Neue LucasArts Ankündigung am Montag

[A.L.]

"So lets see who will be happy:
LucasArts has partnered with Steam.
Digital adventurey goodness."

[chris]

Steam... So, so. Toppt fast die PS2 Preissenkung.
Ich schalt den PC nun aus...

[basti007]

LucasArts veröffentlicht die alten Schinken bei Steam:

http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/ca ... g_2009.pdf

Gähn.

[Laserschwert]

Keine Ahnung, warum das gute Nachrichten für "Old-School-Fans" sein sollte... diese haben schließlich schon die ganzen Spiele (ich z.B.). Tolle Wurst... und deshalb so ein Bohei?

[Cohen]

Am interessantesten ist die Release-Bestätigung im PDF bezüglich MI1:SE
am 15.07.2009 (Distribution ebenfalls über Steam).

[chris]

Keine Ahnung, warum das gute Nachrichten für "Old-School-Fans" sein sollte... diese haben schließlich schon die ganzen Spiele (ich z.B.). Tolle Wurst... und deshalb so ein Bohei?

Also für dich müssten doch das gute News sein? Oder hättest du dir doch lieber eine Klage gewünscht?

[ark4869]

Ah okay, jetzt steht da mehr. Mehr Remakes, alle 8. Juli. Zumindest etwas...Aber MI-SE steht nicht bei

Keine Remakes, mein Fehler.
Tja, trotzdem bleibt es dabei, das MI-SE über Steam verbreitet wird. Das ist wohl Pech für die

[stans_gebrauchtwaren]

Naja, Loom VGA wäre natürlich nett. Oder gleich die FM Towns-Version.
Aber so wirklich zu hoffen wage ich da kaum.

[Chief05]

Toll...... -.-

Da wartet man 2 Tage lang auf eine explosive Neuigkeit (Remake? Fortsetzung eines Klassikers? etc.) und erfährt dann sowas ödes.
Mag ja für Steam-Nutzer ganz erfreulich sein, aber dass die ein großes Geheimnis daraus gemacht haben, war ja wohl unnötig.

Meh.

[basti007]

Future Back-Catalog Announcements to be Made at http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames.
Subscribe today!

Back by Popular Demand, LOOM, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and
Star Wars Battlefront II Headline List of Games Soon to be Available via Direct
Download!

LucasArts Continues Initiative to Revive Classic Gaming Titles
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – July 6, 2009 – Fans have asked and LucasArts has
delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its
classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as
digital downloads online.

In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made
available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management
platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic adventure titles like LOOM and
The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic
Commando.

The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes:
• Armed and Dangerous™
• Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis
• Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
• LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
• LOOM™
• Star Wars Battlefront® II
• Star Wars Republic Commando®
• Star Wars Starfighter™
• The Dig®
• Thrillville®: Off the Rails™

“This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to
LucasArts’ classic games,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “It also gives
more people a chance to play our games by making them available long after they’ve
disappeared from store shelves. We hope our fans are as excited as we are about our
plans and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next. This is just the beginning.”
This series of launches continues LucasArts’ new mission to revitalize its deep portfolio
of beloved gaming franchises.

LucasArts previously announced the return of the classic Monkey Island® franchise with
two new projects due to be released in the near future. Tomorrow, July 7, Telltale will
premiere the Tales of Monkey Island® game series on PC, delivering a completely new
epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes. The
first Tales of Monkey Island chapter is expected to release for WiiWare™ in the coming
weeks as well.

The Monkey Island celebration continues on July 15 when LucasArts publishes The
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first
game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical
score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade
for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC via
Steam and other online distribution channels.
Future announcements about the re-release of LucasArts’ back catalog titles will be made
through LucasArts’ Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/lucasartsgames.

About Steam
The leading online platform for PC games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new
releases and online services to over 20 million PC users around the world. For more
information, please visit www.steamgames.com.

About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based
in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, please visit www.valvesoftware.com

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., is a leading developer
and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console
systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the
Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to
provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted
entertainment company.

LucasArts, the LucasArts logo, STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2009 Lucasfilm Entertainment
Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved.
Nintendo trademarks used under license. WiiWare is available only through the Wii console.

[Shard of Truth]

Gähn, was für 'ne News.

Und wieviel sollen die Spiele dann kosten? 0,99$ oder was? Dafür zahlt doch niemand Geld, denn die Spiele kommen ohne die wunderbare Verpackung und die Handbücher und sind insgesamt nicht größer als als eine CD.

Aber vielleicht sollte man eher zwischen den Zeilen lesen. Warum werden Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle, Zak McKracken und Monkey Island 2 nicht angeboten? Weil man hier vielleicht andere Verpflichtungen eingegangen ist?

[lobotomisator]

Und wieviel sollen die Spiele dann kosten? 0,99$ oder was?

Nein nein, nur günstige 9,99 EUR! Da muss man zuschlagen! (Ich sag jetzt aber nicht, wohin )

Schön noch ein Versuch, aus uralter Arbeit - ohne weiteres Zutun - noch den letzten Cent zu quetschen, anstatt mal wieder was neues anzugehen.

*schnarch*
*auf-tmi-warte*

[A.L.]

Ups hatte folgendes in den falschen Thread gestellt:

"Joystiq sat down with Darrell Rodriguez, the prez of LucasArts,
to talk about bringing these back: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/break ... #continued I'm all smiles here"

"While these ten titles are straight ports – so no Steam Achievments, and no fancy new graphics and sound ala Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition – LucasArts is considering enhanced versions of other titles, though "a lot of it will ultimately depend on the commercial success of Monkey Island Special Edition" we're told. "We have the plans in our back pocket and if things go extremely well, we'll roll out those plans and put them into action. Whether it's Maniac, Day of the Tentacle, or Grim." And those releases may come to other digital distribution platforms – much of that strategy will be determined by the success of this latest initiative."

[Sven]

Ja. Naja hattet ihr was besonderes erwartet??
Jetzt muss ich Steam extra auf meinem anderen PC installieren, nur um MI 1:SE zu spielen.

[axelkothe]

Steam ist nicht unbedingt notwendig für die SE, siehe hier:

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft,and PC via Steam and other online distribution channels.