Category Archives: Lucasarts
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 14:07 BST
SWTOR Comic-Con panel discusses personalized classes, light speed
During a Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic-Con panel, game director James Ohlen, executive producer Rich Vogel, and community manager Stephen Reid, with senior content producer Dallas Dickinson chatted with attendees about character classes. personal story, exploration, and confirmed the slated release window of holiday 2011 for the MMO.
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Posted in: Comic Con 2011, EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Dallas Dickinson, James Ohlen, Rich Vogel, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, Stephen Reid, swtor, swtor comicocn panel, The Old Republic
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 09:50 BST
Kinect Star Wars at Comic-Con: “There are 100 million Star Wars fans, but not all of them play games”
Sorry, hardcore gamers. This probably isn’t the Star Wars game you’re looking for. Does that necessarily mean it’ll be bad? Of course not. But LucasArts and Microsoft made no bones about their aim during Kinect Star Wars’ Comic-Con panel: this one’s for “families and kids.”
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Posted in: Action, Comic Con 2011, Kinect, Lucasarts, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Kinect Star Wars, San Diego Comic-Con 2011 panels
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 21:35 BST
SWTOR beta weekends starting worldwide in September
Nestled in the lovely press release regarding the Limited Edtions and pre-orders for Star Wars: The Old Republic, was news that beta test weekends will start in September. That’s good news for those of us you who have yet to be admitted into the beta club.
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 21:36 BST
Limited Edition Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360 bundle is awesome
Xbox and LucasArts announced at Comic-Con today that limited edition Xbox 360 console with Kinect painted like R2-D2 with C3-PO-gold controller will be up for grabs soon.
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 04:00 BST
Cancelled Star Wars game linked to Red Fly lay-offs
Dramatic staff cuts at Wii port developer Red Fly may have resulted from the cancelation of an unannounced Star Wars game.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 16:22 BST
Rumor – Polish retailer lists STWOR pre-order information
Polish retailer Empik leaked what it claimed to be pre-order information and box art for Star Wars: The Old Republic earlier today, before subsequently pulling the offending listing.
Sat, Jul 16, 2011 | 19:32 BST
Lucasarts: Making SWG free-to-play “just isn’t financially viable”
Lucasarts has responded to the closure of Star Wars: Galaxies, stating both it and SOE “investigated every option to keep the game open,” before deciding to shutter it completely.
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Posted in: Lucasarts, MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: star wars, star wars galaxies, swg
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 21:29 BST
BioWare planning SWTOR announcements at Comic-Con
BioWare has said it will be making announcements regarding Star Wars: The Old Republic during Comic-Con next week during its panel on the game. New gameplay footage of the game will also be shown, and as previously announced, there will be a playable build of the game on hand inside the Star Wars Pavilion, booth #2913. Hopefully, once of these “announcements” will be an exact release date, but we won’t hold our breath.
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Posted in: Comic Con 2011, EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The Old Republic
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 16:38 BST
Star Wars: Clones Wars Adventures update Mission on Iceberg Three is live
SOE and LucasArts today announced Mission on Iceberg Three, the summer series of Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, which connects the storyline between seasons three and four of the Cartoon Network television series.
Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 13:19 BST
SOE: Upcoming contract expiration, Old Republic release led to Star Wars Galaxies closure
SOE president John Smedley has said that the upcoming closure of Star Wars Galaxies is due to numerous factors, including the expiration next year of its contract with LucasArts on the MMO.
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Posted in: Lucasarts, MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: john smedley, star wars galaxies, Star Wars The Old Republic
Sun, Jul 10, 2011 | 17:57 BST
The Monkey Island Special Edition Collection hitting Europe on September 9
Lucasarts has announced The Monkey Island Special Edition Collection for Europe, which will land at retail on September 9.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 20:28 BST
Latest SWTOR dev blog discusses map making
Damion Schubert, principal lead systems designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, has posted a new developer blog over on the game’s official site, and in it he discusses the map making process.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Damion Schubert, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The Old Republic
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 23:49 BST
LucasArts leader calls for better-balanced workplaces
LucasArts creative director Clint Hocking has called on the games industry to promote a more civilised culture.
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Posted in: Development, Lucasarts
Tags: Clint Hocking
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 19:01 BST
SWTOR Bounty Hunter progression video released
BioWare has released another progression video, this time it’s for the Bounty Hunter. It shows the different paths a BH can take, as well as the different weapons players can use when choosing Boba Fett’s favorite class. SWTOR is expected to be released sometime by the end of the year. Thanks, GameFront.
Sat, Jun 25, 2011 | 20:59 BST
SWTOR trailer highlights King Ulgo in E3 highlight video
BioWare has posted a trailer of the Battle for Alderaan from The Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s a trailer from E3 2011 offering highlights on the “militaristic Republic war hero”, King Ulgo, who has seized the throne in the attempt to protect the people of Alderaan.
SWTOR is slated for release sometime this year.
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 08:28 BST
Star Wars: Galaxies bidding farewell on December 15
Sony Online Entertainment has announced it will be shutting down its long-running MMO Star Wars: Galaxies come December 15, having first launched the game on June 16, 2003.
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Posted in: Featured Story, Lucasarts, MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: fan faire, john smedley, Raph Koster, star wars, star wars galaxies
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 23:42 BST
SWTOR developer walkthrough takes the viewer to Tatooine
BioWare has released a new developer walkthrough for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it gives viewers a look at the planet of Tatooine long before Like Skywalker even existed.
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 12:15 BST
Epic opening for The Old Republic gets out
On a scale of one to ten, this ranges at holy fucking shit.
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Posted in: E3 2011, EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, BioWare Austin, Star Wars The Old Republic, The Old Republic
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 09:03 BST
LucasArts “keeping a close eye” on Kinect, Move for internal development
LucasArts boss Paul Meegan has said the company is watching both Kinect and PlayStation Move closely in regards to using both motion controllers for internal development.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Kinect, Lucasarts, PS3, PlayStation Move, Xbox 360
Tags: Paul Meegan, Star Wars Kinect
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 08:42 BST
Kinect Star Wars detailed: lightsabers, voice commands
Microsoft and LucasArts have finally begun to lift the lid on what is almost certainly Kinect’s most anticipated title: Star Wars.
Source – supposed PS4 spec sheet is fake