The Star Wars universe, once always expanding with new books and games, is now very, very small. And it’s leaving Knights of the Old Republic, The Force Unleashed, and other games out.
Lucasfilm, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, announced today that is lopping off most of the content from the existing Star Wars canon. Since the first film debuted in 1977, Lucasfilm has worked with others to release new stories that make up what is known as the “Expanded Universe.” Before selling Star Wars and Lucasfilm to Disney, George Lucas considered much of that canonical (or part of the official story). Not any more. Lucasfilm now only considers the films, Episode I through Episode VI and Star Wars: The Clone Wars as “immovable objects of Star Wars history.”
That means that all previously released games are now part of an outdated timeline of events that no longer corresponds with the films. Lucasfilm said it will continue printing its books under a new “Legends” banner that indicates they are not a part of the canon as it stands today.
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