Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according   
   to a reliable Kotaku source. Some 150 people were laid off,   
   and both of the studio's current projects--Star Wars: First   
   Assault and Star Wars 1313--were cancelled. Disney will   
   still use the LucasArts name to license games, but the   
   studio is no more.   
      
   Publicly, Disney is saying their current games could be   
   licensed out to a different publisher or developer, but   
   according to our source, that's unlikely. Our source says   
   Lucas has pursued the option for "one or both games," but   
   nothing happened. "With the teams now basically being   
   dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever,"   
   our source said.   
      
   A second source also told Kotaku this afternoon that the   
   chances of Lucas licensing out 1313 are very slim. The odds   
   are "effectively zero," the source said.   
      
   "After evaluating our position in the games market, we've   
   decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a   
   licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while   
   achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games,"   
   LucasArts parent company LucasFilm said in a statement. "As   
   a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the   
   organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of   
   the talented teams who have been developing our new   
   titles."   
      
   Full article:   
   http://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-468473749   
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