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Five pages from Marvel’s new Star Wars series shows Jedi badassery at its height
Published: January 10, 2025 18:35
With Star Wars: Jedi Knights, Marvel Comics’ latest series set in that galaxy far, far away, writer Marc Guggenheim (Legends of Tomorrow, X-Men Gold) wants to do something different: Tell a story of the prequel-era Jedi like Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda, and Mace…
Miniatures skirmish games like Battletech, Infinity, and Kill Team are ready for a blowout 2025
Published: December 30, 2024 21:55
Miniatures skirmish games have exploded in popularity these past few years, and with nearly a dozen high-profile titles currently in active development, the genre is poised for a breakout year in 2025. But what makes these wargames so sticky with fans?…
Lucasfilm is now shamelessly owning the Star Wars Holiday Special
Published: December 22, 2024 13:12
For decades, the Star Wars Holiday Special was a misbegotten artifact of a specific era of network TV variety-show thinking, and Lucasfilm seemed content to pretend it never happened. Fans considered it a black mark on George Lucas’ franchise, and made it…
Fully playable Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Wii build leaks online
Published: December 20, 2024 18:35
A fully playable Wii build of the third installment in the original Star Wars: Battlefront series recently surfaced online, providing us with the most complete version of the game we’ve seen since it was canceled 16 years ago. Reportedly found on a Wii…
After a ban, Boba Fett returns to the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG in a new form this March
Published: December 5, 2024 16:35
Star Wars: Unlimited, the brisk battler taking on the likes of trading card games like Magic: The Gathering and Disney Lorcana, navigated its first big controversy last month when it banned Boba Fett (Collecting the Bounty) from the game. Now the bounty…
This Lego Darth Vader deal is a real Cyber Monday treat
Published: December 2, 2024 19:36
The helmet that kept CT-7567 safe throughout his many campaigns in the Clone Wars is now available as an 854-piece Lego bust. Read More The visored orange helmet of Commander Cody, Clone Trooper and confidant to General Kenobi during the Clone Wars, is now…
Skeleton Crew required ‘an army’ to get this one Star Wars-y touch right
Published: December 2, 2024 16:44
Skeleton Crew is about a lot of things: A band of kids who discover a buried starship and get lost in space when they flukily hit hyperspace. It’s a view of the post-Empire, pre-sequel-trilogy Star Wars universe, far flung from the Skywalker Saga. But in…
Star Wars Outlaws is $30 off during Cyber Monday
Published: November 29, 2024 22:48
Star Wars Outlaws is a game that both embraces the core aesthetics and elements of Star Wars, but throws in a few fun curveballs. Despite its rough launch, with some flaws around stealth and combat especially, Ubisoft has been patching the game and…
Star Wars Outlaws update cuts polarizing forced stealth, but players are still torn
Published: November 21, 2024 17:36
The latest Star Wars Outlaws update is a doozy, focusing mostly on removing one of the biggest issues players had with the game: forced stealth. “Player choice has always been a core focus of Star Wars Outlaws, but after listening to your feedback, we’ve…
Star Wars: Unlimited’s take on the Clone Wars rips
Published: November 7, 2024 22:06
When Star Wars: Unlimited launched in March — soon after competitor Disney Lorcana, and among some of Magic: The Gathering’s most influential modern sets — it easily stood out from the crowd. Critics and fans alike admired it for its aggressive ramp-up of…
Deadpool & Wolverine producer is working on a new Star Wars movie trilogy, but there’s a catch
Published: November 7, 2024 19:58
Star Wars: Rebels co-creator Simon Kinberg has been contracted to write and develop a new Star Wars movie trilogy for Lucasfilm, The Hollywood Reporter revealed today. The news may stir mixed feelings for Star Wars fans. On one hand, Kinberg’s project…
Where to buy Star Wars: Unlimited - Twilight of the Republic
Published: October 24, 2024 14:04
The second expansion for Star Wars: Unlimited, titled Twilight of the Republic, is currently available to purchase online. Following a similar format to the previous expansion, Shadows of the Galaxy, Twilight of the Republic is available as either as a…
Get Lego Star Wars and Animal Crossing sets on sale for Prime Day
Published: October 8, 2024 17:29
Lego sets make for great gifts, either for a loved one or for yourself. Putting them together gives friends and family a fun, engaging way to spend an evening, or to regroup over the course of multiple weekends. Several Lego sets are discounted during…
Star Wars rugs that few will suspect are Star Wars rugs are 20% off now
Published: October 8, 2024 12:58
Ruggable is one of the most popular online rug retailers, partially because its rug designs are great and also because the rugs themselves are easy to wash. As such, Ruggable doesn’t usually host discounts, but it’s getting into the October Prime Day…
Get KOTOR, Monkey Island, and more classic Lucasarts games for $2 each
Published: October 4, 2024 17:13
The original Secret of Monkey Island, but enhanced with new graphics, added voiceovers, and developer commentary tracks. Read More The sequel to the original Secret of Monkey Island, but treated with new visuals, voiceovers, and developer commentary…
Big Star Wars Outlaws patch fixes a long list of launch issues
Published: October 3, 2024 21:54
Ubisoft rolled out a massive update for Star Wars Outlaws on Thursday, addressing a long list of complaints about the open-world Star Wars game as the first step in its previously announced roadmap to improve the game. If you haven’t finished Star Wars…
The 2024 Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar is delightful — and it’s 20% off
Published: October 1, 2024 13:52
I know what you’re thinking: It’s not even Halloween yet. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. We haven’t even had the Nightmare Before Christmas, much less had to think of December festivities. And yet — and yet — I am writing to tell you that it’s time to…
The most Star Wars-ass names in Star Wars
Published: September 25, 2024 01:18
You know a Star Wars-ass name when you see one. There’s something about the cadence and the mouthfeel of a name that immediately suggests it could only exist in the Star Wars setting. It’s that combination of unexpected noun followed by a handful of…
With a Star Wars Jedi threequel coming, does this mean Cal Kestis… must die?
Published: September 18, 2024 18:34
Fans of the Star Wars Jedi games, including yours truly, got some good news out of an EA investor relations presentation Tuesday about the future of the series. According to Video Games Chronicle, the company has a third game in the works, intended to be…
A 3,942-piece version of Jabba’s Sail Barge is coming from Lego this fall
Published: September 17, 2024 11:42
Jabba’s resplendent Sail Barge is the next addition to Lego’s Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series. Made up of a whopping 3,942 pieces, the $499.99 set will be available to purchase first for Lego Insiders members on Oct. 3. It will then be available to…
The new Lego Star Wars special has the most depressing ending
Published: September 16, 2024 16:47
On paper, the new Lego Star Wars special, Rebuild the Galaxy, seems like a simple, silly good time. In the four-episode miniseries, a young Force-sensitive nerf herder named Sig (Gaten Matarazzo) accidentally rewrites the galaxy as we know it by messing…
Mark Hamill was thrilled to radically reimagine Luke Skywalker for Lego Star Wars
Published: September 13, 2024 14:27
Disney Plus’ Lego Star Wars special, Rebuild the Galaxy, puts a new spin on the galaxy far, far away. The basic gist of these four half-hour episodes is that one Force-sensitive boy accidentally rewires reality, swapping all the characters’ roles. This…
Why is this Star Wars game making me so hungry?
Published: September 12, 2024 19:30
Star Wars Outlaws gives you tons of things to do that immerse you in that galaxy far, far away. Sabacc! Speeder racing! Smuggling illegal goods! Quests and loot are to be expected in a massive open-world game, but what I didn’t expect were the extravagant…
Star Wars Outlaws review: the limits of an open-world adventure
Published: September 10, 2024 16:02
I left my first 15-ish hours with Star Wars Outlaws feeling not fully enthused, but hopeful that the game would turn out to be a good time. The protagonist, Kay Vess, was starting to grow on me as a character. I was enjoying the look and feel of the…
Where Star Wars Outlaws fits into the larger Star Wars universe
Published: August 30, 2024 14:23
Star Wars Outlaws sends players on a planet-hopping adventure as Kay Vess, an up-and-coming scoundrel type who mingles with the galaxy’s underworld as she pursues a new life. Unlike a lot of other recent Star Wars content, you don’t need to know too much…
Star Wars Outlaws is a slice of Star Wars we don’t often see
Published: August 23, 2024 22:04
I’ve been primed, lately, to ask a question that feels important to understanding Star Wars Outlaws, and it’s this: What is Star Wars, really? What is the core essence, the Star Wars-ness, of the grand dame of the space opera genre? Disney’s streaming…
Last chance to hit the (Lego) bricks with this amazing Humble Bundle
Published: August 1, 2024 17:12
Dear brick-building fans: You have until Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. PDT to grab a glut of great Lego games as part of the Lego Worlds Collide Humble Bundle, which features a collection of 18 Lego games that you won’t want to miss. At just $15, you can…
The best nerdy Advent calendars
Published: November 15, 2023 18:24
A collection of exclusive cards and accessories for the Pokémon TCG. Read More A handful of tiny, holiday-themed Lego Star Wars minifigs and models. Read More Celebrate the holidays with the Heelers with this collection of Bluey standees and models. Read…
The latest news on every Star Wars movie and TV show on Lucasfilm’s slate
Published: April 7, 2023 15:15
Star Wars continues to evolve as a franchise, but it’s increasingly unclear what kind of direction it’s taking. Multiple movies were delayed or canceled after the mixed response to Rise of Skywalker in 2019 and Solo: A Star Wars Story the year before.…
All the Andor season 2 news we’ve heard so far
Published: November 23, 2022 19:02
Andor’s first season came to a close with a fantastic finale and a funeral that was simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring. But with the show’s first 12 episodes now complete, we’ve been looking ahead to season 2. Cassian has joined up with the…