LucasArts

LucasArts started out in May 1982 as the Games Group of Lucasfilm Ltd, the film production company of George Lucas. Lucas wanted his company to branch out into the areas of entertainment, so he cooperated with Atari to produce video games. LucasArts didn't use the Star Wars franchise until early 1990s. The first Star Wars created in-house by them was a space combat simulator called X-wing. The game went on to spawn a successful series.