Starwars.com have updated their "On Location with Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks)" video section. There are 3 new videos giving us more information on Star Wars: Episode II. Click here to check it out.
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Starwars.com have updated their "On Location with Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks)" video section. There are 3 new videos giving us more information on Star Wars: Episode II. Click here to check it out.
Sorry for not posting news regularly, I've been busy over the holidays. Just today I found out that StarWars.com has a cute little flash greeting on their site. Click here to check it out
For all of you that missed the interview with Carrie Fisher, I will be writing up a complete summary, hopefully before Christmas. If you want any information before then, visit ABC News: Primetime's page for more.
While watching television today, I heard some disturbing news concerning Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia from Star Wars episodes 4, 5, & 6. It seems that Fisher has a chemical imbalance in her brain, causing her to be a manic depressive. She suffers from uncontrollable mood swings, frenzied thoughts, and suffers sleepless nights. For all the American viewers, there will be an article on ABC News: Primetime tonight.
?I have a chemical imbalance that, in its most extreme state, will lead me to a mental hospital,? Carrie Fisher tells Diane Sawyer on ABC News PrimeTime.
It hasn't been a very good past few months for Star Wars fans since Sir Alec Guinness passed away last October.
For more information click here.
Starwars.Com have added two more "On Location With Ahmed Best" (Jar-Jar's voice) There are now twenty videos in total. Starwars.com has also pulled out their christmas decorations, but their decorations are no where near as spiffy as ours. (Good job, Jake!)
Lucasart's Website has been updated with a new Product Spotlight of X-Wing Trilogy, and a new Ask The Team about Star Wars Demolition, which I also suggest you buy/rent a copy of at your nearest convienience.
Our almost sister site, JediNights have posted an article entitled The Big Dissapointment. As you may be able to tell, it is a rant about the cancellation of Obi-Wan.
"The last couple of years they've released some ok games, but nothing that everybody had to have. In my opinion, Lucasarts Entertainment Company has turned into a big disappointment"You can read the article and many others over at JediNights
Not only have our affiliates, Jedi Nights.com had a cool new redesign, but they've got some great news going on. Including their latest interview. This one is with, prominent editor and owner of the Massassi Temple, which is a coool site.
For all those interested in playing the massive online starwars game "Star Wars Galaxies" in the future might want to check out the new page for registering your handle (nickname). It ensures some up-and-comer doesnt steal your name from under you! not only do you get to reserve your handle but you can;
* post to the Star Wars Galaxies message boards
* join an exclusive mailing list
* participate in polls on this site
* apply as a beta tester for the game.
Don't delay, register today!
Lucas Arts has officially announced their new persistent online game, Star Wars Glaxies to be developed by Verant Interactive. Check the Lucasarts press release for more details.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- November 29, 2000 -- LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC today announced Star Wars Galaxies as the formal series brand name for their massively multiplayer online role-playing games. On November 30 LucasArts, in conjunction with Sony Online Entertainment Inc., will launch the game's official information site, www.starwarsgalaxies.com.
Source: Lucasarts.com
Gamecenter have a really interesting article and interview with Simon Jeffrey. Many LEC fans who were concerned with the comments about PC's being limited may like to read...
GC: A lot of people tried to read into your statement last week about Obi-Wan's cancellation. What did you mean by "The expected breadth and scope of the Obi-Wan project could not be met given limitations of technology"?
S. J.: I think a lot of people read into that that we were saying that the PC wasn't high-end enough to deliver what the game was. That is not what we were saying; maybe in hindsight we could have been clearer in our language there.
What we were saying was that there are all these people who want to play this game. The game as it was heading would have worked very nicely on a high-end PC that was fully loaded--but the majority of PCs out there, especially outside of the domestic marketplace, would have struggled to run the game. Again, that would have been a disappointment to a lot of people. The spec was high-end, the multiplayer requirement was high-end--and we really wanted to be able to focus on the gameplay, rather than diluting our ability to do that because we needed to support the variety of machines running from a 233 to a P1000, or whatever. So that is really what that message meant, rather than saying that the PC isn't good enough. We certainly don't believe that.
So there you have it! Anyways, get on over to Gamecenter and read the rest of the interview.
Well our weeks of Bombad Racing featured pics have lead us to this: an interview with the Project Leader on the game from LucasLearning; Michael McCormick.
Which will be the best incarnation of the game - Psx2, DC, PC or MAC?The interview is 3 pages long with a number of fantastic new screenshots!
The PS2 version of the game will have the highest poly models and environments as well as more special effects.
As Jamesh mentioned a couple of days ago, a petition for Obi-Wan PC to return is up at Petition Online. If you'd like to sign the petition, click here! Special thanks to the topic in #Monkey-Island on DALnet. :)
Sadly, development on the much anticipated sequel to Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan, has been put on quite permanent hold. LucasArts had this to say:
"Following an extensive review of the project and a great deal of deliberation, LucasArts Entertainment Company has ceased development of Star Wars: Obi-Wan for the PC. The expected breadth and scope of the Obi-Wan project could not be met given limitations of technology and the company's recently heightened quality standards. LucasArts is now planning to bring the game and its assets to a next-generation console platform. Further announcements will be made in this regard next year.
LucasArts remains fully committed to developing games for the PC platform, as evidenced by its current development alliances with Verant Interactive, BioWare Corporation, and other soon to be announced projects.
We wish to thank our fans for their continued support through this process and assure them that our number one goal is to provide them with high quality, fun games."
I'm sure petitions will be up by tomorrow [the LEC community is a big group of petitioners - maybe Al or George could use them =)].
So, Mixnmojo hopes that Manny Cavalera will give Obi-Wan a good ride to the ninth underworld.
During my lunchbreak today I went into my local WHSmiths and bought my copy of the new release of Star Wars- The Special Edition Trilogy. For those of you who don't know, the latest release (in shops this week) contains a special 10 minute sneak-peek exclusive behind the scenes look at the filming of Episode II.
Don't get excited, you won't see a Episode II trailer or actual footage but you get to see the Lars Homestead set and lots of behind the scenes footage and interviews. In the interviews, Lucas explains the rough plot of the new episode and how it fits in to the Saga, Anthony Daniels commenting on his role of C3P0 and two other interviews with the Australian actors who will play Owen & Beru Lars.
If you don't have the trilogy boxset on video yet, buy it now with the Episode II feature.
It Definetly deserves a place on your Christmas list.
Bombad Pic of the Week is a character Bonanza, we see Jar Jar, Yoda and Darth Maul confronted with a hutt, presumably Jabba, racing towards a strange-looking building.
Once again, many thanks to LucasLearning for these shots.
Okay, a 3-part story, hosted by Starwars.com, Wizards of the Coast, and now LucasArts has reached it's conclusion.
"The Starfighter Trap," by Steve Miller, is a story I've only just come across, but seems to be quite a good little SW space combat story. If you like reading such things, then go check it out!
Right, before i get on with trauling through my mailbox to answer questions and post news about Monkey Island, i thought id share with you this fabulous shot of Bombad Racing sent to us by LucasLearning.
In this shot Queen Amidala speeds along on a planet that looks as though it may be Coruscant (the home of the Jedi council) But i could be wrong.
Think you know better? leave a comment!
It's all work and no play for LucasArts on Halloween, as they publish this surprise press release.
Apparently, they are releasing X-Wing, Tie Fighter, X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter and lots of bonus missions in one big collection, all for: $29.95!
Here's an excerpt:
The galaxy's most popular Star Wars combat flight simulation games return this holiday season with the release of Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. The value-oriented compilation will retail for an estimated street price of $29.95 and include the award-winning LucasArts titles X-Wing?, TIE Fighter?, and X-Wing? Alliance? as well as the bonus sample X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Flight School?. X-Wing Trilogy is expected to release November 2000.
I can't wait - I just hope it finds it's way to the UK.
Today we post the first of 4 Exclusive new screenshots of Bombad racing, the Mario kart style StarWars racer from Lucas Learning, as our featured pic. This pic is from the PSX2 version of the game. The following 3 pics will appear once a week for the next few weeks, which will lead us up to an Exclusive Interview with the Bombad Racing development Team.
Thanks goes to LucasLearning for this great opportunity.