The Force Will Be Unleashed on September 19
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Media Release 16th April
The Force Will Be Unleashed on September 19
LucasArts Announces Release Date for Breakthrough New
Star Wars® Game
LucasArts has announced that its highly anticipated videogame Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ will be released on
September 16, 2008 in the United States and will be hitting New Zealand stores on September 19.
An entirely new chapter in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret
Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game’s expansive story is set during
the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In
it, players will assist Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course
of their destiny.
“Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the most ambitious projects LucasArts has ever launched. The combination of a
great new Star Wars story with revolutionary new technology and game play means more fun than you’ve ever had in the
Star Wars universe,” said Peter Hirschmann, Vice-President of Product Development, LucasArts. “We can’t wait until
gamers get their hands on it this September.”
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is the first next-generation game developed internally at LucasArts, and will be
available on the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment
system.
As its name implies, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking
full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time together: Digital
Molecular Matter, by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd.
LucasArts and developer Krome Studios are creating an equally enthralling version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on
the Wii™ home videogame system from Nintendo, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable) system, and n-Space, Inc., is developing a version for Nintendo DS™. All will feature the same
storyline, with opportunities to unleash the Force in devastating new ways.
Working with Lucas Licensing, LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of Star Wars:
The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full
publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey, Prima Games, and Palace Press.
More information about the game can be found at the official website, www.theforceunleashed.com, which will continue to
release details throughout the year.
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About LucasArts
LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software
worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the
Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his
vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.
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