LucasArts Run by "Psychopaths"

[Silver Patriot]

So. That is what happened to Battlefront 3?

*Sigh* . . .

Well I am done with them. Forever.

At this point even if LucusArts announces SW:B3 I won't buy it. Not after that. No.

 

[lacktheknack]

LucasArts on one side, EA on the other.

Bioware is so fucked.

How in the name of all that's hellish and unholy did they manage to get The Old Republic out between the two publishers?

 

[Ukomba]

I wonder if Dark Forces has a similar story.

LucasArts on one side, EA on the other.

Bioware is so fucked.

How in the name of all that's hellish and unholy did they manage to get The Old Republic out between the two publishers?

Maybe it's an 'eye of the storm' type of thing. You get directly between the two and they cancel each other out.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

So... Lucasarts played a big hand in the demise of the developers of Timesplitters? And the death of Battlefront 3?

All my hate... they get all my fucking hate.

DAMN YOU LUCASARTS! No its not that's not enough to express my rage at the moment. I need to do this Old Testament style...

Spoiler: angry rant

Woe is you today Lucasarts. As today you have made a powerful enemy on account of your foolishness. Day and night my fury and anger will burn down on you like fires of the abyss. Your former friends shall flee from before you so as not to share in your plight and your name itself will become a very thing of fear and dread in the land on account of the vengeance I am acting upon you. Your woman will cry out in their turmoil and children will curse their day of birth. Yes all generations of Lucasarts will curse themselves on account of your evils Lucasarts. And the sun...yes even the sun will not shine on you in this day, nor will its warm rays bring any relief in your pains on the day of my vengeance. The enternal blackness will be all you know, because of the darkness you gave out. Yes even that darkness you gave out I will give back ten fold, yes even twenty fold. Yes this will your fate on my day of vengeance and shall be no deliverance for oh Lucasarts on that day!

More sensible post:

Wow I knew Lucasarts where a bit mental but scuttling one of your own flagship projects that would have sold very well just to save money is some of the highest levels of stupidity and near sightedness I have ever seen from a company. How in all of that is holy do they intend to stay in business if they think this kind of behaviour is a good way to make money? Remember you got to spend to make money as the old capitalist saying goes.

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Oh just screw all publishers! I tell you hanging would be too good for them. Got to feel for Free Radical, they made such good games they did not deserve to be treated like this.

 

[MasterOfHisOwnDomain]

I was outraged before I found out that Free Radical Design are a British company based in Nottingham. That's where my friend studies. Things just got personal!

EDIT: Also, reading around the subject, Crytek now own Black Sea Studios, the creators of "Knights of Honor". Please, for the love of all that is holy and sacred, make a sequel! Just put me out of my misery...

 

[KefkaCultist]

And yet, they still beat Atlus in round 1 of this year's March Mayhem somehow... >_>

 

[Twilight_guy]

You know what we need to do? Make a news story for each and every publisher that details a similar story just to expose how bad publishers can be. (My apologies to anyone who actually wants to be in game publishing but it can be a dirty business). If the blind hate is dispersed to everyone because everyone is guilty of something maybe people sill sto0p bashing on a particular publisher and will bash on everyone.

 

[Captain Pirate]

Please, for the love of god, LucasArts, just give the rights to Battlefront 3 to somebody else with responsibility, talent, and most of all, common sense, and simply ask for royalties.

I'm sure any developer will gladly be happy with giving you a fair few millions from it, as Battlefront 3 would make an absolute shitload.

Why have the worst things happen to the most wanted game?
Fuck you, LucasArts.

 

[Vigormortis]

I don't think that's a condition exclusive to LucusArts, I think it's a pandemic that has infected the whole industry.

Worse, it's a condition that's infected almost every entertainment industry there is. Gaming, film, television, music...it's almost nothing but corporate greed, dick-moves, and scamming the consumer. Creativity and original ideas are more often than not (if they ever happen) just a "happy accident".

That may make me sound like a cynical twit, but seriously try to tell me I'm wrong. And say it with a straight face.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I don't think that's a condition exclusive to LucusArts, I think it's a pandemic that has infected the whole industry.

Worse, it's a condition that's infected almost every entertainment industry there is. Gaming, film, television, music...it's almost nothing but corporate greed, dick-moves, and scamming the consumer. Creativity and original ideas are more often than not (if they ever happen) just a "happy accident".

That may make me sound like a cynical twit, but seriously try to tell me I'm wrong. And say it with a straight face.

No, you're right. I had just been hoping that the gaming industry wouldn't go down that road.

 

[Vigormortis]

I don't think that's a condition exclusive to LucusArts, I think it's a pandemic that has infected the whole industry.

Worse, it's a condition that's infected almost every entertainment industry there is. Gaming, film, television, music...it's almost nothing but corporate greed, dick-moves, and scamming the consumer. Creativity and original ideas are more often than not (if they ever happen) just a "happy accident".

That may make me sound like a cynical twit, but seriously try to tell me I'm wrong. And say it with a straight face.

No, you're right. I had just been hoping that the gaming industry wouldn't go down that road.

Still, there are still a few creatives out there who have found ways to work within and without the system to create some great works. They're few and far between, granted, but at least artistry hasn't completely died yet.

 

[Evil Smurf]

what is the source?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I don't think that's a condition exclusive to LucusArts, I think it's a pandemic that has infected the whole industry.

Worse, it's a condition that's infected almost every entertainment industry there is. Gaming, film, television, music...it's almost nothing but corporate greed, dick-moves, and scamming the consumer. Creativity and original ideas are more often than not (if they ever happen) just a "happy accident".

That may make me sound like a cynical twit, but seriously try to tell me I'm wrong. And say it with a straight face.

No, you're right. I had just been hoping that the gaming industry wouldn't go down that road.

Still, there are still a few creatives out there who have found ways to work within and without the system to create some great works. They're few and far between, granted, but at least artistry hasn't completely died yet.

Yeah true, it's just sad that it's become the exception rather than the rule.

 

[Something Amyss]

i think its the 'leading the on to drain the the studios money' that's pissing people off the most.

Could you kindly rephrase that? I'm not trying to be a dick; I seriously think there's word missing there.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

All that's needed now is for THX to fumble and produce a movie that sounds like it's being played down fifty feet of garden hose and Lucas' legacy officially curls itself around a Glock.

That (Sort of) already happened. The THX certified DVD of the Highlander Director's Cut is one of the ugliest DVDs ever made, being apparently a straight transfer of the (good for laserdisc, but in need of some changes for everything to work properly on DVD) Laserdisc release, which had actually earned its THX certification. Plus they were apparently having issues with theaters paying to re-certify, which led to them relaxing the standards on theaters that had been certified at least once before (like, letting the theater's in house sound guy do the certification relaxed), which eventually led to them being borderline irrelevant. I recently checked to see if there were any THX certified theaters near my house, and was shocked to find out that there wasn't a single one in the state of Florida, with the two nearest being in Georgia and North Carolina, respectively.

OT: Man is that sad. Lucasarts published a lot of the games on my list of favorites. I knew they had slipped in the last decade, but I didn't know they fell this far.

Edit: I should note the sound quality on that DVD was alright, if a bit light on bass. It was the video that was the problem; full of analog dot crawl left over from the laserdisc, non anamorphic, and the still image gallery was done laserdisc style, where you have to pause it and go frame by frame to see the images -- a feature that not all DVD players support.

 

[Slick Samurai]

Not everyone gets to be the developer; the people the consumers cite when they praise good games. Some people are just really good at logistics. Or they know their market and how to bend it. These are the publishers, they fund, market, and distribute the objects that make the industry what it is. That is exactly what this medium is; an industry.

Every job doesn't get to be the selfless artist who takes pride in his work and gets to accept the love of his/her fans. In fact, most jobs are rather more subtle, even while being more profitable. True, you can't accept any praise for your work, in fact it's quite the opposite. But it doesn't mean they aren't artists too, out not for glory but wealth and power. If they can't be artists for the public, then they'll have to be artists for themselves. Building and destroying, molding the industry in a way they see fit, until it's a suitable sculpture.

Publishers do their job just as well as any other, but their critics are the money given to them for their work.

 

[chadachada123]

I hope the LucasArts execs in charge get fucked with rakes.

Battlefront 3 would be incredible, and looking at the leaked alpha footage...I would likely still be playing it, it would be THAT good.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Please people, don't act surprised at this. We've already been told that this is how publishers act on a regular basis by Brian Fargo. There is only one way to fight this bullshit. You know which way I'm talking about.

Quake tournaments?

 

[martyrdrebel27]

those fucking idiots... do they not realize that any sequel to battlefront would have EASILY made up the money they were spending? ESPECIALLY with the details we heard about. going from ground to space combat seamlessly.... they shot themselves in the foot. or wallet actually...

 

[Rainboq]

-snips the awesome article-

I think that this should be used as the Lucasarts logo, because it fits.