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The Future of Star Wars Gaming

Posted by Zonk on from the tie-fighter-2-is-long-overdue dept.

Reuters has an interview with LucasArts President Jim Ward up, and it goes into a good deal of depth about the present and future of Star Wars gaming. He suggests that Jump to Lightspeed is doing well commercially, mentions that there will be a Star Wars RTS in the next year or two, and again comfirms that there will be new Star Wars properties on TV. From the article: " We will have new live-action and animated TV shows over the next few years, and I think there's a bright future there for games based on these new properties as well as original Star Wars games like a new real-time strategy PC game that Petroglyph is developing for next year."

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  1. Xmas by xilet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Starting with a new xmas special with full cg!

  2. I would like to see.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That round board game Chewie and C3P0 are playing in a new hope. To hell with the RTS, FPS, MMORPG, and whatever else I forgot.

  3. Naah.... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I think there's a bright future there for games based on these new properties as well as original Star Wars games like a new real-time strategy PC game.

    ...I'll stick to playing my digdug.com, prince.exe and nibbles.bas till they come up with something really worthwhile.

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    An Indian-American Hindu committed to non-violent thought/speech/action alarmed by the global explosion of radical Islam
    1. Re:Naah.... by fimbulvetr · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dude don't forget about gorillas.bas! I couldn't have passed trig without that game. All I remember thinking about during trig was how bananas fly at gorillas.

  4. So are the rumors true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That they're taking SWG away from Sony Online Entertainment and giving it to someone competent enough to create a playable game instead of a big 3D chat room where you have the ability to simulate killing ugly giraffe things if you want?

  5. The horror by Squalish · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We will have new live-action and animated TV shows over the next few years."

    New Fan: How did the original trilogy die?

    Oldi-Fan: An old director, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire edit and destroy the original trilogy. He betrayed and murdered your trilogy.

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    People in Soviet Russia, however, appear to be afflicted with amusing juxtapositions of the aforementioned situation
  6. Re:Wow... by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
    > Anyone want to take a bet as to how long it will be until we see anal sex pr0n called "Brown-star Wars"? "The Back-end Empire strikes back", "Rectum of the Jedi?"

    Already been done.

    "Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?"
    "Aren't you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"
    "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!"
    "Get in there, you big furry oaf! I don't care what you smell!"

    And worst of all:

    "Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for... sister."

  7. Re:Hit and miss by ArsonSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Stormtroopers and Tie pilots were the good guys. They were just fighting the terrorist rebel scum.

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    Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
  8. More dancing wookies!!! by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    And let us go full on dark side.

    I want to:

    - Jack X-wings.
    - Go tagging around Mos Isley.
    - Pimp out droid hos.
    - Sell midichlori-crack to children.
    - Pop caps into ewok ass.
    - Collect a bevy of Sith Dominas who will rape Jar Jar repeatedly in the ass with strap-on light sabers.
    - Two words: Yoda tossing.
    - Have non-consensual sex with the space princess or reasonably priced sex slave of my choice.
    - Roll everything I see up into a big Katamari ball, and bounce it off young Anakin's head.
    - Four words: My fist, Jedi face.
    - And, oh, I dunno... sex and stuff.

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    --- Ban humanity.