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Despite the struggles experienced by Star Wars galaxies since its debut in 2003, Sony Online Entertainment is to release a brand new MMO based on George Lucas’ hypnotic universe. Called Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, this new take on the MMO formula very much reflects the modern face of mass-market …
Read More »SWTOR breaks EA funding records
It’s one of the most bankable franchises in the world of entertainment, and such is EA’s faith in BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: the Old Republic that it has spent more on its development than any other game in its history. It is the largest R&D project EA has ever …
Read More »The Force Unleashed II dated
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will be released on October 26th. The release date was revealed by the game’s official Facebook page yesterday, with a status update reading: May The Fourth by with you, since it will be Unleashed Oct 26th, 2010!” Given that the date is a Tuesday, …
Read More »Star Wars Old Republic set for Spring 2011?
Comments made by EA’s CEO in this evening’s investors conference call suggests Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released in Spring 2011. During the call – which discussed the firm’s decision to reduce its projected revenues for FY2010 – John Riccitiello said the firm’s next ‘major MMO’ is making …
Read More »LucasArts talks making better Star Wars games
The teams behind the latest Lucas releases on how they handle the fiercely guarded IP
Read More »By George!
Develop visited George Lucas' vast ranch to learn more about the responsibility of working with Star Wars IP
Read More »Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 announced
LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for 2010. The sequel to the 2008 smash hit was revealed by Samuel L. Jackson during the Spike TV Video game Awards . The trailer featured Starkiller, the protagonist from the original game. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released on …
Read More »LEGO Indy 2, Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition dated
Both LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition will be released in November. Activision’s latest release schedule gives a street date of November 20th for LEGO Indy 2 and November 6th for Ultimate Sith. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues …
Read More »Classic LucasArts titles lined up for Wii
A variety of retro LucasArts games will be heading to the Wii’s Virtual Console, starting with the Super Star Wars trilogy. Super Star Wars, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi will all be heading to the Nintendo download service for 800 …
Read More »Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition revealed
LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this Christmas. The new SKU will feature the full version of the game and three new levels that explore alternate storylines of the original Star Wars trilogy: two from DLC and …
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