Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts

Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts cover
Author	Rob Smith
Language	English
Subject	LucasArts
Publisher	Chronicle Books
Publication date	November 26, 2008
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	256 pp
ISBN	0-8118-6184-8

Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts is a book about the history of the video game developer and publisher LucasArts, by PlayStation: The Official Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Rob Smith,^[1] with a foreword by George Lucas.^[2]

Summary

In 1982, George Lucas saw potential in the fledgling videogame industry and created his own interactive-entertainment company. Twenty-five years and dozens of award-winning games later, LucasArts has earned a prestigious place in the industry and in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Rogue Leaders is the first substantive survey of a videogame companya deluxe compilation that traces its history through never-before-published interviews. In addition, more than 300 pieces of concept art, character development sketches, and storyboards have been lavishly reproduced to showcase the creative talent behind such videogame classics as The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as games that were never publicly released. A thrill for millions of videogame and LucasArts fans around the world. The book aims to tell the history of the first 25 years of LucasArts game development and publishing,^[3] from its beginning as Lucasfilm Games, to the 2008 releases such as Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures.^[4]

The book is also an art book, as it features concept art and unused art concepts from LucasArts games.^[5]

References

External links

• Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts at Chronicle Books

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