LucasArts: closed by Disney, but killed by Star Wars? | Technology | guardian.co.uk: " . . . new owner Disney announced that it would be closing the studio, placing considerable doubt over the future of current projects Star Wars 1313 and First Assault, and resulting in the loss of up to 150 jobs. A statement read simply: 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. LucasArts itself had experimented with the licensing model in the past . . ."
Disney shuts down LucasArts' 'Star Wars' video game franchise - SiliconValley.com: "In December, Disney announced that it acquired Lucasfilm, special effects giant Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts and sound studio Skywalker Sound for $4.06 billion in cash and stock from its sole owner, George Lucas. Disney said at the time that it issued 37.1 million shares and made a cash payment of $2.21 billion to buy the maker of "Star Wars" from Lucas. The video game blog Kotaku, citing an anonymous source, reported Wednesday that Disney's pullout of LucasArts meant that 150 people were laid off and that "Star Wars: First Assault" and "Stars Wars 1313" were canceled. Disney has said it plans to revive the "Star Wars" movie franchise beginning with Episode 7"
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