Disney says it will shut LucasArts video game unit which has produced games like The Star Wars Collection. Source: Supplied
FOUR months after acquiring "Star Wars'' maker Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Co. is closing video game production at LucasArts and laying off staff
A Disney spokesman confirmed the layoffs on Wednesday, but didn't say how many people were affected.
Website Kotaku said 150 people were laid off, citing an unnamed source. Two games that had been in production, "Star Wars: First Assault'' and "Star Wars: 1313,'' were cancelled, Kotaku said.
Disney has been moving away from games that are expensive to make for consoles, like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and toward apps.
One example of the licensing model is Rovio Entertainment Ltd.'s November launch of "Angry Birds Star Wars.''
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