LucasArts

In 1982, Lucasfilm Games was established, and in its initial years, it gained recognition primarily for its adventure games, notably the Monkey Island series.

After a sequence of three flight combat simulators set in World War II, LucasArts ventured into the Star Wars universe in 1993 with Star Wars: X-Wing, a space combat simulation. Building on this triumph, the company persisted in creating games rooted in the Star Wars mythos, including noteworthy titles such as its follow-up, Star Wars: TIE Fighter—presenting events from the Galactic Empire's viewpoint—and the FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces. In a 1995 article from July, Entertainment Weekly praised George Lucas and his interactive company for revolutionizing the industry, with almost every Star Wars title achieving best-seller status.

Over the subsequent decade, their games broadened to encompass nearly every game genre. These encompass role-playing games (RPGs), such as the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series; real-time strategy games (RTS), like Star Wars: Empire at War and its expansion pack; first- and third-person shooters (FPS), such as the Jedi Knight series; and an ongoing series of flight simulators, including both the X-Wing series and the Rogue Squadron series.

LucasArts also maintained an interest in titles unrelated to Star Wars. They launched sequels to their critically acclaimed Monkey Island series and introduced new franchises.

LucasArts re-released a selection of games as digital downloads on Steam, Valve's game distribution platform. Although six of the initial ten games were connected to Star Wars or Indiana Jones, classic adventure games like The Dig and Loom were also featured. Additional releases are anticipated.

In December 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm. Subsequently, on April 3, 2013, LucasArts closed its development and publishing divisions to mitigate the company's "financial risk". The majority of its 200 employees were dismissed, and the development of Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault was halted. The remaining staff, numbering fewer than ten, were tasked with continuing LucasArts' licensing operations, collaborating with future partner publishers and developers, and, ideally, encompassing a more diverse range of high-quality Star Wars games. As a direct result, Industrial Light & Magic also had to reduce its workforce, as it shared employees with LucasArts, and the absence of video game and animated series projects led to overstaffing. Two months later, on May 6, it was revealed that Disney Interactive and Electronic Arts had entered into a multi-year, multi-title exclusive agreement. While EA would prioritize high-quality products, Disney Interactive retained the rights to develop games for more "casual audiences".

On January 11, 2021, Lucasfilm declared the re-establishment of the Lucasfilm Games brand for all future gaming endeavors originating from Lucasfilm, although it would remain solely as a licensor of Lucasfilm properties. Later that week, it was announced that MachineGames was developing an Indiana Jones game with Todd Howard as executive producer and Bethesda as publisher, and that Massive Entertainment was working on an open-world Star Wars game with Julian Gerighty as creative director and Ubisoft as publisher. It was also disclosed that EA was still actively developing several games based on the Star Wars franchise. In September 2021, it was announced that Knights of the Old Republic was being remade. Aspyr Media is developing the game for Windows and PlayStation 5, where it will initially be a console exclusive. In December 2021, Star Wars Eclipse was unveiled at The Game Awards 2021; it is an action-adventure game in the early stages of development by Quantic Dream. The game will feature a variety of playable characters with branching storylines. It is set within the Star Wars universe and is part of the High Republic multimedia project, which situates the game's events 200 years prior to the original Star Wars trilogy. In January 2022, it was announced that Respawn Entertainment would be developing multiple Star Wars games, including a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, entitled Jedi: Survivor, alongside FPS and Strategy video games. In April 2022, it was announced that Skydance New Media would be collaberating with Lucasfilm Games to make a game based in the Star Wars universe, with Amy Hennig leading the project.

• " Looking At Lucasfilm " — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
• " Looking At Lucasfilm " — The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
• Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
• Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
• Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• LucasArts Revives Classic Gaming Titles on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Use the Force to Fight over WWII Enemy Lines on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• " Voice of the Force " — Star Wars Insider 110
• 15 Easter Eggs to Find in the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Common Ground Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
• 40 Years Later: Lucasfilm Games Starts a New Era on Lucasfilm.com (backup link)
• Go Beyond The Spires in Virtual Reality: Making of ILMxLab's Tales From The Galaxy's Edge SWCA 2022 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• The Enduring Legacies of Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and The Force Unleashed on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection Coming March 14 on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Dark Forces Remaster Comes to Consoles and PC on StarWars.com (backup link)
• " Launchpad " — Star Wars Insider 229
• The Strange and Familiar Sounds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The Secrets of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's Monkey Island-Inspired Poster Art on StarWars.com (backup link)

• LucasArts.com on LucasArts.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• LucasArts on Wikipedia
• LucasArts on MobyGames
• The Workshop – Official LucasArts Blog