LUCASARTS TO RELEASE ENHANCED
VERSION OF STAR WARS®: THE
CLONE WARS™ FOR XBOX LIVE THIS SPRING
Critically Acclaimed Star Wars Game to Offer Expanded Content for
Dynamic Internet Play
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — February 5, 2003 — LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
today announced it is releasing a new version of Star Wars: The
Clone Wars for Xbox™ Live this spring. Star Wars:
The Clone Wars is the first LucasArts console game available for play
over the Internet and will offer expanded combat action specifically designed
for Xbox Live.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars for Xbox Live will
allow simultaneous play for up to eight players over the Internet. In addition
to voice communication capability, the game’s new features consist of Conquest
Mode, which includes a variety of new weaponry, boost power-ups, and battlefield
teleportals.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a ground and air-based
combat action game inspired by and expanding upon one of the Star Wars
galaxy’s most dramatic and intensely fought conflicts. The game, published and
distributed by LucasArts and developed by Pandemic Studios, released for
PlayStation®2 and GameCube™ fall 2002.
About LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software worldwide. Based in San Rafael, Calif., as
well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com,
LucasArts is one of five companies in the Lucas group which include Lucasfilm
Ltd., Lucas Digital Ltd. LLC, Lucas Licensing Ltd., and Lucas Online. Lucasfilm
is one of the leading film and entertainment companies in the world. Lucasfilm’s
businesses include George Lucas’ film and television production and distribution
activities. Lucas Digital, which consists of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and
Skywalker Sound, provides visual effects and audio post-production services to
the entertainment industry. Lucas Licensing is responsible for the merchandising
of all Lucasfilm’s film and television properties. Lucas Online is a digital
destination for entertainment, education, reference and e-commerce for
Lucasfilm’s intellectual properties and business units.
About Xbox Live
Xbox™ Live is the first comprehensive, online game arena fully
dedicated to fast-action broadband gaming experiences. Xbox Live will
allow gamers to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a
high-speed Internet connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port,
the Xbox console was built from the ground up to be an online gaming system.
Xbox Live will enable all gamers to find and play with their friends
easily, talk to other players during game play through the Xbox Communicator
headset, and download current statistics, new levels and characters to their
Xbox hard drive.
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