Disney has always had delusions of grandeur, yup, we all knew that but it’s gone beyond Han Solo’s charming egotism and turned into Palpatine insanity. I think it’s fair to say that Disney, or as I like to call it, the Mouse Corporation, has officially gone over to the dark side and wants to make everything one with the Empire. The Sith will rule entertainment. … Continue reading So Disney Has Become Palpatine, Good to Know
By: Eddie Makuch GameStop is trying something new this holiday season. The company announced today a new line of concept stores called GameStop Kids, the first of which will open today in Grapevine, Texas, the location of GameStop’s worldwide headquarters. In all, GameStop plans to open 80 GameStop Kids locations at malls across the country during the holiday season. A full list of stores is … Continue reading GameStop Kids stores opening across the United States
By: Eddie Makuch The next destination for Rovio’s Angry Birds appears to be a galaxy far, far away. Today, Rovio launched a new Tumblr account with an image that depicts what appears to be a bird from the franchise donning a Star Wars-esque robe and wielding a lightsaber. The teaser page indicates more information on the mystery project will be shared at 8 a.m. on … Continue reading Angry Birds Star Wars teased
By: Laura Parker Bethesda has announced the establishment of a new Texas-based studio, to be headed by industry veteran and former BioWare Austin vice president Rich Vogel. The new studio–titled Battlecry Studios–will be based in Austin, alongside ZeniMax’s Arkane Studios, the developer behind the upcoming title Dishonored. According to Bethesda, Battlecry is still hiring developers for work on an unannounced project. “We are very pleased … Continue reading Bethesda opens new studio with ex-BioWare dev Rich Vogel
By: Eddie Makuch A new Star Wars game is headed to Xbox Live Arcade, according to an eagle-eyed NeoGAF forum user. Cover art for Star Wars: First Assault (below right) bears the iconic Star Wars font and style, and appears to show a battalion of stormtroopers taking on rebel forces. The game has not yet been announced by LucasArts, but it is not entirely a … Continue reading Star Wars: First Assault coming to XBLA?
By: Eddie Makuch After three years of work, development on Arkane Studios’ new stealth-action game Dishonored has come to a close. Publisher Bethesda announced today that the game has gone gold ahead of its worldwide release early next month. Dishonored ships for the PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360 in North America and France on October 9, with subsequent releases following in Australia and Spain … Continue reading Dishonored golden
Star Wars: Darth Maul #1 Death Sentence Part 1 (of 4) Not even he can stay dead. This is kinda outlandish, not gonna lie, but it’s not like Dark Horse hasn’t done this before with the Star Wars comics. Darth Maul is very much alive and he has a brother to boot. Anyway, as far as writing goes it was very well done, story though … Continue reading Weeks 30 & 31 Pt. 1
By: Connor Sheridan Star Wars: The Old Republic will shed its required subscription fee when it becomes the next in the line of massively multiplayer online role-playing games to implement a full free-to-play feature this fall. BioWare announced the change today, opening the game past its current level 15 limit for free players, in advance of parent company Electronic Arts’ first quarter earnings call. After … Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic to add full free-to-play
By: Kristy Puchko George Lucas may well be one of the most controversial figures in modern moviemaking. His unwavering devotees declare that he is a groundbreaking genius who not only created an incredible six-part space saga, but also validated the science fiction genre. His detractors, however, insist he’s spent the latter half of his career undermining his early glory and destroying his legacy. Both sides … Continue reading George Lucas Says He’s Retiring
By: Darryl Kaye (@DarrylGU) EA has revealed that their behemoth MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has lost approximately 400,000 subscribers in just 3 months In February, the publisher reported that the game had 1.7 million active players – that number has now dropped down to 1.3 million active players. The game has helped EA to post strong returns, with total revenue up to $4.14 … Continue reading SWTOR Loses 400,000 Subscribers Since February
