LucasArts
Logo from 2005 to present
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| Limited liability company Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | May 1, 1982 (as Lucasfilm Games) |
| Founder | George Lucas |
| Headquarters |
Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Ada Duan (VP, Digital Business & Franchise Management, Lucasfilm) |
| Products | List of LucasArts games |
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Number of employees
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Fewer than 10 |
| Parent |
Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company) (2012-present) Independent (1982-2012) |
| Website | lucasfilm |
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game publisher and licensor. Until 2013, it was also a video game developer. LucasArts is best known for its graphic adventure games, as well as games based on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.
It was founded in May 1982 by George Lucas as Lucasfilm Games, the video game development group of his film company, Lucasfilm. Lucas initially served as the company's chairman. During a 1990 reorganization of Lucas companies, the Lucasfilm Games division was renamed LucasArts.
LucasArts was acquired by The Walt Disney Company through the acquisition of its parent company Lucasfilm in 2012. On April 3, 2013, Disney halted all internal development at LucasArts and laid off most of its staff. However, LucasArts remained open so that it could retain its function as a licensor.
Development of games based on the Star Wars license will be performed by Electronic Arts, through an exclusive license, for the core gaming market. Disney Interactive Studios retained the ability to develop, and LucasArts retained the ability to license the franchise for the casual gaming market. Development of video games based upon other Lucasfilm properties will now be assumed by Disney Interactive Studios or licensed to third parties.
The company was founded in May 1982 as the video game development group of Lucasfilm Limited, the film production company of George Lucas. Lucas wanted his company to branch out into other areas of entertainment, so he created the Lucasfilm Games Group as part of the Lucasfilm computer division.
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