Sat, Jul 04, 2009 | 15:37 BST
LucasArts teases big retro announcement for Monday
LucasArts has teased a reveal for Monday via Twitter, stating that the announcement will be another “old school” title for fans to go gaga over.
It could be anything, really, considering how highly the company thinks of digital distribution.
Here are the tweets thanks to GamingShogun:
- Tweet One: ‘Amazing news coming Monday! Super excited! You have no idea how tough it is not to start yelling about it! But it’s secret! Until Monday!’
- Tweet Two: ‘I don’t want to tease, it is just tough not to say anything! I might be tempted, however. Have to think about it over the weekend.
’ - Tweet Three: ‘Okay, we will do hints. It is awesome news for our old school fans. (anything more direct might get me in trouble)’
Ah, lovely Twitter. You have become the place for gaming publishers and developers to tease the pants off of loyal idolaters.
34 comments
#1
rainer
04/07/09, 4:02 pm
Please be Tie Fighter though really anything out of Lucasarts golden era is great either way.
#2
Michael O'Connor
04/07/09, 4:03 pm
Day of the Tentacle HD remake?
PLEASE MAKE IT SO!
“It doesn’t have to do with any specific intellectual property…”
BOO HISS!
Maybe they’ll make SCUMM open source? That would be epic.
#3
Gundam
04/07/09, 4:03 pm
WOOT! i really hope its DOTT or Fate of Atlantis or even Monkey Island 2: special edition. Thank you Lucasarts for seeing the light so many years after switching it off.
#4
Michael O'Connor
04/07/09, 4:05 pm
“i really hope its DOTT or Fate of Atlantis or even Monkey Island 2: special edition. Thank you Lucasarts for seeing the light so many years after switching it off.”
Don’t get your hopes up…
“It doesn’t have to do with any specific intellectual property…”
#5
VIP0R
04/07/09, 4:13 pm
Full Throttle HD or Dark Forces HD will do me fine =D
#6
Gundam
04/07/09, 4:14 pm
In any case, if it’s retro lucasarts, it’s got to be something good for anyone to take an interest in it, and if the blogger thats talking about it is “Super excited”, then i’m hoping for another point and click adventure classic because thats all i would be “Super excited” for.
We can live in hope
#7
Bulk Slash
04/07/09, 4:32 pm
Fingers crossed for Dark Forces and/or Jedi Knight coming to XBLAh or similar.
#8
Psychotext
04/07/09, 4:35 pm
Grim Fandango!
(I hope)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kVZ1sJZ9lo (for those that have never seen it)
#9
wz
04/07/09, 4:41 pm
Buyout of ScummVM and official release for Wiiware (haha!)
#10
KillerDD
04/07/09, 4:48 pm
A remake of the original Jedi Knight O_o?
xD That’d be great!
#11
Michael O'Connor
04/07/09, 5:03 pm
What part of “It doesn’t have to do with any specific intellectual property…” do people not seem to get?
#12
Psychotext
04/07/09, 5:06 pm
@Michael O’Connor: You’re treading on my dreams…
#13
Michael O'Connor
04/07/09, 5:13 pm
Hey, I’m treading on my own too.
#14
BULArmy
04/07/09, 7:32 pm
A big package with all Jedi Knight games remaked with Crysis graphics and PC only
#15
Lutz
04/07/09, 8:02 pm
TIE Fighter on XBLA!
#16
wz
04/07/09, 8:16 pm
Company renamed to LucasFilm Games (TM)
#17
anasui
04/07/09, 11:37 pm
Rebel Assault fuckyeah!
#18
Lutz
06/07/09, 12:26 pm
What time is this annoucement?
#19
Blerk
06/07/09, 12:31 pm
Is all this stuff on Steam yet?
/prepares for disappointment
#20
pleasant_cabbage
06/07/09, 12:34 pm
Michael O’Connor said:
What part of “It doesn’t have to do with any specific intellectual property…” do people not seem to get?
__________
For me, the bit where that was actually in the article
#21
Michael O'Connor
06/07/09, 3:49 pm
“For me, the bit where that was actually in the article
”
It was on their twitter page, the *source* of this information. *rolls eyes*
Anyway, this is supposed to be getting announced today. Should be interesting to see exactly what it is.
#22
pleasant_cabbage
06/07/09, 3:55 pm
*catches eyes*
There you go M O’C. I also caught a load of hair you seem to be missing.
#23
Lutz
06/07/09, 4:24 pm
/checks watch
/drums fingers
/taps watch
/shakes watch
…
/drums fingers some more.
#24
blackdreamhunk
06/07/09, 5:03 pm
jedi game with crysis graphics would be cool I’m in. tie fighter or jedi outcast3
#25
wz
06/07/09, 5:11 pm
Attention span ftw.
#26
DrDamn
06/07/09, 5:12 pm
@Michael O’Connor
He also said … “Not a new IP, but a treat for our old school fans.” … which kind of contradicts “It doesn’t have to do with any specific intellectual property…” … unless it is an announcement that the back catalogue of point and clicks are all coming.
#27
wz
06/07/09, 5:16 pm
Later on, they said no “new IP” in the tweets, actually.
Then:
“Last hint: someone guessed it dead on. With that, I am off to bed. You’ll know more in 12 or so hours. You guys are all awesome.
about 12 hours ago from TwitterFon”
– Tell me now!
#28
wz
06/07/09, 5:18 pm
My bet is “All the MI games as a bonus for purchasing SOMI:SE” from danielabu on Twitter.
#29
DrDamn
06/07/09, 5:19 pm
MI? Mission Impossible? Monsters Inc?
#30
DrDamn
06/07/09, 5:22 pm
Ah – Monkey Island
– slaps forehead. Wouldn’t that be a specific IP though?
One hour to go btw.
#31
wz
06/07/09, 5:40 pm
From the later posts, I read that he meant “new stuff for specific IP”. Such a bundle is at least a possibility.
#32
Lutz
06/07/09, 5:41 pm
Srsly. Hurry TFU.
#33
Vincent
06/07/09, 6:43 pm
Wahey, Loom on Steam! Oh, and a bunch of other games:
http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/catalog/lec_backcatalog_2009.pdf
I would’ve liked an HD remake of that, which seems less likely now that it’s on Steam. Still, if they put the “talkie” version up it should still be great.
#34
countersweet
06/07/09, 7:07 pm
disappointed. fucking disappointed.
first of all, nobody likes steam. second of all, they think that milking old money is good news for us? holy shit who do they think we are?
instead of releasing the games freeware they’re just going to leech on money from something they made years ago PLUS it has to be on a gay platform like steam
fucking disappointed lucas arts, fucking disappointed