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Four Reasons the EA-Star Wars Deal Can’t Possibly Work (and Three It Just Might)
May the force be with Electronic Arts. It’ll surely need all the help it can get to pull a Jedi-rabbit out of this sarlacc pit of a hat.
It’s the End for LucasArts (1982-2013), Though What Have We Lost, Really?
For some reason it’s not just news but front page headline news that Disney just shuttered LucasArts, a video game developer and publisher that used to make terrific video games.
Angry Birds: Star Wars Beaming Up (or Whatever) on November 8
Space! A long time ago in a final frontier, Jean-Luc Skywalker and a rowdy gang of merry men stole from the stars and gave to the Sneetches who had no stars upon thars. That’s the basic premise of Star Wars, from what I …
The Long Hello or Goodbye? Star Wars: The Old Republic Goes Free-to-Play
Back in 2010, someone purporting to be a disgruntled ex-Electronic Arts employee posted an anonymous blog post about the company’s forthcoming Star Wars-based MMO that caused quite a stir. In the note, this acid-tongued incognito …
Star Wars 1313: LucasArts Goes ‘Mature’ and Taps Hollywood Magic
LucasArts hasn’t released a memorable Star Wars video game in years, but Star Wars 1313 has given fans a new hope. The game seems to be getting lots of buzz around the show floor here at E3, even though LucasArts has barely shown …
LucasArts Aims for More Mature Gamers with ‘Star Wars 1313’
How can old-school Star Wars fans wash the rancid taste of Kinect Star Wars out of their mouths? Maybe LucasArts’ new game Star Wars 1313 will help.
Instead of a dancing Han Solo, you’ll play a bounty hunter tracking down …
LaserSabers: Like Lightsabers but No Whooshing and No Hitting People
Yes! Watch the above video!
Real lightsab—sorry, LaserSabers! They’re “not affiliated with Lucasfilm or Star Wars,” according to the product page, even though they’re “harnessing the power of the force.” And the music in the …
Man Builds 1:6 Scale ‘Star Wars’ Arcade Game
While I certainly remember Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, my earliest memory of an arcade game is of the 1983 Atari game Star Wars. Now, a man going by the name of “Le Chuck” has built a 1:6 scale version of the classic game and put it …
‘Kinect Star Wars’ Horrifies Fans with Cheesy Dance Minigame
A long time ago at a convention center far, far away, Microsoft promised gamers a Star Wars adventure using the Xbox 360’s Kinect motion-sensing camera. You’d wield a lightsaber by swinging your arms, while tossing Stormtroopers …
10 Pieces of Star Wars Swag to Ring In BioWare’s The Old Republic
BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic arrives today, December 20, squaring off with Blizzard’s seven-year-old 800-pound gorilla, World of Warcraft. While we’re waiting for the dust to settle, here’s a list of intergalactic odds …
Lord Vader: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Universe’s Number One Terrorist, Is Dead
This just in: a breaking report from The Galactic Empire Times is stating, per a press conference called by Lord Vader himself, that Obi-Wan Kenobi — the universe’s most wanted terrorist — is dead.
Vader’s speech was stern yet brimming with optimism:
“For over two decades, Kenobi has been the Jedi rebellion’s leader and
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