Jedi, fedoras, and carpal tunnel: A history of LucasArts

November 2, 2012 1:00 PM Jason Lomberg
Jason Lomberg

What if LucasArts never existed? What if the irascible filmmaker, beloved (and despised) the world over for his invaluable contributions to the pop-culture lexicon, had stuck to making space operas and juvenile fantasies about archeologists in fedora hats? What if George Lucas never entered the arena of gaming 30 years ago?

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Tom Hanks, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, game startups in Estonia, and more

July 20, 2012 12:03 PM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Leisure Suit Larry publisher trades up to a new developer (exclusive)

July 15, 2012 12:21 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Leisure Suit Larry is always hoping to get lucky, and maybe that will happen with a new developer. Replay Games has decided to switch developers from an Israeli game studio to an established firm in New Jersey.

Replay Games raised …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

June 1, 2012 11:33 AM Jasmine Maleficent Rea
Jasmine Maleficent Rea

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down (exclusive)

May 30, 2012 8:27 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Leisure Suit Larry creators Al Lowe and Paul Trowe say they plan to sue WiseCrack Games today to shut down their $500,000 Kickstarter crowdfunding project because it infringes on their copyright and misrepresent's Lowe's participation in the project.

5 Kickstarter games we may never see

May 9, 2012 1:00 PM Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez

Is Kickstarter the answer for would-be developers who want funding for their dream game idea? Here are five developers whose projects never launched.

Replay Games raises more than $600K on Kickstarter for Leisure Suit Larry game

May 2, 2012 12:41 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Leisure Suit Larry will live again in the land of the lounge lizards.

After a 30 day campaign, Replay Games has raised a total of $673,602 via Kickstarter crowdfunding, handily beating the company’s goal of $500,000. The pledged funding came …

Developer starts Kickstarter campaign to fund Leisure Suit Larry game (exclusive)

April 2, 2012 9:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Replay Games has started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $500,000 for the development of the company’s Leisure Suit Larry game.

“We want to bring back Leisure Suit Larry, and we want you to be a part of it,” said …

Replay Games shoots for nostalgia with Leisure Suit Larry revival

October 10, 2011 12:00 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Leisure Suit Larry was a tacky video game series that debuted in 1987, chronicling the failed attempts of Larry Laffer, the world’s least successful lover, to get women into bed. But it did sell more than 10 million units, with …