There is an awesome new headset being released in November and their name is the Star Wars X-Wing Pilot headset. The release of the new headset is to celebrate the long wait fans have been through for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December. The headset is being sold as a “low-cost universal headset that is for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.” The earphones are super lightweight and themed after the signature orange jumpsuits that are worn by the Rebel Alliances pilots in the Star Wars series. The Star Wars X Wing Pilot headset features include 40mm Neodymium speakers that give you amazing highs and booming lows, In-line controls that give users access to control Master Volume and Mic Mute right at their fingertips and also multiplayer chat with an adjustable boom mic. One spokesman stated: “Planned to launch this November in advance of the film,…
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Star Wars: Uprising Review: The Mild Side of the Force
December is getting closer and we are all getting anxious and ready to visit the galaxy far, far away. The months that remain will not have any mercy on Star Wars fans that are shaking as they await more news about the upcoming Star Wars movie. The one thing that is making this wait even worse is that Disney has not been too shy about giving us supplementary merchandise that is based on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. For example, you can play Star Wars: Uprising, which is a mobile MMOG that seems to be running parallel with the upcoming movie’s events. At least, it mainly is the same but there are some moments when the game does not intersect with the new movie releasing in December. However, you should not worry because you will not ruin anything or cause any spoilers. That’s actually kind of hard to…
THE SECRECY about KOTFE IS LUDICROUS
During a recent interview, Anthony Daniels who stars as C-3PO in the Star Wars films stated this about The Force Awakens, “The secrecy has been beyond ludicrous.” This can also be said about BioWare and their expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Knights of the Fallen Empire. As many of the people reading this and Star Wars fans across the globe can agree that the information about key system changes has been completely non-existent. The new expansion is a release date in six weeks and there are still many unanswered questions, and most of them have nothing to do with the story at all. Going off what we have been informed of, Knights of the Fallen Empire brings up nearly every aspect of the game. This doesn’t mean that everything will be different, however, players will have to overcome four years of their memory of the game to adjust…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront: Speeder Bike Racing On Endor Confirmed?
A photo from the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront game has been leaked and it shows the game is going to feature many different vehicular elements, including a speeder bike. With this awesome feature, gamers will be racing their speeder bikes on the moon Endor. Many of us know that both DICE and EA have been very successful in keeping any information regarding the game’s gameplay modes a secret. However, the leaked photo of Star Wars: Battlefront gameplay was first shown in the September issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine UK. The photo was uploaded by a Reddit user named jmario99, said the iDigital Times on this past Thursday. “Complimenting Survival and competitive multiplayer are a series of trials introducing you to game mechanics. There’s Endor speeder bike racing, AT-AT tow cable tripping and X-Wing crash courses. These trials like Survival can be played alone, with bots, in splitscreen co-op or…
SWTOR 4.0 Class Changes: Inquisitor and Consular
In the following 2 videos you can see and hear the details about the recent changes Bioware announced today for the Sith Inquisitor and Jedi Consular Classes in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the next Digital Expansion of SWTOR. Narrated and recorded by Vulkk. In a nutshell, players receive 1 new ability at lvl 61, reshuffle of active and passive abilities gained through leveling with no change of their effects (for now) and 3 new Utilities, 1 for each tier. Bioware’s short message and reasoning for these changes: With 4.0, we wanted to give Assassins and Shadows a better way to stealthily approach or return to their enemy target, and their new ability was specifically designed to do just that. For Sorcerers and Sages, we wanted to give them an additional way to escape peril, so we made Phase Walk available to them. All of the following notes are subject to…
Star Wars Battlefront’s tutorial trials sound intriguing
So far, DICE and EA have given many details on a number of multiplayer modes that will be in Star Wars: Battlefront, both co-op and competitive. This all includes Blast, Walker Assault, Fighter Squadron, Supremacy, Drop Zone, and other various co-op Missions. With only a few months left until the release of Star Wars: Battlefront, DICE still maintains that there is still more to be announced to the public. But, some of those announcements could have been spoiled by the Official PlayStation Magazine that released in its latest issued that Battlefront will include “a series of trials introducing you to game mechanics.” According to the Official PlayStation Magazine, the trials will be in the form of speed bike racing on Endor, AT-AT tow cable tripping on Hoth, and X-wing crash courses. The magazine is stating that the trials can be played single with bots, on online co-op, in splitscreen co-op….
Q&A with Star Wars: Uprising Creator Daniel Erickson
Star Wars: Uprising is the franchise’s newest mobile role-play game from Kabam is turning out to be an extremely important component in the journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. With brand new characters, factions, and new stakes, the players of the game will get to enjoy the ultimate war for victory come to life right in front of their eyes. To be able to dig deeper into the game and what Star Wars fans can expect from it, Fansided’s Entertainment division director, Nick Tylwalk, interviewed one man that was important to Star Wars: Uprising, Daniel Erickson, who was also formerly a creative director on Star Wars: The Old Republic. As one of the first games to explore the fertile space between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, how happy are you with the balance you achieved between elements that are familiar to longtime Star Wars fans and…
Cornering a Market: A Case Study
Today we are going to talk about cornering the market in MMO’s. You may be asking yourself what it exactly means to corner the market. Let’s break it down. One simple way to earn money through the in-game market in any MMO is to purchase and sell things on the market. Any market has market makers and they are just market participants that are frequently buying and selling certain listed items. This concept works the same for both the New York Stock Exchange and the Galactic Trade Network. When we speak of SWTOR markets in particularly, the small size of the market in certain items allow a new market participant with some starting capital that will allow them to increase their profits by not just being in the market, but by cornering the market. To be able to corner the market you will need to eliminate other sellers. In order…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ PS4 Bundle Release Date News: Available for Preorder
The upcoming Darth Vader-inspired PS4 bundles announced last month on the PlayStation blog last month that they have now been made available for preorder. Sony released information earlier that it would be debuting two Star Wars bundles in November to go along with the release of the third largest installment in the Battlefront series, Star Wars: Battlefront, on November 17th. This past Friday, news came out that the Darth Vader-themed PlayStation 4 game console, which is also scheduled to launch together with the EA DICE game, is now available for preorder to retailers all over the country. The limited edition PS4 system was first introduced at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California and it has been inspired by the Star Wars iconic villain, Darth Vader. This premium gaming console features the Darth Vader image by laser-etching and it’s also comes with a special DualShock 4 controller that has been designed…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront’ Beta Open To Everyone This October
Electronic Arts has released some very exciting news about Star Wars: Battlefront. The beta that begins this October will be available to the public that has an Xbox One, PC, and a PlayStation 4. The hyped and loved Battle of Hoth Walker Assault mode is going to be available, also the recently announced Drop Zone on Sullust, which is an 8 versus 8 style mode will be available. In this “King of the Hill” style you will be capturing and controlling drop pods and this provides power-ups to defend your location. There will also be an offline mode available and that is the Tatooine Survival Mission mode, which will be available on a split screen but you can still play it online full-screen as well. This information all came from a blog post by Star Wars: Battlefront community manager Mathew Everett. The beta will begin early October so make sure…
SWTOR 4.0 Class Changes: Bounty Hunter and Trooper (Video Overviews by Vulkk)
In the following 2 videos you can see and hear the details about the recent changes Bioware announced today for the Bounty Hunter and Trooper Classes in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the next Digital Expansion of SWTOR. Narrated and recorded by Vulkk. In a nutshell, players receive 1 new ability at lvl 61, reshuffle of active and passive abilities gained through leveling with no change of their effects (for now) and 3 new Utilities, 1 for each tier. Bioware’s short message and reasoning for these changes: Whether you prefer bullets, missiles, or just plain fire, Bounty Hunters and Troopers have something for you! In Game Update 4.0, we wanted to give all Powertechs/Vanguards a quick way to jump into the thick of combat or instantly catch back up to a fleeing target. To accomplish this, we made Jet Charge/Storm baseline for all Powertechs/Vanguards. Getting up in the enemy’s face isn’t something…
Everyone Will Be Able to Play Star Wars: Battlefront Beta
While there is still nothing known about the actual release date of the hotly anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront yet, EA have made it clear that they will be aiming to provide a strong enough server-infrastructure and capacity so that everyone should be able to play the game’s beta version. According to Matthew Everett, Battlefront’s community manager, once deployed, the beta will remain open to accommodate all comers. Everett also offered some new details about the beta gameplay modes. He said that both offline and online modes would be available in the beta and that players would be able to play co-op as well as slit-screen co-op. Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC will be the supported platforms. As far as the online side of the action is concerned: no fewer than 40 players will be able to hook up in massive battles. The offline mode will see a new mode…
Star Wars: Uprising’s new canon is a sign of Lucasfilm’s trust in Kabam
When Lucasfilm first introduced Star Wars: Uprising, many fans of the franchise were not happy when the name Kabam came up. Along with many gamers, the online and mobile game studio does not have a great reputation like BioWare or Obsidian. But the company’s role-playing game studio, Kabam RPG, took a very intelligent approach to becoming one of the first to include a Star Wars’ new post-Return of the Jedi canon by hiring on some of the Extended Universe’s best seasoned veterans. This is a very smart move in the $30 billion mobile gaming industry and this shows how important this current release for Kabam is. Also, by allowing a mobile publisher to make a part of Star Wars’ new canon shows a sign of trust from Lucasfilm and the importance of gaming on smart devices. “It’s extremely exciting. Being the first canon thing that was worked on at all…
Star Wars Battlefront Petition Demands This Multiplayer Change
In the past if a company made a decision about a game the only choice we have as fans is to sit back and take it. However, in today’s generation of gaming, we as gamers have a voice and can fight back through the power of social media and online petitions, and they can connect with other gamers all around the world. Once fans found out that Star Wars: Battlefront would not have a custom server browser, gamers took all of their rage and put it into a petition. The petition was started by Perri Mitchell out of Gold Coast, Arkansas. He put his rage, while still being calm, asked Electronic Arts and DICE to please think about adding back a server browser to Star Wars: Battlefront in order for gamers to manually find and join official and custom servers as they please. Mitchell stated the following on the Change.org…
This guys talks about why he can’t get into SWTOR’s housing. ( Discussion)
Not all MMO’s are made the same, as we all definitely know. However, most of the time we really get into the housing that goes along with them, all of the upgrades and house drops that you redeem after a battle drive us to want to keep our pad looking cool. However, Star Wars: The Old Republic seems to be hard to get into as far as housing goes for some fans. Here is a list of the reasons why. There is no convenient “go to my house” button the screen. Now this is all about laziness but many gamers want convenience when it comes to games, so why the heck could they not make it more efficient? Players have to open up a menu and then click another button in order to teleport to their house. In LOTRO, RIFT, and WildStar, the house warp button is always on the…
SWTOR 4.0 Imperial Agent and Smuggler Changes (Video Overview)
In the following 2 videos you can see and hear the details about the recent changes Bioware announced today for the Imperial Agent and Smuggler Classes in Knights of the Fallen Empire, the next Digital Expansion of SWTOR. Narrated and recorded by Vulkk. In a nutshell, players receive 1 new ability at lvl 61, reshuffle of active and passive abilities gained through leveling with no change of their effects (for now) and 3 new Utilities, 1 for each tier. Bioware’s short message and reasoning for these changes: In Game Update 4.0, we wanted to increase the mobility of these formidable combatants in order to allow them to realize their full potential on the battle field, and to make them more difficult to kite. The new Knight/Warrior ability – Blade Blitz/Mad Dash – emphasizes this design intention, and Knight/Warrior players will find that they have an easier time staying on target…
Get a First Glimpse of the Battle of Jakku in Star Wars Battlefront
We are excited about giving a visual glimpse of The Battle of Jakku, which is coming to Star Wars: Battlefront on December 1st for everyone who pre-orders, and a week later for the rest. The Battle of Jakku was the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted important Imperial holdouts on a faraway desert planet. The Battle of Jakku will be set during the aftermath of the Rebel victory during the Battle of Endor. Players will get to experience the events that made this massive and battle-scarred landscape of Jakku. The artwork posted above shows a Star Destroyer that has crash landed, and front the belly of this battle-scarred metal giant, a large group of Imperial ground troops have engaged with Rebel troops. The intensity of the battle was the main aspect that DICE Concept Artist Anton Grandert wanted to capture when he created the Jakku artwork. The difference in…
It’s “The Best Star Wars You’ve Ever Seen,” Says Episode 7 Artist
The veteran Star Wars poster artist, Drew Struzan, has not held back with his praises for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. He stated in a new interview with Movie-Weekly that based on his information and what he has witnessed, it’s going to blow fans away. “I got to read the script and subsequently I’ve seen half of it, and I can tell you and the fans this: honest to God, it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen,” he said. The entire interview is a wonderful read for those who are fans of Struzan’s body of work. The interview delves deep into his inspiration, career, and more. You can read it here. At the D23 show, Struzan showed off his latest artwork. It was an impressive poster for The Force Awakens and it depicted the characters Han…
SWTOR 4.0 Knight and Warrior Changes (Video Overview by Vulkk)
Video Overview and Analysis of Knight & Warrior Changes by Vulkk Bioware finally began releasing information about class changes in the next upcoming digital expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. It’s scheduled for the end of October. In the embedded videos below you will learn more about the changes for Patch 4.0. In the Marauder and Sentinel video there is a slight note of personal opinion. This is my main class and I am 100% familiar and proficient with it. Knowing all current abilities and the state of the class, now and stretching way back to the pre-launch times of the game, does help a bit 🙂 Enjoy and don’t forget to leave a comment with your personal opinion for your favorite advanced class and discipline.
Battlefront: is It or is It Not Like Battlefield?
Star Wars: Battlefront is definitely one of the most hyped and eagerly awaited games out there, and with more and more in-game footage becoming available as the November 17-20 release date draws near, it is apparently great at generating controversy too already. Among the fans who can hardly wait to get their hands on the title, there are players concerned that despite all the hype to the contrary, the game will end up being a re-skin of Battlefield. DICE and EA have repeatedly sought to alleviate such concerns, even during the early stages of development, when they made it clear that the teams working on the two projects would be completely separate and there would be as little co-inspiration as possible. Nevertheless, a couple of days ago, DICE General Manager Patrick Bach saw the need to come forth again and reassure the community that the two games would be as…
Star Wars: Rogue One May Bring Back A Key Character With CGI Magic
The late English actor’s villainous Grand Moff Tarkin is set up to appear once again in the spin-off, however the actor’s footwear habits means that there will not be any footage of his feet. Peter Cushing will be brought back from the grave via CGI to play the Star Wars villain Grand Moff Tarkin in the spin-off Rogue One, according to the Mail. The newspaper’s source also suggests that Gareth Edwards’ film, which is based prior to the events of the 1977s Star Wars, will show Tarkin’s role during the “creation” of Darth Vader. “This is one of the most complex and costly CGI re-creations ever,” the source said. “Cushing is a pivotal plot line as he was the one to create Darth Vader and there’s a whole back story that will come out.” There is one major issue with the CGI resurrection for Cushing, who passed in 1994. He…
Star Wars Battlefront Will Be Playable At PAX Australia
The new and upcoming game of Star Wars: Battlefront is going to be released on November 19th in Australia. However, if you are wanting to play it a little earlier, around three weeks earlier, it will be available to play at the PAX Australia located in Melbourne on Friday October 30th. According to EA the Survival Mission that is set on Tattoine will be available for players to play as either single player or co-op. The demo will only be running on Sony’s booth, so you will most likely be playing the demo on a PlayStation 4 console.
The Villains of Star Wars: Battlefront Boba Fett
Every fan of Star Wars has their own vision and thoughts of what Boba Fett is all about. This is what DICE Senior Producer Jamie Keen thinks: “He became an instant favorite on the floor. All the developers at our office have their own determined, passionate view on what Boba Fett should be.” Every single fan of Star Wars, not only just the DICE developers, have a special place in their hearts for the bounty hunter. Boba Fett is one of the iconic villains that will be playable in Star Wars: Battlefront and he is designed to be a dreaded force during battle. His special mobility and deadly lot of weapons will send you running if you spot him on the battlefront. One of the greatest fantasies of actually walking in his boots will finally be a reality. Boba Fett’s jet pack will allow him to fly around the many…
Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes Official Announce Trailer
Electronic Arts has released an official announcement trailer for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, a new game launching on mobile devices. Collect your favorite heroes from the entire Star Wars™ universe and form powerful teams to dominate the competition. More info: http://bit.ly/1UntZv3 Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes allows you to join the galactic hologames in a cantina far, far away. Build your team and fight in memorable, RPG-style turn based battles across iconic locations to become the most legendary hologamer in the galaxy!