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Indy's greatest adventure since "The Lost Crusade" 09 Sep, 2008, 01:16 / 9 comments

By Jason


Some of the dedicated Indy fans over at the excellent TheRaider.net have noticed product pages for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. At first glance, the page doesn't possess anything of value, containing placeholder cover art and a purported release date of March 1st, 2009 (whatever), but upon scrolling down you'll see an official product description (too long to reprint here, though I'll add it to the database entry).

Sure, this doesn't contain all that much info that we didn't already know, but we've never had an official company line for this game yet, and considering the scarcity of the information surrounding Staff of Kings in general, this marketing spiel is probably worth reading for those hungry for any details. Also, despite the fishy listed date, this is surely an indication that the game's release is somewhere on the horizon.

Major things to point out is that the NaturalMotion and Digital Molecular Matter technology as seen in The Force Unleashed and boasted about during E3 2006 teasers (two and half years old, for God's sake) are still quite present, despite some past rumors to the contrary. Note that it is also claimed that you will get to play through key moments from the movies in the original trilogy. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that clash with the whole Having An Original Story thing? Or is it some sort of side mode? Ah well, there will surely be plenty of time to speculate as LucasArts continues to maintain silent on all things Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, which few probably thought would still be in development at this point when it was announced in 2005.

Update: According to Kotaku, we should expect to see LucasArts re-announce the game next week. (Thanks black_sheep and neon_git!)
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9 Comments

  • black_sheep on 10 Sep, 2008, 08:16…
    well.. gamestop says lucas will announce the game next week ..

    via kotaku:
    http://kotaku.com/5047669/lucasarts-to-announce-new-indiana-jones-game-next-week
  • neon_git on 10 Sep, 2008, 10:43…
    Clickable link for lazy people
  • The Tingler on 10 Sep, 2008, 16:52…
    This goes with the prediction (which could well have been made by me guessing wildly) that LucasArts would get TFU out the way and then starting hyping their next game, Indy Sock. It would also make sense if they're planning on releasing the handheld version alongside the Indy IV DVD release... or maybe even the full game.
  • The Tingler on 09 Sep, 2008, 16:35…
    These pages are really old I'm afraid Jason.
  • Udvarnoky on 09 Sep, 2008, 18:39…
    Fear not, it's not been posted about before.
  • The Tingler on 10 Sep, 2008, 10:59…
    Result!
  • Diduz on 09 Sep, 2008, 11:54…
    I think they mean you'll be playing "situations" which are trademarks of the original trilogy, ie. mine cart chase, chase-the-truck-with-the-horse and so on... but those situations would still be related to the story of the game.
    I guess.
  • The Tingler on 09 Sep, 2008, 16:34…
    Yes, I think that was in an old press release somewhere. It won't be EXACTLY the same, just remind you of those cool moments (i.e. rip off).
  • black_sheep on 09 Sep, 2008, 07:57…
    well ... i dunno.