Kevin O'Hara, Community Relations Manager for the massive Star Wars Galaxies online RPG, has posted a new message on the game's official forum. The bad news is that all of the invites for phase 2 beta testers have already been sent out, so if you haven't heard anything, then you're out of luck. Too bad, but hey, there's always phase 3! Read the thread for an inside peek into the beta testing process.
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Kevin O'Hara, Community Relations Manager for the massive Star Wars Galaxies online RPG, has posted a new message on the game's official forum. The bad news is that all of the invites for phase 2 beta testers have already been sent out, so if you haven't heard anything, then you're out of luck. Too bad, but hey, there's always phase 3! Read the thread for an inside peek into the beta testing process.
With the Playstation 2 version of Star Wars Bounty Hunter now in stores, we've assembled some of the reviews for you:All reviews recognize the game for having a good story and amazing cutscenes animated by ILM. The main complaints thus far seem to be technical issues like AI problems and camera placement.
GameSpot also mentions that the game suffers from confusing level design and some tedious gameplay. With the reviews being mixed at this point, we'll just have to wait and play it ourselves.
The Gamecube version of Bounty Hunter will be in stores around December 5th.
IGN has posted the third installment of the designer diaries for Knights of the Old Republic, written by David Gaider of Bioware. Here, David discusses the ability to create your own character in the game:
For those players who yearn to play a Wookiee or some other species, be aware that while your main character has to be human you do have the option of switching control to any of the party members that join you during the course of the game. Want to switch to the Wookiee, tell the rest of the party to hang back while you tromp up ahead and deal out some savagery, Wookiee-style? Not a problem.If you're interested in this upcoming Star Wars RPG, an online chat will be held this Thursday at 9 pm EST in which LucasArts and Bioware will answer questions. To attend, log on to the IRC server chat1.ign.com and join channel #ignvault.
LucasArts' latest PC hit, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, has gained quite a following among the mod community since it's release in the spring. A lot of high-quality maps and player models have been made and released by fans, but we haven't heard much from the larger projects, those teams aiming to make whole new games and missions for JK2. Finally, gamers are starting to see the results from some of the more ambitious modification projects.
One of these projects is a total conversion mod, which is an attempt to bring the LEC classic Dark Forces into the three-dimensional world. Darth_Linux, the project leader for the "Dark Forces" mod, has announced that a playable demo, featuring the first level of Dark Forces, "Secret Base", is now available for download from their site.
I just got through playing it, and I'm very impressed with the quality! If you've got Jedi Knight 2, be sure to check it out here.
Source: JediKnightii.net
Yeah, it appears so. TheForce.Net has published an interview with Jango Fett, star of LucasArts' Bounty Hunter which recently went gold. Here's what "he" had to say:
At first I was going to print an autobiography, but when LucasArts came to me with the idea for Bounty Hunter, I decided to scrap that idea and use what I had for the game. I hope, when my fans sit down to play, that they understand the world a Bounty Hunter has to live through. It may look cool, but it isn't an easy life. Until now, of course.Yep... there it is.
GameSpot has posted several new screenshots for the upcoming RPG, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. From the looks of things, it seems that the game will feature a dialogue tree system similar to LucasArts graphic adventures. Check 'em out.
Got a PC that's too old and tired to play Jedi Knight II, or just prefer to play your FPS's on the couch? Fortunately, just for you, we've rounded up a couple major reviews of Jedi Knight II for the XBox and Gamecube. Erm, here they are:
- IGN Gamecube: 7.2 / 10
- Gamespot Gamecube: 8.2 / 10
- IGN XBox: 8.8 / 10
- Gamespot XBox: 8.3 / 10
Gamespot seems to think that these side-effects of a poorly done port don't get in the way as much, lending to a higher rating. What does it all mean? Ultimately, probably not a whole lot, and you're best off renting first. At least it's something to chew on.
In Friday's LucasArts.com update, you can find new screenshots for Star Wars Galaxies and Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. You'll notice that the in-store date for the Gamecube and Xbox ports of Jedi Outcast have been set for the week of November 18th. You may also want to check out this statement from LucasArts regarding the enviornments found in RTX Red Rock. And finally, the Knights of the Old Republic product spotlight has been updated with a new character.
On a less fortunate note, it seems the 20th Anniversary celebrations have been removed from the main page. Too bad, but I guess the fun had to stop sometime.
Update: The 20th Anniverary logo seems to have returned... but for how long?
Ain't it Cool News has received word from trusted spies working for LucasFilm that the company has been negotiating with Cartoon Network about an animated series based on the Clone Wars, or, what we can only assume are the events that take place between Episodes II and III of the Star Wars saga. Although this isn't anywhere near an official confirmation, you can still read the "details" here.
A Very Personal Update by mercatfat: It's been confirmed, but damn, AICN sure is ugly, isn't it? On a more personal note, while an AOTC series might be a lame cash-in on the already lame movie, it beats Courage the Cowardly Dog by default. YODA DA MAN.
LucasArts announced yesterday that its Jango Fett action adventure title, Bounty Hunter, has gone gold. You can expect the game in stores around November 22nd, and unless things have changed since last july, the Gamecube version may be in stores about two weeks after that. Here's hoping that Bounty Hunter is more fun than The Clone Wars...
Our own Andrew "telarium" Langley has reviewed LucasArts' recently released Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Is it any good? Well, that depends. Do you like games that are fun and engrossing, or games that are amusing for a while but rapidly become uninteresting, then painful? Give it a read. Disagree with Andrew? Leave a comment.
As if anybody on this website cares, but THQ has released a new Star Wars Episode II-related game for the Gameboy Advanced. The new title features Anakin Skywalker attempting to hunt down Count Dooku, who is on the verge of creating a new and stronger droid army. So naturally, the name of this new title is Star Wars: The New Droid Army.
The game is now in stores across the US, so if you've got money to burn... good for you.
Source: TheForce.net
Just a quick update to let you all know that if you ever see Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, or ever see it again, you should definitely see the IMAX print that is currently showing across America, at least.
Not only is the print fantastic (IMAX's 70mm instead of standard 35mm) and the sound awesome, but they cut what seems like 30 or so minutes from the film!
What does this mean? Well, since most of the cutting seems to have been done in the middle, a lot of the unnecessary (and painful) "love" "scenes" between Anakin and Amidala are gone. Calling Anakin "Annie?" Gone. Half of the "I hate sand" monologue? Gone. The scene where Anakin rides around on the annoying upside-down-gourd-shaped sount beast? Gone! Amazing!
I enjoyed myself thoroughly. And, please, like you wanted to buy yet another IMAX ticket just to watch one more volcano/space shuttle documentary. IMAX theater listings.
Aspyr Media recently announced that they've completed and are shipping the Mac versions of both Jedi Knight II, and the Galactic Battlegrounds expansion pack, "Clone Campaigns." You can order them from the Aspyr store, or pick them up at CompUSA or wherever else they might sell Mac games.
Though we missed it out of post-Halloween laziness, LucasArts posted their usual Friday update. This week the highlight is the impressive opening cutscene to Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, which looks like it might be a pretty fun game (if you go in for that action thing... which you should).
And, as usual, there's some cool new art on the 20th Anniversary site. This week we're treated to a background piece from the introduction to Day of the Tentacle.
Like the whole MMORPG scene? It seems that network site SWGalaxies.net was named the Exceptional Fan Site of the Month by the November Issue of the official Star Wars Galaxies Newsletter. (deep breath)
The staff at SWG.net has been adding a steady flow of content as they await the launch of Galaxies. If you are interesting in getting involved with the community early on, there are several opportunities available including the Player Association system, site registration, and the Community forums. If you are already a member of LucasForums via this web site, you are already registered!
[ Visit Star Wars Galaxies.net ]
LucasArts.com updated once again, this time showing a new trailer for The Clone Wars. You can also now take part in a new Bounty Hunter contest and view this new screenshot from Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb.
And finally, under the 20th Anniversary page, you can view this scan of The Adventurer from the Fall of 1993. This cover features a Star Wars poster parody with Day of the Tentacle characters. Wow, I've long since forgotten about that cover.
Because the Mac port of Jedi Outcast recently went gold, TFNGames and Aspyr Media have teamed up to offer a new contest, giving away a free copy of the game and a few other goodies. To enter, you have to create a piece of artwork based on the game and submit it by November 30th. Visit TheForce.net for more information on the contest. I'm sure all two of our Mac readers (Jake and maybe someone else) will be very excited about this.
Today I stumbled upon a truly amazing thing. Now you may remember a while back, maybe 2 years, Mixnmojo.com in all it's wise glory decided to review StarWars LEGO models. Oh! We had X-Wings and Snow Speeders, jet bikes and crappy Sith bikes....
But never, in my wildest dreams, could I truly conceive that this beast - this ultimate Starwars LEGO beast - could ever have been created.
Yes that's right, whilst browsing through the LEGO catalogue that arrived this morning I stumbled upon this: A 96cm long, 44cm high and 60cm wide model of a Star Destoyer.
I would gladly sell
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...Okay, you don't like Star Wars news do you... Well fine then just pretend this whole news piece was about this guitar tab for the Monkey Island theme tune. You'd like that wouldn't you?!