Star Wars

Why Aren’t These Actual Video Games

These pics, by artist Gustavo Viselner, are homages to classic films. And they’re good ones at that. But to me, they’re teases of great games that could have been, but never were. OK, so the excellent Alien 3 and Aliens vs Predator came close to that Ripley one, but I’m imagining these as adventure games,…

The Hottest New Star Wars Game Is A Dull Diablo Clone

Star Wars Uprising, the new Diablo clone sitting atop the iTunes charts, could more appropriately be titled Star Wars: Uninspiring. The game is competent. That’s about it. Check out the video to see it in action. As with many so-called free mobile games, you get what you pay for. In this case, you get a…

Let’s Watch Ten Minutes Of Star Wars: Battlefront Gameplay 

Because it’s there, and it’s beautiful. A calming sensation wafted over me as I watched this video, recorded during the closed alpha test on PC and uploaded to YouTube by Jake McNeill (via Gamespot). I’ve been worrying over the new movies lately—probably due to the toys hitting stores—and this clip helped me come to terms…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: It’s Loopin’ Chewie’s Fault: Winners!

Oh Chewbacca, we can’t stay mad at you. Halfway through our frustration-fueled Photoshop attack on Loopin’ Chewie the love shined through. And what better love to signify this than the love for a complete breakfast, including a heaping helping of lharm’s ‘Shop Contest entry, Froot Loopin’ Chewie. Even with its strange language and lack of…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: It’s Loopin’ Chewie’s Fault

Force Fridayturned out to be a bust for many hopeful collectors, so we’re going to take out our frustration on an innocent. Sorry, Loopin’ Chewie. Reader and frequent ‘shop contest contributor sciteach directed me to Hasbro’s Star Wars version of board game classic Loopin’ Louie, and my own disappointment with the way collectors were shafted…

If you’ve been jealous of folks playing Star Wars: Battlefront in the game’s private alpha, EA’s announced the game’s beta will begin sometime in early October. The beta will also mark the debut of a new, mysterious game mode called Drop Zone. Contact the author at [email protected]

Star Destroyer Mod Brings Space Death To GTA V

*switches car radio to Imperial March* This video by TwoDynamic shows off two cool Star Wars mods for GTA V: one changes the blimp to an enormous Imperial Star Destroyer, the other lets you drive Luke’s landspeeder around Sadly they’re just cosmetic additions; the star destroyer won’t spew probe droids all over the mountains, and…

The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Disney Infinity 3.0 [All Done!]

Saturday morning used to be all about playing with toys and watching cartoons. Let’s do that! I’ve been on vacation for the past month, and that vacation may have been specifically timed in order to ensure I was around for the launch of the latest wave of toy-based games. Either way Disney Infinity 3.0 goes…

If Star Wars Took Place in Northern England

The Star Wars movies are filmed at Pinewood Studios in England, but take place in a galaxy far, far away. Imagine if they took place in the U.K. and if Ken Loach directed them. British filmmaker Ken Loach is known for his gritty, naturalistic films, such as My Name is Joe and Riff-Raff. He should…

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I can’t even look at it.

Darth Vader Gets His Very Own Star Wars PS4

Now this is cool—in honor of Star Wars Battlefront, Darth Vader is getting his very own PlayStation 4, which is a pretty decent reward for that whole redemption thing. The limited-edition PS4 will launch on November 17 with two different bundles—one including Disney Infinity and one with Battlefront. Both bundles will also feature four old…

The Star Wars Theme Park Has Been Quietly Growing for Years

Finally. After years of unanswered smugness from Universal Studios, who won the rights to build The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Disney has returned fire. They will be building Star Wars themed lands in two Walt Disney Parks. The first will be at the original Anaheim property in Disneyland, and the second will be at…

Replica Force Awakens Lightsaber Looks Hot

Now that the jokes about Kylo Ren’s lightsaber have gone away, folks are getting down to the business of seriously recreating the thing. But this one, from Saberforge, is the best I’ve seen. It’s not some plastic replica; the thing is made out machined metal and comes with its own blade and lighting. Being hand-made,…

The Final Moments Of The First Death Star, In LEGO Form

LEGO builder OliveSeon recreated the Battle of Yavin from Star Wars in a very creative way. Instead of building a huge Death Star he focused on its memorable “trench run” scene and made a detailed six-feet-wide version of it. Here are some more shots (via Brick Nerd) from different angles of the Rebels trying to…

New Star Wars Battlefront Gameplay Takes To the Skies

Star Wars Battlefront will feature a new Fighter Squadron mode that will have Rebel starfighters duke it out with Imperial ships. Previously, we sawfive minutes of the game’s multiplayer. That clip was focused more on the ground forces. This one isn’t. The mode supports up to twenty combat fighters and, I guess, features a bunch…

Stars Wars Turned into Japanese Lanterns

Each August, traditional lantern floats are carried through the city of Aomori. This year, joining the traditional Japanese samurai floats, were Star Wars characters. Fitting, I know. The floats typically feature warriors, deities, and animals. See the below photos from Twitter user t_shicho, who lives in Aomori. [Photo: t_shicho] [Photo: t_shicho] George Lucas was heavily…

Star Wars Build-A-Bears Are Packed With Evil Gift Potential

A couple of days ago at a shopping mall likely quite close by Build-A-Bear Workshop started sellingofficial Star Wars plushies, bear costumes and accessories. Let us ponder the evil gift possibilities. Build-A-Bear used to be a place I stopped by now and then when a limited edition figure from a favorite animated series was released,…

Crazy Millennium Falcon Toy Is 18 FEET LONG

Stop, toy companies. Stop this madness before somebody gets hurt. Hot Toys, they of super-realistic action figure fame, also make 1/6 scale Star Wars figures. For the Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong show going on right now, they decided to also build a Millennium Falcon to stick some in. With the figures being 1/6 scale,…

R2-PS4 Looks Like The Best Way To Play Star Wars Games

This custom build, which crams a PS4 into a laptop-style case, is actually called the R2-D2 Star Wars Themed PlayBook 4. But I’m sticking with R2-PS4, because it’s not a mouthful. Built by Eddie Zarick, with help from R2-D2 replica specialists Astromech, the custom case is 3D-printed, and while it makes cute little R2 sounds…

Star Wars VR Pitch Looks Like The Perfect Star Wars Game

Director Rob McLellan, who is turning his robot serial killer short ABE into a feature film with MGM, has also been working on something else: a Star Wars VR game. Along with his VFX guy Craig Stiff, and with a little help from games studio HammerheadVR, they’ve put together this demo of what they’re toying…