Star Wars

And Suddenly I Want to Play a Star Wars Trials Game

Given their disastrous performance at the Battle of Endor, it’s no surprise that Imperial forces have since opted to equip their Scout Troopers with something a little more reliable. Sure, wheels might be old news in the Star Wars universe, but the only time I saw a speeder bike pull off aerials like these are…

Art That Gets to the Heart of Star Wars (and Tomb Raider, and Resistance)

Concept artist Christian Piccolo works at BioWare’s Austin studio. Before that, he’s worked on a number of cool game franchises (and other projects) like Tomb Raider, Resistance and Marvel Ultimate Alliance My favourite stuff, though, comes not from a game, but from a book. Piccolo managed to get a gig on DK’s amazing Star Wars…

These Action Figures Make Star Wars‘ Scum & Villainy—and Military Heroism—Look Damn Good

I still remember the lone Star Wars figure I owned a long time ago in a childhood far, far away. Getting that Imperial Guard was a rare treat for me as my two siblings and I were raised by a single mom. Money was always tight and I always had to plead with my mom…

Sideshow Collectibles’ Comic-Con Exclusives Star Wars Figures gallery

Enjoy A Whole Hour’s Footage of Star Wars: Battlefront III

There’s a guy out there with a rough, obviously very unfinished copy of Star Wars: Battlefront III. We’ve seen a few snippets and shots from him before, but this, this is something else. PTOP has uploaded an entire hour’s worth of gameplay footage from the cancelled project that serves little purpose other than to upset…

Real People Actually Live in Tatooine, Like, Right Now

Mos Espa is the Tatooine spaceport that not only Anakin Skywalker called home, but also held the podrace in Star Wars: Episode I. The location is fiction, but the people who live there right now are very real. After George Lucas and his crew wrapped filming, they left the set standing—much like they did with…

Warning: Dating A Jedi Might Lead To Him Force Choking Your Teddy Bear

Note: the language here is a bit NSFW, so proceed with caution. Personally I think dating a Jedi would be pretty damn cool. I’d tell my Jedi boyfriend to play pranks on people all day. But we’re through if he ever force chokes a teddy bear. There are some lines people just should not cross.…

This Amazing Gotye Parody Longs For ‘The Star Wars That I Used to Know’

I’ve heard Gotye and Kimbra sing “Somebody That I Used To Know” approximately 1 billion times. I am, I guess, like 50% sick of the song. (It’s a very good song.) But this? This is pure brilliance. Eddie King and Tyler Marshall from Teddie Films have made this spectacular parody of the song and its…

That’s No Moon…It’s An Insanely Detailed Death Star Made Out of a Ping Pong Ball

Japanese craftsman tatumaru5963 took a ping pong ball, cut a piece out of it, made some alterations, painted it up and hey presto. A teeny tiny version of the Second Death Star. I look at the size of this thing, I try to think of the skill needed to get it looking this good, and…

What a $750 Pair of Star Wars Figures Look Like

You know what? Never tell me the odds. It was only yesterday I took a look at Sideshow’s new Boba Fett figure, and today, they’re wheeling out two more. Well, one? Two figures, but they come in the one box. The pairing is an obvious one: C-3PO and R2-D2. Unlike the company’s Sixth Scale pieces,…

Check Out My 12″ Boba Fett

Um. Here he is. Part of Sideshow’s line of sixth-scale Star Wars figures, this Boba Fett piece arrived at my house this morning. He really is quite lovely. While loaded with around a billion accessories and display stands, this is a large-format (12″) “figure”, and not a “statue”. Much of his arsenal is interchangeable, and…

These Guys Went to a Tunisian Desert to Save a Star Wars Film Set

The Lars family homestead, last seen in the newer Star Wars films, is one of the more iconic locations in the Star Wars universe. It’s where Luke Skywalker’s journey begins and, from a certain point of view, it’s where Obi-Wan Kenobi’s comes to an end. Sadly, the set used in some of the films has…

Have You Ever Broken A Controller In Anger? I Have.

It’s OK to get frustrated by a video game. They’re often designed to do just that. But there’s a line you cross once you get past frustration, and once you get to the other side, you’re in angytown. That’s usually not OK. It’s a sign you should maybe put the controller down, take a step…

This Isn’t How I Imagine a Star Wars / Rogue Squadron Pilot to Look

When I think “Rebel Alliance” (or “New Republic”) pilots, I think of people like Wedge. Biggs. Porkins. Maybe even poor old Dack. But that’s a close-minded view based on a decades-old film trilogy! As regular Kotaku readers may already know, in Star Wars’ expandiverse, Jaina Solo – daughter of Han and Leia – ends up…

Hey, Darth Vader, Stop Being so Dramatic

It’s the lowest point in Darth Vader’s career, and possibly the lowest point in any of the six Star Wars movies. But we don’t need to be so sad, for unintended reasons, when the Sith Lord screams out in anguish. There’s still room for a laugh. These shirts show that such cries are actually pretty…

BioWare is ‘Looking at Free-to-Play’ for Star Wars: The Old Republic

Back in December BioWare’s dueling doctors told us they couldn’t see their newly-launched massively multiplayer online Star Wars role-playing game going free-to-play in the foreseeable future. Then BioWare botched several free game updates and lost a good chunk of the game’s subscribers. Suddenly free-to-play isn’t looking so bad. In an interview with Games(TM), lead designer…

Who’s Making Star Wars 1313? A Rebel Alliance Inside George Lucas’ Empire

It’s a transitional time for the video game division of the kingdom built by Star Wars. It’s been about two years since Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the last full-blown game released by LucasArts. TFUII got blasted as a major disappointment and squandered the goodwill built up by its predecessor. Then, severe cutbacks to…

Star Wars Meets Total Recall in the Crossover of my Dreams

Oh man. You know that Skyrim x Star Wars fantasy helmet from yesterday? The one for a charity drive? Take a look at this one, from the same showcase. It’s the same premise: take Boba Fett’s helmet and do something else with it. Only this one’s gone a little more left-field and has blended the…

This Star Wars x Skyrim Crossover Turns Boba Fett Into the Dragonborn

In lieu of a Star Wars vs Skyrim comics series, ala Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator, I’m more than happy to call this boutique helmet project the finest idea for a crossover between the two franchises. It’s a helmet designed and built by master craftsman Harrison Krix, and is designed around a simple…

Why Star Wars 1313 Doesn’t Let You Be a Jedi

Don’t get too attached to the guy you see shooting blasters and jumping from ship in Star Wars 1313‘s screenshots and videos. He’s just a placeholder character plopped into place for the purposes of the game’s unveiling. LucasArts isn’t divulging very much about the story or characters in the just-revealed Star Wars 1313, but creative…