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An unofficial sequel to Star Wars Battlefront 2 will not be allowed to use the Star Wars name or take place in its universe. Developer Frontwire announced plans to release the game for free on Steam last month. However, it will be of little surprise to hear that LucasFilm has …
Read More »Frontwire Studios’ Star Wars spin-off Galaxy in Turmoil shut down by EA and Lucasfilm
Developer previously announced publishing deal with Valve and reassured fans classification as ‘parody’ would avoid legal complications
Read More »TT Games veterans form new studio Quantum Soup
Chris Payne and Ralph Ferneyhough team up with Welsh broadcaster S4C to develop IP for multiple platforms
Read More »Visceral’s Star Wars game is aiming for ‘swash-buckling charm’
The creative director of EA and Visceral Games’ Star Wars action title has likened it to the Uncharted series. Amy Hennig, who previously worked on the Uncharted series, offered some insight into the project at a panel at this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, as reported by GameSpot. "The process that …
Read More »Trials of Tatooine arriving on HTC Vive today for free
The Force is strong with this one. Back in March, ILM revealed an upcoming Star Wars virtual reality experience called Trials of Tatooine that would, for the first time, actually give folk the chance to swoosh about a lightsaber in a virtual world. Will is pretty much all we’ve ever …
Read More »New God of War game influenced by cancelled Star Wars TV show
Sony’s new God of War title appears to have been influenced by stories from a galaxy far, far away. Speaking to GamesBeat, the game’s creative director Cory Barlog said that the new God of War’s more thoughtful and quiet tone was influenced by a cancelled Star Wars TV series. Barlog …
Read More »Criterion’s vehicle game put on hold for Star Wars
In 2014 Criterion revealed that it was working on an extreme sports vehicle title with more than a hint of Burnout about it. Now it’s not clear whether we’ll ever see that game. EA has told GameSpot that folk should forget about any previous projects mentioned by the UK studio. …
Read More »Criterion cancels extreme sports title as it shifts focus to Star Wars
Project described as Burnout studio’s ‘biggest game yet’ when unveiled at E3 2014
Read More »A force awakens: Magic Leap and Lucasfilm launch collaborative mixed reality lab
‘Semi-secret’ research outlet will work on experiences themed around Star Wars for tech firm’s AR tech
Read More »E3 2016: Star Wars, Resident Evil and Batman lead PlayStation VR line-up
Sony says more than 50 games will be released for virtual reality device by the end of the year
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