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Tiny Tower creator NimbleBit has joined forces with Disney for a Star Wars-themed take on the game. It’s called Star Wars: Tiny Death Star. It sees players constructing floors in the not quite fully armed and operational battle station and will feature a host of recognisable characters. Live life on …
Read More »EA wants to emulate Batman Arkham success with new Star Wars games
Publisher EA has said it wants to mimic the successful reinvention of the Batman video games franchise with its fresh take on the Star Wars universe. "The most important thing for me is that we take the Star Wars license and come up with games where peoples’ jaws drop," EA’s …
Read More »Konami-developed Star Wars card game hits iOS and Android next month
Konami is developing a free-to-play mobile card battle game based on the six Star Wars films, which is set to arrive next month on mobile devices. Polygon reports Star Wars: Force Collection will launch as a free-to-play offering on both iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The game packs cards …
Read More »Star Wars Episode VII: Shadow of the Sith was an actual thing
A host of former LucasArts game projects have been named in a book chronicling the history of LucasArts. Although published in 2008, a list of 20 potential game logos available in Chronicle Books’ Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts was thrust online recently by AllGamesBeta. You can see all the …
Read More »Angry Birds Star Wars will hit consoles November 1st
Rovio has confirmed Angry Birds Star Wars will debut on consoles this November. The developer has confirmed the return of the slightly miffed birds, despite only announcing the game’s predecessor Angry Birds Star Wars II earlier this week. Angry Birds Star Wars will launch on all current-gen consoles, including Xbox …
Read More »DICE begged for the chance to make Star Wars Battlefront
"Why haven’t you spoken to us? What are you doing? We want to make Battlefront." That was the reaction from Swedish developer DICE when it discovered that EA was in talks with Disney regarding the Star Wars video game right. The DICE guys Karl Magnus Troedsson and Patrick Bach were …
Read More »E3 2013: EA revives Star Wars Battlefront
Teaser trailer offers glimpse at new future for popular franchise
Read More »EA: Star Wars: Battlefront resurrected
EA has announced its first Star Wars project – and it’s a Battlefront sequel. It is due for PS4 and Xbox One. Battlefront is a huge fan favourite amongst Star Wars enthusiasts, but the anticipated third game in the series hit development issues and was never released. It was previously …
Read More »Games to play on the flight to E3
Ten and a half to twelve hours. Stuck in a metal tube with smelly journalists. Yep, you’re going to need something to take your mind off it all. Of course, the sensible thing will be to sleep. After all, you’re not going to get any sleep for the rest of …
Read More »Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic makes shock arrival on iPad
BioWare’s classic RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is now available on iPad. No-one even knew the port was in the works until IGN went live with a shock review for the title on Wednesday. The game has since become available on the Apple App Store for 6.99. …
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