As a result of this change, we’ve had layoffs across the organization. When LucasArts was closed, here’s what Lucasfilm said in a statement:Īfter 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. When LucasArts was shut down, there was hope that 1313 might be licensed out, but sources told Kokatu that the odds were “effectively zero.” While Han Solo might not have liked hearing that, it’s true that it never happened. LucasArts has been working diligently to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities that the new Star Wars movies present. However, a LucasArts rep insisted to Kokatu that the project was still in the works. Sources told Kokatu that production on the project stalled after Disney came in. LucasArts was shut down almost a full year after Disney bought Lucasfilm in October 2012, but there were still rumors as early as February 2013 that 1313 was in trouble. For more information check out:/ #StarWars1313 T01:30:02.000Z Star Wars 1313 E3 Demo Complete Full This is the full Star Wars 1313 game demo, not cut up or in short sections! IGN confirms there was a unfinished 15 minute demo. The Game Was Nearing Death Even Before LucasArts Was Shut Down Kokatu also published concept art that focused on Boba Fett in April 2013.Ģ. Artist Gus Mendonca even posted concept art he did, showing what Fett might look like and the dangers he would face in 1313. However, in September 2013, just after LucasArts was shut down, IGN learned that Fett had become the game’s star. This was evident in the gameplay trailer shown in 2012 and seen above. Initially, the game was not going to include Boba Fett and instead the player would play as a new character. In the game, Fett would have investigated a mass criminal network, in the years before Star Wars: A New Hope. The Clone Wars took audiences to Level 1313, where the worst criminals gathered and 1313 would have continued to explore that area. While the prequels show very little of the underworld on Coruscant, comics, novels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars did their best to flesh out the stories of the world that lies beneath the gleaming structures of the Old Republic. A Star Wars fan dressed as Boba Fett in 2014.
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