The March issue of Game Informer Magazine contains a very interesting interview with Jim Ward, the President of LucasArts & Vice Pres. , Marketing & Distributing, Lucasfilm LTD. Jim Ward has announced that LucasArts will produce more Indiana Jones games in the near future!

Game Informer Magazine: LucasArts used to be known for making really unique original properties like Day of the Tentacle, then fell back primarily on Star Wars products exclusively. Are original games going to be a focus for the company?

Jim Ward: "We have three main goals. One is to restimulate the Star Wars IP with high quality games. Secondly, we're going to reinvigorate the Indiana Jones IP, which has basically been stagnant for years. There's no reason that Indiana Jones can't be a James Bond and have a year-in, year-out great representation of that brand. And take advantage of the fact that, in the next couple of years, there will be a new Indiana Jones movie. The third leg of this is definitely new IP. There's a heritage built into the DNA of LucasArts, and that's creativity and innovation. We need to move beyond the IP that we have. We certainly lost that. We lost that as the console console marketplace came into being; it was very strong on the PC platform. Once the company missed the adaptation of the console platforms, we've been in catch-up mode ever since. But that's going to change."

This is great news indeed! And Jim Ward not only says that they will make more Indiana Jones games, he also mentions that the fourth Indiana Jones film will come! I hope that this brings new hope to all the Indyfans that no longer believe in Indy IV. And stay tuned for more exciting Indy news!

Thanks to LucasForums and QueZTone at The Raven for the news.