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What Is This, Lords Of Ultima, Or Star Wars?

EA released some screenshots of browser-based Lords Of Ultima overnight. We were quite surprised to find Natalie Portman reprising her role from the Star Wars prequels. Above is a screenshot from Lords Of Ultima showing your advisor at the very outset of the game. Below is Portman in her Padmé Amidala costume from Attack of…

David Wildgoose Published April 21, 2010

2010: The Year of Empire Strikes Back Nostalgia

I’ve finally caught on. The Hoth-themed recruiting booth at Game Developers Conference last month was a clue. The e-mail about rare movie set photos seals it. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Empire Strikes Back this year. Nostalgia time. Well, not nostalgia time here. Not yet. The movie premiered in the U.S. on May 21,…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 16, 2010

Reviews

Star Wars Cantina Micro-review: Serve Greedo First

Not since Bea Arthur’s spin as Ackmena the bartender in the Star Wars Holiday Special have we been as thrilled to revisit a classic Tatooine bar as we have in Star Wars Cantina for the iPhone. Star Wars Cantina puts you in the shoes and Dewback-sized beehive hairdo of Nia Adea, a drink-slinger at the…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2010

Darth Vader Contemplates One More Round Of Advance Wars

As seen on 20×200

By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2010

The 90-Minute Review Of Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones [Update]

Forget watching a movie; the best 90 minutes of video you’ll see tonight is this epic recap of Attack of the Clones, the latest in RedLetterMedia’s enjoyable series of serial killer movie reviews. These are so great not just because they’re funny, but because when you look past the “women trapped in a basement” shtick…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2010

Stay On Target, Space Invaders

The force is strong with this one, so increase speed, drop down, reverse direction! As seen on RedBubble

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2010

Star Wars, Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

Star Wars games have often tried to paint the franchise in a different light, from Super Star Wars’ over-abundance of bad guys to LEGO Star Wars’ fondness of plastic dismemberment. But these animation shorts, these are different These short clips, made late last year, are part of the excellent “Star Wars Uncut” project (which we’ve…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2010

Have Video Games And Computer Graphics Killed Puppets?

If you grew up in the 1980s or before, chances are puppets delighted and frightened you. Later generations have become increasingly exposed to computer graphic creations. That’s the norm. And puppets…. Thanks to the brilliance of puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the 1970s were a puppet Renaissance of sorts with Henson creating Sesame Street…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2010

The Time Is Right For A Lightsaber Video Game

The man behind the most advanced video game swordplay available today says the time is now right — and the technology is now good enough — for a motion-controlled Star Wars lightsaber video game. Speaking on Kotaku’s live podcast yesterday, Red Steel 2 creative director Jason VandenBerghe said that advances in motion control have removed…

By Stephen Totilo Published March 25, 2010

Open Darth Vader’s Head, Eat Gum

Ever wonder what is inside Darth Vader’s helmet? Well, besides actors Sebastian Shaw and David Prowse. Japanese corner stores are selling this “Darth Vader Gum Pot”. It includes the Vader helmet “gum pot” as well as shinny black mint-flavored chewing gum. Yours for a ¥760 (US$8.40) a pop, er pot. Whatever. Darth Vader Mint Chewing…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2010

Star Wars Strippers We Never Want To See Again

If you were to name which Star Wars characters you like to see in a burlesque show, Slave Leia might be at the top. Heck, a Stormtropper-getting-naked might make the list, too. Boba Fett? Sure, why not. How about Chewbacca? Or C-3PO? Or Jabba the Hut? Eh… These characters most certainly would not. Too late!…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2010

This Dreamcast Made The Kessel Run In Less Than 12 Parsecs

As seen on Ben Heck

By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2010

New York Subways: Where Else Can Zelda and Boba Fett Mesh So Nicely

I think the video says it all. Now, how can I get this guy to follow me around at GDC? [Thanks AcidAngel]

By Brian Crecente Published March 5, 2010

Lara Croft vs Princess Leia

Had a rough weekend? PS3 gettin’ you down? It’s OK. Prepare for the week ahead and unwind with this, a very girly snowball fight between Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft and Princess Leia in her slave bikini outfit. You’d think with those latent Jedi powers Leia would be dominating, but no. She’s on the receiving end…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2010

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