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LucasArts' big announcement is their partnership with Steam

July 06, 2009 in Press Release comments 10

We've all been itching to figure out what the heck LucasArts' big Monday announcement would be. Well, they've finally revealed it via Twitter with a press release file.

Turns out, the big news is their partnership with Steam, as a part of an ongoing effort to revive classic games under the LucasArts name.

Fans have asked and LucasArts has delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as digital downloads online.

In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic adventure titles like LOOM and The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic Commando. The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes:

• Armed and Dangerous™
• Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis
• Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
• LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
• LOOM™
• Star Wars Battlefront® II
• Star Wars Republic Commando®
• Star Wars Starfighter™
• The Dig®
• Thrillville®: Off the Rails™
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  • 0
    redneonfish Jul 6, 09
    Me=Let down.

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    FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 6, 09
    Was let down by this announcement, but i might get the 2 old Indy games.
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    McClubbin Jul 6, 09
    They put too much emphasis on saying it was a new game of a pre-existing franchise. Besides, didn't they already announce SoMI: SE earlier?

    Either way, I'd like to see those old Star Wars and Indy adventure games that had come out ages ago for like Windows 98 (or was it 95). I'd definitely purchase those again.
    • 1
      RabidChinaGirl Jul 6, 09
      Not a terribly lame announcement, just too much hype surrounding it!

      I love how you're cycling through MvC2 characters in your avatar, btw.
      • 0
        McClubbin Jul 6, 09
        Definitely way too much hype. I can imagine the disappointment on the faces of those who were still holding out with a shred of hope for this announcement to revive Battlefront III.

        Yep, gotta keep myself hyped up till the end of the month now. I fell behind changing it yesterday so Strider got an extra day. xD
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    McClubbin Jul 6, 09
    The Joystiq article sheds a lot more light on the announcement through the interview with LucasArts CEO, Darell Rodriguez. The possibilities they're considering makes this announcement pretty interesting now.

    Cheap pricing and bundles. Possible retail releases. Enhanced ports of games based on how SoMI: SE fares. Pretty big hint at iPhone releases. And OMG, POSSIBLE GRIM FANDANGO PORT?! You've just redeemed yourself LucasArts. Well played.
    • 0
      FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 6, 09
      A Grim Fandango port would be absolutely amazing and would definitely be bought by me.
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    DystopiaSticker Jul 6, 09
    I missed the hype train, so all I know is just a week ago I was wishing some of those games were on Steam and now they will be. So I'm happy at least, not let down at all.
  • 0
    Theory of Chaos Jul 6, 09
    No "Full Throttle"? For shame, LucasArts. For shame...
  • 0
    Kave En Jul 6, 09
    Lucas Arts fail

    Random shit because my message isn't long enough

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