Why won't LucasArts make a modern Tie Fighter game ?

i hear ya man.. I would love a complilation made up from X-Wing TIE fighter and even the "newer" fighters and ships from Part 1,2 & 3. With the latest graphics and physics engines, i think it would be a sure fire sell for all those fans that played them years ago.. I know i would buy...

and not to show how much of a StarWars Geek I am, but I think even baseing a new X-wing series based on the X-Wing Novels would be kewl too.. More storylines and all to play in..

Tie Fighter was a great game. Unfortunately interest in 3D space sims has taken a nose dive. Basically, you are left with either X3 - Reunion (pretty good, but I have to admit I like X2 - The Return better), and Darkstar One.

It would be nice if Microsoft would develop Freelancer 2 with more realistic a flight mode.

You could try the freespace open source project. I heard that there is a starwars mod for it.

Jumpgate has the best flight model and the developer announced yesterday the development of Jumpgate Evolution which looks pretty sweet and will still have the same flight engine underneath.

It's a risky venture to make a space sim which is why there are no new x-wing games.

Tie Fighter was great, I would love to see a sequal or at least an update made, I still play the original on occasion.