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The long-awaited cinematic arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has certainly awoken a renewed interest in Star Wars apps. Marketing analyst SensorTower found that throughout the two Friday’s before the film’s arrival the 22 Star Wars apps it tracked averaged combined revenue of $222k. On December 18th that number …
Read More »How Google transforms smartphones into lightsabers
Chrome developer reveals the tech behind mobile-controlled browser game Lightsaber Escape
Read More »Heard About: Star Wars Battlefront
John Broomhall talks to Star Wars Battlefront audio director Ben Minto about recreating the films’ iconic audio
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront, and why the battle for Christmas No.1 has never been more important
It’s that time of the year again when MCV – and our competitors – start talking about who will be the Christmas No.1. Every 12 months we try, and fail, to get people to care. Sure, seeing the bookies make ridiculous odds on which game will make the top spot …
Read More »Disney may resurrect Star Wars 1313
All original artwork has been kept, team "definitely wants" to develop it further
Read More »Criterion developed Star Wars Battlefront’s speeder bike sections
Burnout studio hints at contribution towards EA's best-selling sci-fi multiplayer title
Read More »Disney brings Star Wars to Hour of Code tutorials
Code.org using Force Awakens characters to teach children about computer programming
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront stays on target at top of Japanese charts
The latest Star Wars game has unsurprisingly shot to the top of the Japanese retail rankings in its debut week. EA’s return to the Battlefront series sold in excess of 100,000 units on PS4 during its first week on sale, outpacing the combined efforts of fellow newcomer Atelier Sophie: Fushigi …
Read More »Google announces Star Wars: The Force Awakens VR ‘experience’
Disney and Google have teamed up to promote upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a virtual reality app designed for Google Cardboard. Google says it will feature the first-of-its-kind serialized Google Cardboard experience that combines a compelling story, which ties directly into the opening of Star Wars: The …
Read More »Battlefront shoots to No.1, has biggest ever UK launch for a Star Wars game
Star Wars Battlefront debuts at the top spot in the UK charts and has the fourth biggest week of any game this year. The online-only shooter has the biggest launch for a Star Wars game, selling more than 117 per cent more units in its first week than previous record …
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