Tag Archives: Star Wars

Darryn Bonthuys

EA is now the home of Star Wars

May 7, 2013 at 10:30 am | 65 Comments

It has not been a good time to be a fan of Star Wars video games. The last really decent title in the franchise, The Force Unleashed was released way back in 2008, before everything starting smelling like Bantha poodoo. And then the new owners of Lucasarts, Disney, decided to make the game division of that company one with the Force. So are Star Wars games dead? Nope! They’ve got a new home now, with the EA Empire.


Geoffrey Tim

Get your Star Wars videogame fix on Steam

May 6, 2013 at 9:45 am | 34 Comments

Star Wars fans who happen to be gamers have gotten a pretty raw deal; games bearing the “star Wars” licence of late have been pretty abysmal, with titles like terrible The Force Unleashed 2, and the even worse Star Wars Kinect. The ones that held promise, like the incredible looking Star Wars 1313 and Battlefront 3 have been unceremoniously cancelled. With Disney now at the helm of the Star Wars ship, it’s possible we may never see a decent Star Wars game again – which makes Steam’s latest sale all the more enticing.


Gavin Mannion

Battlefront 3 could have been awesome

May 6, 2013 at 9:00 am | 23 Comments

With the recent cancelling of Star Wars 1313 and the abysmal Start Trek review (they're the same thing, right?) the news that we may have had a decent Star Wars title a few years back before it was cancelled can be a bitter pill to swallow.


Darryn Bonthuys

Please do not celebrate Star Wars Day

May 3, 2013 at 7:00 pm | 8 Comments

The fourth of May. It’s two days after my birthday and the death of Hitler, but it’s also a great day to be a Star Wars fan. And why not? A cult series of films, TV shows, comics and other merchandise have resulted in a massive fan following over the years, culminating on May 4 every year. Except it’s time to stop celebrating Jedi and Wookies. Your Emperor commands it!


Darryn Bonthuys

It’s 50 shades of geek with these Star Wars sex toys

April 29, 2013 at 6:00 pm | 24 Comments

Not so long, long ago in a bedroom that happened to not be far, far enough from my bed, some dorm mates were getting BIZZAY. There are plenty of marital aids out there, to help spice up a relationship. From that neck massager in your mom’s draw, to a suspicious pump that should only be handled with chemical gloves, the options are varied. Especially if you’re looking for something more nerdcore.


Gavin Mannion

Are the Avengers going to invade Disney Infinite?

April 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 7 Comments

Gamesindustry has been chatting to the lead of Disney Infinite, Bill Roper, about the future of the title and the obvious comparisons to Activision’s Skylanders.


Darryn Bonthuys

Check out the leaked footage of the Star Wars Call of Duty

March 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 15 Comments

Earlier in the week, we had a look at a Star Wars game that will most likely not be released anytime soon. And dammit, I want the damn thing. I’m not saying this just because I go to sleep in boxers that are decorated with the forest moon of Endor (+5 Geek points), but because I’m genuinely keen on a Star Wars game where I’m not a Jedi for once. Here’s another, more video-centric, look at the game that is sitting at the bottom of a Rancor pit right now.


Darryn Bonthuys

Star Wars: First Assault is a Battlefront 3 test, may not be released ever

March 12, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 11 Comments

I’m pretty sad as a Star Wars fan right now, thanks to the fact that the sublime Clone Wars series is at an end, while Star Wars 1313 happens to be frozen in Carbonite development hell right now. But it seems that all is not lost. For there is another…game out there. And it looks like the force is strong with it.


Darryn Bonthuys

Rumour – Star Wars 1313 has been put on hiatus

March 1, 2013 at 7:45 am | 21 Comments

If there’s one game that got my midichlorian count flowing at E3 last year, it was Star Wars 1313. A Star Wars game set in the bowels of the underworld, that had you playing as a cool rogue with a blaster instead of a noble Jedi for once? Man, the force felt strong in that idea, especially with those high level visuals that could melt your eyeballs. Things have changed for Star Wars company Lucasarts since then. Such as the fact that Disney now owns them, leaving Star Wars 1313 in a carbonite status of frozen.


Darryn Bonthuys

Star Wars Battlefront 3 was 99% done before it canned

November 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm | 11 Comments

Lately, there haven’t been too many fantastic Star Wars games made in recent years. Star Wars 1313 looks set to be a PC exclusive title that only people running Borg cubes can afford to play, while The Force Unleashed released one of the worst and most underwhelming sequels of all time, sealing the fate of that franchise. One Star Wars set of games that did sell well though? Battlefront. And before it’s developer was shut down, a third Battlefront game was almost released.


Yolanda Green

Geek out! Take my money

November 17, 2012 at 10:00 am | 7 Comments

Here is some of the most amazing geek stuff I’ve seen lately. From iron thrones to keyboard sandals, some one please make me a millionaire! I’ll be dreaming about these all weekend.


Darryn Bonthuys

The tale of the littlest Stormtrooper

November 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm | 16 Comments

It’s not easy being a kid at school. Face facts, when we’re young, we’re freakin’ monsters, and the second we see something that indicates that anotehr child is “different”, we’ll ostracise them with maximum prejudice. That’s the case for Katie Goldman, a young Star Wars fan who was bullied because she loved the sci-fi trilogies of a galaxy far, far away. And then the bad guys stepped in to help her out.


Darryn Bonthuys

BOBA FETT? Where? Oh, it’s a kickass statue

November 14, 2012 at 7:00 pm | 3 Comments

You can keep your Jedi, Sith lords and Gungans, Star Wars fans. The real badasses in that galaxy far, far away were always the bounty hunters, galactic enforcers that were armed with everything from flamethrowers through to jetpacks. And the baddest of the bad was the last clone himself, Boba Fett. Wouldn’t you like to have a piece of that intergalactic freelance bail enforcement attitude on your desk?


Darryn Bonthuys

Angry Birds Star Wars revealed

October 8, 2012 at 3:00 pm | 34 Comments

Proving that you can sell the same thing multiple times, it looks like Rovio is taking their iconic birds with anger management issues to space. Er, again. Only this time, the action will be taking place in a galaxy far, far away…

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