According to a statement from Disney, it has ceased all games development operations at LucasArts. The stoppage includes development for titles already in the works.
The statement reads as follows
"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. 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."
As implied, LucasArts will be moving to a licensing model, whereby games will be shopped out to developers for production and LucasArts will publish them.
LucasArts has been floundering for a long time so its not really surprising that this would happen. But there are no doubt a lot of disappointed fans out there who now feel less secure about the future of some of their favourite franchises. Games like Monkey Island and... um... lets face it, Star Wars is going to be fine and they didn't even do that Lego Indiana Jones game that everyone loved.
So yeah, its likely that this really is the best move for the company
Hopefully the talent from LucasArts that brought us such fine titles like the Battlefront series will find homes producing more great quality games wherever they eventually find a home.
*considdered changing the title to “if you're going to put all your eggs in one basket, don't pick the wrong one”*
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