Kotaku: Lego Star Wars

There Will Be a LEGO Star Wars "TV Special"

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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Which sounds a lot like a "movie". Just that it's headed straight to TV. More »

Your Last-Minute Father's Day Video Game Guide

Sam Winstrom & Joshua Rivera — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:30:00 EDT

There's a game for every kind of man. So why not show dad some love this Father's Day with a new one? Whether you're a video game know-it-all or can't stand them, dad might enjoy something new to play. Use our handy guide to figure out what game to give him after the barbecue this weekend. More »

I Can Abide This Jawa Sandcrawler

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:30:00 EDT

Marshal Banana is just the right name for the person responsible for this enormous custom LEGO Sandcrawler, because this shit is b-a-n-a-n-a-s. More »

Re-Writing The Star Wars Saga (With LEGO)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:30:00 EDT

You know how the cutscenes in the LEGO Star Wars games are funnier and more charming than the actual movies they're based on (especially the prequels)? Here's one long LEGO Star Wars cutscene, re-telling the story of episodes IV-VI. More »

Lego Universe To Feature Star Wars & Other Lego Game IP?

Stuart Houghton — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:40:00 EDT

The Lego Universe MMO is shaping up nicely, with what the developers told us would be "really core LEGO play" - building stuff, in other words. More »

The Top Five LEGO Video Games

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:00:52 EST

50 years ago today the Lego brick as we know it was born, allowing generation after generation of parents to stand in the toy aisle at their favorite retail establishment exclaiming, "How the hell do these cost so much? They're just Legos for chrissakes!" Seriously, I'd be ass-deep in Star Wars Lego crap if the price point weren't so insane. Still, 50 years of Lego history has given us countless Lego video games (if you can't count to 33), so I figured I would take a moment to check out the top five Lego video games of all time, in honor of this special day. More »

LucasArts Promises the WiiSaber (Again)

Mark Wilson — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:40:48 EDT

Everyone knows the Wiimote's Ultimate Purpose, and it's not tennis. It's badass Jedi lightsabering. And while we've had faith the Wiimote would one day transcend to lightsaber status (beyond waggling), LucasArts' Mark Montuya has gone on the record to endorse the dream after recent silence on their front, calling the LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga "just a taster" for a future release of motion controlled lightsaber combat. More »

Best Game Related Cosplay

fdemarco — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:00:46 EDT

I just got back from roaming the Comic Con floor, saying hello to Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade and the guys from Red vs. Blue when i noticed an odd phenomenon There seems to be a surprising lack of cos-play at this year's event, not that there isn't any, but certainly not as much as I was expecting, even with my buddy David and I adding to the fray as The Venture Bros. In our journeys so far we've ran into two Dr. Girlfriends, The Monarch, Dr. Venture and The Manic Eight Ball . (embarrassing photos to follow) More »

LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga Official

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 24 May 2007 19:40:00 EDT

After weeks of rumor and reports from retailers that LucasArts was readying yet another LEGO Star Wars title, the company has made it official. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga is coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, and Nintendo DS. More »

LEGO Star Wars Complete Saga Not Just For Wii

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:40:46 EDT

A report from Gamespot reveals that a pair of retailers are now carrying listings for LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga for the Wii (rumored here a few weeks back), PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. Based on that name, one would most likely assume that this release would feature the two already released LEGO Star Wars games, available on a wide number of platforms. More »

Red Noses on Your Legos

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:20:57 EDT

It's Red Nose Day in the UK, a semi-holiday centered around raising money for the disadvantaged through the Comic Relief charity. Traveller's Tales is urging folks to donate cash money to the enterprise, and in exchange they are offering up a code that unlocks red noses for all of your Lego Star Wars II characters on the Xbox 360, PS2, PC, and Gamecube. More »

EA, Sports, Licenses Dominate '06 Sales

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:20:18 EST

Next-Gen went to great lengths to provide perspective—via handy pie and bar graphs—on the top 100 selling games from last year. Editor Colin Campbell breaks down the sample set of one hundred best sellers by genre, publisher, release date, review scores and platform exclusivity providing an easy-to-read look at the sales landscape from a number of different angles. More »

Traveller's Tales Acquires Embryonic

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:40:49 EST

Traveller's Tales have announced the purchase of fellow UK developers Embryonic Studios. Traveller's Tales is responsible for what could arguably be called the most successful use of a movie license ever, the Lego Star Wars series, the second of which is included on countless best of 2006 polls. Incidentally they also developed my favorite Amiga game ever, Leander. More »

Games of the Week!

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:19:15 EDT

Wow, we've got a lot of releases this week. Big ones, too. I'm going to try to keep descriptions to five words or less to get this thing done right quick! Here's what's new and notable this week. More »

100 Characters In Lego Star Wars II

Brian Crecente — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:00:47 EST

LucasArts sends word that Lego Star Wars II will include both the original 50 characters from the first game, plus more than 50 new charactrers. The sequel will allow you to import all of your unlocked characters from the first game with a save file. More »

Unlocked Lego Star Wars Models?

ataylor — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:24:20 EDT

Some enterprising netheads have been digging around in their PC versions of Lego Star Wars, and have unearthed what looks like a bunch of unused artifacts: figs and character models, plus seemingly some unused cut scenes. More »