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Somebody, Please Make A Star Wars Game Look This Cool, Thanks
A group of stunt performers has made a video that will instantly have anyone who’s ever played a Star Wars video game clutching at their hearts and whimpering “pleeeease” through clenched teeth. It’s a first-person lightsaber duel, shown from both the perspective of Darth Vader and a Jedi. We’ve had games try and do this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2013 -
This Star Wars Pinball Adaptation is a Tour de Force
E3 is never a time for social calls. It’s nonstop work. Last June, the only developer I met with outside the walls of the L.A. Convention Center was over drinks with Zen Studios’ U.S. staff at the J.W. Marriott. They’d built a great name for themselves with Pinball FX2, and their profile shot through the…
By Owen Good Published February 26, 2013 -
For $10, You Can Get Lightsaber Training
For two years now, a pair of fencing aficionados have been running Golden Gate Knights, a service that “offers experienced instruction in saber choreography.” In other words, they teach you how to sword fight like you were in a Star Wars movie. One of the ones where people actually fight, too, not the old man…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2013 -
True Story: Darth Vader Got Wicket The Ewok Into Video Games
I was reading the latest issue of Edge on my iPad yesterday when I came across an interview with Warwick Davis, who you may know as the star of Life’s Too Short, but who you’ll probably know for his roles as Wicket W Warrick in Return of the Jedi and Willow in… Willow And in…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 20, 2013 -
Star Wars Pinball Launches Next Week on Five Different Platforms
Star Wars Pinball‘s first three tables—The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett and The Clone Wars—will release next week on a slew of mobile and console platforms. Pricing and release dates are different for all of them, so pay close attention. First, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita gamers may also buy the set of three for…
By Owen Good Published February 19, 2013 -
Giant LEGO X-Wing Might Be The Coolest LEGO Set Ever Made
Normally when we post something LEGO-related on this site, it tends to be a custom build, because that’s where the really amazing stuff happens. Today, though, my hat is off to LEGO’s designers, because this new X-Wing model is fantastic. Replacing the older, weird-looking version (I never liked the nose), this Ultimate Collectors Series “Red…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2013 -
See the Star Wars Lightsaber-Fighting Game That Never Made It
It never went anywhere, and maybe that’s a good thing, but this is a demonstration Studio Gigante put together for a Star Wars fighting game on the original Xbox. Josh Tsui, currently of Robomodo, co-founded the studio and for some reason tweeted out this video on Valentine’s Day It’s somewhat better than the trainwreck that…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2013 -
Grown Man Turns Living Room Into Enormous, Incredible Battle Of Hoth Diorama
So, Barry here likes Star Wars. A lot. So much so that he’s sacrificed an entire room of his house to recreate Empire Strikes Back’s Battle of Hoth, in a diorama that would make even Industrial Light & Magic proud. It’s a completely static piece; the explosions and smoke you see don’t move, despite how…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2013 -
12 out of 15 video game creators would make a new Star Wars game, Wired discovers. (Prepare for a twist ending.)
By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2013 -
Gabe Newell and JJ Abrams’ Wonderful, Unprecedented Talk Has An R2D2 Easter Egg
A week after it happened, you can now watch the DICE Summit’s kick-off talk between Star Trek/Star Wars‘ JJ Abrams and Steam/Half-Life 3‘s Gabe Newell. It was a fun talk that ended with Abrams and Newell talking about making games and movies together. That’s the news you probably saw last week. But watch everything that…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2013 -
Why The Empire’s Most “Spectacular Military Fiasco” Was The Battle Of Hoth
It’s one thing to pick apart plot holes in a film, but to do so while at the same time cross-examining the military strategy of fictional protagonists? That’s about as far up my alley as you can get without things getting adults-only. Wired’s military column, Danger Room, has written a fantastic piece putting Darth Vader’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2013 -
Knights of the Old Republic II Studio Has an Idea for Another Star Wars RPG, if Disney is Listening
If you enjoyed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and hate Electronic Arts, then this next sentence should make your heart flutter: Obsidian Entertainment, the studio that gave us Fallout: New Vegas and an unfinished KOTOR II have pitched another Star Wars role-playing game set between Episodes III and IV Even with the…
By Owen Good Published February 9, 2013 -
RIP, The Man Who Made Yoda & Chewbacca
Legendary British special effects wizard Stuart Freeborn, who is responsible for some of science fiction’s most memorable on-screen characters, has passed away at the age of 98. Freeborn, who made the ape-men from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001, will be remembered most for his contributions in the Star Wars franchise, where his puppet-building and make-up skills led…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2013 -
Sounds Like Young Han Solo And Boba Fett Will Get Their Own Star Wars Movies
“Boba Fett? BOBA Fett?? Where?” Yesterday, Disney’s CEO confirmed that in addition to the upcoming Star Wars trilogy, there will be all kinds of single-character spin-off films Today, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that one of those films will feature young Han Solo, and another will star Boba Fett. According to EW, the Han story will…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2013 -
We’re Liveblogging Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams’ Talk at D.I.C.E. Summit
Gabe Newell, the president and cofounder of Valve Corporation, and J.J. Abrams, the newly minted director of the next Star Wars film, are together for a keynote talk kicking off the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. The talk isn’t being livestreamed, but Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo is in the room, and will be liveblogging what…
By Owen Good Published February 6, 2013 -
Disney Will Be Making All Kinds Of Star Wars Spin-Offs
We already knew that the newly minted Star Wars-owners at Disney are planning a new trilogy, the first film of which will be directed by nerd-king J.J. Abrams It’s also been heavily rumored that Disney would be making spin-off movies outside of the trilogy. Sounds like that is indeed the way it’s going to go…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 5, 2013 -
Star Wars Pinball Proposes a Unique Trilogy With Its First Three Tables
When Zen Studios went to Lucasarts about a year ago, they offered a straightforward pitch for a series of Star Wars-themed pinball tables. OK, here’s the Original Trilogy pack: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi. OK, now here are the three prequels … “They said no,” said Neil Sorens, Zen’s creative…
By Owen Good Published February 5, 2013 -
George Lucas’ Daughter Could Probably Kick Your Ass: The Movie
Amanda Lucas, the daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas, is an MMA fighter. This trailer is for a documentary about her, called Lucas, due for release later this year. It’s being made by Briton Bobby Razak, a director who makes MMA docs like this (as well as commercials) for a living. You can check…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2013 -
Chinese Bootleggers Are Just Screwing Around
Pretty sure Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t in Star Wars: Episode I. That didn’t keep Chinese bootleggers from slapping his mug on this pirated box. It isn’t only Schwarzenegger. Many of the boxes either have incorrect descriptions or feature actors who are not in the film. It’s as though the pirates are just putting whatever is popular—whether…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2013