Fallout, Wasteland and a favorite author
I’m not what you might call a ‘hardcore’ gamer. I really haven’t ever been, but as time has gone by I’ve gotten to the point where I’m less and less competitive when it comes to games. At the end of …...
View ArticleThe Han Solo Adventures – Fanwork in Video Game Format
Back in the ’90s, Lucasarts was one of the kings of the video game playground. Among their best titles were their adventure games: Tales of Monkey Island, Full Throttle, Sam and Max Hit the Road, The...
View ArticleA Brief History of Terrible Star Wars Games
With the outrage over Dancing Han Solo*, one would think there has never been a bad Star Wars game to grace the market. Lucasfilm has sold out for a quick buck, you say. Oh you silly fans. If that’s...
View ArticleTrouble On The Horizon for ‘The Old Republic’ Publisher?
A disappointing 2011 at video game publisher Electronic Arts may be leading the company to lay off anywhere from 500-1000 employees. The rough year was headlined by declining subscriber numbers to...
View Article‘The Old Republic’ May Already Be Losing Subscribers
The great Word of Warcraft killer? Perhaps not quite reports Ars Technica. In an investor note released today, Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz said he suspects that subscription levels for The...
View Article‘The Old Republic’ Loses 400,000 Subscribers
Bad news for Electronic Arts, Bioware, and Lucasarts. Their massively-online Star Wars IP is having a very hard time retaining subscribers as 400,000 have left the virtual universe according to an EA...
View ArticleSomebody get me this gigantic Star Wars strategy game
And a gigantic, wall filling touchscreen while you’re at it. Credit to where credit is due, Fleet Commander was developed by Arthur Nisimoto, who has won himself more geek cred with this game than I...
View ArticleNew Star Wars Video Game At E3
Lucasfilm announced today that a new video game franchise tied into the Star Wars IP would be unveiled at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo, one of the nation’s largest video game conventions....
View ArticleYour (Snarky) Star Wars Video Game Proposals
Last week news dropped that Lucasfilm was getting ready to introduce a new Star Wars game franchise at this year’s E3. Naturally, we saw this as a cue to solicit your ideas on what it might be. Well....
View ArticleStar Wars: 1313 Is The New Game
Last night on Spike, Lucasfilm finally announced what that new game franchise they’ve been hinting at is. The answer, Star Wars 1313. LucasArts is diving into the most dangerous depths of the Star Wars...
View ArticleStar Wars: 1313 Gameplay Footage
As promised, Lucasarts revealed some in-game video from their new franchise at E3 this week. A bit of an Uncharted adventure feel combined with Gears of War style cover mechanics. No release date has...
View ArticleStar Wars: 1313 Won’t Let You be a Jedi
Gaming blog Kotaku had a chance to sit down with Lucasarts to talk about their upcoming new franchise in the Star Wars videogame realm. One of the tidbits dropped? You won’t get the chance to play as a...
View ArticleTropes versus Women: Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes in Video Games
Nanci spotted something interesting this morning that I think is rather timely. Earlier this week, I was fuming to some friends over the Tomb Raider reboot. This was a game that I thought had a lot of...
View ArticleThe Old Republic May Be Going Free-To-Play
Things have not been going well for The Old Republic. First there was the news dropped in some shareholders notes that the game had bled 400,000 users, a staggering 25% of the total subscriber base at...
View ArticleMore Bad News for ‘The Old Republic’ Publisher Electronic Arts
While not directly related to The Old Republic, this bit of analysis by Games Industry is anything but good news for the floundering MMO. The stock trend for publisher Electronic Arts is not going in a...
View ArticleKnights of the Old Republic PC Bundle May Be Incoming
According to G4, Lucasarts may be getting set to release a Knights of the Old Republic PC bundle containing both games. LucasArts appears to be getting ready to release a two-pack PC bundle for Star...
View ArticleWoW on Sale
From now until Monday, you can get the entirety of WoW (including expansions) for only $30. That’s right, the original WoW, Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King and Cataclysm for only $30. Is this...
View ArticleMark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, and Malcolm MacDowell Were in a Video Game no...
Back in the 90s, there was a stupidly popular trend in video gaming: live-action, full-motion cutscenes. Often times developers would hastily put together a green-screen room, hire a bunch of actors...
View ArticleThe Old Republic Goes Free-To-Play, Attempts Stem Falling Subscriber Numbers
Earlier this year, The Old Republic went free-to-play until level fifteen. Yesterday, it was announced that the game would be modified further by offering a restricted free-to-play model to level 50...
View Article‘Star Wars: First Assault’ Gets Trademarked
Well this is interesting. In addition to Star Wars: 1313, Lucasarts may have another title in the works in Star Wars: First Assault. Last week, Lucasfilm (the parent company of LucasArts) secretly...
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