Star Wars

Ten Years Later, Star Wars KOTOR II Gets An Official Update

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II—the best KOTOR—just got a huge update, for some reason. The update just dropped on Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux. It’s a doozy—at least, for a game that’s more than ten years old. New features include: 37 achievements to be earned through gameplay Steam Cloud saves Native…

New Y-Wing Model Looks Good Enough To Have Died On Film

Bandai’s new 1/72 scale Y-Wing model is a thing of beauty. The detail on it is incredible, but I’m digging the accessories especially. The laser blasts are cool, the Death Star surface tile is a neat touch, and I love how it includes multiple pilot designs, depending on whether you want to rock a New…

All The Disney Infinity 3.0 You Can Buy Come August 30

Today Disney announced an August 30 release date for the Star Wars-themed Infinity 3.0 starter pack, but anyone who has invested in one of the annual toys-meet-games titles knows that the starter pack is just the beginning. Were it only the $64.99 price tag for the starter, which includes the “Twilight of the Republic Play…

Where Star Wars Meets Diablo

Here’s our first look at the gameplay of Star Wars: Uprising, the upcoming Diablo-inspired mobile game from Kabam withgreat concept art and not a damn trading card in sight. Set between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, Uprising gives players the opportunity to create any sort of Star Wars character…

Star Wars Episode I: Racer was one of the better things that came out of 1999’s The Phantom Menace, and Mon Gazza Speedway was one of its best tracks. While there’s no new podracing game on the horizon, Victor Lammert’s cool tribute is a really close match to a shot from an imagined modern version.…

Unboxing videos are normally dumb, but there are exceptions. This video, showing what it takes to put a Star Wars Battlepod together, is one of them.

The Sith: Worse People, Better Dressers

MissSinister, cosplay superstar, is cosplaying here as a “Sinister Sith”. The expanded universe may be dead, but surely there’s room for one last Sith before it fades away into the history books. Photos by Robert Fousch.

Star Wars Woodblock Prints Made by Japanese Craftsmen

And yes, the prints are officially licensed by Lucasfilm. Part of a crowdfunding project on Makuake.com, these limited-edition woodblock prints were designed by artist Masami Ishikawa, engraved by master engravers, and handprinted by a master printer. Years of study and craftsmanship go into producing works like these. Fascinating and beautiful. To contact the author of…

What Really Happened With Luke’s Hand After His Duel With Darth Vader

Star Wars’ extended universe might have an answer for the fate of Luke Skywalker’s lost hand after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, but cartoonist Doug Savage’s short is just a better one. It’s a bittersweet tale with a Father’s Day spin: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Stormtroopers Make Sure Japanese Children Plant Rice

The rice planting season has wrapped up in Japan. Imperial Stormtroopers ensured everything went as planned. [Photo:cinematoday_stf] As noted on Japaaan and Game Over, the children were from a local nursery school in Aomori Prefecture, and they were enlisted for the day to help plant rice for rice paddy art. This is actually a publicity…

We Played Star Wars: Battlefront

And then we talked to you about it live, on Periscope. Here’s an archive of that chat, in which Evan and I discuss our warm feelings towards the roughly 13-minute multiplayer round we played at E3. If you weren’t already aware, Periscope is a Twitter-owned live-streaming service that operates best in landscape mode. And if…

I shouldn’t care about this game. Disney Infinity was terrible, and 2.0 wasn’t much better. And yet, there is hope for 3.0. Mostly because of the involvement of Ninja Theory (Enslaved) and Sumo Digital (Outrun 2006). And just partially because of the sweet figures.

Five Minutes Of Star Wars: Battlefront Gameplay

Straight outta EA’s E3 press conference, here’s a big chunk of multiplayer gameplay from Star Wars Battlefront, out November 17 for PS4/Xbox One/PC. Looks pretty rad, don’t you think? EA says this is running on a PS4, captured from a 40-person battle between the Empire and Rebels on the frozen planet of Hoth. “As the…

Yay, another fucking mobile Star Wars card game. Coming later this year, EA believes “this is the Star Wars game mobile players have been waiting for.” Unlike Star Wars Assault Team or Star Wars: Force Collection. Great.

Brother battles brother in Star Wars: The Old Republic—Knights of the Fallen Empire, a free expansion pack coming later this year that promises a return to BioWare-style storytelling. Expect epic adventures, a new companion character and a website that says all of this and has since it accidentally leaked over the weekend.

My Current Favorite Star Wars Characters Join Disney Infinity 3.0 

The finest band of Rebel scum since Luke and Pals get their due in this fall’s Disney Infinity 3.0. That’s right, my favorite Star Wars is currently an animated series. While I’ll always have a soft spot for the originals and a hard, prickly spot for several characters from the prequel, the crew of the…

A Sad Comic About The Star Wars Pilot Who Blows Up The Executor

It’s an act of suicidal heroism that helps tip the entire Battle of Endor in the Alliance’s favour, but the pilot responsible for the Executor’s destruction—Arvel Crynyd, aka Green Leader—is basically an unknown. A random face attached to a giant explosion, whose actor wasn’t even credited in Return of the Jedi. This comic looks to…

A Very Special Edition Of Return Of The Jedi

Slave Leia is such an overplayed subject for cosplay that these days it takes a lot to get people to notice it. Or, if not a lot, then a beard and some balloons. Cosplay by Bearded Leia Cosplay, via fashionably geek

Disney Infinity 3.0 is Actually a Pretty Interesting Star Wars Game

The original Disney Infinity was a wonderful celebration of some iconic Disney worlds (Pirates of the Caribbean, Monsters Inc, Cars…), but the second Marvel-themed Disney Infinity 2.0 didn’t seem to have as much creativity or, I suspect, as much passion in its design. I hugely enjoyed going through the original play sets, even the slightly…

Now This Is How You Do Star Wars Art

So a new Star Wars game got announced today, and people seem pretty ho-hum about it, mostly because it’s for mobile. But it got my attention right away, mostly for the art. Four images of the game’s characters, all drawn by Brian Matyas, were released today, and I don’t think I’ve seen a Star Wars…