Monday, July 06, 2009

LucasArts: Indiana Jones And The Re-Release

LucasArts announced today that ten "classic" games will be available on Steam on July 8. Here's the list (thanks Blue's):
Armed and Dangerous
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
LOOM
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Starfighter
The Dig
Thrillville: Off the Rails

Yes, the adventure titles were already playable via SCUMMVM, but there's a significant convenience factor in being able to download via Steam.

Obviously, there are some must-haves missing from that list (Grim Fandango, damn it), but the press release says "in the first round of releases," so I think it's a safe bet that LucasArts is going to re-release as much of their old catalog as they can.

What's curious, though, is that there's no mention of price, and it seems pointless to be withholding that information when the games are being released in two days. Offer the 10-pack at $29.99, or individual games for $4.99, and there will be a stampede to buy them. It would be easy to screw this up entirely through mispricing the product, though.

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