By Jeff at 1:27pm on November 27th, 2009 | Comment
I would consider $2.50 “nearly free”, as that is the price that Steam is offering Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for for the next 19 hours from the time of this posting. If for some inexplainable reason you have never played this masterpiece, you now have no excuse not to buy it. Hell, I already own the CD version and I’m thinking about picking it up just for the convenience of Steam.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on Steam [Steam Store]
By Jeff at 3:55pm on November 25th, 2009 | Comment
Going along with the many pre-Black Friday deals that have been going around, LucasArts is offering their “Premier Pack” for a very discounted rate. For a very fair $49.99, you can get yourself what appears to be every LucasArts game that is available on Steam. Read more »
By Jeff at 11:03am on November 24th, 2009 | Comment
Today Electric Playground TV talks to Alexandre Philippe, director of the upcoming documentary The People vs. George Lucas. Philippe examines the unusual dynamic between George Lucas and his audience. Check it out above!
By urluckyday at 10:52pm on November 16th, 2009 | Comment
From the “Lucasarts Workshop” blog, “Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures” is set to be released on the Wii’s Virtual Console.
There doesn’t appear to be too many special features or upgrades to the re-released game, and the game will still feature the password system to access later levels.
The blog post doesn’t outline too many other specifics, but it does say that it the game is available in the North America right now, and it will go live to the worldwide market this Friday. The Nintendo website has the game listed at 800 Nintendo Points.
By Jeff at 4:56pm on November 9th, 2009 | Comment
LucasArts have posted a new entry to their blog in which one of the designers from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition reveals some never-before-seen tidbits of dialog written by the creators of The Secret of Monkey Island but later cut from the game. Read more »
By urluckyday at 5:48pm on November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Right now, Lucasarts rumors are plentiful. Yet another rumor can be added to that list. Forums and rumor websites have exploded with evidence pointing to Lucasarts having two completed games by the former game studio that was Factor 5. Kombo.com broke the story today that pointed to a “Drew Langlois” resume that showed two games for the Wii that were created by Factor 5.
By Jeff at 9:48pm on October 30th, 2009 | Comment
We all knew it was coming, but now it’s official. BioWare has announced the Jedi Knight as the fifth playable class in the upcoming MMO. Read more »
By Jeff at 4:15pm on October 27th, 2009 | Comment
Telltale has just announced that the fourth chapter in the continuing saga of Guybrush Threepwood, Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, will be released this coming Friday, October 30th. That’s only three days from now! Guybrush returns to Flotsam Island in this chapter to stand trial against angry poxed pirates who have a long list of false accusations against him. To help your anticipation for the game, continue below to view some preview screenshots. Read more »
By Jeff at 11:01am on October 26th, 2009 | Comment
Today LucasArts released Zombies at my Neighbors on the Wii’s Virtual Console service, after it had been rumored for years. The game was originally released in 1993 for Sega Genesis and SNES. The SNES version of the game is what is available on the Virtual Console and goes for 800 Wii Points ($8). Definitely check out this classic if you have not yet experienced it.
