A few days ago, LucasArts concluded a partnership with Epic Games through which the former will receive the agreement to use the Unreal Engine 3 graphics engine to develop games for mobile platforms, PC and consoles. Those from LucasArts intend to produce more games in the coming years that they assume will be available on all platforms in the same version. LucasArts is a big studio producing movies and not only that, so we are talking about a company with enough financial resources to produce very good games from all points of view.
Those from LucasArts have not yet announced the date when they will release the first game or if they have already started the development of any title using the new platform, but it is clear that by the end of the year we will have something available from them. Here you have it the published press release by Epic Games.
Leading developer and publisher to leverage award-winning game engine technology across platforms
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and CARY, NC – LucasArts and Epic Games, Inc. announce a long-term, studio-wide agreement for LucasArts to develop multiple projects using Epic Games' award-winning Unreal Engine 3 for the engine's supported platforms.
"Unreal Engine 3 is a forward-looking solution that shortens the path between inspiration and execution on a wide variety of gaming platforms," said Zak Phelps, director of technology at LucasArts. "We are thrilled to add another exceptional tool to our technology mix."
"LucasArts is now primed to capitalize on Unreal Engine 3's ability to scale across platforms, from mobile, through PC and console all the way up to the next generation of games," said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games. "We can't wait to see what happens when LucasArts combines their talented workforce and amazing intellectual properties with Unreal Engine 3."
