LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC[2] is an American video game publisher[3] and licensor Until 2013, it was also a video game developer.
| Type | Limited liability company Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | May 1982 |
| Founder | George Lucas |
| Headquarters | Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | List of LucasArts games |
Number of employees | Less than 10[1] |
| Parent | Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Website | lucasfilm |
History
The company was founded in May 1982 as Lucasfilm Games, the video game development group of Lucasfilm Limited, the film production company of George Lucas.
Early years (1982-1987)
Lucasfilm Games could not develop Star Wars games in its early years because Atari had the license for Star Wars and because of that, Lucasfilm Games had to develop unique games and had their first projects published by other companies. Lucasfilm's early titles include: Ballblazer and Rescue on Fractalus both games were released in 1984, Koronis rift released in 1985.
In 1987, Lucasfilm Games created the SCUMM engine which stands for ''Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion'' which would be used in many of LucasArt's future adventure games. The SCUMM engine was first developed for the game Maniac Mansion which was released in 1987.
Acquisition by Disney
On October 30, 2012, LucasArts was acquired by The Walt Disney Company through the acquisition of its parent company Lucasfilm in a deal for $4.05 billion.
References
- "Disney to Shut LucasArts Videogame Unit". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- "LucasArts Entertainment Company Names New Director Of Business Affairs" (Press release). LucasArts. June 20, 2000. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- "Tiny Death Star Available For Android". The International House of Mojo. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-12.