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Scrapped projects include Rogue Squadron trilogy and multiplayer dogfighter for Xbox 360
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront and Visceral’s game will be canon
LucasFilm has confirmed that two announced Star Wars video games will be canonical. The studio confirmed to GameSpot that both DICE’s multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront and Visceral’s previously confirmed Star Wars project – which has Uncharted’s former creative director Amy Hennig on the team – will feature official plots …
Read More »Disney pulls Star Wars games – without informing developers
Tiny Death Star studio Nimblebit unaware of Disney's plans until game was removed from app stores
Read More »Pools and Star Wars outfits coming in The Sims 4 October update
EA will next month finally roll out the addition of pools to The Sims 4. That’s not all, either – also incoming this month are a collection of Star Wars outfits and the addition of ghosts. Ghosts sees dead Sims re-joining the game world, complete with all the attributes they …
Read More »Star Wars: Galactic Defense heading to iOS and Android this year
Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …
Read More »E3 2014: DICE visited Star Wars museum and locations for new Battlefront
Studio working closely with LucasFilm on hotly anticipated return of sci-fi shooter
Read More »Star Wars invades Disney Stores
Disney has begun offering assorted Star Wars products in its High Street Disney Stores. The animation giant acquired LucasFilm and the Star Wars IP in October of 2012 – killing off LucasArts in the process – and will continue to ramp up activity ahead of the December 2015 release of …
Read More »Star Wars games are no longer canon
Any and all events ever depicted in every Star Wars game ever made is no longer to be considered canon. That’s the new directive coming from IP owner Disney, which has said that the films and TV series are now the only official entries in Star Wars fiction. This means …
Read More »Todd Stashwick joins Visceral’s Star Wars team
American actor and writer Todd Stashwick has joined Amy Hennig at Visceral Games as the co-writer on EA’s new Star Wars game. The news was revealed by Uncharted writer Hennig on Twitter, who wasbrought in by EA last monthas creative director on the unannounced project. Hennig said she was thrilled …
Read More »Devil Inside writer joins Visceral’s Star Wars team
New creative director Amy Hennig 'thrilled' to bring Todd Stashwick on board
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