Alexrd said:

For those who care about the future of LucasArts:

Disney CEO Robert Iger briefly discussed Disney's plans for game development using the intellectual properties acquired in the acquisition, saying, "We're likely to focus more on social and mobile than we are on console. We'll look opportunistically at console, most likely in licensing rather than publishing, but we think that given the nature of these characters and how well known they are, and the storytelling, that they lend themselves quite nicely, as they've already demonstrated to the other platforms."

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

Yes, because when I think of games with strong characters and storytelling, I think of social and mobile games. Zynga is doing things with character realization and narrative construction that are simply impossible on the traditional platforms.

As for the lede: yawn. I used to care so much about Star Wars, I am not kidding, it occupied so much of my mind. The fictional universe, especially, but also the art, the craftsmanship, real life personalities and doings. But now I just can't muster the energy. I hope future generations get "their" Star Wars, and it is worthy of their love and respect, and maybe some of them will even find what some of us increasingly inaccurately call "the" Star Wars Trilogy. I don't think I will ever get that old feeling back, though, no matter who owns the franchise.