George Lucas has never played WOW News
MMO PC News by Ellie Gibson
LucasArts producer Tom Nichols has confirmed that George Lucas is "very excited" about Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, it doesn't sound like the famous director is a huge fan of the MMO genre - he hasn't even played World of Warcraft.
Speaking to Eurogamer at the unveiling of The Old Republic, Nichols said he met with Lucas just last week to show him how the game is coming along. "We showed him the art style of the game, we talked about how story is communicated and showed him some examples of that," he explained.
"He's very excited about it. He knows how important this project is for LucasArts and that it represents our re-entrance into the MMO space."
According to Nichols, Lucas has always been "a big fan" of existing MMO Star Wars Galaxies, and his son loves to play it too. So he's taking a serious interest in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
"He's very much involved with the project, obviously at a high level, but he's very enthusiastic about it," he said.
But is he so enthusiastic he reckons it'll be better than WOW? "He hasn't played World of Warcraft," revealed Nichols.
Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently confirmed for PC only and a release date has yet to be announced. You can read more in our full preview.
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General_Zod
23/10/08 @ 13:23
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The only things George Lucas gets excited about is eating pies, making a throne made out of money and raping peoples childhood memories.
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crazyhorse174
23/10/08 @ 13:28
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The only things George Lucas gets excited about is eating pies, making a throne made out of money and raping peoples childhood memories.
That made me laugh! Cheers man - just brightened up my day! |
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keyboardmonkey
23/10/08 @ 13:38
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has always been "a big fan" of the money made from existing MMO Star Wars Galaxies
You missed a bit out of that sentence but it's ok i corrected it for you. |
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Norfolk'n'Clue
23/10/08 @ 13:51
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The only things George Lucas gets excited about is eating pies, making a throne made out of money and raping peoples childhood memories.
Superb! |
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actionfitz
23/10/08 @ 16:18
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"He's very excited about it. He knows how important this project is for LucasArts ..."
as they havent made a game worth a damn since Momkey Island / Grim Fandango days. "According to Nichols, Lucas has always been "a big fan" of existing MMO Star Wars Galaxies" you mean that SoE game that is the poster boy for 'Alienating your own community' and royally fucking up a License to print money? |
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actionfitz
23/10/08 @ 16:27
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oh and tbh.
If I was him I wouldnt play wow either. I'd be too busy swimming in my Scrouge McDuck Style money Bin and hanging out at Hugh Hefners house... honestly. Im skint, I can afford weekend booze ups and mid week MMO kicks - i'd like to think if I had a money printing licence i find better ways to spend my free time. |
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I think the writer of the above article is extremely naive. George Lucas is a 64-year-old businessman; I doubt he has the time (let alone the inclination) to play computer games. When he says he's excited about some new game his company are producing, it's doesn't mean he's looking forward to playing it or anything, it just means he knows his company is going to make a lot of money.
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