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I Am Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty… Jedi Apprentice?!
LucasArts has revealed a somewhat unexpected addition to the cast of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the star of comedic adventure game series Monkey Island. Either some cloning procedure has gone horribly wrong or Guybrush really is that mighty. “Yes, this is real,” reads the official Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Facebook page,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 28, 2010 -
Starkiller Brings Two Sabers To A Blaster Fight
GameTrailers got the first in-game cutscene from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Not once in 33 years have I ever seen anyone disembark a TIE Fighter, and Star Wars doesn’t look like it’s gonna start showing that now. How the hell do you get in and out of those things, anyway, the Force? Oh,…
By Owen Good Published September 18, 2010 -
Clone Wars Adventures Welcomes Playful Jedi
While we’re all anxiously awaiting that other massively multiplayer online Star Wars game, Sony Online Entertainment officially launches the free-to-play Clone Wars Adventures, and you may never find a more fetching hive of fun and villainy. Following much the same formula that made it’s Free Realms so popular, Sony Online Entertainment’s Clone Wars Adventures in…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2010 -
16-Bit Boba Fett, Inked On Human Flesh
Sure, two Boba Fett tattoos on one arm may be “a bit much”. But when one is a 16-bit rendition of New Zealand’s finest bounty hunter, that’s OK in our books. This gentleman was spotted at last month’s Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, and while the inspiration is surely Lucasart’s excellent “Super” series of games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2010 -
Power Up The Tiny Little Tractor Beams
Researchers from the Australian National University have built a working tractor beam of sorts, ensuring that those wily rebels won’t get far, as long as their spaceship is the size of tiny glass particles. We might not be towing starships anytime soon, but if you need to move small particles about a meter and a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2010 -
Old Republic Trailer Revels In The Company Of Old Friends
The majority of this clip for The Old Republic shows everything that is wrong with both Star Wars’ expanded universe and the drudgery of MMOs. Until, that is, the last ten seconds. Then it reminds us of everything that was once good about Star Wars video games.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2010 -
LucasArts Confirms Layoffs, Ex-Staffers Speak Out
Star Wars game developer LucasArts has confirmed to Kotaku that it’s making cutbacks at its internal studios today. Word from those affected by LucasArts layoffs indicating deep cuts. One former LucasArts developer, let go from the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II team, called today’s round of layoffs a “massacre,” with an estimated 60 people…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2010 -
George Lucas Suing Mind-Control Tech Company
The creator of the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas, is suing the creators of the Jedi Mind thought technology tech. Jedi Mind, Inc. makes a handful of thought-controlled software and a brainwave detecting headset. Jedi Mind’s “Master Mind” is, according to the official website, “the revolutionary gaming application that allows users to play their favorite…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2010 -
Star Wars Mod Fulfills Fanboy Dreams
Star Wars: Requiem, a mod of 2008 PC game Sins of a Solar Empire that just received another update, is what a Star Wars space real-time strategy game should look and play like. Lead modder JasonF created an incredibly detailed mod that feels like a true expansion. Sins of a Solar Empire wowed PC gamers…
By Aulistar Mark Published August 18, 2010 -
Appear In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Yoda Will
Everyone’s favorite little [species unknown], Yoda, will be making a cameo appearance in LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the publisher revealed today. How do the pint-sized Jedi Master and Starkiller wind up crossing paths? LucasArts sets up the scene featured in the newly released Force Unleashed II cinematic like so: Starkiller, having escaped…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 12, 2010 -
Only Imperial Stormtroopers Are So Precise…
LEGO enthusiast and master squirrel photographer Chris “Powerpig” McVeigh is either offering the Empire a much-needed tactical strategy learned from Taito’s Space Invaders or proposing the next LEGO Star Wars game. We’re not sure which. Seen on Flickr via Gizmodo
By Michael McWhertor Published August 10, 2010 -
Splinter Cell’s Director Sneaks Into LucasArts
The man who made Splinter Cell and designed Far Cry 2, Clint Hocking, has found a new home after leaving Ubisoft earlier this year, one of two recent high profile departures from the developer. Looks like he’s now at LucasArts. Hocking’s landing at the house of Star Wars games comes via Ubisoft community developer Kimi…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 6, 2010 -
The Alderaan Trail Is Littered With Imperial Entanglements, Bad Motivators
Dysentery may be a thing of the past, but bad R2 motivators and fully operational Imperial space stations are a real threat on The Alderaan Trail. Part of Matt Marchini’s brilliant Star Wars homage, as seen on Picasa, via BoingBoing
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2010 -
Activision Says Call Of Duty Is This Generation’s Star Wars
That’s according to Activision Publishing’s CEO Eric Hirshberg. And yes, he’s being serious. “The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature. I think it is the closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars,” he told IGN. “I think it’s unique and bigger than any musical act or any movie franchise in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
