Star Wars Galaxies: President of LucasArts Resigns

Gamespot reports that Simon Jeffery, the President of LucasArts, has resigned his position. LucasArts is the publisher of Star Wars: Galaxies among other Star Wars related games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

"The company is at a crossroads," said one industry insider reflecting on Jeffrey's departure. Another industry source echoed that sentiment, saying that Jeffrey leaves a publisher struggling to transition away from Star Wars-based products and produce original games that can sell in similar numbers. So far, LucasArts' internally-produced non-SW titles have not been much of a force: Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels was cancelled in August, and RTX Red Rock produced both tepid reviews and poor sales.

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