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LucasArts has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to its internal studio and has denied rumours that will cease development after The Force Unleashed.

“We’re committed to our internal studio,” Lucas rep Margaret Grohne told Joystiq. “We’re working on the next Indiana Jones game internally.”

Grohne refused to comment on whether this would include future efforts, but did say that the company planned on outsourcing projects to other studios.

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Original Atari founder Nolan Bushnell says he’s “thrilled” to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film about his life.

The news of DiCaprio’s signing came earlier this week, when it was revealed that Paramount Pictures had picked up the project.

“I’m very, very thrilled and honored that would be the case,” Bushnell told MTV Multiplayer.

“There’s been a lot of books [about Atari],” he said. “Some correct, some incorrect. I’ve kind of gotten used to being portrayed by others. I kind of thought that this [a movie] might happen. I kind of thought that it wouldn’t happen until maybe after I was in the ground for a little while.”