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“Hey You, Show Me Your Season Pass, Assholes”

There are many actual, official ways EA will try and get you to buy a season pass for Star Wars: Battlefront. This Unscriptedvideo (via Kotaku AU) is not one of them. Warning: Some NSFW language here. It’s a funny video, but to be fair, it’s more a clip about the concept of season passes (and…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 8, 2015

Star Wars Episode VII: Party City

Why did Redditor eleetpancake recreate the poster for The Force Awakens using stock photos of people in Star Wars costumes from Party City? Because he’s the best. . Via Super Punch

By Mike Fahey Published November 8, 2015

The Japanese Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Has Lots of New Footage

This is not simply the old trailer with Japanese subs on it. This is much more. You can watch the one minute and fifty-three second trailer below. Lots of hot stuff in this trailer! Like… …and… Thanks RaviCNN and JohnTV! To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2015

Great, Another Promising Star Wars Board Game

Fantasy Flight has a pretty good track record with its Star Wars tabletop games, with two of them—X-Wing and Imperial Assault—in my crew’s regular rotation. They might soon be joined by a third. Star Wars: Rebellion is a new game just announced by the company, and while the name and basic look may remind of…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2015

A Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Trailer, In The Style of The Force Awakens

Here’s proof from YouTuber Max Nicholson that some good music and editing can even make Episode I, II and III look good. One thing that always bugged me about the prequels — including the marketing — was how they gave away the big twist from Empire. So, I decided to make a video that reinforced…

By Gergo Vas Published November 4, 2015

Destiny x Star Wars Trailer Mashup Is Suitably Epic

Drama! Darkness! Space magic! Weird swords! I’m talking about Destiny… or am I talking about Star Wars? On YouTube, Sam Goodey (via r/DTG) has cut together a special Destiny video by syncing it to audio from the latest mega Star Wars trailer. It’s good shit. I’ll be honest: The Destiny stuff is fine, but that…

By Kirk Hamilton Published October 29, 2015

Star Wars: The Old Republic Now Feels More Like A Classic BioWare RPG

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s new 4.0 update changes everything, as does a fresh expansion to one of the most controversial massively multiplayer games in recent memory. Last year I asked developers working on the game about their plans for the future. What they told me then is a phrase that reps for the game’s…

By Phil Owen Published October 27, 2015

That’s A Big LEGO Star Destroyer

Star Wars’ giant, 3730 feet long Venator-class Star Destroyer, a ship mostly used during the Clone Wars, compressed into a similarly huge 6 feet long LEGO version by builder Alec_D Gotta love all the tiny turbolaser turrets and the engine units, very nicely designed. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

By Gergo Vas Published October 27, 2015

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: It Could Be Worse, Luke Skywalker: Winners!

Two weeks ago I asked our readers to picture worse places for Luke Skywalker to be than being teabagged by Imperials in Star Wars: Battlefront. What I got back was a photo tour of Skywalker nightmares. This week’s winner not only picked one of the most nightmarish Star Wars scenarios ever—inside the Star Wars Kinect…

By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2015

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Rebel Punches AT-AT To Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have a strong right hook at the Battle of Hoth, lucky and skillful headshots, skeletons, decoys and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. FIFA…

By Chris Person Published October 23, 2015

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X-Wing, Y-Wing…Z-Wing?

Pablo Carpio is a concept artist and illustrator from Spain. He,like the rest of the planet, has some Star Wars fever right now That pic up top is his take on the Z-Wing, a Rebel fighter mentioned in fiction only by name, and never actually depicted (at least in canon sources). Looks like an X-Wing…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2015

13 Years Is A Long Time In Hollywood

Consider this Now watch this: Even if Force Awakens ends up being complete trash, these movies look like they were made in difference centuries, not different decades.

By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2015

Here’s The New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

With tickets going on sale today for the first new Star Wars movie since the last Star Wars movie, a proper trailer has also been released for Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Here it is.

By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2015

Fans Create The Ultimate Star Wars Tabletop Game

There are two very good Star Wars tabletop games out there right now. One set in space, one set on the ground. This custom scenario combines the two, and looks like the 2-1B’s knees. Made by Beasts of War, it takes the core set of rules from X-Wing and applies it to the atmosphere of…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2015

Star Wars: Battlefront Trailer Is Strangely…Emotional

Get out of my head/fantasies/emotions, you relentless holiday season marketing machine.

By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2015

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Luke Throws Stormtrooper Into TIE Fighter

Today on Highlight Reel we have Luke Skywalker force pushing a snowtrooper into a TIE fighter, Metal Gear meets WWE, Nathan Drake, rad stoppies, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links…

By Chris Person Published October 15, 2015

This Week’s New Chewbacca Comic Is Great

Nobody’s letting Han Solo’s co-pilot win in the first issue of his new comic book series. Chewbacca attains victory all by his own furry self. Chewbacca #1 is the latest addition to Marvel Comics’ growing line of Star Wars comics. Like Darth Vader, Star Wars, Lando and the others, it takes place between Star Wars…

By Evan Narcisse Published October 15, 2015

Darth Vader, Being a Total Badass In Star Wars Battlefront

Here’s Darth Vader, single-handedly destroying a Rebel Snow Speeder by throwing his lightsaber into the air. Damn! The moment comes from Muselk, who, funnily enough, had a few traumatic run-ins with Darth Vader earlier in the source (sponsored) video. Then Muselk becomes just Vader and pulls off the awesome moment in the GIF above around…

By Patricia Hernandez Published October 14, 2015

Star Wars: Battlefront Looks Incredible With Some Screenshot Magic

Star Wars: Battlefront is a very pretty video game, but while everyone else has been running around the beta sticking wangs on Luke Skywalker’s head, Berdu has been working hard to make it look even prettier A screenshot artist, Berdu has created some images of the game that look absolutely stunning. Remember, these aren’t elaborate,…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2015

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Video Game Spike Lee Realizes Dream of Playing for the Knicks

Today on Highlight Reel we have skillful grenade tosses, Spike Lee’s dream come true, high level fulton balloon battles, jetpacks, hoth battles, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below.…

By Chris Person Published October 12, 2015