Spike and Lucasfilm will be announcing “the next big ‘Star Wars’ game” during the show GTTV on May 31st, just ahead of 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. And it’ll be a ‘franchise,’ (ala The Old Republic?) so there may be some repercussions for us non-gamers. (More generic musclebound dudes headlining novels?)
Burning questions: How bad will the game (inevitably) be? Does it have to do with the 1313 mystery? And will it have a dance level? Personally, I’m hoping for dancing, because hilarity. Seriously: Dancing. It’s the only thing LucasArts has done that kind of makes me wish I had a gaming system.
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12 responses so far ↓
1 Mike The Jedi Hermit // May 26, 2012 at 5:43 pm
I’m sure it will be better than TOR.
2 aalya rain // May 26, 2012 at 6:50 pm
i believe so as well. but would like another force unleashed or the old republic for the Wii.
3 just an average jedi // May 26, 2012 at 11:15 pm
Every time they announce something like this, I hope for a game based in the post-ROTJ era (even a New Jedi Order game would be cool). Of course, I am disappointed every time.
4 Doyle // May 27, 2012 at 1:00 am
I always kind of wanted a Jedi Knight game set during the NJO, but with the way they’re fussing about this being a new franchise we can scratch that. This’ll probably be the shooter that LucasArts was hiring for last year, but I guess it could be the open-world RPG. I’m not sure how you would do one of the later in Star Wars…unless it’s a free-form space trader kind of thing, like Privateer or the X series. That could be pretty great, though unlikely as all get out.
5 Dunc // May 27, 2012 at 11:44 am
With the new X-Wing novel coming up, and the possibility of sequels, this would be an ideal time for a new flight sim.
Generally LucasBooks plays catchup with LucasArts, though, not the other way around. Although an X-Wing game could have been in planning for years, for all we know. It’s not like there’s not demand for it – and if I know that, LucasArts certainly does.
On the other hand, it’s probably the only new game LucasArts could come up with that I wouldn’t over-snark.
6 Doyle // May 27, 2012 at 12:03 pm
I wouldn’t mind a new space sim out of them, especially if it’s in the vein of the old X-Wing/TIE Fighter series. The Rogue Squadron games were always much prettier, but they were so simple and personality free…
7 just an average jedi // May 27, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Yeah, a new X-Wing/TF or Rogue Squadron game would have potential!
8 Bardan Jussik // May 28, 2012 at 4:37 am
I’d like a sim game for sure, or anything outside of the movie era. Though thats clearly not going to happen. Fighting the Yuzhaan Vong anyone? Yes please!
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10 Sean // May 29, 2012 at 8:18 pm
I’m calling it: a new “Dark Forces”
11 Domingo // May 30, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I’m still waiting for my Super Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.
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