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When A Spartan Loves A Stormtrooper

They say Stormtroopers can’t hit the broad side of a barn, but there’s one that can hit the hardest target of all – the cold heart of a Halo Spartan. When you’re a crack commando encased in battle armor, it doesn’t matter if you spend all day fighting The Covenant or the Rebel Alliance. You…

By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2010

Force Unleashed: Seven Million Served

Sure, it wasn’t the greatest of Star Wars games, but The Force Unleashed didn’t suck. Which in terms of recent Star Wars releases, made it special. So special it’s sold a ton. Lucasarts announced today that since going on sale almost 18 months ago, the game has sold over seven million units worldwide. I only…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2010

Bring Me The Head Of Boba Fett

I like my Star Wars. I’ve got a ton of Star Wars games, even some Star Wars toys lying around. But this? This goes a little beyond a “toy”. It’s a 1:1 bust of the galaxy’s favourite bounty hunter. That’s life-size. Which means this baby weighs in at 35lbs (15kg). Course, it also weighs in…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2010

Star Wars Comes To PlayStation Home

Everyone loves Star Wars, right? And Indiana Jones? But do you love them so much you’d sign into PlayStation Home and pay money for some virtual cosplay? Sony announced earlier today that Lucasarts will soon be going for the hip-pockets of fans of its two most treasured (and long-suffering) franchises, with a range of gear…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2010

Rumor: SOCOM Devs Working On “Star Wars: Battlefront Online”

Star Wars: Battlefront III may have been binned, but we’ve heard from sources that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online. The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both Lucasarts and Slant Six Games, the studio responsible for SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2010

Who Can Capcom Fight Next?

You know, reading that list of “lost” Tatsunoko vs Capcom characters the other day got me thinking: there’s plenty of room out there for more Capcom vs XXXX games. Yes, 2D (or 2.5D, really) fighting games are – Street Fighter aside – a niche market, but get the gameplay and characters right and they’re still…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2010

Why Mark Hamill Has Never Voiced Luke Skywalker

Star Wars made actor Mark Hamill famous. And while he turned in strong performances in films such as Sam Fuller’s war opus The Big Red One, he was never quite able to move out of the shadow of Luke Skywalker. Yet, even after finding a career as a successful voice actor in cartoons and video…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2010

I Love It When the Force Comes Together

I love Star Wars. I love The A-Team. And, like a chocolate bar that miraculously if accidentally lands in a jar of peanut butter, this video brings both tastes together. This is why you follow Stephen J. Cannell on Twitter. The video’s creator, YouTube’s kalleanka71 apparently is a Swede who enjoys doing these kinds of…

By Owen Good Published December 30, 2009

Weekend Brings New Star Wars, Batman, Rock Band, True Crime Game Reveals

In case you were out this weekend doing something other than sitting at a computer pressing F5 every half an hour, know that you missed a ton of new game announcements. Yes, the Spike Video Game Awards, held on Saturday night, brought the new shit like it was June and this was an E3 of…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2009

Casting Director Says Battlefront 3 is in Development

When Chris Marazzo (pictured), a casting director, listed on his personal website that he’s casted more than 200 projects – “including most recently Star Wars: Battlefront 3 with LucasArts” – he probably didn’t have this kind of response in mind. However, the fan site Battlefront3.net noticed, got in touch with Marazzo, and lo and behold,…

By Owen Good Published December 13, 2009

What The Deuce Is Star Wars: Legends?

There’s a listing over on the website of the Australian Classification Board for a game we’ve never heard of. It’s called Star Wars: Legends. And no, before you ask, it hasn’t been banned. The title was submitted for classification way back in June, and earned the game a Mature rating (for “fantasy violence”). Interestingly, it’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2009

New Star Wars Game To Be Outed At VGAs

Twittered by Geoff Keighley and backed up by a teaser video, the next big Star Wars video game title will be announced at the 2009 Spike TV Video Game Awards. Twitter maniac and former Kotaku guest editor Geoff Keighley is at it again, teasing more important goings-on happening at this year’s spike TV Video Game…

By Mike Fahey Published November 25, 2009

Vader Senses Much Movement In Your Wii Remote

The only reason to think that Power A’s officially licensed Star Wars Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar holder is a stupid idea is that you didn’t think of it yourself. Or maybe the price. We’ve mentioned it before, but now it’s finally hitting store shelves, and we’ve got packaging images. While we still haven’t received…

By Mike Fahey Published November 16, 2009

The Old Republic’s Jedi Knights Revealed

BioWare finally reveals the Jedi Knight class for Star Wars: The Old Republic, bringing with them more than 20,000 years of defending the Republic, wielding lightsabers, and wearing long, flowing garments. For many Star Wars fans, this is the end-all and be-all of character classes. The Jedi Knights are the warrior monks of the Republic,…

By Mike Fahey Published October 30, 2009

BioWare: Mass Effect 2 Is Kinda Like Empire Strikes Back.

Brooding, more serious. Can we expect that from Mass Effect? According to BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk: “If you recall, Empire Strikes Back was the darker chapter and that is how we designed the ME2 story and experience: to try and make the player reflect on the challenges of the character.” Continuing, he tells IGN, “If…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2009

Sleuths Dig Up Microtransaction Language in Old Republic TOS

The terms of service agreement for Star Wars: The Old Republic, included in its recently announced Game Testing program, mention both “points” and a “game store,” possibly tipping off plans for microtransactions. According to DarthHater, the terms (above) state :• You acknowledge and agree that all points acquired during the Game Program are non-refundable and…

By Owen Good Published October 1, 2009

KOTOR 2 Is Finally Finished

Those that made their way through to the “end” of Knights of the Old Republic 2 will be aware that the game they just “finished” wasn’t anything of the sort. Tight timeframes ended up in a rushed development cycle, in turn resulting in a game that had huge chunks missing from the final, playable product.…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009

Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar: NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The Star Wars: Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar. For those with $50 lying around the house and a need to make it look like the Dark Lord of the Sith is ecnased in the carbonite of your entertainment unit. Looks awful. Though, with that GIANT LIGHTSABER, we’re sure a few will be scooped up by…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009

This R2 Unit Has A Bad Motivator (And Eight Consoles)

Guy by the name of Brian De Vitis put this R2-D2 together. It looks great as an astromech droid, yeah, but wait until you see what he crammed in its guts. The shell of the droid is a modified, improved version of one of those R2-D2 coolers. But the inside consists of a projector (with…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2009

Six Years Too Late, Star Wars Galaxies Gets Interesting

It’s safe to say that Star Wars Galaxies has been a disappointment. It’s boring. If only they’d introduced zombie stormtrooper hordes a little sooner! For a tie-in with Joe Schreiber’s upcoming book of the same name – which is about zombies in the Star War universe – Star Wars Galaxies will in October drop an…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009