Lucasfilm Games

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Lucasfilm Games
Type Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Founded May 1, 1982 (Lucasfilm Games Group)
1984 (Lucasfilm Games)
1990 (LucasArts)
2014 (Lucasfilm Games)
Headquarters San Francisco, California, US
Key people George Lucas, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 10
Website http://www.lucasfilm.com/games/

Lucasfilm Games is a division of Lucasfilm, which is itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

History

In 1982, George Lucas started the Lucasfilm Games Group, part of the Lucasfilm Computer Division, the latter of which was a division that was started in 1979 when George Lucas wanted to branch out into computers.

The Lucasfilm Games Group became known Lucasfilm Games when it began releasing games in 1984. The Lucasfilm Graphics Group was sold to Steve Jobs in 1986 and became known as Pixar. What remained of the Lucasfilm Computer Division was retained as part of Industrial Light and Magic.

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In 1990, Lucasfilm consolidated Lucasfilm Games, along with Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, into LucasArts. The next year, Lucasfilm Games became the only division to be known as LucasArts, and the other LucasArts divisions were consolidated into Lucas Digital.

In 2006, Disney purchased Pixar. In 2012, Disney purchased Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries, including LucasArts and Industrial Light and Magic. This brought the three parts of the original Lucasfilm Computer Division together under the same parent company once again. In April 2013, Disney halted all development at LucasArts, leaving less than ten employees so LucasArts could continue to act as a licensor and digital publisher.

In 2014, Disney ceased using the LucasArts brand name and resumed using the Lucasfilm Games brand name.

Games developed by Lucasfilm Games

Title System Release Added to Museum Notes
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1989 June 16, 2017
Loom Amiga, Atari ST, CD-ROM², DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1990 March 20, 2015
Maniac Mansion Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, NES, Windows 1987 March 22, 2018
The Secret of Monkey Island Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD 1990 March 20, 2015
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Amiga, Atari ST, C64, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, macOS, Windows 1988 March 20, 2015

Games developed by LucasArts

Title System Release Added to Museum Notes
The Curse of Monkey Island macOS, Windows 1997 March 22, 2018
Day of the Tentacle DOS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1991 October 26, 2017
The Dig DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1995 March 20, 2015
Escape from Monkey Island PS2, Windows 2000 November 23, 2018
Full Throttle DOS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1995 December 13, 2018
Grim Fandango iOS, Linux, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1998 November 29, 2015
SE Bundle: April 22, 2016
PS4 Digital: September 24, 2016
PS4 Retail: June 20, 2019
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Wii, Windows 1992 January 20, 2015
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine GBC, N64, Windows 1999 October 4, 2018
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, iOS, Mac OS, macOS, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows 1991 March 20, 2015
Sam & Max Hit the Road DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1993 October 28, 2015
Star Wars: Dark Forces DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS1, Windows 1996 April 30, 2015
Star Wars Episode I: Racer GBC, Mac OS, N64, Windows 1999 October 13, 2018
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DS, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, N-Gage, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 2008 March 13, 2018
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II DS, iOS, MacOS, PS3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 2010 March 13, 2018
Star Wars: Rebel Assault 3DO, DOS, Mac OS, Sega CD, Windows 1993 May 7, 2016
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II Mac OS, PlayStation, Windows 1995 May 7, 2016
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire N64, Windows 1996 November 10, 2016