Lucasfilm Games to pursue more flexible Star Wars game partnerships
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 16:58 · Archive
Lucasfilm Games says it will partner with smaller studios to make more Star Wars games in different genres, following the success of Galactic Racer and Zero Company.
Lucasfilm Games is planning to release more Star Wars games by partnering with smaller and independent studios, following the commercial and critical success of recent releases Galactic Racer and Zero Company. Galactic Racer is among the highest-scoring Star Wars games on Metacritic and has become a viral hit on social media, whilst Zero Company has sold over a million copies.
Vice president Douglas Reilly outlined the new approach in an interview with The Game Business. He stated that whilst 'huge triple-A games' like Battlefront will remain 'an essential part' of the strategy, Lucasfilm Games is now willing to work with double-A studios and smaller developers. Reilly emphasised that 'one of the great things about Star Wars is it has all kinds of other opportunities to tell stories in different genres'.
Reilly said the company has 'tried to be more flexible about who we're willing to take pitches from', stressing that partnership quality matters more than studio size. 'Good ideas can come from a lot of different places', he added. 'You don't have to necessarily be a top five publisher to make a great Star Wars game.' Several Star Wars games are in development, including a Knights of the Old Republic remake and Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic from Mass Effect trilogy director Casey Hudson.
How it is being reported
- 'One of the great things about Star Wars is it has all kinds of other opportunities to tell stories in different genres' — Lucasfilm VP says 'the goal' is 'to find the best partner' to make more games like Galactic Racer and Zero CompanyIt sounds like Lucasfilm Games wants to release more Star Wars games following the success of Galactic Racer and Zero Company.TechRadar · 20 Oct, 16:43
- New ‘more flexible’ Star Wars games to be released after Galactic Racer successLucasfilm Games sounds pleased with how its latest Star Wars games are panning out, which means it’ll continue chasing partnerships with smaller studios and not just the bigger names.Metro · 19 Oct, 12:15
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