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Star Wars: Trench Run Zooms into the App Store

THQ Wireless Inc. has released Star Wars: Trench Run for iPhone and iPod touch. Priced at $4.99, the title leverages the iPhone platform to deliver simple motion controls and realistic gameplay. Developed by Infrared5 and Lucasfilm Ltd., the game is said to enable players to recreate one of their favorite scenes from...

20 November 2009
06:56 GMT

Another Game Developer Cuts Back on Its Working Force

Electronic Arts isn't the only one that has started firing its people. The gaming industry that was supposed to be recession-proof is beginning to feel the effect of the global financial crisis more and more. The money-shortage has spread to all four corners of our near-spherical Earth and it has even reached th...

19 November 2009
05:08 GMT

Star Wars The Force Unleashed Comes to the PC

Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition was released in the US today. It contains everything the original Force Unleashed did, plus three new levels, one of which is completely exclusive to the Ultimate Sith Edition. The game also includes all previous DLC, new costumes, character skins and data banks. T...

3 November 2009
05:52 GMT

More Evidence that The Old Republic Accepts Micro Transactions

Evidence indicates that Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMO BioWare is working on at the moment, will be powered by micro transactions, at least in part. The source is the actual license agreement that players need to accept if they register for the beta stage of the MMO. The main references are to “points&rdq...

5 October 2009
05:30 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic's Beta Starts Today

Great news from BioWare regarding their Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG. Today a beta registration for the game has been opened up on the official game site. Not such great news is that the site crashed soon after news of the beta registration spread. Not good news for all the eager fans out there, but definitely ...

30 September 2009
04:20 GMT

The Old Republic Straining the Hero Engine

Star Wars: The Old Republic is a very ambitious project. It aims to offer full-voice acting for the characters that make an appearance, which already sets it apart from every other MMO project going on at the moment. It aims to offer meaningful, moral choices for player parties that affect their development for the r...

22 September 2009
13:51 GMT

Eldest of the Jedi, Available to Purchase on Steam

Lucas Arts continues its collaboration with Steam, this time with a true gem of the gaming world, Dark Forces. The highly acclaimed, first-person shooter was released back in 1995 and is part of the equally renowned Star Wars: Jedi Knight series. Dark Forces and Jedi Knight are available for the meager sum of $4.99, ...

17 September 2009
17:01 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

A Gamer's Week: 6 – 13 September

This week was dominated by the release of the NPD Group numbers for August, which showed the industry selling about 16% less than in the same period of 2008. Still, it was not all bad news. Here's what you need to know about the news from the last seven days.On Monday, we found out that Sony was interested in ke...

13 September 2009
10:41 GMT

Rumor Mill: Sony Working on New Star Wars Title

We all know that BioWare, now part of the mighty Electronic Arts empire, is working on a Star Wars themed MMO that is shaping up to be quite an experience. Initial reports are saying that the game will be fully voiced, a first for the genre, moral consequences will be central to the game, each class will offer the sa...

9 September 2009
18:01 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

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables VII (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
12:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Cheats IV (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...

25 August 2009
14:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables VI (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 i...

25 August 2009
12:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Cheats III (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...

24 August 2009
14:21 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables 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...

24 August 2009
12:21 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Cheats 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...

21 August 2009
13:21 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables IV (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...

21 August 2009
11:31 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Cheats (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...

20 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Unlockables III (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...

20 August 2009
14:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 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...

19 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 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...

18 August 2009
16:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Have Voice Acting for 10 KOTORs

In today's popular culture, there are quite a few franchises that have gained the status of iconic and which have a huge number of fans all around the world. One such series is Star Wars, a movie, TV series and even video game franchise that has turned a lot of people into loyal fans. One of the next big projec...

13 July 2009
03:02 GMT

Mythic and BioWare Will Collaborate on The Old Republic

Recently, Electronic Arts announced that it was consolidating BioWare and Mythic into basically one studio set to handle all of its role playing games and some of the most important MMO projects. Mark Jacobs, one of the founders and the leader of Mythic, has left his outfit and the two men who lead BioWare will now b...

9 July 2009
16:41 GMT

Classic LucasArts Games Coming to Steam

LucasArts has surprised many by announcing that it plans to release a slate of older games using the Steam digital distribution service from Valve. These should arrive on July 8 and are some of the most loved titles from the back catalogue of the publisher.The games that LucasArts is set to bring to Steam are: Loom a...

7 July 2009
14:51 GMT

Republic Heroes Videogame Extends Star Wars Saga

LucasArts has sent word that it is planning to release a new Star Wars-themed videogame. The name is set to be Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, which is a bit of a mouthful, and should be developed by Krome Studios.The game should arrive on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the PC, the PlayStation 2, the Ni...

12 May 2009
04:57 GMT

Bounty Hunter Class Playable in Star Wars: The Old Republic

BioWare has confirmed that players would be able to take on the role of a Bounty Hunter in the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, which is set to arrive sometime in 2010. The confirmation comes via a short movie that shows a Bounty Hunter using his trademark jet pack and dual blasters in combat. Until now, Bio...

17 March 2009
06:40 GMT

Star Wars Lightsaber Workout for Weight Loss

If you’re a fan of “Star Wars” and have always dreamed of wielding a lightsaber much in the manner your favorite characters do onscreen, but you’re also looking to get more toned or even lose some pounds, then the New York Jedi class could be your answer. Where geek meets fitness, Master Flynn...

3 March 2009
05:27 GMT

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Forces 5.7 Million in Sales

LucasArts must be pleased with the Apprentice, the main character of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. After all, with his reverse lightsaber grip, Jedi mind tricks and Force based Dark and Light powers, he managed to attract more than 5.7 million gamers to the title. Most reviewers didn't praise the game, noting ...

12 February 2009
15:21 GMT

Halo Is Microsoft's Star Wars

Among new games, not a lot of them have impressed fans quite like Halo did. The hit first-person shooter made exclusively for Microsoft's Xbox and Xbox 360 has taken the world by storm, with its intricate single-player campaign featuring Master Chief and the top-notch multiplayer, which worked seamlessly with th...

11 February 2009
04:16 GMT

LEGO Battles Moves to the Nintendo DS

LEGO mania is moving to the Nintendo DS. After the runaway success of games like LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman and LEGO Indiana Jones, TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are planning to create a new title in the series exclusively for the Nintendo DS. It will be called LEGO Battles and will likely arri...

5 February 2009
16:51 GMT

Lego Batman Deemed Oppressive and Destructive to Kids

The gaming industry has always been blamed for many things. Violent games like the ones from the Grand Theft Auto series, despite being rated for a Mature audience, were accused of manipulating children and encouraging violent behavior in young people. But lately this trend has seen a depreciation, and people seem to...

23 January 2009
03:21 GMT

Star Wars Battlefront III Images Leaked

Note: The image has been removed due to a legal complaint submitted by Lucasfilm .Free Radical was just the last of the well known studios forced to close down or to severely restrict their activity as the 2008 world wide financial crisis hit the videogaming industry. Most of its employees, who were thought to n...

6 January 2009
04:30 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Focuses on the Player, Says BioWare

The MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) genre is a pretty big one, but one of the most popular themes that appear on this market is the space one. Although EVE Online is currently the most popular space-themed game, a lot of other titles are beginning to show promise and will certainly make this g...

28 December 2008
11:01 GMT

The Old Republic Could Be Microtransaction Based

John Riccitiello, the boss of Electronic Arts, caused a minor stir in the world of MMOs when he seemed to suggest that the upcoming BioWare developed The Old Republic, based on Star Wars, could be using microtransactions as one way to bring in revenue. In an investor call, Riccitiello used terms like "mid-session" an...

11 December 2008
17:51 GMT

Star Wars DLC Has Been Launched

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has just received some downloadable content. There are two different packs you can get from Xbox Live and, although there's no official confirmation yet, it seems that the content will be available shortly via the PlayStation Network.The Jedi Temple Mission Pack costs 800 Microsoft...

5 December 2008
18:31 GMT

LEGO Harry Potter Game Could Come in 2009

First, here are a few facts. Traveller's Tales was recently bought by Warner Bros. The company has the rights to use the intellectual property of Harry Potter in multimedia projects. Warner Bros. has created a lot of movies featuring the kid wizard and the next one is coming out in summer 2009. Traveller's ...

4 December 2008
17:51 GMT

Battle for Echo Base Begins in Star Wars Galaxies

Star Wars Galaxies, the MMO created by LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment, is getting a major new content update in the form of the Battle of Echo Base. The addition to the title offers gamers a chance to play one of the most iconic battles featured in the Star Wars original trilogy, the battle for Hoth.As you m...

21 November 2008
17:01 GMT

StarWars: The Clone Wars on Mobiles from THQ Wireless

The Clone Wars is another box office success that is now making its debut on mobile platforms thanks to THQ. If you're into this type of stories, and if you enjoyed the movie, you'll surely get a kick out of this miniature version of the war, where you are the leading “actor.”The game starts off...

20 November 2008
09:57 GMT

Vader Actually Said "Luke, I'm in Your... Toaster"

Surely you've all heard Vader's words before he died – "Luke, I am your... father" – but few of you know the truth about them. Recent investigations revealed enough evidence to prove that Vader's last words were mistakenly dubbed and he actually said to Luke Skywalker that his spirit would ...

19 November 2008
09:27 GMT

Madden NFL 09 Dominates Three-Month Chart

GfK Chart Track Limited has announced a top five of the best selling videogames of the last quarter. The chart covers the period from July to September 2008 in the three biggest videogames markets, the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.Electronic Arts must be really content with the results. Madden NFL 2009, th...

17 November 2008
11:51 GMT

Star Wars MMO Will Be Story Driven

We might have been aware, but there's nothing as exciting for Star Wars fans as an official announcement regarding a game based on the license. And when the companies behind the project are BioWare and LucasArts, the official announcement is always packed with interesting pieces of information regarding the upco...

28 October 2008
17:01 GMT

Star Wars MMORPG Will Emphasize Consequences in Gameplay

BioWare is definitely a popular developer these days – after the hit RPG (Role Playing Game), Mass Effect, it just revealed that, in a joint venture with LucasArts, the owner of the Star Wars Intellectual Property, it would develop an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG) based on its own Knight Of The Old ...

28 October 2008
02:00 GMT

EA and LucasArts Target World of Warcraft Userbase with Their New MMORPG

We have recently reported that Electronic Arts, with its BioWare studio and LucasArts, the owner of the Star Wars Intellectual Property, have teamed up to offer a new MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) based on the very successful normal RPG series Knight Of The Old Republic, (KOTOR). This n...

27 October 2008
03:07 GMT


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