Lucasarts to announce new game for an old franchise!

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LucasArts hinted earlier today at a new announcement for Monday via everyone's favourite news source, Twitter.

"Amazing news coming Monday! Super excited! You have no idea how tough it is not to start yelling about it! But it's secret! Until Monday!"

A few minutes later another tweet came through saying

"It is awesome news for our old school fans."

I don't know about you guys but if they announced a new Maniac Mansion game, I would shit bricks. Anyone else have any idea on what this could be? Grim Fandango? KOTOR?

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by the_stig (212 posts) See mini bio

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I hope it is The Dig, but I doubt it.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by vidiot (1,099 posts) See mini bio

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"It is awesome news for our old school fans." = Something other than Star Wars.

At least that's what I'm hoping. With the recent announcement of reviving Monkey Island, I hope Lucas Arts has something akin to what Square learned a few years back: That they are litterally sitting on a gold mine of titles that can be revived, and or remade. The Monkey Island remake is a step in the right direction. @NoDeath said:

I don't know about you guys but if they announced a new Maniac Mansion game, I would shit bricks.

I would be equally excited, but I hope my bowel movements after such an announcement would not be that bad.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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GLADIUS?!?! I PRAY TO FUCKING GOD THAT IT'S GLADIUS!!!

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i doubt it is any of the games you mentioned. I want it to be Grim but it wont be.

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Man, I hope it's Grim Fandango. I haven't played that game in about ten years, I need to again.

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It's probably Star Wars: Battlefront 3...

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Battlefront isnt "old school" my guess.... Tie fighter/X-wing remakes

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Post by jakob187 (9,611 posts) See mini bio

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It's probably Grim Fandango being redone by Telltale Games.

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Whatever it is Im betting its a Wii, PS2 or DS game and that saddens me

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Out_On_Bail (1,253 posts) See mini bio

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@TheJollyRajah said:

" It's probably Star Wars: Battlefront 3... "

I can only hope it's Battlefront 3, but I'm thinking it's not. Gladius would be cool though.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by HombreGato (10 posts) See mini bio

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Grim Fandango's weak profits were the reason Lucasarts called it quits with their entire adventure game division, and making one without Tim Schafer right after everyone kisses his feet for Brutal Legend would not be a wise decision. It made more sense when they announced the since-canceled Full Throttle: Hell On Weels because, back then, he wasn't famous enough to get his name on the box art.

LOOM for the iPhone ! ! !

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by MattyFTM (6,736 posts) See mini bio

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I doubt it'll be a classic adventure game. With Monkey Island Special Edition and Tales of Monkey Island, they are testing out the commercial viability of adventure games, so I can't see them doing another one until they've seen how these sell. So what does that leave? Star Wars.

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@MattyFTM: That would make the most sense, after all Lucasarts could produce a crappy Star Wars game and it would sell 10 million copies. I'd buy it.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Al3xand3r (7,121 posts) See mini bio

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If it's Jedi Knight III I'm all for it anyway.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by WinterSnowblind (645 posts) See mini bio

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Who considers Battlefront "old school"?
Almost definitely going to be one of their old adventure games, given the recent come back they've been having.

I don't see them remaking any more of them just yet either though, probably just re-releasing all of them on Steam.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by SuperMooseman (2,246 posts) See mini bio

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It's a treat for "old school fans", and they wouldn't need to do such teasing over Twitter to promote a Star Wars game. Hmm, we'll see later today, I'm ready to eat my words.

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Post by SurplusGamer (3 posts) See mini bio

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Very unlikely to be a Telltale announcement - they tend to keep their releases fairly hidden until they are close to fruition, like Monkey Island.

Also very unlikely to be anything new to do with Grim Fandango, without Tim Schafer on board. I hope not, anyway.

My educated guess from being the classic lucasarts fanboy that I am is that it's either re-releases of old games or a new game in an old franchise.

If I had to take a guess at the latter, perhaps they are re-visiting Day of the Tentacle.

In any case, I'd certainly be interested in seeing how the current staff at LEC handles making a new adventure game. Very few of the old staff remain, but what I've heard from them lately shows there's a lot of love for those old games, so I'd be willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Just... hands off Grim Fandango.

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Afterlife sequel!

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Post by TheJollyRajah (923 posts) See mini bio

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Battlefront isn't "old school", but what the game is about ---- Star Wars---- is.

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I just hope it's not another lame iPhone game.

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GRIM FANDAGO?! SAY IT IS SO!

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Post by PenguinDust (3,588 posts) See mini bio

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My money is on the reissues of classic adventure games like Full Throttle, Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle & Grim Fandango...watch it be Rescue on Fractalus and Ballblazer, though.

Ballbazer for Iphone, yay!!!

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Post by ArbitraryWater (1,580 posts) See mini bio

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Unlike the rest of you, I think it is going to be a Star Wars game, preferably Tie Fighter/X-Wing or Jedi Knight. Why? Because those things make money. Grim Fandango made like $3 and is responsible for LucasArts calling it quits on Adventure games for good. If it is not Star Wars, then I would guess another Maniac Mansion.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by SurplusGamer (3 posts) See mini bio

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Announcement in an hour, and I'm calling it:

Old Lucasarts games to be issued on Good Old Games.

Back-up guess: same, but on Steam.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by OmegaPirate (2,973 posts) See mini bio

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@SurplusGamer said:

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Announcement in an hour, and I'm calling it:

Old Lucasarts games to be issued on Good Old Games.

Back-up guess: same, but on Steam.
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not a bad shout at all

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Jimbo (1,169 posts) See mini bio

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Intriguing!

There are plenty of games I would like it to be. Tie Fighter / X Wing would be awesome but they haven't sold for years. Gladius would be cool but I don't think that sold either.

I could see them making another Republic Commando or Battlefront, but I wouldn't call them old skool.

Ok, I'm gonna guess it's Full Throttle related, whilst really hoping that it isn't...

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by STEAMKING1979 (4 posts) See mini bio

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My buddy just told me this,

stuartnewsom@lucasartsgames Maybe not something "new" specifically, but the re-release of older titles for digital download...
10:19 PM Jul 4th from web in reply to lucasartsgames

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@STEAMKING1979: Cool story, bro.

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Post by mracoon (1,842 posts) See mini bio

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I don't want a new Grim Fandango. That game was perfect as it was and ended in a way that wouldn't make sense for a sequel, I'd prefer if they'd left that alone. I wouldn't mind seeing a new Maniac Mansion or Jedi Knight game.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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