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A Very Different Kind Of Stormtrooper
ThreeA—a company renowned for making some of the best damn toys on the planet—has come out with a line of Star Wars figures, designed by famed comic, toy (and Metal Gear) artist Ashley Wood Taking ThreeA’s regular thing of making everything dirty and urban, these Stormtroopers look more like post-apocalyptic backpacking samurai. I’m not sold…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2015 -
The New Star Wars Arcade Game Is Worth Tracking Down
Star Wars Battle Pod might not be good enough to justify paying $35,000 to have at home, but there’s no denying it’s the most fun I’ve had with an arcade game in years. I’m not kidding about the $35,000 price tag, either. Bandai Namco announced yesterdayit would let consumers start purchasing copies of Star Wars…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 27, 2015 -
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Buy Your Own Star Wars Battle Pod for Just $98,000 [Update]
Star Wars Battle Pod is the first Star Wars arcade game in years. I guess because playing it in game centers isn’t enough, Bandai Namco is selling it to the Japanese public. There’s a catch! And it’s the price. Update: Namco Bandai will be making the Battle Pods available for purchase in the U.S. and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2015 -
I Care About Star Wars Because It Introduced Me To ‘Lore’
Today, May 25, is Star Wars Day—not the weird pun nonsense earlier this month that people love to call “Star Wars Day”, but the anniversary of the release of the original film in 1977. And today here on Kotaku we’re going to celebrate an oft-mocked part of Star Wars: the Expanded Universe. Today, nerds (this…
By Phil Owen Published May 25, 2015 -
Darth Vader’s Got A Mystery Enemy In The Latest Star Wars Comic
By the time that Star Wars happens, the Jedi are practically extinct throughout all the galaxy. But in the latest issue of the Darth Vader comic, the Dark Lord of the Sith faces up against people wielding lightsabers. Not his son. Something far more sinister. (Spoilers follow. Hover over the top left of each image…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 15, 2015 -
LEGO builder xJohns’ mini Stormtrooper base is also a cool iPhone holder with the phones being part of the set as recruiting posters for the Empire. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them.…
By Gergo Vas Published May 14, 2015 -
Go Behind The Scenes On One Of The Best Star Wars Games Ever Made
Star Wars: Republic Commando is one of the greatest Star Wars games of all, and is easily the best game based on the prequel trilogy. I’ve got a whole new appreciation for it, though, after watching this developer playthrough, hosted by the game’s lead programmer Brett Douville. As people who don’t make games, it’s always…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2015 -
CultureDarth Vader, Modded Into DOTA 2
“Luke, I am your father and for the love of god stay in your lane.” Steam user RustardGaming has modded DOTA 2’s Juggernaut into Dark Vader, complete with his own little R2-D2 to remind him of better days. He also has his trademark red lightsaber, which presumably reminds him of worse days, like the time…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 11, 2015 -
It Took 10,000 LEGO Bricks To Build The Millennium Falcon’s Interior
Singapore-based LEGO builders Titans Creations made a 10,000-brick model of the Millennium Falcon. The focus here is on its interior. It’s a massive 3’7”-by-3’3” set with 24 lights built into the hyperdrive, the cockpit, and the corridors. All of this took two months to complete, and the result is much bigger and detailed than the…
By Gergo Vas Published May 11, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff: Winners!
Last week Disney released an image of the official product packaging for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was up to our image-manipulating community to package the products—or not, in the case of this week’s winner. There is absolutely nothing inside AlienofDoom’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens package, but the words “Collector’s Box” and official…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2015 -
Of Course Star Wars Is Coming To Disney Infinity 3.0
Teased since the release of 2.0 last year and officially revealed via Game Informer’s June cover story, Disney Infinity adds Star Wars characters to the toys-meet-games mix. While the inclusion of Star Wars characters comes as no real surprise, the variety is pretty impressive. We’ve got the original trilogy, the prequels, some Clone Wars characters…
By Mike Fahey Published May 5, 2015 -
The First Five Minutes Of My Favorite Star Wars Game
No Jedi. No lightsabers. Just four hardcore Republic Commando clone bros with a long row to hoe. What makes a good Star Wars game? Judging from Luke Plunkett’s declaration of the best video game from the franchise and my own personal pick, the first step is getting rid of the space wizards altogether. Just toss…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff
Disney has announcedthat September 4 is the day all the toys and merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will hit store shelves. Accompanying the announcement was a blank box with easy to mimic placeholder fonts. IT’S A TRAP! I know we did a Star Wars ‘shop contest last week, but some opportunities are too…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Bling Side Of The Force: Winners!
Last weekwe challenged our Photoshop-savvy readers to out-bling a Darth Vader helmet covered in gold. We’re going to need more precious metals. While many of this week’s entries took a more modern approach to making sure everybody knows how much money Star Wars characters have, ‘Shop Contest regular uscg_pa took a more…traditional approach? Sure, we’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
What A New X-Wing, Tie Fighter Could Look Like
X-Wing Alliance, the last proper space sim set in the Star Wars universe, was released in 1999. The 20th century. The chances of us getting another one are approximately 3722 to 1. But that’s OK! We can always dream. And hope that this indie game actually gets made. This is STAR FORCE. It’s a space…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2015 -
CultureSomeone Put A Star Wars AT-AT In Arma 3
On today’s Highlight Reel we have ArmA III AT-ATs, illegal hair loss in GTA V, sitting guardians in Destiny 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. Destiny – Sittin…
By Chris Person Published April 29, 2015 -
Come On, Disney, Hip-Hop Stormtrooper Needs to Be Star Wars Canon
“Can I walk onto a Star Wars set and fit into the background?” A lot of the costumes on display here could do exactly that. Probably not Hip-Hip Trooper, though. He’s definitely Expanded Universe… unless things change. Thousands of Star Wars fans converged on Anaheim more than a week ago for the annual Celebration fan-fest.…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 29, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Bling Side Of The Force
Last week a Tokyo jeweler covered a Darth Vader helmet in gold, leading to at least two obvious questions—why just the helmet, and why only Vader? Surely the entire extended Star Wars cast is deserving a shiny metal makeover. Ginza Tanaka may have had good intentions, but he fell way short of his completely assumed…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2015