Author Topic: LucasArts fires Force Unleashed team (Read 1690 times)

Howard Alan Treesong · « **on:** June 27, 2008, 12:38:00 PM »

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=191817

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In a move that would even make Emperor Palpatine blush with embarrassment, LucasArts has laid off key members of The Force Unleashed team just as they finished the games off, says a report.

According to one of the staffers who spoke to Joystiq, the personnel were long-time staff members who have worked on a number of key titles including X-Wing, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango.

The current internal team is now said to be insufficient for handling a sequel to The Force Unleashed, should it prove successful.

HEY WILLCO, TELL ME HOW MY ASS TASTE

Crushed · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2008, 12:40:18 PM »

...Is this supposed to make some kind of sense, or was the management at LucasArts just drunk that day.

"Fuck, they're finished, right! FIRE THE BITCHES! It'll be ironic or something. I dunno. I love you guys."

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2008, 12:43:46 PM »

I guess they really want to go the outsource route.

I hate outsourcing, in this business it just means "Lets do things for the cheap", which most times mean low ass budget and a crappy ass game.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2008, 12:46:11 PM »

Argh, is that how devs are rewarded? Im gonna cancel my pre-order. I wanted to try the game but now, bleh.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2008, 12:49:48 PM »

Force Unleashed indeed!

LucasArts will find that licensing things out to external third party independent developers is way harder now than it was, say, three years ago. There are barely any unaffiliated ,high-end studios left that aren't owned by a publisher or a console maker. Unless, that is, Lucas isn't even interested in publishing games anymore and just wants to sell Star Wars rights to EA or Ubisoft for them to do with it as they see fit.

Eric P · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:09:46 PM »

goddamn Lucasarts

disgruntled_jojo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:13:45 PM »

Yeah, remember when Patel was all 'sinking ship' and Willco was all 'nuh-uh' and we were all

well now we're all

$:-\$

duckman2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:27:10 PM »

Wasn't there some rumor that FRD was working on a Battlefront game? Outsourcing killed in the womb.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:30:19 PM »

The Force Unleashed workforce is now also unleashed???

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:32:15 PM »

That seals it, new title incoming:

'WorkForce Unleashed'

Beezy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:51:30 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on June 27, 2008, 12:38:00 PM

HEY WILLCO, TELL ME HOW MY ASS TASTE

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2008, 01:53:05 PM »

a sequel you say...

demi · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:04:47 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on June 27, 2008, 01:21:05 PM

didn't see this coming.

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Crushed · « **Reply #13 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:06:12 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on June 27, 2008, 01:53:43 PM

Himu should like this game, since it is spiritually the successor to Shenmue.

You mean it's never gonna get a sequel?

demi · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:08:14 PM »

Quote from: Crushed on June 27, 2008, 02:06:12 PM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on June 27, 2008, 01:53:43 PM
Himu should like this game, since it is spiritually the successor to Shenmue.
You mean it's never gonna get a sequel?

huahuaha

Eric P · « **Reply #15 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:08:26 PM »

Quote from: The Iconistrator on June 27, 2008, 01:32:15 PM

That seals it, new title incoming:

'WorkForce Unleashed'

too cruel

Enl · « **Reply #16 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:18:20 PM »

LucasArts? That whore is dead to me now.

Tieno · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2008, 02:34:19 PM »

License out to Ubisoft! TO UBISOFT!!!

Tabasco · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2008, 04:09:50 PM »

Like Frag mentioned, I don't see how they can publish anymore. There aren't that many independents anymore, and the big ones (Valve, id, Epic, Bungie) aren't going to work on someone's IP. I think they'll end up having Activison or EA developing and publishing.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2008, 04:51:06 PM »

How did this shit start to begin with?

Was it because Mercanaries was a huge smash? Or was it because their liscenced out stuff (Rogue Leader, Lego Star Wars) was more cost effective then doing it in house? The biggest shock to me is that they still had people left over from their days as an actually good software developer. Anybody who made Grim Fandango and X-Wing and then stuck around for the next decade of shit must have been one loyal sonofabitch.

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** June 27, 2008, 07:25:36 PM »

Spark Unlimited, developers of the acclaimed Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, let some people go recently as well.

Eric P · « **Reply #21 on:** June 27, 2008, 07:28:19 PM »

Quote from: demi on June 27, 2008, 07:25:36 PM

Spark Unlimited, developers of the acclaimed Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, let some people go recently as well.

i can't wait to play that for free on gametap

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