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RPG series Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic is apparently receiving a brand new bundle. As reported by Joystiq, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection is, according to listings on both GameStop and Amazon, heading for PC with a release date of July 17th. It has …
Read More »Clint Hocking leaves LucasArts
Games exec quits Star Wars developer
Read More »Clint Hocking quits LucasArts
LucasArts developer Clint Hocking has left the firm. The popular games developer who created hit franchises such as Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2, joined LucasArts from Ubisoft in July 2010. Hocking wrote on his blog: "I recently left my job at LucasArts and am moving on to something new. …
Read More »"Dark and mature" Star Wars game unveiled
LucasArts has lifted the lid on its mysterious new Star Wars game – and it’s not your typical Force-wielding fare. Instead, Star Wars 1313 puts players in the role of a bounty hunter on Coruscant as he tries to uncover a criminal conspiracy. The studio promised a "dark and mature" …
Read More »New Star Wars game nears announcement
LucasArts will reveal a brand new game based in the Star Wars universe on May 31st, it has confirmed. The mystery title will be debuted on Spike TV’s pre-E3 episode, which airs on Thursday. Further details, including the first gameplay footage, will then be revealed at E3 itself. The most …
Read More »Bioware: Old Republic subscriptions ‘not falling’
'Light' server numbers due to decline in concurrent users, not subscribers, dev suggests
Read More »Analyst: EA losing Star Wars Old Republic users
User base projected to fall to 1.25 million by March 2013
Read More »Microsoft releases Kinect Star Wars iOS app
A new iOS app based on Kinect Star Wars has hit the App Store courtesy of Microsoft. The app was already available on Windows Phone. Rather than offer a game, it actually works as a social media aggregator, syncing with both Facebook and Twitter. Obviously it augments your streams with …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No.1, Kinect Star Wars is
The Force is remarkably strong with Microsoft this week as its new Xbox 360 title Kinect Star Wars debuts at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In this case you should trust your eyes – Kinect is now fully operational. Despite not being the game that …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Kinect boss Kudo Tsunoda
Kinect Star Wars finally arrived on shelves earlier this week, standing as a flagship for the new generation of Xbox 360’s motion controlled titles. MCV speaks to Microsoft’s Master Yoda of Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, about why the game is a major boon for the device and how far the technology …
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