Helldivers 2 has already had a certain amount of Star Wars flavour embedded into it, but modders are looking to take that to a new level. A new mod revealed this week aims to turn Helldivers into Star Wars: Battlefront, with various assets replaced with new ones from the Star …
Read More »KOTOR Remake trailer may have been delisted due to music license issue
Last week Sony quietly delisted the reveal trailer for Knights of the Old Republic, which was officially announced as a PS5 console exclusive during a PlayStation Showcase two years ago. Since then, the game has faced development issues and switched studios. This has quickly led to rumours of the game's …
Read More »Sequel to 1991’s ‘Monkey Island 2’ announced
The Monkey Island series is one of the most iconic in the history of PC gaming, popularising a new genre at the time and setting the stage for studios such as TellTale Games and titles such as Life is Strange. After almost a decade and a half away, Monkey Island …
Read More »EA promises “We’re making more Star Wars games” following Ubisoft’s Star Wars collab
Many fans were left surprised by the recent announcement that Ubisoft is currently working on an open-world star wars title – especially considering the fact that EA’s exclusivity agreement does not end until 2023. That being said, despite the opening of the Star Wars floodgates, EA has assured its fans that …
Read More »Ubisoft partners with Lucasfilm for open-world Star Wars game
Ever since 2013 when it was announced that EA would be the exclusive publisher of Star Wars games, many fans expressed disappointment at the fact that they wouldn't get to see some of their favourite developers tackle the IP. While the agreement in place won’t expire until 2023, Ubisoft has …
Read More »Lucasfilm and Samsung collaborate to launch the special edition Galaxy Note10+
Samsung has announced it is launching a special edition Star Wars-themed Galaxy Note10+. The new device will coincide with the release of the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker film, which is due to hit the screens on 20th December. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to …
Read More »Knights of the Old Republic is apparently getting turned into a movie
While EA seems to be opposed to the idea of letting BioWare return to Knights of the Old Republic, Lucasfilm might have other plans of its own. According to reports this week, BioWare's treasured Star Wars title is being turned into a movie. Lucasfilm has been drawing inspiration from the …
Read More »KOTOR Apeiron team respond to Lucasfilm in hopes of allowing project to live on
Just last week, it was revealed that Lucasfilm had sent a cease and desist order to the team behind Apeiron, a small project aiming to rebuild Knights of the Old Republic in Unreal Engine 4. This wasn't a total surprise as similar projects have been shut down in the past. …
Read More »Ambitious KOTOR remake project shut down by Lucasfilm
Back in early 2016, we learned that a small indie team was working on remaking BioWare's beloved Star Wars classic, Knights of the Old Republic. The remake was set to be called ‘Apeiron' and would see the game return in Unreal Engine 4 with completely overhauled graphics. Character models, planets …
Read More »Rumor: Disney/LucasFilm considering giving the Star Wars license to new game developers
Since EA acquired the exclusive rights to make Star Wars video games back in 2013, the publisher hasn't done a lot of good with it. So far, we've had two questionable Battlefront games and one cancelled single-player project. Now it seems that the backlash to Battlefront II may have been …
Read More »A petition to have EA’s Star Wars license revoked is catching on
EA has encountered plenty of backlash in the build-up to Star Wars Battlefront II's launch and even after turning microtransactions off, it seems that tensions are high. Aside from the game selling far fewer copies compared to 2015's Battlefront, some Star Wars fans are now petitioning to get EA's rights …
Read More »Magic Leap Star Wars demo is even more impressive than the last
Although Magic Leap's augmented reality headset technology is still mostly under wraps, every time it releases a new demonstration of what it can do it's even more impressive than before. The latest release sees Industrial Light and Magic creating some star wars assets for it and the effect is simply …
Read More »Netflix secures exclusive Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm contract
If you want to watch Disney, Marvel, Pixar or Lucasfilm movies in the U.S. in the future, there's going to be one major destination for them all: Netflix. The streaming giant has secured the monstrous contract for purportedly hundreds of millions of dollars, though no word on how it affects …
Read More »Star Wars 1313 might not be dead yet
Star Wars 1313 was a game with a lot of promise and potential surrounding it, particularly since it was set to be one of the few games to centre around a bounty hunter, rather than the on-going Jedi VS Sith battle. Unfortunately, when Disney bought the Star Wars franchise, LucasArts …
Read More »Disney partners with Netflix for future catalogue
In a move that is likely to give Netflix a big leg up against its worldwide competitors, Disney has announced that in the future its new movies will be showcased on Netflix first and its back catalogue will also be made available on the streaming service. Unfortunately for those of …
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