out of BioWare, which is, I think, quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it."
Does Riccitiello mean the oft rumored Knights of the Old Republic Online? "Yes," he said.
As for the bolded part, what does that imply exactly?
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Star Wars Battlefront III: not coming soon to the PC |
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2008-07-10, 09:36 - by txa1265
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We already know that there are Clone Wars games coming to the Wii and DS, but yesterday Kotaku posted a link to a short-lived Amazon.com listing for Star Wars Battlefront III. That isn't much of a surprise since the game has long been rumored to be in production:
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Retailer Amazon has listed tentative dates and platforms for Star Wars Battlefront III, long rumored to be in development at Free Radical, developers of Haze and Timesplitters. While we've been under the impression that the UK based dev was hard at work we didn't know how hard at work they are. According to Amazon, Battlefront III is coming to everything — Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS, PSP, PlayStation 2. OK, not everything, since it doesn't list a PC version, but if these listings are accurate, anyone and everyone will have access to a version of the game come March 2009. We await more news at E3 next week.
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The listing noted that the game was coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS, PSP, PlayStation 2. Pretty much every viable gaming platform.
Except for the PC.
While everything is still in the rumor phase, some part of me believes that when the dust settles the PC will once again be left out of LucasArts plans.
What do you think?
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Mysteries of the Sith? Yup. Dark Forces? Yup. I really meant ALL!