![Email This](mailto:?Subject=LucasArts joining forces with Free Radical&body=Hi,%0D%0A%0D%0AI just found this:%0D%0A%0D%0A<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sony-playstation-3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/nintendo-wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/microsoft-xbox-360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10603"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/08/lucasarts_plus_freeradical.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a>LucasArts, longtime custodians of secrets pertaining to primate islands, have <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10603">announced their intention</a> to work with the timesplitting folks at Free Radical on a brand new game. Slated for next-generation consoles, the as yet undisclosed title will benefit from the combined efforts of two experienced studios. Peter Hirschmann of LucasArts labels the agreement as a good idea, since Free Radical "has always been about titles with great gameplay and innovative design." [Opposites attract quip here.]<br /><br />With Raven Software spending most of their time reading <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/24/new-ultimate-alliance-media/">comic books</a> these days, it might not seem outlandish to suggest that the mystery game here could be a new entry in the <em>Jedi Knight </em>franchise -- to be more precise, <em>Dark Forces 5: Jedi Knight 4: Jedi Outcast 3: Jedi Academy 2: Jedi Colon</em>. Then again, it could be an entirely new IP. Just as well, since the only other idea we can muster is a first-person shooter starring a despondent Bobbin <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_Threadbare">"Are you my mother?"</a> Threadbare.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10603>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/lucasarts-joining-forces-with-free-radical/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/658224/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/lucasarts-joining-forces-with-free-radical/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/23/lucasarts-joining-forces-with-free-radical/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><p><font size="1"><hr>SPONSORED BY: <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game</a> Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">AOE3</A> introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/DEI/go/wblgsxbx0080000528dei/direct/01/">http://www.ageofempires3.com/</a></font></p>%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp://xbox-360.x-hub.com/?a=360-news%26id=197){kind=link}
LucasArts joining forces with Free Radical
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LucasArts, longtime custodians of secrets pertaining to primate islands, have announced their intention to work with the timesplitting folks at Free Radical on a brand new game. Slated for next-generation consoles, the as yet undisclosed title will benefit from the combined efforts of two experienced studios. Peter Hirschmann of LucasArts labels the agreement as a good idea, since Free Radical "has always been about titles with great gameplay and innovative design." [Opposites attract quip here.]With Raven Software spending most of their time reading comic books these days, it might not seem outlandish to suggest that the mystery game here could be a new entry in the Jedi Knight franchise -- to be more precise, Dark Forces 5: Jedi Knight 4: Jedi Outcast 3: Jedi Academy 2: Jedi Colon. Then again, it could be an entirely new IP. Just as well, since the only other idea we can muster is a first-person shooter starring a despondent Bobbin "Are you my mother?" Threadbare.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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