Joystiq is reporting that George Lucas will receive the Entertainment Software Association?s 2005 Champions Award for the efforts of his gaming studio, LucasArts... Past recipients include Michael Goldstein (Toys ?R? Us), Howard Lincoln (Nintendo), Isao Ogawa (Sega), Will Wright (EA), Jeffrey Griffiths (Electronic Boutique), and Joel Hochberg Rare, and Bing Gordon (EA).
Here's a Ron Gilbert quote to restore Balance to the Force.
Did George Lucas ever pop his head around the door at LucasArts?
No, but Steven Spielberg did. Spielberg was a game fanatic, so every time he came up to the ranch to do business with George he was over at the games division, wanting to know what we were doing. He'd say: "Show me this! Show me that!" and grab the joystick away from us. He was great.
Anyway, good on ya LucasArts!
Source: Joystiq