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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 -
CultureRebel 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 -
Culture
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 -
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 -
CultureLuke 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 -
CultureVideo 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 -
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…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2015 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 -
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.
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015
