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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 -
And Now For Some Drawings Of Oregon Trail, A Game Boy & Robocop
Reader Bill emailed us earlier this week, asking if we would like to post some of his drawings. “Sure would”, we replied, because they’re great They’re not all about gaming, but still, they’re all about stuff you’ll still find interesting. Like Admiral Ackbar’s pizza party, the ULTIMATE Oregon Trail WARRIOR and what appears to be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2010 -
Awww, Mom, Can We Keep This AT-AT?
Patrick Boivin only ever wanted two things when he was a kid: a puppy, and an AT-AT walker toy. In this video, he gets both, and we get smiles. I always wanted one of these too, but there was a Star Wars toy I wanted more: the Emperor’s shuttle. I never got it. I wonder…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2010 -
These Aren’t (Or Maybe Are) The Force Unleashed II Screens You’re Looking For
If you woke up as a clone of a man betrayed and killed, and were in a position to pick up a lightsaber and use it, would you? This guy is. The Force Unleashed II deftly side-steps the ending of the first game in just this manner, meaning you’re now back in (sort of) the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2010 -
OK, I Take It Back About Kinect’s Star Wars Game
Yesterday, I thought Kinect’s Star Wars game looked pretty interesting! Oh, what a difference a day and some extra footage makes. An extended version of yesterday’s clip turned up today, and showed actual gameplay footage. This isn’t a revolution in motion-control gaming. It’s a 21st-century Rebel Assault. Nothankyou.jpg.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2010 -
Get A Look At Kinect’s Star Wars Game
Perhaps the best “game” we saw yesterday at Microsoft’s Kinect launch event was a Star Wars title. Why? Why don’t you take a look yourself. Take all this with a sizable grain of salt, of course, as you always should with on-stage demonstrations, but anyone that watches this and isn’t at least a little excited…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 -
Force Unleashed II’s E3 Trailer Is Not Fond Of Stormtroopers
This cinematic trailer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is gorgeous, but also feels a little off; I know the room’s locked, but even still, I wouldn’t trust a few stormtroopers to take out a freakin’ Jedi
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2010 -
That’s No Moon, It’s A Force Unleashed II Collector’s Edition
LucasArts is giving Star Wars collectors something to drop an extra twenty on with the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II collector’s edition, complete with fancy packaging, digital goodies and a super-deformed Starkiller clone on which to store stuff. Sure, Starkiller with a swollen head and/or USB interface sticking out of that engorged noggin is…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2010 -
It’s Time For Star Wars Corsets [Update]
Currently, I’m not in the market for a corset. Perhaps one day, I will be. Right now? No siree. That doesn’t mean you aren’t though! Custom corset maker Evening Arwen has this “Galactic Lord Corset” and this “Galactic Trooper Corset”. (The “Galactic” moniker is code for please-don’t-sue-us-George-Lucas!) They ain’t cheap! The Galactic Lord bit is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010
