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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    This morning, Disney shut down LucasArts, the 31-year-old gaming division of Lucasfilm. They gutted the whole division with approximately 150 employees losing their jobs.

    “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.”

    Corporations....

    Via: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/breaking-disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-150-staffers-laid-off-80498.html

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  • soundgh2soundgh2

    A shame - worked on a few of the Star Wars games - some good folks over there.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    worked on a few of the Star Wars games

    Can you tell exact game titles?

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