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Rumor Mill: Spark Unlimited Working on Battlefront 3

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is one of the projects that fans have been desperate to see announced and that some have thrown into the vaporware category, but fresh rumors suggest that development on the game might be progressing well at a new company. Information posted on the PlayStation Lifestyle site says that Spark ...

8 February 2012
20:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Players Prefer Sith Characters Over Jedi Ones

Star Wars: The Old Republic was released last week and already Electronic Arts, together with the online game’s developer, BioWare, are showing off some impressive figures gathered from the first few days of the title’s availability. Star Wars: The Old Republic was awaited by millions of gamers from all ...

28 December 2011
18:21 GMT

Analysts: The Old Republic Will Make Money for Both Electronic Arts and LucasArts

Bobby Kotick, the Chief Executive Officer at publisher Activision Blizzard, recently talked about how he does not understand the economic fundamentals behind the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic.But two leading analysts of the industry believe that even if it needs to split money with LucasArts, Electronic Arts w...

1 December 2011
07:02 GMT

LucasArts Might Create Identity Based Star Wars Games

LucasFilm has registered a number of new Internet domains that could be linked to a new video game in the very wide ranging Star Wars universe.StarWarsIdentities.com, StarWarsIdentites.com and sw-id.com have been recently registered and it seems that LucasArts is creating a game which will use the theme.A number of d...

11 November 2011
12:11 GMT

Annual Sequels Harm Creativity, LucasArts Director Believes

LucasArts creative director Clint Hocking shared his views on the annual sequels seen in quite a few big franchises nowadays, including Call of Duty, and his belief that it ends up harming the creative process of the respective studios by having to crank out a new title year-in year-out.Yearly installments of big spo...

14 September 2011
03:04 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Release Depends on Beta Feedback

Electronic Arts, the publisher of the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, has talked about the title's still unclear release date, saying that it basically depends on the feedback the developers at BioWare receive during the ongoing closed beta test. Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the biggest ...

1 September 2011
15:51 GMT

Microsoft Delays Kinect Star Wars Game and Xbox 360 Bundle

Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Kinect Star Wars game won't be released during its previously announced 'holiday 2011' time frame, as the company, together with LucasArts, have decided to postpone the launch until early next year. Without a doubt one of the biggest games set to appear for ...

25 August 2011
04:10 GMT

Free to Play Would Not Have Been Viable for Star Wars: Galaxies

The video game arm of LucasArts, the company that holds the Star Wars license and it implicated in all projects that use it, has announced that it has thought about making Star Wars: Galaxies a free-to-play title and has decided that the model is not suited for the MMO before taking the decision to close it down befo...

18 July 2011
17:21 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Hints IV (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game that was made by The Collective, in partnership with the Ubisoft Montreal studio for many platforms, including consoles like the PlayStation 2, Xbox or Nintendo DS, and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world as a tie-in ...

30 June 2011
08:11 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Hints II (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game that was made by The Collective, in partnership with the Ubisoft Montreal studio for many platforms, including consoles like the PlayStation 2, Xbox or Nintendo DS, and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world as a tie-in ...

29 June 2011
09:31 GMT

Star Wars Galaxies MMO Shuts Down in December

Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts have officially announced that the Star Wars Galaxies massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) will be shutting down in December. Star Wars fans were treated with a unique online experience back in 2003, when Sony, through its Online Entertainment division, part...

28 June 2011
14:21 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Hints (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game developed by The Collective, in partnership with the Ubisoft Montreal studio for many platforms, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox or Nintendo DS, and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world as a tie-in for the movie with...

27 June 2011
07:51 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables V (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game developed by The Collective, in partnership with the Ubisoft Montreal studio, and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world as a video game tie-in for the movie with the same name, which were both released on May 5, around ...

24 June 2011
13:51 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables III (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game developed by The Collective, in partnership with the Ubisoft Montreal studio, and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world, released on May 5, around the globe, right alongside the launch in theaters of actual movie on wh...

23 June 2011
08:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables II (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game developed by The Collective studio in partnership with Ubisoft Montreal and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world, released on May 5, around the globe, right alongside the actual movie on which is based, that ended the ...

22 June 2011
08:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables (DS)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith is a video game developed by The Collective studio together with Ubisoft Montreal and published by LucasArts, in North America, and Ubisoft in the rest of the world, released on May 5, around the globe, right alongside the actual movie on which is based and ended the new tril...

21 June 2011
15:21 GMT

Thrillville: Off the Rails Unlockables IV (DS)

Thrillville: Off the Rails is a video game made by Frontier Developments for a wide variety of platforms, including the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii and, of course, the Nintendo DS handheld device, and published by LucasArts on October 9, 2007, in North America, and October 19, 2007...

10 May 2011
10:01 GMT

Thrillville: Off the Rails Unlockables III (DS)

Thrillville: Off the Rails is a video game made by Frontier Developments and published by LucasArts for a wide variety of platforms, including the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii and, of course, the Nintendo DS handheld device, on October 9, 2007, in North America, and October 19, 2007...

9 May 2011
10:21 GMT

Thrillville: Off the Rails Unlockables II (DS)

Thrillville: Off the Rails is a video game developed by Frontier Developments and published by LucasArts for a big number of platforms, including the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii and, of course, the Nintendo DS, on October 9, 2007, in North America, and October 19, 2007. Thrillvi...

6 May 2011
11:21 GMT

Apple, Intel, Google and Others Get Sued in California

It appears that yet another lawsuit involving top-tier IT players has sprouted, only this once it is not about patents but about alleged participation in a conspiracy meant to fix employee pay. Antitrust lawsuits are a common occurrence on the IT market, because they not only sprout up often, but they usually tak...

6 May 2011
07:18 GMT

More Details Offered on LEGO Star Wars III

LucasArts, as the publisher, and Traveller’s Tales, as the developer, have recently announced that they are working on LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, a new video game experiences based around the well known franchise which combines LEGO building with traditional adventure game and lightsaber battle mechani...

24 November 2010
15:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Gets Ewok DLC

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will be getting some fresh downloadable content in the near future, as LucasArts, its developer, has just revealed that Starkiller, the hero of the game, will be going through some new and exciting adventures.According to the developer, the new DLC, like the one released for the orig...

19 November 2010
02:33 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Publishing Is in the Hands of Electronic Arts

Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it has taken charge of some of the publishing related duties linked to the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic from LucasArts, although no reason for the move was offered.A statement from Electronic Arts says, “With this new agreement, certain publishing, market...

11 November 2010
13:41 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

Without a doubt the Star Wars franchise is one of the biggest ones of all time, and in recent years video games have played an increasingly important role in the fate of the saga, taking its action beyond the movie trilogies or the animated series currently broadcasted on TV. The original Star Wars: The Force Unle...

5 November 2010
05:06 GMT

Quick Look: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 has just been released by LucasArts and aims at continuing the saga of Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice, which takes place between the new Trilogy and the original one in the Star Wars universe.The game promises to improve on the original Force Unleashed and polish up ...

30 October 2010
06:11 GMT

How To Unlock Guybrush Threepwood in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

The team at LucasArts has just launched its latest game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, so many of the game's secrets are slowly being revealed on the web, including what you need to do in order to unlock a very special character. The Force Unleashed 2, like any good LucasArts games, has plenty of secrets ...

29 October 2010
03:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 PC Requirements Out

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is getting ready to delight gamers and Star Wars fans around the world at the end of the month, so LucasArts has decided to officially reveal the official minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC edition.Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 continues the story of Starkiller,...

22 October 2010
14:21 GMT

The Clone Wars Returns to TV and Online in Middle September

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment have announced that the Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game will be launched officially on September 15, just two days before Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns to Cartoon Network for its third season, following the exceptional ratings of the final episode of the second ...

12 August 2010
15:01 GMT

Far Cry 2 Developer Clint Hocking Moves to LucasArts

It seems that Clint Hocking, the man who was behind the development of Far Cry 2, has moved to developer LucasArts. The company confirmed the news after a Ubisoft employed community developer posted a Twitter message about the move. It's not clear what Clint Hocking would be working on at his new development hom...

9 August 2010
16:31 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Has Optional Non-Human Species

BioWare has revealed that Star Wars: The Old Republic will include optional non-human species for each of the classes available, both on the Sith and Jedi sides. The company has talked about Rattaki Bounty Hunter, Chiss Imperial Agent or the Twi'lek Smuggler before, but a recent news post on the official website...

9 August 2010
08:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Begins Game Testing

 Star Wars: The Old Republic seems to be well on it way to a retail release, as BioWare has commenced game testing. In the piece of news on the official site there is no mention of beta, so we may assume that those lucky enough to be selected by the developers will get their hands on a quite early version o...

12 July 2010
08:00 GMT

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Lucas Arts' series of remakes of the venerable Monkey Island adventure games continues with the second installment: LeChuck's Revenge. I have toggled with the Xbox 360 and with the PC version and I must say I am quite impressed with the excellent remake the developers managed to deliver.I was quite a big fa...

11 July 2010
10:01 GMT

No Discussion About Star Wars: The Old Republic on Consoles

We already know that Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMO designed by BioWare with help from LucasArts, is the most expensive project ever developed by publisher Electronic Arts. We also know that the overall ambition is to create a gaming experience able to draw enough players to challenge World of Warcraft from Bli...

7 July 2010
03:42 GMT

The Force Unleashed II Collector's Edition Has Exclusive Content

LucasArts has announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the third person action adventure title that will be launched in the fall of this year, is getting a Collector's Edition, which can now be pre-ordered by fans of the universe eager to get the best experience of the game that aims to bridge the gap b...

10 June 2010
16:41 GMT

Clones Central to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

LucasArts has made the surprise announcement that it is developing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II via Facebook, the game coming quite soon after the launch of the first in what is becoming a series. The surprise was compounded by the fact that any sequel needs to dance a bit around the ending of the first The Forc...

8 June 2010
13:01 GMT

LucasArts Announced Its E3 2010 Lineup of Games

LucasArts has made available through Twitter the lineup of games that it will be showing off next week at E3 2010. Three titles were announced, with more to come during the event itself. They are Monkey Island 2: Special Edition, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Monkey Island 2 Spec...

8 June 2010
05:29 GMT

Sony and LucasArts Announce Free-to-Play The Clones Wars MMO

With the launch date for DC Universe Online now set for November, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it has partnered with LucasArts in order to create a new free-to-play virtual space built around the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, which can be seen on Cartoon Network and which aims to bridge t...

2 June 2010
05:45 GMT

New Star Wars Costumes and Props to Be Put Up for Sale on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace

Xbox 360 owners may be interested to know that LucasArts will put up for sale Star Wars costumes and props soon on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace. The reason for this new offering from George Lucas' game studio is the fact that it's the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back. The pricing h...

20 May 2010
18:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Arrives on October 26

In a rather surprising move, LucasArts has announced on its Facebook page that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 will be launched on October 26 of this year. The videogame has no confirmed launch platforms at the moment but players can expect to see it arrive on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 from Sony...

6 May 2010
13:41 GMT

LucasArts Thinking About Star Wars Lightsaber Simulation

Ever since the Nintendo Wii and its motion tracking technology were announced, players who are also fans of Star Wars have thought about how suited to a lightsaber duel videogame the new mechanisms were.The promise has not been realized until now, mainly because of limitations linked to the hardware, as seen in both ...

3 May 2010
13:41 GMT

Another Star Wars Game Will Arrive This Fall

There's another Star Wars game soon coming to our PC and gaming consoles, and while Star Wars The Force Unleashed II has already been unveiled, some of you might hope this is about a sequel for Republic Commando or even, maybe, just maybe, Battlefront III. Unfortunately, reality is somewhat more colorful, but no...

9 February 2010
06:04 GMT

The Force Unleashed II Is an In-House Project

Rumors about a new Star Wars game have been flying around the Internet for about three weeks now, and the Video Game Awards came to confirm the gossip. While some of us hoped for a new installment in the Knight of the Old Republic series, or even better, a new Republic Commando that would reveal what happened to our ...

18 December 2009
02:54 GMT

More Star Wars Games to Be Announced

LucasArts has been featured in the news quite a lot lately. The company first revealed the name and style of a new Xbox Live Arcade and PC puzzle platformer, called Lucidity, and now the president of the company seems to be revealing that his outfit is ready to announce some new Star Wars-themed videogames set to be ...

15 September 2009
17:41 GMT

LucasArts Announces Lucidity, Promises More New Titles

LucasArts has officially announced that it plans to develop and publish a new Xbox Live Arcade and PC platformer called Lucidity, ending some long running speculations about the new videogame that the company was supposed to be developing.Lucidity does not have a clear release date at the moment but the company is sa...

14 September 2009
04:03 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Not Only Use Subscriptions

It seems that with World of Warcraft from Blizzard dominating the subscription- driven MMO market and with games like Tabula Rasa and Warhammer Online failing to do extremely well in the same space, the developers working on new MMOs are looking to new monetization models in an effort to attract gamers.LucasArts and ...

9 September 2009
05:18 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Unlockables II (DS)

Hollywood's love affair with the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since the early days of the Atari or the Nintendo Entertainment System, hot movie properties have been ported and adapted so that movie-goers can spend some more money on those licensed video games.The bigger the imp...

28 August 2009
12:21 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables IX (DS)

Hollywood's love affair with the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since the early days of the Atari or the Nintendo Entertainment System, hot movie properties have been ported and adapted so that movie-goers can spend some more money on those licensed video games.The bigger the imp...

28 August 2009
11:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Unlockables (DS)

Hollywood's love affair with the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since the early days of the Atari or the Nintendo Entertainment System, hot movie properties have been ported and adapted so that movie-goers can spend some more money on those licensed video games.The bigger the imp...

27 August 2009
14:11 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables VIII (DS)

Hollywood's love affair with the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since the early days of the Atari or the Nintendo Entertainment System, hot movie properties have been ported and adapted so that movie-goers can spend some more money on those licensed video games.The bigger the imp...

27 August 2009
12:11 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Cheats V (DS)

Hollywood's love affair with the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time now. Ever since the early days of the Atari or the Nintendo Entertainment System, hot movie properties have been ported and adapted so that movie-goers can spend some more money on those licensed video games.The bigger the imp...

26 August 2009
14:11 GMT


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