aaaand we have new news!!

deqer wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 14:53:
still no power? pfft. can't you goto a cafe or something and do the news?

I say good chap, fetch my pipe and slippers from that busy roadway over there! Chop chop!

still no power? pfft. can't you goto a cafe or something and do the news?

Interesting in that link it says that fox:

"we certainly would have liked a crack at it but i get the play."

So my guess that lucas approached disney is looking more and more correct.

John wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 14:28:

PHJF wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 14:23:
The hell is wrong with Steam lately? I get disconnected like every day for the past weeks.

Good question! I've also had issues with logging in to Steam's 'Store' page for some reason.. I can log in to my account but the web page within Steam doesn't let me sign on.

Its called guy working on server got bored and wheeled his desk elsewhere.

More seriously, valve has NEVER EVER placed the #1 priority on delivering the store pages. When that is very nearly your only source of income, and when you can't deliver the store pages, you literally lose sales, you'd think that uptime for the storefront would be #1 priority. On EVERY SINGLE big sale, or big release, they have issues with the store. And every time, I check the content server stats and its always way below load. So its likely that its their load balancing that just plain sucks.

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 13:27:

Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 13:23:
I hadn't read any of the actual news lately. I thought ya'll were joking about EP7... wow...

I was at the doctors yesterday when it was announced, and swore it had to be some kind of a hoax that got wildly out of control, until I watched the actual videos...

It still surprises me, but I think it's a good decision. I'm actually looking forward to a new SW movie now, and god knows that doesn't happen very often in life.

It follows the cycle perfectly, though. I was excited for return of the Jedi in 1983, then sixteen years later for the Phantom Menace in 1999. The Phantom Menace shattered all hope for another good Star Wars movie, so the next two I was just :-shrug-: "meh."

Sixteen years later, and we're getting another Star Wars movie to be excited about! With luck, I might even make the 2031 one too!

Creston

PHJF wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 14:23:
The hell is wrong with Steam lately? I get disconnected like every day for the past weeks.

Good question! I've also had issues with logging in to Steam's 'Store' page for some reason.. I can log in to my account but the web page within Steam doesn't let me sign on.

Creston wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 10:55:

Since that was what the original Star Wars was, I'd be perfectly happy with Pirates of the Caribbean in space.

Creston

yeah, they are similar in terms of them being family movies and not a kids movie, but again my point was that expecting Disney to move star wars towards appealing (moreso) to an older demographic then what it is geared towards nowadays, seems unlikely. Especially considering who they were acquired by.

I'm definitely willing to check it out, why the hell not? I'm just not holding my breath.

Jivaro wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 12:13:
George makes the big announcement!

Comedy gold!

The hell is wrong with Steam lately? I get disconnected like every day for the past weeks.

Ok Creston, here's you go:

Disney owns the property, but for the previous 6 films, Fox owns distribution rights.

Jivaro wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 12:13:
George makes the big announcement!

Even with as shitty a work day as I'm having right now that got me to smile.

This comment was edited on Oct 31, 2012, 13:53.

Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 13:23:
I hadn't read any of the actual news lately. I thought ya'll were joking about EP7... wow...

I was at the doctors yesterday when it was announced, and swore it had to be some kind of a hoax that got wildly out of control, until I watched the actual videos...

It still surprises me, but I think it's a good decision. I'm actually looking forward to a new SW movie now, and god knows that doesn't happen very often in life.

I hadn't read any of the actual news lately. I thought ya'll were joking about EP7... wow...

Oh what a goldmine this thread has become, hahaha that george lucas facebook link was priceless.

Thanks for the laughs & smiles everyone =)

Jivaro wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 12:13:
George makes the big announcement!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Creston

George makes the big announcement!

So the BlueTower has no power for a little while, big deal. Long as its occupants are safe! Bet the dogs hated it though if the storm got anywhere near.

MS Paint with a trackball is hard!

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:43:
Here, I made this informative drawing for you, to help break it down.

Okay, that just fucking floored me.

Bravo, good sir. Bravo.

Creston

Creston wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:34:

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:28:

Creston wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:19:

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:00:
They. Bought. Everything.

It doesn't mention anything other than Star Wars games, though. There's no mention of all other Lucasgames properties. It says they bought Lucasfilm and its technology subsidiaries "We’re hearing that the deal also includes Lucasfilm’s technology companies – LucasArts, Industrial Light + Magic and Skywalker Sound"

None of those things had anything to do with the games division.

It'd be cool if they did get everything, but Lucas had his shit set up in an extremely complex way. There were multiple companies all reporting to the parent company (LucasArts), that were all separate.

I guess we'll found out in the upcoming days.

Creston

"We're likely to focus more on social and mobile than we are on console. We'll look opportunistically at console, most likely in licensing rather than publishing, but we think that given the nature of these characters and how well known they are, and the storytelling, that they lend themselves quite nicely, as they've already demonstrated to the other platforms."

Okay, you've convinced me.

Creston

Here, I made this informative drawing for you, to help break it down.

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:28:

Creston wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:19:

nin wrote on Oct 31, 2012, 11:00:
They. Bought. Everything.

It doesn't mention anything other than Star Wars games, though. There's no mention of all other Lucasgames properties. It says they bought Lucasfilm and its technology subsidiaries "We’re hearing that the deal also includes Lucasfilm’s technology companies – LucasArts, Industrial Light + Magic and Skywalker Sound"

None of those things had anything to do with the games division.

It'd be cool if they did get everything, but Lucas had his shit set up in an extremely complex way. There were multiple companies all reporting to the parent company (LucasArts), that were all separate.

I guess we'll found out in the upcoming days.

Creston

"We're likely to focus more on social and mobile than we are on console. We'll look opportunistically at console, most likely in licensing rather than publishing, but we think that given the nature of these characters and how well known they are, and the storytelling, that they lend themselves quite nicely, as they've already demonstrated to the other platforms."

Okay, you've convinced me.

Creston