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Disney to Close LucasArts. Future of Star Wars, Indiana Jones Games Uncertain

Luke Brown — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:50:48 +0000

Another studio closure arrives during an inauspicious April as Disney formally announced plans to close down Lucasarts on Wednesday. In a statement released by Disney to Game Informer, the company confirmed the closure. “After evaluating our position in the games market, we’ve decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing [...]

The Best Meme Reactions to Disney's Lucasfilm Acquisition

Emerald Catron — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:14:23 +0000

In case you missed it -- Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion dollars. They also own Marvel now too. To put it in other words, all that stuff you liked as a kid to prove you're not a girl is now owned by the people who made 'Beauty and the Beast.' (On the bright side, the next 'Kingdom Hearts' game could be totally sick.) Of course, not everybody is looking on the bright side. Some of them are making memes. Here are our favorites.

Disney Buys Right to Star Wars — Episode VII in the Works

Joe Russo — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:42:59 +0000

The Force will be with us…again with another installment of Star Wars, as creator George Lucas has shocked the world by selling his company Lucasfilm (and thus the franchise) to Disney in a $4.05 billion dollar deal. The move to the dark side comes complete with a new Star Wars film, Episode VII, due in 2015. “For the past 35 years, [...]