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CultureTotal RecallThe Forgotten TV Debut of the Original Star Wars Game
Happy Star Wars day! There have been, to date, one jillion Star Wars video games. (That figure is approximate). But in many ways, there was only one—the 1983 Atari game Star Wars. I played this game when I was barely old enough to understand the films, much less do well at any of the levels,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 4, 2012 -
“Psychopaths” at LucasArts Led to Cancellation of Star Wars: Battlefront III, Former Studio Exec Says
Star Wars: Battlefront III was once a game well and truly in development, at UK studio Free Radical. Since its 2008 cancellation, it has been supposedly off and on more times than anyone can count. Like many studios, Free Radical had its fair share of ups and downs, hits and misses over the years. But…
By Kate Cox Published May 4, 2012 -
Elegant Star Wars Cosplay, For a More Civilized Age
Victoria “Scruffy Rebel” Schmidt is a cosplayer who, most of the time, devotes her time to dressing up as characters from the Star Wars universe. And she does a damn fine job of it. X-Wing pilots, prequel jedi, “set to stun” Leia, Han Solo’s kids, she covers all three eras of the Star Wars universe…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall“Celebrate” May 4th With Possibly the Worst Star Wars Video Game Ever Made
There are loads of terrible Star Wars games. We’ve talked about them here before. But there’s different reasons someone can say a game is terrible. They might not like the genre, or the platform, or the way the game has treated the Star Wars canon. One thing many will agree on, though, is that the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2012 -
Kinect Star Wars Is A Terrible Game. But Damn If It Isn’t Fun.
Internet personality and brave gamer JonTron plays through yet another terrible game for your amusement. This time, it’s a game release many Star Wars fans have feared. Probably the most terrifying aspect of the game is the dancing, which we so lovingly made these ridiculous GIFs of so that you can relive those moments over,…
By Tina Amini Published May 3, 2012 -
You Should Really Offer Your Seat To The Old Man On The Subway
You have fair warning. Next time you see a pleasant-looking old man searching for a seat on the subway, offer yours up to him. Because he may be a vengeful Sith with a penchant for swift, bloody violence. Sub Wars [YouTube via Reddit]
By Tina Amini Published May 1, 2012 -
Obiwan Kenobi Arrested, Charged With Hit & Run, Yes, This is a True Story
A 37 year-old man from Roseville, CA by the name of Obiwan Kenobi has been arrested and charged over a four car pile-up on a motorway last week. Seems Kenobi, while driving, came across some cars backed up on the road. While trying to change lanes, he hit two of them then sped off, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012 -
What Did Obi-Wan do Between Cutting Anakin’s Legs off and Meeting Han Solo?
There are years between the time we last see Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III and the first time we see him in Episode IV. Enough for him to transform from a strapping young Scottish man into an elderly English Academy Award winner. If you’ve ever wondered what he looked like in that time,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2012 -
BioWare Says The Old Republic Subscription Numbers Aren’t Dropping
When Star Wars: The Old Republic became available last December, the big test it faced was showing an ability to pull away players from the World of Warcraft juggernaut. Neither company wants to discuss the tug-of-war in terms of raw numbers, but Blizzard’s developers have admitted to seeing a dip in subscriptions. What about BioWare,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2012 -
A Stormtrooper Reflects on the Biggest Mistake of his Career
Forget Noir. Forget LA Noire. This is Star Noir. Or, as I’m going to call it, Episode IV: A Noir Hope When Obi-Wan gets Luke and the droids past an Imperial roadblock, it’s good for a laugh and we, as an audience, move on. We never once pause to think about what happened after, to…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2012 -
Help me, Holographic Tupac Shakur, You’re My Only Hope
So, that “holographic” (it’s not really a hologram!) performance from long-dead rapper Tupac Shakur sure was a talking point. I think many people’s problem with it was the fact it was part of some weird half-real rap show. Maybe they’d have been cooler with the whole thing if, instead of bringing him back to rap,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2012 -
Star Wars Could Only be Gayer if They Gave the Millennium Falcon a Handlebar Moustache
Publisher Electronic Arts has taken a bit of flak lately over the fact video games let you be, or even be around, gay people in space. Said flak has mostly come from homophobic assholes, but still, flak is flak. It’s an argument other media has had to deal with for years and will for years…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2012 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Expands Free Month Offer to Include Less Valuable Players
Yesterday BioWare made a substantial portion of Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s player base angry by offering a free month of play to its “most valued” players—those that had reached level 50 in the game. Today the developer continues to surprise and delight players by expanding the promotion as to not alienate people. While the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2012 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Manages to Piss Off Players By Handing Out Free Game Time
After all the trouble Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen since its launch late last year, BioWare today decided to reward its “most valued players” that stuck with the game a free month of game time. How could that possibly go wrong? It’s all about the definition of “most valued players”. BioWare apparently defines…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2012 -
The Star Wars Game Lucasarts Should Have Made, But Never Did
This is very exciting. Nearly three years ago, I did a story on Han Solo Adventures, a fan-made project looking to bring the world the 1990s Lucasarts x Star Wars adventure game it never actually got. Given this was three years ago, I’d given the project up for dead, but no. In the last few…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012 -
Anti-Gay Star Wars Complainers Now Complaining About Spambots
Who is waging the public opinion battle between anti-gay “family values” groups and the video game creators who dared to allow same-sex romance in their massive new Star Wars game? The anti-gay crowd says the Star Wars defenders are getting help from spam-bots. (Would they be spam-droids?) Anti-gay controversy over The Old Republic began in…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 10, 2012 -
The 1.2 Update Warzone for Star Wars: The Old Republic Is Pretty Good
MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has been churning along pretty well since its launch late in December of last year. Developer BioWare is now preparing to release update 1.2 for the game, which will add a rather significant amount of content. One of the features arriving in SW:TOR with the 1.2 update is the…
By Kate Cox Published April 9, 2012
