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LucasArts has updated the official Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast page with some new weapons and some very nice character models. Give it a look-see.

Update: One of the most noteworthy updates to the site is the addition of Jan Ors to the character profiles page! - Metallus

PC Gamer UK has released a review of the upcoming LEC title, Jedi Outcast. They gave it excellent marks, and revealed some interesting tidbits as well. Here's what they had to say about the game overall:

"A consistently excellent, always varied 3D shooter.
[It's] The Star Wars game [that] fans deserve."

Some facts revealed in the review (hilight for spoilers):

• You get to fight alongside Lando (voiced by Billy Dee himself) and Luke.
• First Level: armed with only a stun baton + a Bryar Blaster you must gain acces to an imperial outpost (by shooting the main doors with a gun emplacement)then Jan helps you infiltrate the outpost.
• You get to control an R5 unit and a mouse droid.
• There are controllable vehicles in later levels (at Yavin).
• Fight against the Reborn - a dark sidecult and Shadowtroopers who weild lightsabers.
• The final boss is a dark Jedi "whose appearance is bound to suprise you."
  

Thanks to JediknightII.net (as always) for the info.

Source: JediKnightII.net

TheForce.net has posted about two newly discovered codes for Rogue Leader on its site. These codes allow you to fly the Naboo starfighter and... the Millenium Falcon! Sounds cool. Click here to check them out.

Source: TheForce.net

The new Star Wars Kids newletter is out, and it's more touchy-feely than a pedophile at a Pok?mon convention, so if you missed it, here's what's new:

• Three New backgrounds are up so you can add that special touch to your desktop.
• Harrison Ford couldn't express his feelings to princess turned drug addict, Carrie Fisher.
• Sexy new Valentines Day Cards.
• All new Saga Talk highlighting the romantic side of Star Wars.

The good people over at LucasArts have given four exlusive screenshots to fellow LFNetwork site, JediKnightII.Net. You'll love them and then cry because you realize that it's not March yet.

Greg Osborn of LFN site LucasConsoles has written a "classic" review of LucasArts' own Tekken-style fighting game Masters of Ter?s K?si.

Is the game any good? Probably not, but the review is entertaining. The opening especially, which is basically Greg ranting about the abuse of franchises in the gaming industry. Possibly familiar. Anyway, give it a read.

Tomorrow there will be a chat event featuring Anthony Castoro and Raph Koster, hosted by Station.com.

This is the third official chat from the makers of Star Wars Galaxies, and this one will focus on game systems and skills. If you're at all curious about this promising title, be sure and stop by!

The event will take place on Tuesday, February 12th at 5PM Pacific.

Source: Galaxies Product Page

The latest screenshot from the official Jedi Outcast site shows Luke Skywalker himself in full 3D-rendered glory! There was some speculation as to what he would look like and how he would dress in the game. From this shot, he looks pretty dark.

Source: JKII Official Site

Anyone who is looking forward to Jedi Outcast and hasn't played the original Jedi Knight (or anyone who's lost their original CD) should be interested in Amazon's buy JKII, get JK free promotion going on right now. No, this doesn't include the lapel pin you get when ordering from LEC, but for anyone who missed out on the first game its a pretty nice package.

The trailer is up for you Lucas Online members at this link. And damn is it sweet.

In anticipation of the official JKII trailer, which will be previewed at 6:00 PST tonight for LucasArts.com members, LFN site JediKnightII.net is having a hype party. The gathering will be held in #JediKnight on irc.gamesnet.net tonight starting at 5PM PST (8 EST). Discussion, observations, and general obsessing about Jedi Knight II is greatly encouraged. As an added bonus JKII.net will be releasing 3 exclusive screenshots at the start of the chat.

Remember, signing up at LucasArts.com is free and takes no time at all, so if you haven't yet it's in your best interest.

Attack of the Clones is coming to Game Boy Advance alongside the release of the movie this spring. Read the full article with screen shots here. It's being made by THQ, so the quality is practically guaranteed.

There is an audio interview "tonight" at XGR with Brett Totsi, producer of Jedi Knight II. The interview is at 9:30 EST and will be accompanied by some new screenshots on the site.

There are also 2 new screens available on Mod Central a new hosted site over on our networked affiliate Jediknightii.net

Jedi Knight II fans, especially those who follow the forums, are probably aware of the controversy that has sprung up over the call to separate JKII's force powers down the middle, creating Light and Dark players in online games. LFNetwork site JediKnightII.net, in an attempt to settle the debates, has gone to the source and interviewed Raven Software's Pat Lipo, head of JKII's multiplayer component.

I realize that there is an interest in allowing light-and-dark jedi to exist in the game ? while it's not like such a request is unreasonable, I do believe that the voiced support for such an option reflects a few aspects of the general internet community...

The first is that no matter what, people want as many options as possible. Who would vote against such a thing, if it meant that each person could have their own way?

The second is that gamers always want more, to be more powerful than ever, to have all positives and no negatives. Many people dream of playing a Druid with a Warrior's Dual Wield ability in Everquest, or of commanding a battalion of Terran Tanks supporting their Protoss Carriers in Starcraft...

Lots more interesting details and information behind the decisions made when creating the JKII multiplayer experience can be found in the complete story.

In further news fom Starwarskids.com, we have a "Who said that?" game, in which you must guess which Star Wars character said the lines poted here.

Imagine what it would be like if the Olympic games were comprised of athletes and spectators from planets across the galaxy, not merely from countries around the world. What kind of games would be played? What kind of alien creatures would be participating? The possibilities may be found in the Star Wars universe. Click here to learn about Blob Racing and more.

There are sooo many more fun things to do there, I almost can't be bothered to write them down... erm.. anyways go to Star Wars Kids I guess!

So Valentines day is almost upon us again, I myself am single and depressed. So feel free to send me as many valentines cards as you like. I am, of course, beautiful and deserving of your love! :)

Anyway, if you can't find the right card for that special someone this year why not try these Star Wars ones from StarwarsKids.com.

Star Wars may not be considered one of the most romantic movies, but if you just scratch the surface you will see all kinds of love and affection swirling throughout the saga. Jabba the Hutt, for example, loved monkey-lizard, Salacious Crumb, so much that he chose to keep him as a pet rather then eat him.

Brilliance. There are four cards to choose from, or you could send all four. I'm sure the recipient would appreciate them!

According to a LucasArts game alert, LucasArts.com will feature the first ever Jedi Outcast game trailer on Friday. However, if you are a Lucas Online member, you can view the trailer Thursday night after 6:00 p.m. (PST) at this URL. So sign up if you haven't already.

The Official LucasArts website recently announced that its new PlayStation 2 title, Star Wars Racer Revenge, has gone gold and will be in stores around February 14th. However, if you order the game directly from the official site, you can get Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace for PlayStation along with free shipping and handling.

Lucasarts has launched the website for their highly anticipated game Star Wars Jedi Starfighter(Expected in March). Along with the new site come the first screenshot, concept art, and three beautiful wallpapers.

Also posted is an interview with Haden Blackman (LucasArts story developer, and concept artist for Star Wars Starfighter) about his work with the character Nym, who recently spawned a new comic book and short story from Dark Horse (comics). The interview also concerns the upcoming comic book series based on Star Wars Jedi Starfighter. Here's a snippet:

"At that point, it all came together, and we realized how cool he looked," says Blackman. "There's something you can do with an alien that is harder to do with a human character. You can really punch it up and go overboard with his emotion, so we really made him wear his emotions -- especially his anger and frustration -- on his sleeve. That was incredibly fun to write."

Visit the site here. Or go directly to the interview.

FragOff recently interviewed Kenn Hoekstra from Raven Software and Brett Tosti from LucasArts about the upcoming Jedi Knight II. The developers are asked about the length of the game, controls, and multiplayer options. Here's a question:

Some people are finding it hard to believe that Jedi Knight II was started in February, how much earlier than February was Jedi Knight II in pre production?

December of 2000 was when we started gathering reference materials and began work on a prototype for the game to present to Lucas Arts for approval to move forward with production.

If you haven't given the JKII stuff a look yet you probably should. It's looking to be one of the most polished games LEC has had their name on in quite some time.

Source: JediKnightII.net