LEGO Star Wars III announced
LucasArts have announced the development of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, currently in production by UK studio Travellers Tales. The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO Star Wars videogame franchise, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will combine the best elements of all previous LEGO games while adding brand new gameplay to make it the most action-packed LEGO videogame to date.
Taken from the Press Release:
“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts.“The LEGO Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humour and fun players expect from this award winning franchise.”
“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO Star Wars series continues to be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games.“The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO game ever with all new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO game.”
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favourite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.
Due for release Autumn 2010
Source: MCVUK
And why not….might as well ride the horse till it dies.
The LEGO games have not only been beaten to death at this point, but what is this manic obsession with the idiotic prequel crap George Lucas seems to be spewing out? The only way the franchise will grow, it seems, is if he kicks the bucket like Gene Roddenberry did, who, too, interfered with his own product.
Note to Lucas: the prequels stunk. Stop foisting these uninteresting characters on us. No one cares. Just enjoy the royalty checks and give someone else the reins to the IP. Please stop taking long dumps in your own drinking water. Now.