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noname2200 on 06 July 2009

Here we go.

http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/catalog/lec_backcatalog_2009.pdf


Back by Popular Demand, LOOM, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and Star Wars Battlefront II Headline List of Games Soon to be Available via Direct Download!
LucasArts Continues Initiative to Revive Classic Gaming Titles

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – July 6, 2009 – Fans have asked and LucasArts has delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as digital downloads online.

In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic adventure titles like LOOM and The Dig and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront II and Star Wars Republic Commando.

The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes:

• Armed and Dangerous™
• Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis
• Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
• LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
• LOOM™
• Star Wars Battlefront® II
• Star Wars Republic Commando®
• Star Wars Starfighter™
• The Dig®
• Thrillville®: Off the Rails™


“This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to LucasArts’ classic games,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “It also gives more people a chance to play our games by making them available long after they’ve disappeared from store shelves. We hope our fans are as excited as we are about our plans and we can’t wait to share what’s coming next. This is just the beginning.”

This series of launches continues LucasArts’ new mission to revitalize its deep portfolio of beloved gaming franchises.

LucasArts previously announced the return of the classic Monkey Island franchise with two new projects due to be released in the near future. Tomorrow, July 7, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island® game series on PC, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes. The first Tales of Monkey Island chapter is expected to release for WiiWare™ in the coming weeks as well.

The Monkey Island celebration continues on July 15 when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC via Steam and other online distribution channels.



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SuperDave on 06 July 2009

Holy letdown batman



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noname2200 on 06 July 2009

I can live with this.



Khuutra on 06 July 2009

HOLY HELL REPUBLIC COMMANDO!

Starfighter? Fate of Atlantis? Yesssssss!

Hell I can probably run Battlefront II now!



SuperDave on 06 July 2009

bleh, I own most of those on already, I was really hoping for something new, not just re-selling me what I already have and most those games are hardly classic imo.



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Khuutra on 06 July 2009

I'm just really excited about Republic Commando. That was my favorite shooter last generation.

And I've never played any of the Indiana Jones point-and-clicks.



okr on 06 July 2009

Thank you for posting, noname.

Aha, the press release contains some interesting information:
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be released on July 15th and Steam will not be the only PC distribution platform. I hope LucasArts have heard about GOG.

Indiana Jones, Loom and other adventures will be re-released, but no word (yet) about if they will run on modern systems without ScummVM now.



noname2200 on 06 July 2009
SuperDave said:
bleh, I own most of those on already, I was really hoping for something new, not just re-selling me what I already have and most those games are hardly classic imo.

This is only the first wave, as the announcement says, so unless you own the bulk of Lucasarts' works (which would make me jealous) then you'll be getting the goodies soon. Also, Indy!!!



O-D-C on 06 July 2009

Maniac Mansion (C64) for Virtual Console?

Rogue Squadron IV?

KOTOR 3?



noname2200 on 06 July 2009
coolbeans said:
Would've hoped for SW:KOTOR but that's not really "old school" but I'll still have my hopes up. Either Grim Fandango or Monkey Island remake.

It's only the first wave though, and since Republic Commando is listed "classics" extends from at least the early 90's to last gen.

 

 

Anyhow, a bit more from the Twitter:

 

And this is just the beginning. We know how much you guys love our old games. This little announcement is just a start.
The team here (alongside Steam) have worked on the old games to make them work in XP/Vista. Very low system requirements ;)