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Wizards of the Coast to Discontinue Star Wars Lines
To quote from the official source link:
There have been several questions lately regarding the future of the Star Wars Miniatures and Roleplaying Game and until now I haven't had definitive answers to give you. After a lengthy evaluation, Wizards of the Coast has decided not to renew the Star Wars license with Lucasfilm. We've had a long and fantastic run, but with the economic downturn, we have made the tough decision to discontinue our Star Wars lines.
The license officially ends in May this year, with WotC product available through August. In the meantime, we have awesome new products still coming your way. This week, we released The Dark Times minis and Galaxy of Intrigue RPG. We'll have more coming with Masters of the Force minis in April, which will have some of your most favorite characters along with rare creatures from the Dejarik Holochess game that have never appeared in our game. We'll also release The Unknown Regions RPG in April, which includes entirely new planets and mini-adventures for each world.
We are finishing the line with a bang so look for special programs at your local game store to stock up on favorite sets before they go into the vault. We will continue to support our Star Wars forums on the Wizards Community site so you can reach out and chat with us and other fans.
While I know the news is disappointing, we wanted to make this announcement as soon as possible and thank you for being such great fans. It's been a fantastic ride with the Star Wars community and working with Lucasfilm. We hope you enjoy the next several months of great products. You never know when we may circle back again!
Greg Yahn
Director of Marketing, Wizards of the Coast
What This Means
Star Wars Miniatures will go on sale on the secondary market at reduced prices over the next year as people panic at the news. As a collectible, though, it is predicted that the miniatures will regain their prices and then eventually rise above their current market values, as this game becomes scarce and hard to find.
The Star Wars franchise may or may not be picked up by another company, but speculation is rampant. Several players seem to be banding together to perhaps work on continuing the miniatures game; with several key people who hold vital experience and knowledge to continue the brand. Only time will tell what happens with this game. In the meantime though, we have a last chance to try our hands at something that has stood the test of time as a miniatures game before it all goes away.
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