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This developer video for LEGO Indiana Jones 2 runs through some of the game's many new features. The story covers plots from the Indiana Jones films, including Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but will not have any repeat material from the previous game. The sequel will also include a two-player co-op mode and the ability to literally build a mission using LEGO pieces. The game is expected to release later this fall, but those that want to relive the fun from the first game can download the demo here.

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Some legends never die. Others are immortalized with interlocking plastic bricks, as demonstrated with this trailer for LEGO Indiana Jones 2. In the upcoming sequel, fans can play through wacky LEGO scenes inspired by the original movie trilogy and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. There are also game-only creatures, like the fifty foot statue that chases Indie Indy and his friends. Additionally, players will be able to build their own adventures in the LEGO style. The game is expected to release this fall, and gamers that want to be reminded what LEGO Indiana Jones is all about can download the demo for the first game here.

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Last week Lucasarts admitted that it had laid off a number of its team members but would not admit to specific numbers (although the rumors went as high as 100 members). Now Shacknews is reporting via an unnamed source that Lucasarts plans to not only fire 100 more team members but also halt all internal game development following the completion of their console only game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

If true this would be in direct contradiction to what a Lucasarts PR spokesperson told our sister site Joystiq las Friday. That spokesperson stated, " . . . [sites] are definitely reading too much into the layoffs; [LucasArts] is not halting internal development." A later post stated that Lucasarts was still working on the long awaited Indiana Jones game in-house and that there are, " no plans to outsource its development to an external studio." So either the Lucasarts spokesperson was flat out lying or the unnamed source that Shacknews is using for its story is either lying or mistaken. We should know the full true in a few months when The Force Unleashed is released to stores in mid-September.

A few days ago rumors started that Lucasarts had laid off as many as 100 of its team members late on Thursday. Our sister site Joystiq has confirmed with a company spokesperson that "a portion" of their team was indeed given their walking papers but would not reveal any specific numbers. The spokesperson did confirm that the company's vice president of product development Peter Hirschmann also left on Thursday but that it was a "mutual decision".

Despite the layoffs, Lucasarts has not cancelled any current games in development, according to the spokesperson. That includes games that are being created internally by the company itself. like the much talked about next true Indiana Jones game which Lucasarts demoed at E3 2006 but has remained silent on its progress until now.