Polygon has posted some comments from Disney CEO Robert Iger regarding the future direction of LucasArts;
Disney CEO Robert Iger briefly discussed Disney's plans for game development using the intellectual properties acquired in the acquisition, saying, "We're likely to focus more on social and mobile than we are on console. We'll look opportunistically at console, most likely in licensing rather than publishing, but we think that given the nature of these characters and how well known they are, and the storytelling, that they lend themselves quite nicely, as they've already demonstrated to the other platforms."
So they're continuing with Star Wars 1313, licensing out Star Wars to 3rd party developers and will be churning out mostly Mobile games. So, no change in company direction there at all.
Let's just hope that porting the back-catalog of LucasArts' classic games to tablets and smartphones is on the agenda.
Source: Polygon
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Bloody_Eugene
Maybe there will be some good news about licensing again Monkey Island to Telltale?
:)
Yeah but as social/mobile/casual game?
NEVER!
You know it took a day to really process this news.
Then I thought of this and I thought, you know there is absolutely no good reason why Disney shouldn't licence Monkey Island to TellTale again.
Unless they don't like money.
Bloody_Eugene
Maybe there will be some good news about licensing again Monkey Island to Telltale?
:)
Yeah but as social/mobile/casual game?
NEVER!
valkian
Lucasfilm didn't sell any rights, much less Disney. Licenses? Yes. Selling rights to IPs? Not going to happen. I mean, never. Seriously. Forget it.
Well, it's better than a punch in the face. LucasArts wasn't even interested in lending licenses lately.
Rum Rogers
I don't see why most of you would love Telltale to acquire the rights for Maniac Mansion... I think it would be more natural if Tim and Ron bought them with Double Fine. After all, one created the original MM and the other one created DOTT.
Agreed!
Bloody_Eugene
Maybe there will be some good news about licensing again Monkey Island to Telltale?
:)
Or to Ron.
:)
The only good new is the licensing part.
And then it will be on GOG.com or Steam along with everything else. Ah, to dream...
THAT sounds like Disney's MO. Love or hate the Mouse House, it's never blanched at the opportunity to repackage its existing franchises into new media, for the sake of a cash-in; it's just ironic that they're more likely to do it than LA was (Given that Lucas and company practically invented the concept of the "Special Edition," and all...).