30 November 2006
Ferry

LucasArts reveals Star Wars game plans: 2 for 2007, beyond that Knights of the Old Republic & Battle Front

An interview about the video game incarnations of Star Wars, now that the movies are done, has revealed some great future LucasArts lineup details. Nextgen got Nancy MacIntyre, VP of global sales and marketing, to talk about how LucasArts sees the Star Wars future. Turns out that aside from planned TV projects they take upcoming games very serious.

She said: “We feel like it’s really important to make each Star Wars game an event, she explains. “Our fans want a logical progression of the Star Wars story line, so we are committed to only two Star Wars experiences a year [starting in 2007].”

She adds, “There will be one mega one like Star Wars ‘07 and another that might be somewhat more specific, for more of a specific Star Wars audience. So in 2007 our primary goal will be Star Wars ‘07 and you will see us do add-ons to our Star Wars Galaxies (MMO) and you will likely see us do some sort of Star Wars handheld game.”

MacIntyre continues, “We’ve also got Star Wars franchises like Knights of the Old Republic and Battle Front that we will not leave behind. It’s very important to us that we grow those franchises.”

As for what other future games will be based on: “In 2008 and 2009 we start to run into the Star Wars animated series and potentially the Star Wars live action TV series.”

That all seems so far away… Oh alright, here’s that awesome “Star Wars 2007″ tech demo again to keep your memory fresh

Here’s the original Star Wars article about this teaser that also mentions Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii games.
Via Slashdot & Joystiq.

15 December 2006 11:20
Andrew

I would like to know if anyone has any info on kotor3

8 January 2007 00:15
Max

I would like to know whether there would be another Jedi Knight game, like a sequal to Jedi Academy/Outcast.

9 January 2007 19:50
big t

i cant wait for the new starwars game to come out i can tell it is going to be awsome from that movie but can you tell me more about it and what system to get it for?

11 January 2007 17:22
Ian

if this is for the nintendo wii im definetly getting it when it comes out!!

14 January 2007 07:07
hellboy

this game rox!! woot

22 January 2007 14:32
slapshot

STAR WARS NERDS!!! THE FORCE IS FAKE!!! its not real!!! get a life !!!NOW!

26 January 2007 09:33
Alex

I hope you guys come out with a jedi knight/ academy2
the original 1 was a big hit in 2003 i hope you guys come too a decision too make another great game for kids thx for your time

27 January 2007 21:41
Die-Hard Star Wars Fan

This is not a comment about the new game. I would like to tell “slapshot”. We are not NERDS! WE ARE FANS! Also;BACK OFF! If that is how you feel; keep your “feelings” to yourself.

1 February 2007 20:28
big t

I just got a wii im toatally getting it for the wii!

1 February 2007 20:30
big t

dont you think its kinda weired that jedi can use sith powers?