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For those of you out there who (for some weird reason) haven't decided on purchasing Jedi Outcast yet, LucasArts.com will have a demo for this game on Friday, May 10th. For those of you who already have the game, you might want to check out the demo as well because it will have a whole new level. The LucasArts Game Alert had this to say:
Gameplay takes place in a COMPLETELY NEW LEVEL not found in the actual retail version of Jedi Outcast! An early version of this level originally premiered at E3 2001. Scores of fans have asked about it since then, so the team cleaned it up and added more dialogue, cutscenes, textures and doubled the size of the map.
Be sure to look for the demo this Friday.
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FilmJerk has posted a review of the upcoming film, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It's a great review--basically, the reviewer put it in the same league as A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, which sounds very promising.
I give Attack of the Clones an A- for effort and an A- for execution. This is the film Star Wars fans have been waiting for since 1980.
Check it out for yourself here!

Source: Forest Wilson

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LucasArts has been running a playable demo of their upcoming Gamecube game "The Clone Wars" at Star Wars Celebration 2, a Star Wars fan orgy currently going on in Indianapolis, Indiana.

From the report at PlanetGamecube, The Clone Wars seems to be a ground-based action game which revolves around vehicles. The two levels demonstrated were a speeder-bike racing level, and a more combat-oriented tank level. Sounds like a (fun) version of Rogue Leader on the ground.

Update: I've been informed that The Clone Wars is more like Battlezone than anything else, if one were to draw a comparison. Don't know how they know that though...

Source: PlanetGamecube

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Two new-ish Star Wars products have gone gold, according to LucasArts.com. The Battlegrounds expansion pack, Clone Campaigns, has been released to manufacturers and will be in stores the week of May 13th. Plus, the level design winners for this game have been announced.

The Xbox port of Jedi Starfighter has also gone gold with a bonus Coruscant level. The new level is a 2 player head-to-head level featuring Jango Fett. This game will also be in stores the week of May 13th.
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According to the Star Wars Galaxies Newsletter, the massive online RPG is approaching beta 1. Here's a quote:
Beta 1 will officially begin on July 15th, 2002. This first round of external testing will be closed and include only a handful of community members. As we head toward release, we will have additional rounds of Beta where we will invite more members.
Visit the official site and sign up to be considered for a beta testing position.
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GameCube Europe has posted this scan from an E3 brochure. The scan gives us a first and small glimpse into such new LucasArts titles as Star Wars: The Clone Wars (pictured third row, far right), Star Wars Bounty Hunter (middle screen, fourth row from the bottom), and Gladius (bottom row, second from the right).

There are also many more screenshots from other interesting games that will appear at E3. Check it out! If that gets pulled there is an alternate available.

Source: TheForce.net

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Just barely beating out the PC's Clone Campaigns expansion pack, MacNN reports that the Mac version of the original Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds [review] should be in production and shipping in two weeks time. This is good news for those who love Galactic Battlegrounds, or Macs, or both somehow.

Source: MacNN

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StarWars.com has released a series of commercials for the upcoming Star Wars prequel, Attack of the Clones. Each focuses on a major character (or group of characters), and are somewhat reminiscent of those "priceless" MasterCard?? ads. Some include never-before seen footage, so they're all worth a look! Check them out here!
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A few days ago StarWars.com released a music video for the upcoming film, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It shows conductor John Williams at work with the London Symphony Orchestra, mixed in with AOTC footage.

Although most of the scenes used have been shown already in the trailers, there are a few new gems to look at. Overall, it's a very entertaining video, so check it out!
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LucasArts.com has updated their Clone Campaign product spotlight. The update includes a map tour that features a LOT of screenshots for this Galactic Battleground expansion pack.

In additional, there will also be a chat with Battlegrounds director Gary Gaber on on Tuesday, April 30th at 10:00 am (PST). The chat will be held at Games Domain, so make sure you're registered there.
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TheForce.net has obtained this scan of an article from Electronic Gaming Monthly that gives first look into a new and unannounced title. The game, described as "Rogue Leader meets Apocalypse Now", is a 3D vehical combat game set just after the events of Episode II.

LucasArts has teamed up with Pandemic to make this game and will release it for the PlayStation 2 and Gamecube this fall. Judging by the screenshots in this article, it does seem like the second E3 screen up at LucasArts.com is taken from this game.

Update: It seems both the article and the scan have been pulled from the website. We didn't make up this story, we swear.
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According to this Fox News story as well as many other news articles, Lucasfilm is promising that there will be less products marketed for the new Star Wars film, Attack of the Clones. However, will LucasArts be affected by the dramatic slash in Episode II merchandise? Probably not. Here's a quote:
"We've scaled it back a lot," Lucasfilm licensing executive Howard Roffman said. "We're going to stick to the basics ? toys, video games ... the things our fans prefer, rather than some of the fringe items."
While this may come as bad news to some fans, we can rest assured that LucasArts has learned a lesson or two from their less-than-wonderful Episode I games.

Source: Fox News Article

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Schmatz has posted an interesting tidbit on the Mixnmojo forums having to do with the role of everyone's favorite gungan in the upcoming movie, Attack of the Clones. This information was taken from Jar Jar's Episode 2 action figure packaging.

Highlight for spoilers:
Now a Senate representative from Naboo, Jar Jar wears the elaborate Gungan outfit deemed proper for the ceremonial grandeur of the Senate. In a twist of fate, Jar Jar is manipulated to propose the motion that gives Chancellor Palpatine the powers of an emperor.
Post your reactions in this thread.
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Hot on the heels of JK2Radiant comes an add-on program that allows maps from Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight to be imported to Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast. I'm not sure how it all works, but it looks to be a useful tool for old-school and aspiring mapmakers (cartographers?) alike.

Check 'er out!

Source: The Massassi Temple

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The editing tools for Jedi Outcast have been released by Raven, although they are officially unsupported by any of the companies involved. These tools include the map editor called JK2Radiant, two model viewers called MD3View and ModView, ShaderEd for editing and viewing the shaders, and sof2map for compiling maps.

Visit JediKnightii.net's Essential Download Section to download all the tools you'll need. If you have a hard time getting through, check out this news story for a list of mirrors. Hmm, maybe this would explain the server problems we've been having today, eh?
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Four new screenshots for Star Wars Galaxies have been added to its product spotlight over at LucasArts.com. The new screenshots feature some impressive environments complete with colorful mushrooms. Check them out!
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According to the LucasArts Insider e-mail, LucasArts.com will have the trailer for Star Wars Bounty Hunter this Friday. The trailer has already been posted on other websites after it was found on the extras to Jedi Starfighter. Bounty Hunter is expected to be released for PlayStation2 and Gamecube systems this fall.
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JediKnightII.net has interviewed Mike Stemmle, LEC game designer and writer, who wrote the script to Jedi Outcast. Mojo readers probably better know Stemmle for his work as co-game designer of both Sam & Max Hit the Road and Escape from Monkey Island, and programmer on Fate of Atlantis.

The JKII interview is pretty amusing, as Stemmle rarely gives a straight answer. Sounds like he enjoyed writing JKII though.
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Our own Andrew "telarium" Langley has posted his review of Jedi Starfighter, the PlayStation 2 sequel to the original Starfighter and soon to appear on the XBox. This game combines the original action flight gameplay with new force powers... but is it really worth playing? Find out in the review, and then you can download the Jedi Starfighter gag reel outtakes and music sample.
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LucasArts.com has updated their product spotlight for Star Wars? Galactic Battlegrounds?: Clone Campaigns?. In the update, you can find screenshots for this Battlegrounds expansion pack plus some concept art as well. Unfortunately this is the most exciting piece of news to come around in a few days, but that will change in the coming weeks as E3 looms closer.
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