Lucas Arts Hire Tomb Raider Franchise Director

[eckoro]

Tomb Raider Franchise Director Hired By LucasArts For Unnanounced Project

According to Gamasutra, LucasArts has hired Crystal Dynamics' previous Tomb Raider creative and franchise director, Tim Longo, as creative director on an unannounced game.

In the past, Longo has worked with LucasArts on games like Star Wars: Starfighter and Jedi Starfighter as lead designer, and was creative director on Star Wars: Republic Commando. Most recently he worked on Tomb Raider: Underworld and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Anniversary. Curious to see what LucasArts has in store for its next project.

Sources:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... oject.aspx
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/3388 ... ra+News%29

Might be of interest to everyone. Although thing I question is IF Battlefront 3 was in development, seems a bit late to be hiring people to such a project, maybe another project, maybe Battlefront, I hope so.

[ctrooper]

Its another commando I think...

[ShadowNB97]

It's more likely that Spark is making SWBF3 from the research and evidence I've seen. My guess is Republic Commando 2. (He says hopefully) But it could be just a new game completely.

[Joelfigbars]

Why did he leave tomb raider, that seemed good

[drunken hutt]

I wouldn't be surprised if LucasArts wanted to make a new Star Wars FPS to appeal to the mas market; as that is what most gamers seem to be buying these days.

But a Republic Commando 2 would be much welcomed, I especially want to know what happened to Sev...

[ShadowNB97]

But a Republic Commando 2 would be much welcomed, I especially want to know what happened to Sev...

Umm... In the game he did die, and he never was part of the Imperial Commandos. I know this cause I read the novels, but Sev did actually die. But I do hope it's going to be Republic Commando 2.

[iceytoa1]

lucas screwed the mandalorians up so lots of RC stuff has been retconned.

[drunken hutt]

But a Republic Commando 2 would be much welcomed, I especially want to know what happened to Sev...

Umm... In the game he did die, and he never was part of the Imperial Commandos. I know this cause I read the novels, but Sev did actually die. But I do hope it's going to be Republic Commando 2.

Lucas Arts -as well as the RC game - have never told us what happened to Sev after his communications were cut, and Karen Traviss was forbidden to describe if he was alive or dead in Order 66 and Imperial Commando. That is because Lucas Arts retains the character rights to Sev and would not allow Traviss to tell readers his ultimate fate (http://karentraviss.typepad.com/blog/20 ... t-sev.html) .So it begs the question, "Why hasn't Lucas Arts allowed her to tell us!" That's likely because LA might want to make another game where you play as Delta Squad searching for him, at the same time fighting for the Empire. Basically, he's MIA.

Also, Wookieepedia has a good description of the events following Sev's death, http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/RC-1207

[iceytoa1]

Delta Squad appear in the first 2 minutes of "Witches of the Mist" in the newest Season of Clone Wars.

And sev is in it, I hope it is Republic Commando 2 I loved that game, it still comes in 4th on my most played games list, behind Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops....

[ShadowNB97]

Delta Squad appear in the first 2 minutes of "Witches of the Mist" in the newest Season of Clone Wars.

And sev is in it, I hope it is Republic Commando 2 I loved that game, it still comes in 4th on my most played games list, behind Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops....

Yea but that was before Sev and the rest of Delta Squad went to Kashyyyk.

[iceytoa1]

Delta Squad appear in the first 2 minutes of "Witches of the Mist" in the newest Season of Clone Wars.

And sev is in it, I hope it is Republic Commando 2 I loved that game, it still comes in 4th on my most played games list, behind Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops....

Yea but that was before Sev and the rest of Delta Squad went to Kashyyyk.

Yeah I know but I thought it was worthy of note.

Sucks that they couldn't even be bothered to get temuera morrison to voice Delta 38 :'(

[ShadowNB97]

Delta Squad appear in the first 2 minutes of "Witches of the Mist" in the newest Season of Clone Wars.

And sev is in it, I hope it is Republic Commando 2 I loved that game, it still comes in 4th on my most played games list, behind Halo Reach, Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops....

Yea but that was before Sev and the rest of Delta Squad went to Kashyyyk.

Yeah I know but I thought it was worthy of note.

Sucks that they couldn't even be bothered to get temuera morrison to voice Delta 38 :'(

That's what I said!

[iceytoa1]

Yea but that was before Sev and the rest of Delta Squad went to Kashyyyk.

Yeah I know but I thought it was worthy of note.

Sucks that they couldn't even be bothered to get temuera morrison to voice Delta 38 :'(

That's what I said!

what Temuera Morrison?