LucasArts President Resigns

LucasArts President Resigns Abruptly (registration required) has news that Simon Jeffery, president of LucasArts, has "abruptly resigned." The brief story offers no reason for this move, nor is there any information on who his successor will be. Thanks Adventure Gamers. Update: GameSpot is reporting that "Mike Nelson, LucasArts' vice president of finance and administration, will serve as acting general manager until a replacement is found." Thanks Frans.
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Re: I doubt that they are connected...
Oct 10, 2003, 04:43
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Re: I doubt that they are connected... Oct 10, 2003, 04:43
Oct 10, 2003, 04:43
 
Having finished Tron 2.0; working on Jedi Academy and about to start Post Mortem,

Post Mortem is a great game. Initially you have to get used to the gameengine but the intro helps you to put in the right mood and wants you to find out more. A well-made dark thriller.

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Re: I doubt that they are connected...
Oct 10, 2003, 03:53
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Re: I doubt that they are connected... Oct 10, 2003, 03:53
Oct 10, 2003, 03:53
 
Eh, it is interesting.

You do tend to play it out of 2D nostalgia and/or the general aesthetics and style. I think a lot of the people find it much cooler for what it is rather than holding it as some type of deep, thought-provoking game.

I will definitely play it in spurts, but it is a bit of a shallow game and not quite what I was expecting, especially given all the praise that was put upon it. I do not think that I would have paid full price for it, but I ordered it through one of Gamestop.com's promotions; it only ended up costing $35.

Don't get me wrong, it is fun. However, it only seems good for short bursts and when you just want to do some quick, "cool" but kicking in a stylish manner.

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Re: No subject
Oct 10, 2003, 01:46
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Oct 10, 2003, 01:46
 
He was pissed that they canned the Full Throttle sequel.

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Stawk
Oct 10, 2003, 01:38
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Stawk Oct 10, 2003, 01:38
Oct 10, 2003, 01:38
 
BETTER SELL YOUR LUCAS ARTS STAWK

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Re: I doubt that they are connected...
Oct 10, 2003, 01:10
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Re: I doubt that they are connected... Oct 10, 2003, 01:10
Oct 10, 2003, 01:10
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Having a Viewtiful Joe bobble-head thanks (?) to Gamestop,

Not to hijack the thread, but Ray, what do you think of Joe? I played the demo and it didn't impress me at all (thought it was boring as hell, actually), yet people online are raving about it. What am I missing?

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Well.
Oct 10, 2003, 01:06
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Well. Oct 10, 2003, 01:06
Oct 10, 2003, 01:06
 
This is the same guy who said we weren't smart enough to understand Force Commander. Just for the record.

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I doubt that they are connected...
Oct 9, 2003, 23:37
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I doubt that they are connected... Oct 9, 2003, 23:37
Oct 9, 2003, 23:37
 
...but just one hit against Lucasarts. Yesterday, SOE rolled out their second "mega" update from the game and they, essentially, broke things. All the servers were down or locked to all but SOE staff and, as is more and more the norm, the patch broke more things than it fixed.

Some classes, like my bio-engineer wookiee, are still waiting for fixes for launch-day issues. Meanwhile, the customer service is lacking more and more, there is no real communication, problems are ignored, and players are blamed for game issues.

As I posted before, stay away from this game.

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Ray

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Oct 9, 2003, 22:59
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Oct 9, 2003, 22:59
 
he must be a communist...

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Re: You're all wrong.
Oct 9, 2003, 22:49
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Re: You're all wrong. Oct 9, 2003, 22:49
Oct 9, 2003, 22:49
 
"Mike Nelson will serve as acting general manager until a replacement is found."

the guy from MST3K?

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Re: You're all wrong.
Oct 9, 2003, 22:23
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Re: You're all wrong. Oct 9, 2003, 22:23
Oct 9, 2003, 22:23
 
If I had worked on Star Wars Galaxies and EP2 and 3, I wouldn't just want to quit. I'd want to hang myself.

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Re: You're all wrong.
Oct 9, 2003, 21:59
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Re: You're all wrong. Oct 9, 2003, 21:59
Oct 9, 2003, 21:59
 
Yup, i bet he stole the hl2 source code for the next development of JEDI KNIGHT: SITH ACADEMY or Rogue Squadron IV..........

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You're all wrong.
Oct 9, 2003, 21:11
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You're all wrong. Oct 9, 2003, 21:11
Oct 9, 2003, 21:11
 
You're all wrong, he quit because after all these years, he's always secretly and thoroughly HATED star wars, and finally got fed up and left.

The more important question to all this is who gives a fuck?
We're sick and tired of seeing other people's dirty laundry in the media, get a life people.

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Possible cause
Oct 9, 2003, 20:50
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Possible cause Oct 9, 2003, 20:50
Oct 9, 2003, 20:50
 
Well, he could be leaving because LucasArts has turned into a sad shell of it's former self, whoring it's Star Wars license out for a series of fairly mediocre games, with a few notable exceptions. Or the fact that instead of innovating, it's trying to milk every ounce out of the much loved titles it published under the guidance of true gaming visionaries.

No big loss, I say.

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Oct 9, 2003, 20:30
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Oct 9, 2003, 20:30
 
Actually, I've heard from friends in the industry that over the year, people have been leaving Lucasarts. And rumor has it, Episode 3 has something to do with it.

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Oct 9, 2003, 20:13
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Oct 9, 2003, 20:13
 
He is the one who stole the HL2 source, and he is off to start his own company using the source for source as the technology foundation for a new trilogy of games!

yes! this must be the case!

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Oct 9, 2003, 19:07
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Oct 9, 2003, 19:07
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Let's start a real thread fan boy, you stupid conspiracy nuts war.

He is the one who stole the HL2 source, and he is off to start his own company using the source for source as the technology foundation for a new trilogy of games!


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Re: No subject
Oct 9, 2003, 18:17
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Oct 9, 2003, 18:17
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I think he found out about the planned love scene with Jar-Jar in Episode III...

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Re: No subject
Oct 9, 2003, 18:16
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Oct 9, 2003, 18:16
 
probably something to do with child porn... that's always the case.

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Oct 9, 2003, 17:56
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Oct 9, 2003, 17:56
 
or was mad about the scene getting cut

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Oct 9, 2003, 17:50
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Oct 9, 2003, 17:50
 
I think he found out about the planned love scene with Jar-Jar in Episode III...
...
Ewwwwwww.

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