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'''Lucasfilm Games''' (known internally as "Lucasfilm Computer Division Games Group") was a division of Lucasfilm Limited that was created to develop video games, originally as a cooperative venture with [[Atari]]. Their early titles were published by Atari (in the case of games for Atari computers), [[Activision]], and [[Epyx]] (the latter two in the case of non-Atari computers). [[Maniac Mansion]] was one of the first games to be published by Lucasfilm Games themselves. | '''Lucasfilm Games''' (known internally as "Lucasfilm Computer Division Games Group") was a division of Lucasfilm Limited that was created to develop video games, originally as a cooperative venture with [[Atari]]. Their early titles were published by Atari (in the case of games for Atari computers), [[Activision]], and [[Epyx]] (the latter two in the case of non-Atari computers). [[Maniac Mansion]] was one of the first games to be published by Lucasfilm Games themselves. | ||
Lucasfilm Games received their own acclaim for their adventure games, starting in [[1986]] with [[Labyrinth | Lucasfilm Games received their own acclaim for their adventure games, starting in [[1986]] with [[Labyrinth]] (based on the LucasFilm movie starring David Bowie and a cast of Muppets). [[1987]]'s Maniac Mansion introduced the SCUMM scripting engine, which was used in many of their subsequent games, and has since been used (in the form of [[ScummVM]]) in many others. | ||
The company was renamed as [[LucasArts]] in [[1990]]. Although Lucasfilm Games developed a handful of titles using IP from Lucasfilm movies, not a single [[Star Wars]] game was released under the Lucasfilm Games label (these came after the change to LucasArts). | The company was renamed as [[LucasArts]] in [[1990]]. Although Lucasfilm Games developed a handful of titles using IP from Lucasfilm movies, not a single [[Star Wars]] game was released under the Lucasfilm Games label (these came after the change to LucasArts). |