Tag archive: Star Wars

Announced way back in July last year during Comic-Con, Microsoft has finally given its limited edition Star Wars themed Xbox 360 and the Kinect Star Wars game a release date. Originally scheduled for last holiday season, it's now set for April 3 in both the USA and the UK. The Xbox 360 bundle comes with a 320GB console with a custom R2-D2 paint job and special sound effects, a C-3PO-themed gold controller and a bright Stormtrooper white… Read More

Announced by Electronic Arts during an investor call earlier today, the gaming publisher has sold two million copies of Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic and 1.7 million of those gaming consumers have signed up for a subscription to the online role-playing game. However, this number includes all players that are currently taking advantage of the first 30 days of free play-time that comes with the $60 game and does not necessarily mean… Read More

Greetings from a galaxy far, far away! It's been about a month since we last got together to talk about Star Wars: The Old Republic. Or, more accurately, it's been a month since I raved about BioWare's work on this highly story-driven massively multiplayer online game. The thing about MMOs is that they're so community-driven and content update-driven that it's not fair to either the player or the developer to assess… Read More

We already have teasers for events, teasers for games and teasers for new devices, so it makes a degree of perverse sense that we should now have teasers for TV adverts. However, when they're as good as this one, all can be forgiven. The teaser in question comes from Volkswagen, and to understand its cultural importance, you must cast your mind back to the last Superbowl. During one of the game's many ad breaks, VW played a… Read More

It’s true that Star Wars fans have typically found more of a foothold among testosterone-filled boys and grown men unable to outgrow the pure awesomeness that is Star Wars. These young would-be Jedis are ready and willing to battle the Galactic Empire and swing their lightsabers in defense of the galaxy, but it would be a Death Star-sized mistake to forget the large contingent of female Star Wars fans out there too, and these creative Princess… Read More

Massively multiplayer gaming has never held much appeal for me beyond the restrictive confines of your typical online shooter's versus map, but that attitude changed when Star Wars: The Old Republic was announced. The sci-fi universe created by George Lucas has always been close to my fanboy heart, and here was a game that promised me the opportunity to tromp around a galaxy far, far away as anything from a Force-using mystic to a… Read More

According to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz, Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic already has between 1 to 1.5 million early players taking advantage of early access from preordering the game. Creutz has been watching the amount of servers being rolled out for the game as well as the server population. The analyst counted 140 servers over the weekend, an increase from 106 servers there were available the previous Wednesday.… Read More

While we wouldn't suggest you visit a biker bar while dressed like a storm trooper, this new line of Star Wars motorcycle apparel makes such an adventure a far more realistic possibility. Created by UD Replicas, the officially licensed Star Wars motorcycle gear is more than just a statement of your loyalty to the Empire — it's also high-grade protective apparel that comes with CE-approved body armor and other legitimate safety… Read More

For those that haven’t caught on to the gaming phenomenon that is Minecraft, it’s essentially an open world sandbox game where you are basically free to create, or in this case, recreate pretty much anything you want. In this machinima, created by games musician Grahame (aka Paradise Decay), Minecraft blocks are used to recreate the iconic scene at the end of Star Wars: A New Hope. The climactic battle sees our plucky young Jedi-in-training… Read More

There’s always one: that gadget-loving person on your holiday gift list that has everything. The moment you think of something they might like, you should probably assume they’ve already bought it for themselves. And the deeper you get into the shopping season with all its discounts and door busters that your recipient is also taking advantage of, the more difficult your search becomes. What you need are the most obscure gadgets, memorabilia,… Read More

Holiday shopping induced panic happens to the best of us. Days before exchanging gifts, you realize all those items you intended to buy remain on your list and you’ve got nothing—or poor substitutions—to show for it. Practice some seasonal diligence and take note: there are some products you just shouldn’t hold out on when this time of year rolls around.   iPhone 4S In the world according to Apple, the iPhone 4S may as well have just been… Read More

We don't usually post artwork, but how often do you see a painting like this? For some strange reason, artist Andy J. Hunter has mashed up Star Wars and The Legend of Zelda together. Here we see R2-D2 dressed as Link and holding a Master Sword. His enemy is none other than Ganon riding a Bantha on what could be Tatooine or a Zelda desert. On his personal site, Hunter has a sea of strange mashups. Have you ever wondered what ET would be… Read More

According to a report released by the Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray sales are up 58 percent during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the previous year. In fact, the amount of money that consumers spend on home entertainment has seen the first increase since the U.S. recession began in early 2008. With a five percent increase over the previous year, a portion of that was driven by Blu-ray sales as well as a 13 percent increase in… Read More