gibbeynator: You know, I'm still holding you guys to the comments you made in 2012 about a new, "big five" publisher being teased at your next conference.
They mentioned in a video earlier this year that that publisher was in fact LucasArts and that it was in the works when LucasArts got sold to Disney and that it put things on slow-down for a while because mergers and acquisitions take time to integrate together including legal matters such as intellectual property but that negotiations were still underway and they felt positive about it more or less. Since then Disney has let go of all of the LucasArts employees if I recall correctly and that could also slow down progress on bringing them on board.
Ultimately regardless of what comments they make concerning bringing any new publisher on board are of no form of guarantee whatsoever until the agreements are signed and the ink is dry however, and LucasArts has been on shaky ground for years now and it's only gotten more shaky. Disney holds every single card in this game however, GOG simply can talk to them and wait, talk and wait. GOG has no power to slam their fist down and make demands though. And so, all we gamers can do is also sit and wait, think positively and hope for the best. It's also important to note that when the initial LucasArts negotiations were going on, there is no way possible that GOG could have known that they would be acquired by Disney as that information would have been under strict NDAs required by SEC regulations, so GOG can't be faulted for that.
"Shit happens" (TM) ;o)
Having said that, they sure sounded hopeful in the last interview they spoke about it, so hopefully they'll speak about it again soon.
