Disney lays off staff at game developer LucasArts
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 15:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(AP)—Four months after acquiring "Star Wars" maker Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down video game production at subsidiary LucasArts and laying off staff as it focuses on the less-risky, less-expensive path of licensing its characters and stories to other developers.