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Jesus H. Christ, Kinect Star Wars Will Have a Dancing Minigame
Hey, so the ESRB released its ratings certificate for Kinect Star Wars, let’s read along: “In this action game, based on the Star Wars universe,” mmhm, yeah, “players use their body movements to perform activities,” right, gotcha, “that include dance tournaments—” Fuck the heck? That’s right, folks, Kinect Star Wars, which has gone through two…
By Owen Good Published December 17, 2011 -
Stuck in Line Trying to Get into The Old Republic? Vent Your Frustration Here
Queues lead to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering, as many now playing Star Wars: The Old Republic claim to be experiencing right now. Jedi and Sith alike are venting their spleens on Twitter and in forum threads, complaining of ungodly wait times and disconnections in the early access period for the…
By Owen Good Published December 17, 2011 -
Jedi vs. Ninjas On the Deadliest Battleground of All
There’s a disappointing lack of people being cut in half and the lightsaber impact effects could use more oomph, but this video featuring a Jedi Ninja showdown by Team 2X is worth a look. Now, the question of how/why ninjas, Jedi and Sith would all be in a warehouse on Earth are not answered. But…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 16, 2011 -
Goodbye, Star Wars Galaxies
Tonight is the end of Star Wars Galaxies, once a crown jewel of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO portfolio. There is now less than an hour before the total shutdown of the eight-year-old MMO. Right now, courtesy of Giant Bomb’s live stream broadcast, we’re seeing enormous deciduous trees growing in the Tatooine desert, and X-Wing fighters…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2011 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Improve the Following Features Later…
If you want to play a Star Wars massively-multiplayer online game with high-quality writing, lots of lightsabers and a ton of pre-Skywalker adventure, next week’s Star Wars: The Old Republic can meet your demands. But no MMO can have it all on day one, nor can this particular MMO have guild capital ships on day…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 15, 2011 -
One Man’s Turned Star Wars‘ Battle of Hoth Into a Starcraft 2 Map
Two great flavors of geek culture collide in this custom map for Blizzard’s RTS super-success. Starrcaft player/modder Kenneth Tran’s built an homage to Episode V of George Lucas’s space fantasy films, substituting planet Braxis for the icy world of Hoth where The Empire Strikes Back took place. On The Dominion Strikes Back, the Rebel faction…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 15, 2011 -
Japanese Lady Explains The Empire Strikes Back
Mika is studying English, and in her pursuit of the English language, she’s been appearing in videos, explaining movies. Here, she explains The Empire Strikes Back. And she does a wonderful job. Previously, Mika explained Star Wars. Also, delightful. Mika-san Explains The Empire Strikes Back [Kirai]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 14, 2011 -
BioWare Co-Founder Gets Himself a Star Wars: The Old Republic Tattoo
Can this month’s Star Wars: The Old Republic fulfill years of development effort and hype? Can the new massively multiplayer game from BioWare achieve World of Warcraft-like success? Will it survive as a subscription-based MMO or have to switch, as so many of them do these days, to Free 2 Play? These are old, tired…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2011 -
The Sith Inquisitor’s Inquisitiveness Pays Off in the Long Run
With only four days left before the launch of the early start program for Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare gives hopeful Sith Inquisitors some rather fetching outfits and tactics to look forward to. The Sith Inquisitor isn’t all Force Lightning and stoic standing in The Old Republic. During my brief spin in the role…
By Mike Fahey Published December 9, 2011 -
Darth Skeletor is Ready to Battle He-Skywalker
While I prefer the name I gave this beast, it’s actual title is Skevader. It’s the work of artist Ryan Renders, and it’s making my inner child perform double then triple takes. Every time you blink or look away it changes. It’s Darth Vader! Its Skeletor! It’s Darth Vader! It’s Papa Lazarou! Ryan-Renders [DeviantArt, via…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2011 -
All Your Miniature Star Wars Fantasies Come True
Star Wars is epic, spawning movies, toys, and video games. That’s doesn’t mean it’s too big for the small scale. If anything, it works brilliantly These pieces were created by a group of Japanese model makers and are on display at the Kotobukiya showroom in Tokyo’s geek district, Akihabara. They serve as a reminder of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2011 -
Early Access for The Old Republic Starts Earlier
Those who preordered Star Wars: The Old Republic get early access to the game. That early access will begin on Tuesday, two days earlier than first announced. Anyone who has redeemed a preorder code for early access can pre-load the game now, says BioWare. It will begin unlocking on Dec. 13 at 6 a.m. CST,…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2011 -
Old Republic Already Has More Players Than Most Finished Games
Upcoming Star Wars MMO Old Republic isn’t even out yet. It’s still in a beta. Yet over the Thanksgiving weekend in the US over 725,000 people logged on and played the thing. What’s more, they didn’t just log on, play for three minutes and log off. The average user played for 12 hours over those…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2011 -
Countdown the Release of Star Wars: The Old Republic With Free Music
Looking for a little intergalactic conflict music? Every day leading up to the game’s December 20 launch BioWare is passing out free tracks from Star Wars: The Old Republic, perfect for endlessly looping while you stare at your calendar. It’s terribly nice of BioWare to provide us with some appropriate music as we careen headlong…
By Mike Fahey Published December 2, 2011 -
Star Wars’ Famous Trench Run, Recreated as a Minecraft Movie
This isn’t one of those mildly boring “look at an object I recreated in Minecraft” posts. This is hot-blooded machinima, Minecraft’s blocks used to recreate whole sequences from the end of Star Wars It’s the work of reader Grahame, aka Paradise Decay, who is not just a games musician, he’s a dude who has found…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2011 -
If Anyone Makes Money Off The Old Republic, It’ll Be Lucas, Says Activision Boss
Having done a lot of business with Lucasarts—Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, Star Wars: STFU—Activision boss Bobby Kotick knows who comes out ahead in that relationship. It ain’t the publisher, he said, when asked his thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic “Lucas is going to be the principal beneficiary of the success of Star Wars,”…
By Owen Good Published November 30, 2011 -
Scrutiny on the Bounty Hunter: Eight Evil Hours in The Old Republic Changes a Man
This weekend I finally spent several uninterrupted hours in the heavy boots of one of Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s more ruthless classes: The Bounty Hunter. Did the experience change my opinion that BioWare’s upcoming MMO is more akin to a single-player game that just happens to have other people in it? Not exactly. BioWare’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 22, 2011 -
The Best Star Wars Toy Ever? That’s…Possible
Hey, Stars Wars fans with too much money. Get a load of this. It’s a Hot Toys Luke Skywalker figure. Of the badass, handless, Bespin variety. Just in time for the Christmas wish list of your dreams Really, I don’t know where to start with this. It’s a Hot Toys figure, so you know there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2011 -
An In-Depth Look At Character Customization in The Old Republic
We’ve seen what Master Fahey did with his character, and now Total Biscuit has posted a video taking an in-depth look at the various races and character classes in BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic. He breaks down the classes and the race restrictions (for example, a Cyborg can only be a bounty…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 21, 2011 -
Watch an Imperial Assault Team Storm the Old Republic Equivalent of the Death Star
Would-be Jedi and bounty hunters will finally be getting the chance to jump into the beta of the long-brewing Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. The clip above highlights the kinds of massive conflicts that you’ll find your TOR avatar embroiled in. Force powers, blasters, giant robots and jetpacks… good ingredients for a tasty action…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 18, 2011