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Kinect Star Wars Won’t Be Home for Christmas
What might have been the perfect Christmas gift for the Star Wars gamer will have to find another special occasion to be gifted on, as Microsoft confirms that Star Wars Kinect and the Star Wars themed Xbox 360 have been pushed back indefinitely. It started off bad and got a little better, but Star Wars…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2011 -
This Is the Helmet You Are Looking For
R2-D2, the helmet. Created by Philadelphia-based artist and illustrator Jenn, this a do-it-yourself original. The force is strong with this one. Jenn “sand-papered the crap” out of an old helmet, painted it, added the extra bit, and added a ton of clear coating. “Initially, it was the ugly duckling of helmets,” Jenn told website Geekadelphia.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2011 -
EA Confirms Launch Copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Be Limited
In an effort to manage capacity on the day the MMO launches, Electronic Arts has capped the number of physical and digital copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The actual figure is unknown, but once it’s reached, no more will be sold until EA can add server capacity to accommodate more players. Gamasutra yesterday…
By Owen Good Published August 20, 2011 -
Is The Old Republic Ready for Some Huttball?
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Direct your attention to the video at the top of this post for the most outrageous sporting spectacle in Star Wars: The Old Republic: Huttball! When the Sith Empire and the Republic get tired of shooting each other dead and hacking off limbs with glowing swords, they need to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2011 -
Prey 2‘s Stomping Grounds Are a Wretched Hive of Scum and Stuff
U.S. Marshal Killian Samuel goes from alien hostage to intergalactic bounty hunter in Prey 2, and these Gamescom screens show off his less-than-happy hunting grounds. Prey 2‘s premise is rather original, taking a helpless human from the original game and transforming him into a force feared by criminals across the known galaxy. You just can’t…
By Mike Fahey Published August 18, 2011 -
Old Republic Looks As Interesting As a Naboo Trade Blockade
Were the Old Republic any other MMO in existence, or even in development, I’d have probably walked away from its Gamescom presentation thinking “oh, this looks slightly interesting”. Considering the license it’s using and the developers behind it, though, I couldn’t help but end up a little disappointed instead. I am a lifelong Star Wars…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2011 -
Watch Eight Imperials Fail to Breach The Old Republic‘s Eternity Vault
During EA’s 2011 Gamescom press conference, eight Imperial players attempted to take on one of the game’s first major level 50 instances, the Eternity Vault. The end result? I feel much better about my decision to play on the Republic side. You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2011 -
New Kinect Star Wars Screenshots. You Get to Smash Around as a Rancor
The newest Kinect Star Wars screenshots come straight from straight from Gamescom and give a taste of the rage of the Rancor. In addition we get a look at the Jedi as they dismantle a few droids and some shots of pod racing. A feast for the eyes fit for a Rancor.
By Max Abrams Published August 16, 2011 -
Let’s Try Not To Fall Asleep During The Old Republic‘s Jedi Consular Video
Known for their epic feats of stoicism and understanding, the Jedi Consular class in Star Wars: The Old Republic is sure to have even the most caffeinated MMO players waking up in a puddle of drool with their keyboard imprinted on their foreheads. I’m sure it’s not as bad as it looks. Not all MMO…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2011 -
Kinect Star Wars is Supposed to be a Little Better Now
We played Kinect Star Wars a couple of times last month at E3. Our own Owen Good wasn’t impressed. Neither was Brian Crecente. I got my chance this week and shot some video to give you an extra look at the game. Bear in mind two things as you watch the video here: 1) A…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2011 -
Let’s Go On a Group Mission in Star Wars: The Old Republic
During Comic-Con last week, visitors had a chance to play through “The Esseles”, one of the early Flashpoint group missions for Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is what that looked like. The Old Republic‘s director of production. Dallas Dickinson. provides the play-by-play as a group of young Republic heroes take on their first big…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2011 -
Does This Video Make You Want to Play Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Now that we’ve got preorder information and details on the $150 collector’s edition, all that’s left for BioWare is getting people excited about playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. Does this do it for you?
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2011 -
Live from Comic-Con 2011’s Star Wars: The Old Republic Panel
BioWare and LucasArts are showing off the latest from their ambitious, massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic at Comic-Con today, giving us the skinny on the Star Wars a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Let’s see what’s new in BioWare’s Star Wars MMO, which we’re talking about…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2011 -
They Want to Make Space Combat Games Fun Again
Space combat sims, much like their terrestrial flight sim counter-parts, aren’t quite as popular as they used to be. It’s been more than a decade since we’ve had a solid Wing Commander, Star Wars: TIE Fighter or Descent: FreeSpace come to computer gamers. Long enough for some, even some of the folks who make those…
By Brian Crecente Published July 20, 2011 -
Rumor: Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector’s Edition Details Leak, Limited Pre-orders Start Thursday
Online retailers may have outed details on EA and BioWare’s ambitious massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, specifically its pre-order plans and its equally massive Collector’s Edition, a few days earlier than expected, much to the delight of Star Wars fans. Polish retailer Empik posted (then pulled) details on the Star Wars…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 19, 2011 -
Science Is Teaching Kinect To Use a Lightsaber
A team of researchers at Stanford University are living the dream: they’ve used Kinect and a robot arm not to cure disease or solve the energy crisis, but to build something for lightsaber practice. The Kinect camera is able to track the movement and placement of a human opponent, with the arm programmed to respond…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
Free-to-Play? Star Wars: Galaxies Cannot Make “a Change of this Magnitude”
When Sony Online Entertainment said it would shut down Star Wars: Galaxies by the end of the year, many teeth were gnashed and many garments were rent. A lot of people, thinking SOE failed to consider this, postulated about taking the game to a free-to-play model, and voila, the orphanage is saved! If only they…
By Owen Good Published July 16, 2011 -
There’s More than One Sexy Cosplay Costume, Ladies
Following Nathan Fillion’s important PSA last week, The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco addresses an important problem facing the ladies of cosplay—the impulse to dress like Slave Leia without thinking. Just in time for you to reconsider before packing for San Diego Comic-Con.
By Jen Schiller Published July 14, 2011 -
This is the Best Star Wars Game We’ve Seen In a Long Time
Forget everything you know about Star Wars games. The ones that used control pads, mice or keyboards. Because Fleet Commander, a student project, might just blow them all out the airlock. It’s been developed by Arthur Nishimoto, a student at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Initially designed in 2009…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2011