Disney strikes back!

[Attom]

So now Disney wants to do away with Lucasarts and not even release First strike, 1313, or Battlefront 3? How did George Lucas just sell uf up the river like that? To a industry which is pure evil?

Source: http://www.thesonicsaber.com/2013/03/disney-to-possibly-shut-down-lucasarts_20.html

 

[Green Ranger]

The title are on hold, but I haven't read any confirmation Disney is shutting LA down. You may want to cite some sources if you want this to be taken serious.

 

[Attom]

Here. http://www.thesonicsaber.com/2013/03/disney-to-possibly-shut-down-lucasarts_20.html

 

[Ill-fated]

So potentially no Battlefront 3? FFFFUUUUUUUU-

 

[Green Ranger]

The article itself admits it's all just rumour, so...

EDIT: Also, moved to Star Wars Saga

 

[Attom]

The article itself admits it's all just rumour, so...

EDIT: Also, moved to Star Wars Saga

I believe it, to be honest. I wouldn't put it past Disney at all.

 

[Empress]

I believe it, to be honest. I wouldn't put it past Disney at all.

actually I would suggest more understanding of Disney- they are corporate MONSTERS and own way more than people realize, they actually bend over backwards to preserve their brands as much as possible- they understand that brand loyalty on an impulse market- dissolving LA or anything tied to Lucas would do more harm than good- not this wont mean they would not fuse them more with inhouse studios, but it's not disney's MO at all to bury their branches- they capitalize on them .

 

[BLADE]

I believe it, to be honest. I wouldn't put it past Disney at all.

Because you're an idiot? Alright, not to soft-pedal it, so maybe you're not, but what would be your rationale for Disney taking the franchise that they've already spent 4 billion on and doing dick with it?

Less knee-jerking, kthxbai.

 

[Green Ranger]

Let's not devolve into petty insults. If you've got a point to make, make it without the name calling.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

Watch the name-calling, Pros.

If LucasArts was to be shut down, then it would likely be less of an "lolnope" to Star Wars gaming and more along the lines of the company being absorbed into Disney Interactive Studios. There's no need to have an independent LucasArts when it can just become part of Disney's video game department.

 

[BLADE]

It's a fair point to ask. Look it's a good thing to be suspicious of corporate monoliths, but is it really the most productive use of our time to make these Chicken Little threads? At the very least I'd like to see a rationale for it.

The article spells some of this stuff out, but it doesn't really look at the other side of the equation like sunk costs, brand loyalty, etc. If people are suspicious because DISNEY (and it's not like Lucasfilm wasn't also an amoral giant corporation, y'know) then that's pretty stupid and should be called out. But fair enough.

And I imagine things will be spun in. No reason not to make everything a subsidiary. More efficient from taxation standpoint, etc.

 

[Jiang Winters]

I've never even heard of this site before. I'm chalking this one off as a load of crock pumped out to draw attention. In the meantime, I'll keep reading Kotaku and Rock-Paper-Shotgun.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

It's a fair point to ask. Look it's a good thing to be suspicious of corporate monoliths, but is it really the most productive use of our time to make these Chicken Little threads? At the very least I'd like to see a rationale for it.

The article spells some of this stuff out, but it doesn't really look at the other side of the equation like sunk costs, brand loyalty, etc. If people are suspicious because DISNEY (and it's not like Lucasfilm wasn't also an amoral giant corporation, y'know) then that's pretty stupid and should be called out.

Focus on the opinion, not the person please. If you have an issue with that, please PM me instead.

 

[Green Ranger]

I've never even heard of this site before. I'm chalking this one off as a load of crock pumped out to draw attention. In the meantime, I'll keep reading Kotaku and Rock-Paper-Shotgun.

It references MTV, so...credibility is pretty nonexistant.

 

[Attom]

Because you're an idiot? Alright, not to soft-pedal it, so maybe you're not, but what would be your rationale for Disney taking the franchise that they've already spent 4 billion on and doing dick with it?

Less knee-jerking, kthxbai.

Well, they've already canceled the Clone Wars. (Wasn't very sad about it either) and they are putting all these games on hold. Why are they putting them on hold if they don't plan on either altering them or shutting them off completely? Not to mention that all videos and such of First Strike have mysteriously vanished.

 

[BLADE]

Bac: Not about the person. I just dislike knee-jerkism. Point taken.

Jiang/Boli: Sometimes these small outfits can have scoops. Establishment media isn't always the best place for corporate reporting. With that being said, grain of salt. I doubt it if only because we'd have seen more trial balloons from Disney, as well as a more coherent wind-down. These huge units don't get shut down overnight or even within a few months. Even becoming a subsidiary takes time. Look at Warner and DC and how long the latter was effectively an autonomous unit.

Alduin: Development hiccups? Retooling games to coincide with new canon? Making sure staffing is taken care of? Looking at revenue streams, etc? Setting up a budget?

There's any number of options, as I noted. And most are less dramatic and resource-intensive than "killing" a major publishing unit.

 

[Attom]

Bac: Not about the person. I just dislike knee-jerkism. Point taken.

Jiang/Boli: Sometimes these small outfits can have scoops. Establishment media isn't always the best place for corporate reporting. With that being said, grain of salt. I doubt it if only because we'd have seen more trial balloons from Disney, as well as a more coherent wind-down. These huge units don't get shut down overnight or even within a few months. Even becoming a subsidiary takes time. Look at Warner and DC and how long the latter was effectively an autonomous unit.

Alduin: Development hiccups? Retooling games to coincide with new canon? Making sure staffing is taken care of? Looking at revenue streams, etc? Setting up a budget?

There's any number of options, as I noted. And most are less dramatic and resource-intensive than "killing" a major publishing unit.

This is my opinion. Do you realize how worked up you're getting over MY opinion? My opinion could prove to be correct or incorrect, but it's still my opinion. I fail to see how I am a idiot for stating my opinion that you do not agree with. If everyone was on the same page all the time there would be peace. It isn't "knee-jerkism". Whatever the hell that is.

 

[Green Ranger]

Bac: Not about the person. I just dislike knee-jerkism. Point taken.

Jiang/Boli: Sometimes these small outfits can have scoops. Establishment media isn't always the best place for corporate reporting. With that being said, grain of salt. I doubt it if only because we'd have seen more trial balloons from Disney, as well as a more coherent wind-down. These huge units don't get shut down overnight or even within a few months. Even becoming a subsidiary takes time. Look at Warner and DC and how long the latter was effectively an autonomous unit.

Well, the MTV article at least is almost purely speculative without any sources beyond reports of 'bleeding employees' from kotaku (the company is changing hands and in a transition period, so...duh) and the widespread knowledge that the current 3 big titles are on hold, and this article itself admits to it all being rumour and speculation. But the moment someone says OMG THIS IS HAPPENING, then it becomes an issue.

 

[Jiang Winters]

I think it's pretty normal for a publisher to put a developer's content 'on hold' until they've had a chance to look things over. I wouldn't put a lot of stock into that being a sign of immediate termination.

 

[Phil]

As long as I get my Battlefront 3 and 1313, Disney can do what they want to Lucas Arts for all I care. To be frankly honest.