Star Wars

What Makes LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Different From Other LEGO Games

With 18 LEGO movie games released since 2005, the developers at TT Games are constantly finding new ways to spice up the standard stud-collecting adventures. The first gameplay trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens shows off the three they’ve come up with this time around. The game’s new Blaster Battles essentially add third-person…

That Lightsaber’s Not For You, Rey

We’ve highlighted some Rey cosplay here before, but none as specific as this, which recreates an outfit she wears for only minute or two at the very end of the film. Cosplay by AlyCat

Darth Vader In Fallout 4 Is More Powerful Than You Could Possibly Imagine

Apologies to Obi-Wan Kenobi, who famously uttered the phrase in the first Star Wars film, but becoming a translucent blue bit of heroic motivation has nothing on what Vader does to the rebel forces in this modded Fallout battle. Not content to simply recreate everyone’s favorite little podracer in Fallout 4, YouTube’s Cosmic Contrarian staged…

Here’s your first look at gameplay footage from Star Wars Battlefront’s upcoming Outer Rim expansion, including a cute nod to Han and Greedo’s preference for shooting each other first.

Star Wars Comes To Valve’s Virtual Reality Headset

Trials on Tatooine is an upcoming “virtual reality experience” for the Valve/HTC Vive. If ever a tech demo was going to sell expensive VR units, it may well be this one. Made by ILM, it looks like a little guided tour kinda deal, where you’re dropped in the Star Wars universe, shown some sights, subjected…

Kylie Ren Is Also Very Upset About Darth Vader, Life

Cosplayer Mistress of Fear calls this Fem Kylo Ren, but I figured—in keeping with the theme—that Kylie Ren had a better ring to it. The lightsaber is obviously eye-catching, but check out the detail she’s worked into stuff like the sleeves and robes; it’s almost a shame, because the all-black nature of Ren’s outfit means…

The Force Awakens’ Concept Art Had Some Cool Ideas

The website of Industrial Light & Magic, the design and effects team made famous by the original Star Wars, has shared a massive art dump from The Force Awakens, containing images from throughout the film’s development. Which is probably more exciting than the art itself! I mean yes, it’s nice seeing some near-final artwork here,…

Star Wars: Rebellion: The Kotaku Review

Most Star Wars games put you in command of a few brave heroes of the galactic struggle. Star Wars: Rebellion, a new board game from Fantasy Flight, puts you in command of the whole damn war. Veteran PC gamers may remember that in 1998 Lucasarts released a strategy game called Star Wars: Rebellion, which let…

Darth Vader Doesn’t Do Pep Talks

Darth Vader was a student once. He learned at the feet of masters on both the light and dark sides of the Force. But don’t go begging the Dark Lord of the Sith to be an instructor. He’ll smack you down with the quickness. Spoilers follow. The current storyline in Marvel’s Darth Vader series has…

Mark Hamill Knows How To Deal With Fans

It’s good to see Mark Hamill’s still enjoying all the silly encounters with fans and he’s ready to fool around. Star Wars fans showing up non-stop with requests could be frustrating. But not for him, as Olilord’s clip proves. The guy with the Joker card knows what’s up. To contact the author of this post,…

Even Finn Wants A Star Wars: Battlefront Singleplayer Campaign [Update]

I wanted a singleplayer campaign in the latest Battlefront. You probably did too. You know who else does? John Boyega, the guy who plays Finn in the actual Star Wars movies. It is! It’s also a better way to appreciate all the work that went into the game’s visuals and sound. Boyega then adds: Listen…

No Big Disney Infinity Release This Year But Plenty Of New Stuff

Rather than release a fourth core game in as many years, the Disney Infinity team is focusing on expanding version 3.0 in 2016, with fresh content coming from all corners of the Disney universe including Star Wars, Marvel, Zootopia and The Jungle Book The new approach, detailed today in a Disney Infinity Next online presentation,…

Palpatine Will Dab On Those Fools

Today on Highlight Reel we have a dabbing Palpatine, bad rocket aim, Rainbow 6 breaching failures, tasers, and much much more. Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below.…

Chewbacca, Screaming Like A Girl

Amazing the difference a single edit can make to a scene. The vid’s creator, Tal Prints, has more of this kind of stuffif it’s your thing:

Cutting Open The Vehicles From Star Wars: The Force Awakens

My review of this book: oh boy oh boy oh boy Star Wars: The Force Awakens Incredible Cross-Sections is a newish book by DK, the latest in a very long-running series of books the publisher has released in which big/cool vehicles are sliced open for the immense pleasure of kids (and adults) who have a…

Ten Awesome New LEGO Sets I’ll Be Building This Year

Toy Fair isn’t just a place to discover new playthings and see what’s hitting toy store shelves over the coming year. It’s also an excellent place to compile a shopping list. Here are ten new building sets I saw during my LEGO booth tour this year that will be mine. 1. 60124 Volcano Exploration Base…

The Old Han Solo Switcheroo

A sneaky carbonite manuever from the upcoming Carbon-Freezing Chamber LEGO set. Recorded at Toy Fair 2016.

My Favorite Images From Toy Fair 2016 Day Two

My second and final full day at my very first Toy Fair 2016 in New York City has come and gone, and already I miss it terribly. Nothing flipping through photos of Nerf guns, Pokemon plushies, Final Fantasy figures, Monster High dolls, Transformers, Marvel heroes and more can’t fix. I’ve been dreaming of this weekend…

Fans Begin Project To Remake Star Wars: KOTOR

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is one of the most beloved Star Wars games ever made. Soon, it might also be one of the most beloved Star Wars games ever re-made. Apeiron (probably not pronounced “Ape Iron,” but I can dream) is a fan effort that aims to remake the entirety of the…

Fan Favorite Star Wars Rebel Gets The Action Figure She Deserves

Last year Hasbro let Star Wars fans vote for which character they’d like to see join The Black Series of premium figures. Mandalorian explosives expert and graffiti artist Sabine Wren got second place. Second place is looking pretty good. Not that the first place winner was bad. In fact the character that pulled in the…