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.

1 February 2007 20:32
big t

ill bet you five bucks i know more about star wars than you!

3 February 2007 12:05
Die-Hard Star Wars Fan

This is Die-Hard Star Wars Fan.I would like to take “Big T” up on his bet.I don’t want five bucks,but I know more about Star Wars than anybody else.Just post your Star Wars trivia on this site.And I will post my andswers.

3 February 2007 15:12
e-dog

ok then, heres a question… Who is Darth Vader?

3 February 2007 17:54
Die-Hard Star Wars Fan

Anikan Skywalker

3 February 2007 18:05
Die-Hard Star Wars Fan

Darth Vader is played by a guy named David.

Here is a question for you.In episode 3,what planet did Yoda go to exile.

3 February 2007 19:02
HazeBlaze

I can’t wait to see a release date for this game… the PS3 will push this game to its limits. It looks like they are looking to put a high level of polish on it too! I think it’ll come out on the Wii… but you can bet that the graphics won’t look that good.

Also, I bet I’m a bigger fan than both of you… after all 6 movies, when Luke began a new Jedi Academy, what race of aliens presented the largest threat the Jedi had ever faced?

Anyway, the answer to your question was pretty easy… Dagobah (sp?).

3 February 2007 22:52
Die-Hard Star Wars Fan

Ok.That’s fine!I don’t know.But that dosn’t make you a bigger fan than me.Here is one for you.After all 6,how does Palpatine die.THIS ONE IS ONLY FOR “HazeBlaze.”

6 February 2007 16:08
matt

this game looks amazing it better be out in a hurry

6 February 2007 16:09
matt

also u 2 eggheads stop competing before u hurt yourself

6 February 2007 16:19
Star Wars Fan

This is Die-Hard Star Wars Fan,I wanted to tell you that I am changing my name to just Star Wars Fan,but I am still the same person.