Star Wars

Extended Betas Shouldn’t Be That Much of a Surprise Anymore

This weekend, fans playing the beta for Star Wars Battlefront got the news that the open beta for the much-anticipated shooter was getting one more day. Seems like a rare, awesome gift from EA to everyone, right? Turns out it’s not all that rare. The Star Wars Battlefront beta was supposed to end on tonight…

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

So the latest Star Wars game has made tea-bagging Darth Vader’s smug Jedi son’s facean international sport. There are worse fates than tea-bagging, young Skywalker. Let us show you. Why, he could be a guest star in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for example. Or maybe he’s stuck in some horrible, inescapable limbo. And while…

Star Wars Battlefront Beta Gets One More Day

Don’t put away your stormtrooper armor just yet kids. Originally slated to end tomorrow, the Star Wars Battlefront beta test has been extended through Tuesday in order to test extreme server scenarios and give me chance to add that word balloon I’d been eyeing.

10 Priceless Fails From The Star Wars Battlefront Beta

We know there’s been a lot of ass-kicking during the Battlefront beta. But there is a flip-side to that, too—and it is hilarious to watch. Here are my picks for the best misfires, deaths, and fails that people have seen or experienced during the Battlefront beta. The Luke Skywalker Who Got Teabagged By An Entire…

Eight Players Who Killed It In The Star Wars Battlefront Beta

Savage snipes. Clutch kills. Close calls. The Star Wars Battlefront beta has produced many awesome moments that players are capturing on video, and they are a delight to watch. Here are some of my favorite picks! The player who destroyed a TIE Fighter with a grenade Nice going, Len Kagamine The Player Who Sniped An…

A Few Quick Tips For Folks Playing The Star Wars Battlefront Beta

Today, the public beta for Star Wars Battlefront starts at 1PM EST for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Many of you will want to play it straight, as you would any other first-person shooter. But Battlefront is not like most shooters! TIP NUMBER ONE In most shooters, when you see an enemy, you take a…

Star Wars Turned into a Giant Sand Sculpture

One hundred and sixty tons of Japanese sand were needed to make this. That’s a lot of sand. To break that down, sixteen ten ton trucks were needed to haul the sand, and a hundred tons of water were used to create the sculpture, which is located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The region is famous…

Star Wars: Imperial Assault: The Kotaku Review

Imperial Assault is a board game that was released in late 2014. I only got around to playing it over the weekend, and I already count those months between as wasted Having made a ton of money off their excellent X-Wing game before moving onto capital ship battles, Imperial Assault is Fantasy Flight’s shot at…

Watch Me Play The Star Wars Battlefront’s Beta’s Best Mode

Walker Assault on Hoth is the most epic thing available in the Battlefront demo—and today, I’m going to show it to you first-hand. Join me during a livestream that starts at 6:05PM EST/3:05PM PST right here—I’ll be answering questions about the demo, and potentially giving out some extra codes in between matches. It’ll be fun!…

Two Very Impressive Hours With The Star Wars Battlefront Beta

I’m actually not a huge Star Wars fan (I know, I know), but after spending a couple of hours playing Battlefront on the PS4 today, I’m starting to feel a lot of hype. I mean. Can you blame me for feeling this way? Even the menus in this game are hot as hell: Nevermind when…

R2-D2 Has Been Lifting, Bro

This used to be a Gundam model kit. Not anymore. Now it’s “Hi2-D2 – Enhanced astromech droid”. The work of Italian modeller Lemcat, there’s even room for all of R2’s weird little hidden tools, which seemed impractical in a little astromech droid but look far more natural in the hands of a giant bipedal death…

It’s An Awkward Time To Be A Star Wars Fan

Star Wars is not a series of movies. It’s not a collection of interconnected stories. And it’s not a genre. Star Wars is instead a place, a universe, a setting for a series of movies and other interconnected stories. Now, Star Wars is being refreshed, but it’s still Star Wars. While the events are different,…

One GIF Sums Up Star Wars Battlefront‘s Modern Multiplayer Potential

Plenty of non-canonical moments will be possible in the upcoming multiplayer game Star Wars Battlefront. Above, a scene from YouTuber Jackfrags’ recent session with the game. A beta for Battlefront will be playable on PS4, Xbox One and PC starting this Thursday The game can be played in first or third-person. Here’s more: To contact…

New Star Wars Comic Shows Luke Skywalker Growing Up on Tatooine

It may seem like he was a whiny kid who was bored all the time but, according to a new online comic, Luke Skywalker had adventures before he ever set foot in a space ship. Begun by writer/artist Hong Jac-ga in Korea earlier this year, Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens is the tale…

Darth Vader Is Pretty Good at Unreal Engine 4 Demos

He’s chillin’ in some winter ruins, havin’ a good time. CryZENx, the creator of this demo, which is the latest in a series of pretty UE4 demos featuring random characters, obtained the Vader model from SoulCalibur 4, then did the model rigging and cloth animations while importing in the engine. The model was then placed…

Disney Infinity‘s Version Of The Original Star Wars Trilogy Is Way Different

The second Star Wars adventure set for Disney Infinity 3.0 begins with Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie and the droid flying escape pods to Tatooine for their first meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Wait a minute… It’s a kids game, I know, but the Star Wars fan inside me can’t help but go a little nuts over…

Chewbacca’s Secret Life in Japan

Star Wars: The Force Awakens won’t be out until December. If you are Chewbacca (and really, why aren’t you?), that means you have time to kill. In Japan, that’s exactly what the wookiee has been doing. Or at least what Star Wars superfan Ryutaro Suzuki has had Chewbacca doing. Below, you can see Chewie’s adventures…

Star Wars KOTOR II Getting New, Player-Created Achievements

Against all odds, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, a decade-old game, keeps getting official updates. After a big out-of-nowhere update a couple months ago that added snazzy modern features like Steam Workshop support, ultra-high resolutions, and cloud saves, the (best) Star Wars role-playing game is getting even more achievements. There’s a twist,…

Meet the Hutt Who Helped Luke Skywalker Learn About the Jedi

At the end of the original Star Wars movie, Luke Skywalker had a lightsaber and not much else. The old man who started to mentor him died at the hands of the Empire’s most feared enforcer and he didn’t know anything about the legacy he was supposed to continue. This week’s Star Wars comic shows…

Very creative Star Wars LEGO fan-build by Burglarhobbit. It’s a behind the scenes set of The Force Awakens with a green screen, a cockpit, a dressing room and even a hidden Salacious B. Crumb To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]