Good bye LucasFans bites the dust

Candle · Sat 08/10/2005 13:14:17

One more bites the dust.
http://www.lucasfangames.de/

Vel · Sat 08/10/2005 14:02:26

LucasFan is just smarter and instead of getting as much publicity as possible for indy1 has shut down his website until the game is ready and released.

Just a wild guess.

MalleTheRedPhoenix · Sat 08/10/2005 14:04:26

I'm sad about this matter.
I hope, that LucasFan will come back!

Minimi · Sat 08/10/2005 14:35:22

It seems like there is an anti-adventure wave on the Internet?! Seems like everyone is closing down... oh well, if AGS would close down, i'd still have a copy anyway

Kinoko · Sat 08/10/2005 14:44:31

I'm with Vel on this one. I think they're just laying low.

It's pretty obvious just from the way they phrased it. They're shutting down their "web appearance" because of "recent events" (and we all know what -that- refers to). I'm sure they'll be back when the smoke blows over.

Vel · Sat 08/10/2005 19:26:59

...or when the game is ready and lots of mirrors pop up.

jetxl · Sat 08/10/2005 19:54:59

But vivendi and lucas arts are not connected.

TheCheese33 · Sat 08/10/2005 20:34:16

They're not dead. In the Kings Quest Demise forum, the owner said he got a letter, and it's a little too late for april fool's day jokes. He even linked to his own website! This was after the message on the site was posted, which means they're under complete rennovation. They're still alive, just doing some stuff that they don't want to post. Fear not; they will rise again.

Mats Berglinn · Sat 08/10/2005 20:40:54

Quote from: Kinoko on Sat 08/10/2005 14:44:31
I'm with Vel on this one. I think they're just laying low.

It's pretty obvious just from the way they phrased it. They're shutting down their "web appearance" because of "recent events" (and we all know what -that- refers to). I'm sure they'll be back when the smoke blows over.

I hope that is true because it would be such a shame to loose such a good agser as LucasFan and a one who made excellent LucasArts fangames. I can't believe that LucasArts even bother to tell fans to shut down the fan-sequels when they don't even work on anyone themselves. I mean, most of us are doing this for free and the fan-makers are guys who adore LEC's games, not dis-like it or hate it. Unlike downloading LEC's games free from the net, they don't loose nor earn any money for that we do fan-games. It's one thing if you sell a fan-game without licesense but not doing it for free? They should understand this and let us be.

Well, while we wait for LucasFan's eventual return, we other fan-gamers should carry on to kindle the fires of our love for the games we adore by not recoil at LEC's drastic actions but to continue making fan-games.

Vel · Sat 08/10/2005 21:20:41

Now I think about it, LEC closed down a few fangames a while ago, one of them being scurvyliver's Fate of monkey island.

aussie · Sat 08/10/2005 22:04:17

Quote from: Vel on Sat 08/10/2005 21:20:41
Now I think about it, LEC closed down a few fangames a while ago, one of them being scurvyliver's Fate of monkey island.

Yup, in my opinion this is not a strategic move by LucasFan. It looks like they might have been told to stop making the game.

Which is a real shame.

Gosh they produce quality stuff!

GarageGothic · Sat 08/10/2005 22:12:03

In that case, what about the Fountain of Youth team? Eeek!

aussie · Sat 08/10/2005 22:17:13

Quote from: GarageGothic on Sat 08/10/2005 22:12:03
In that case, what about the Fountain of Youth team? Eeek!

I think they have a "special status"... status quo they call it.

Scummbuddy · Sat 08/10/2005 22:49:03

All I will say is that Aussie is not correct as it not being a strategic move by LucasFan... Shhh

aussie · Sat 08/10/2005 22:59:58

Quote from: Scummbuddy on Sat 08/10/2005 22:49:03
All I will say is that Aussie is not correct as it not being a strategic move by LucasFan... Shhh

[goofy]
Ok, here comes Scummbuddy with inside informationÃ,Â

[/goofy]

auhsor · Sun 09/10/2005 03:56:40

Quote from: TheCheese33 on Sat 08/10/2005 20:34:16
They're not dead. In the Kings Quest Demise forum, the owner said he got a letter, and it's a little too late for april fool's day jokes. He even linked to his own website! This was after the message on the site was posted, which means they're under complete rennovation. They're still alive, just doing some stuff that they don't want to post. Fear not; they will rise again.

Unless I'm missing something, Scummbuddy != Lucasfan

Jake · Sun 09/10/2005 04:33:19

Quote from: Vel on Sat 08/10/2005 21:20:41
Now I think about it, LEC closed down a few fangames a while ago, one of them being scurvyliver's Fate of monkey island.

That was YEARS ago. That was two company presidents and to corporate restructures ago. I wouldn't count that as evidence towards anything. LucasArts generally allows fangames and fan mods at this point, and they have been aware of LucasFan Games existence for months. It seems sort of lame for them to go and ask them to close now of all times. If LucasArts really did ask them to close, maybe its because of the rumors of the old SCUMM library potentially making a future reappearance on the GameTap downloadable game service.

Totoro · Sun 09/10/2005 09:24:40

Quote from: auhsor on Sun 09/10/2005 03:56:40Unless I'm missing something, Scummbuddy != Lucasfan

I don't understand that remark

jetxl · Sun 09/10/2005 10:57:30

Quote from: Totoro on Sun 09/10/2005 09:24:40
Quote from: auhsor on Sun 09/10/2005 03:56:40Unless I'm missing something, Scummbuddy != Lucasfan

I don't understand that remark

Scummbuddy is not Lucasfan.

Scummbuddy is an old skool Lucas Arts fan (who isn't).

I think thecheese33 was confused by this post http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=22957.msg282697#msg282697

auhsor · Sun 09/10/2005 15:16:45

Yep, thats what I was trying to say

Good bye LucasFans bites the dust

Jake