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LucasArts unveils 2D adventure puzzler ‘Lucidity’ (UPDATED)

September 11th, 2009, 9:49 am by Jayson Peters

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UPDATED with more accurate release info and a video.

LucasArts today stepped outside its Star Wars-shaped box and unveiled Lucidity, a 2D puzzle/platformer in which players will control the environment as a young girl named Sophie wanders around controlled by the computer.

The game was unveiled on Gametrailers TV, and it will debut on Xbox LIVE and PC on Oct. 7 later this month.

The graphics, inspired by classical animation and paper textures, are gorgeous and the gameplay concept — while apparently similar to that of last year’s WiiWare title LostWinds – is certainly intriguing. This is one to watch.

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See also: AZ congressional hopeful’s ties to ‘Star Wars,’ gaming

Via Kotaku

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AZ congressional hopeful’s ties to ‘Star Wars,’ gaming

August 14th, 2009, 4:37 pm by Jayson Peters

ward_jimJim Ward, a Republican who wants to challenge Democrat Harry Mitchell next year in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, recently served as an executive at Lucasfilm and LucasArts.

According to his campaign bio, before leaving LucasArts last year Ward was president of LucasArts and senior vice president of marketing and distribution and online at Lucasfilm, Ltd., where he managed the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.

He was part of the Lucas Empire for more than 10 years, and recently oversaw the release of Star Wars Battlefront, LEGO Star Wars and last year’s Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Via Kotaku

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Weekend Reading

July 5th, 2009, 11:57 am by Jayson Peters

Take hold of my cape, young one, and join me on a quick tour of the blogosphere …

LucasArts Announcing New Old Game On Monday

(Gawker’s Kotaku blog)

All-New, Old-School Final Fantasy Announced for DS

(Wired’s GameLife blog)

Straczynski to leave Thor

(Atomic Comics)

2010 Core Set Returns Magic: The Gathering to its Fantasy Roots

(Wired’s GeekDad blog)

The Worst Fake Cities On Earth

(Gawker’s io9 blog)

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    ‘Clone Wars: Republic Heroes’ to the rescue

    May 12th, 2009, 8:34 pm by Jayson Peters

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    LucasArts recently dropped a bombshell: The previously unannounced video game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes is coming to just about every current system in September. If you enjoy swinging a lightsaber (and who doesn’t?) but also want to fire a blaster every now and then, this game might be for you. Read the rest of this entry »

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    ‘Star Wars’ horror novel, ‘Indiana Jones’ video game

    January 30th, 2009, 9:09 am by Jayson Peters

    What if someone wrote a Star Wars horror novel? It would probably look something like this:

    Star Wars Deathtroopers

    Deathtroopers by Joe Schreiber will be out just before Halloween in paperback from Del Rey. Read the rest of this entry »

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    LucasArts unleashes downloadable content for ‘The Force’

    December 6th, 2008, 1:00 am by Jayson Peters
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    LucasArts on Friday released a new single-player level for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Available now for Xbox 360 owners through Xbox LIVE Marketplace and for PlayStation 3 owners through the PlayStation Network, the level features The “secret apprentice” in an entirely new mission set in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. He travels there to learn more about his father, and while searching through the rubble he must confront his inner demons.

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    Great story highlights ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’

    September 24th, 2008, 1:12 pm by Scott Kirchhofer

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    Star Wars:
    The Force Unleashed

    Published by: LucasArts
    Developed by: LucasArts
    Genre: Action
    Number of Players: 1
    Release Date: September 16, 2008
    MSRP: $59.99
    ESRB Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence
    Available on: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, iPhone
    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

    		 Being bad never felt so good.

    Stepping into the shoes of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice and using incredible Force powers to destroy Jedi, stormtroopers and anything else in your path is what makes Star Wars: The Force Unleashed such a blast to play. Throw in the fact that it offers one of the best Star Wars stories told in a long time, and it would seem the game is a guaranteed hit.

    Unfortunately, there are several disturbances in The Force. Hit the jump to read the rest of the review.

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