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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was inspired by Lucasfilm's '90s Monkey Island games, says showrunner

Exclusive: Skeleton Crew was inspired by a LucasArts series

Total Film

'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.

Space

For a hot minute, the Blizzard game that morphed into StarCraft was a Star Wars RTS concept that went nowhere

LucasArts' president at the time has no memory of the project, though

GamesRadar

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew co-creator says the show is inspired by a classic Pirates of the Caribbean-like LucasArts game

"I think we found our sweet spot"

Total Film

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: a video game that will whip film fans into a frenzy

MachineGames’ long-awaited iteration of the George Lucas and Steven Spielberg franchise looks set to deliver the most authentic Indy adventure yet. Hold on to your hats for an unforgettable ride

The Guardian - UK

32 Years Later, Indiana Jones is Bringing Back a Proud LucasArts Tradition

In 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,' the spirit of 1990s point-and-click games is alive and well

Inverse

The complete history of PlayStation Star Wars games

Retro game design from a galaxy far, far away.

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30 Years Ago, Star Wars Released Its Riskiest Game Ever

In July of 1994, Star Wars fans got to fly for the Empire in the game 'TIE Fighter.' Thirty years later this game holds up, even if it is, unconformable.

Inverse

'90s PC gaming roundtable: Veterans behind LucasArts adventures, Prince of Persia, Broken Sword, and Deus Ex sharing stories

We gathered together a special group of developers who each have more than 30 years of experience making PC games to reminisce.

PC Gamer

Classic '90s space sim Star Wars: X-Wing had one mission that was so brutally hard, a fan cut up his floppy disks and mailed them back to LucasArts

Voicing your displeasure over game balance was a lot harder back in the day.

PC Gamer

With The Saboteur now on Steam, it's time to bring back Pandemic's true masterpiece and properly do the EA-shuttered studio justice

Almost every Pandemic classic is playable on PC, but not the best one of all.

PC Gamer

Star Wars: Dark Forces' box art showed a level that wasn't in the game: nearly 30 years later, we can finally play it thanks to the remaster

Welcome to the ISD Avenger.

PC Gamer

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review: The classic Star Wars FPS upgrade you've been looking for

The Force is strong with this one.

PC Gamer

A willfully old school point-and-click reminded me why we put up with moon-logic puzzles in classic adventure games for so long

Twilight Oracle's vintage design illuminates exactly why the genre has endured for so many years.

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TIE Fighters, ranked

An ode to our favorite tinfoil spacecraft and its many cool, bizarre, and outright hideous permutations.

Inverse

The 10 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2024

As 2023 comes to a close, we're looking ahead to the games we can't wait to play in the next year. Here's a look at our most anticipated indie games of 2024.

Inverse

'Star Wars Outlaws' Could Finally Deliver On A Canceled Game's Vision

'Star Wars Outlaws' might finally deliver on the vision of the defunct 'Star Wars 1313' but in an even more interesting way.

PC Gamer

A mysterious 'third party' forbidding an embattled studio from bringing an essential Star Wars mod to consoles has left the dev fending off a gamer class action lawsuit

Aspyr canceled the DLC version of the Sith Lords Restored Content Mod in June, offering free game codes as recompense.

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TechRadar

Star Wars: Dark Forces was a "particularly difficult" port, according to Nightdive

Nightdive Studios explains that porting Star Wars: Dark Forces to modern hardware has been far from a walk in the park.

PC Gamer

Nightdive says Dark Forces has been 'difficult to change' because LucasArts created its own version of multi-threading years before it became popular

"It is very heavily over-designed".

PC Gamer

Tim Schafer and Double Fine celebrate 25 years of Grim Fandango and thank fans for their memories: 'I'll keep them next to where my heart used to be!'

"Grim was a bright flash in the adventure game pan right before the genre went into an extended hibernation."

Inverse

25 Years Ago, Lucasarts Released a Video Game Flop That Was Ahead of Its Time

'Grim Fandango' earned praised and a lasting reputation, but it failed to find commercial success.

Tom’s Guide

This overlooked Star Wars game is free on Amazon Prime — here’s how to claim it

Amazon is offering The Force Unleashed 2 for free via Prime Gaming — here's why you should play this underrated Star Wars game.

PC Gamer

Afterlife, the 'Sim Hell' game by LucasArts, was a sadly wasted opportunity

We're rerunning Richard Cobbett's classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad.

PC Gamer

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert wasn't involved with the Sea of Thieves DLC: 'Happened behind my back'

Gilbert said he was told about the upcoming expansion but had no chance to be "meaningfully involved" with its development

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