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Secret Fawful · 08/02/2012, 01:15 pm

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/08/0...t-steps-down-2

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LucasArts has just announced that President Paul Meegan has decided to step down from his position at the company. Mich Chau, President and Chief Operating Officer for Lucasfilm had the following to say:

Paul has been a valuable member of the Lucasfilm leadership team and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. We remain committed to our current projects and will be re-evaluating LucasArts’ leadership needs to ensure that we make the right decisions to keep the studio focused.

Hope restored?

GaryCXJk · 08/02/2012, 01:19 pm

I think now is a great time to design pirate costumes to protest on the next Star Wars convention.

"Look behind you, a three-headed wookiee" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

*Jennifer* · 08/02/2012, 01:42 pm

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

Hope restored?

Unlikely. Every new LucasArts president since Jim Ward has made massive layoffs and cancelled projects upon their arrival. With every new president, the fans expect things to get back on track, but the vicious cycle just keeps going at LucasArts.

KuroShiro · 08/02/2012, 01:48 pm

Lucasarts is a lost cause. All they're good for now is licensing.

Transfer your hope and expectations elsewhere.

*GuruGuru214* · 08/02/2012, 02:03 pm

Licensing has been shut down for a while now. The only thing we're even daring to hope for from a leadership change is that they might start licensing again.

*Jennifer* · 08/02/2012, 02:09 pm

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Originally Posted by GuruGuru214

Licensing has been shut down for a while now. The only thing we're even daring to hope for from a leadership change is that they might start licensing again.

Licensing has been out for a while unless you're licensing Star Wars or Indiana Jones.

Terminal Reality did Kinect Star Wars and Zynga did Indiana Jones Adventure World.

Though, that probably goes through the Lucasfilm licensing department rather than LucasArts.

MusicallyInspired · 08/02/2012, 02:59 pm

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Originally Posted by Jennifer

Unlikely. Every new LucasArts president since Jim Ward has made massive layoffs and cancelled projects upon their arrival. With every new president, the fans expect things to get back on track, but the vicious cycle just keeps going at LucasArts.

Well there was that one guy who greenlit the Monkey Island Special Editions AND Tales. Even though he was forced to(?) step down shortly afterward.

Ash735 · 08/02/2012, 03:34 pm

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Well there was that one guy who greenlit the Monkey Island Special Editions AND Tales. Even though he was forced to(?) step down shortly afterward.

Darrell Rodriguez, our last hope, we got Monkey Island Special Editions, Tales and Lucidity on Xbox Live, which has brilliant design, just needed a bit of extra work on the execution.

*Irishmile* · 08/02/2012, 03:39 pm

I personally am hopeful that they will at least consider another Tales season with TTG..

Shadowknight1 · 08/02/2012, 05:28 pm

I say get someone in there that remembers the heyday of LA's Star Wars games. Rogue Squadron. Battlefront. Great games dang it.

*Irishmile* · 08/02/2012, 06:03 pm

That wouldn't be my idea of their best era.

Comrade Pants · 08/02/2012, 11:54 pm

I'll never forgive them for axing KotOR III. The Old Republic is a piss-poor substitution.

coolsome · 08/03/2012, 01:10 am

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Originally Posted by KuroShiro

Lucasarts is a lost cause. All they're good for now is licensing.

Transfer your hope and expectations elsewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wagkBedzwI8

*Vainamoinen* · 08/03/2012, 01:24 am

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Originally Posted by KuroShiro

Lucasarts is a lost cause. All they're good for now is licensing.

That's all we wanted in the first place. The Monkey Island license lent to Telltale once again (and Telltale hopefully dropping all that Fables/King's Quest/Walking Dead BS immediately for this

)

As for anything else that may come from a new LA president, I'm OK with it and actually rather optimistic. LucasArts can't do worse than in the last years. Whatever new idea might strike the successor, I'll take a good look at it before I might dismiss it.

Alcoremortis · 08/03/2012, 01:56 am

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Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

can't do worse than in the last years.

Good god, man, haven't you watched any films at all? That's the second WORST thing to say, right after "nothing can possibly go wrong" and right before "there's no turning back now"!

Now, this president will probably go and resurrect all our favorite series and kill off all the characters just to ensure that no more games that aren't Star Wars will ever be made. And then will declare the KOTOR continuity null and void and destroy all evidence before making another Force: Unleashed game.

Actually, it will probably be worse than that. I'm not very good at worst case scenarios.

Woodsyblue · 08/03/2012, 01:58 am

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Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

Good god, man, haven't you watched any films at all? That's the second WORST thing to say, right after "nothing can possibly go wrong" and right before "there's no turning back now"!

Now, this president will probably go and resurrect all our favorite series and kill off all the characters just to ensure that no more games that aren't Star Wars will ever be made. And then will declare the KOTOR continuity null and void and destroy all evidence before making another Force: Unleashed game.

Hey, at least we'd have closure!

Alcoremortis · 08/03/2012, 01:59 am

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Originally Posted by Woodsyblue

Hey, at least we'd have closure!

I did say I'm not good at worst case scenarios. Maybe they'd just renew all the licenses and then put them in an old warehouse to gather dust.

RetroVortex · 08/03/2012, 02:31 am

Long live the next tyrant!
May he be even more ineffectually evil! HAHA!

*Vainamoinen* · 08/03/2012, 02:42 am

I stand by the idea that it can't get worse with a new president.

If they revive all the old franchises and horribly mess them up (or cease production in the middle of the process), at least they tried. Which I've been told is better than doing nothing.

Leplaya · 08/03/2012, 02:54 am

I had a feeling this was gonna happen sooner or later. I've been hearing so much on how the Lucasarts studio was heading towards losing another President. I dont know where this is going to lead for any possibility of any adventure game revivals happening.

Everytime Lucasarts even DOES something new with an adventure game franchise, something bad always happens. They either get canceled or the process of the development stops in the middle of production. Do I really need to explain what happened with Grim Fandango 2, Full Throttle: Payback, and Sam and Max Freelance Police?

08/02/2012, 01:48 pm	#4
KuroShiro Wannabe Snooty Brit Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 406	Lucasarts is a lost cause. All they're good for now is licensing. Transfer your hope and expectations elsewhere. __________________ These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.

08/02/2012, 02:03 pm	#5
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,376	Licensing has been shut down for a while now. The only thing we're even daring to hope for from a leadership change is that they might start licensing again. __________________ The preceding post was made by a volunteer community moderator, not a Telltale Games employee, and does not reflect the opinions of Telltale Games. Remember, only you can prevent forum fires. Completed series runs: Kingdom Hearts (Timeline Order, Pre-DDD, 10/25/10 - 2/6/11) - Zelda (Release Order, 3/13/11 - 4/6/12) - Metroid (Timeline Order, 4/21/12 - 10/17/12)

08/02/2012, 03:39 pm	#9
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I personally am hopeful that they will at least consider another Tales season with TTG.. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

08/02/2012, 05:28 pm	#10
Shadowknight1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,749	I say get someone in there that remembers the heyday of LA's Star Wars games. Rogue Squadron. Battlefront. Great games dang it. __________________ "Geez, we've been back together for five minutes Doc, and you're already talking about the end of the universe." "Stupid, stupid rat creatures!"

08/02/2012, 06:03 pm	#11
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	That wouldn't be my idea of their best era. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

08/02/2012, 01:19 pm	#2
GaryCXJk Custom User Title User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Zaandam, the Netherlands Posts: 2,147	I think now is a great time to design pirate costumes to protest on the next Star Wars convention. "Look behind you, a three-headed wookiee" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

08/02/2012, 11:54 pm	#12
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08/03/2012, 02:42 am	#19
Vainamoinen Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6,832	I stand by the idea that it can't get worse with a new president. If they revive all the old franchises and horribly mess them up (or cease production in the middle of the process), at least they tried. Which I've been told is better than doing nothing. __________________ Moderators on the TTG forums are all volunteers from the community and still belong to the community. They are not employees of the company. The opinions expressed in their posts are those of individual fans and must not be confused with official company statements.

08/03/2012, 02:54 am	#20
Leplaya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 541	I had a feeling this was gonna happen sooner or later. I've been hearing so much on how the Lucasarts studio was heading towards losing another President. I dont know where this is going to lead for any possibility of any adventure game revivals happening. Everytime Lucasarts even DOES something new with an adventure game franchise, something bad always happens. They either get canceled or the process of the development stops in the middle of production. Do I really need to explain what happened with Grim Fandango 2, Full Throttle: Payback, and Sam and Max Freelance Police? __________________ Check out my art on Deviant-art

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