More than three decades after Star Wars: X-Wing first placed PC players inside a Rebel cockpit, a fan team is still working to make that experience feel at home on modern hardware. The XWVM project has released a new July 2026 development video looking back at its public launch and showing what the team is currently building. And no, this is not simply someone increasing the resolution and declaring victory. XWVM is rebuilding the original game’s experience inside a modern engine while preserving the missions, mechanics, and structure that made the 1993 classic matter in the first place. X-Wing Rebuilt Rather Than Replaced XWVM is not a standalone game or a total conversion. Instead, it acts as a modern way to play the original X-Wing, requiring players to own the original product rather than distributing Lucasfilm’s copyrighted game files. The team is also independent and has no official connection to…
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Star Wars Zero Company Will Launch Without Official Mod Support
Star Wars Zero Company will not include official mod support when it launches later this month. Bit Reactor confirmed the decision during a recent community Q&A, saying that the studio has “a lot of respect for the modding community,” but currently has no plans to provide official modding tools for the game. For an ordinary Star Wars release, that might pass without much attention. For a turn-based tactics game made by a studio filled with former XCOM developers, it is a little more surprising. Why Mod Support Mattered to XCOM Mods played an enormous role in keeping XCOM 2 alive long after its original release. Players created new classes, enemies, weapons, maps, cosmetic options, balance changes, and eventually enormous overhauls that could make the entire campaign feel like a different game. That history naturally created expectations around Zero Company. Bit Reactor has never promised that its Star Wars tactics game…
SWGOH Stormtrooper (Concept) Guide: Best Team, Mods, Abilities, and Omicron
Stormtroopers in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes have spent years doing what stormtroopers traditionally do best: standing in formation, absorbing fire, and making other Imperial characters look more important. Stormtrooper (Concept) arrives with a slightly more ambitious plan. Inspired by Ralph McQuarrie’s early stormtrooper artwork, this Dark Side Tank is built for full Imperial Trooper squads. His kit revolves around Taunt, Defense, Protection recovery, counter-damage, anti-Daze protection, assists, and a Grand Arena Omicron designed to keep the famous Imperial Trooper Turn Meter engine running when opponents try to shut it down. He is not here to replace General Veers as the squad’s brains. He is here to stand in front of the brains while everyone else keeps taking turns. Stormtrooper (Concept) at a Glance Alignment: Dark SideRole: TankFactions: Empire, Imperial TrooperBest mode: Grand ArenaPrimary stats: Defense, Protection, HealthOmicron: Alderaan Prison SecurityCore mechanics: Taunt, Protection Up, Defense scaling, anti-Daze and assists…
SWGOH Darth Jar Jar Guide: Best Team, Mods, Abilities, and Omicron
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has finally answered one of the internet’s oldest questions. What if Jar Jar Binks was not an incompetent politician who accidentally helped destroy the Republic? What if he knew exactly what he was doing? Darth Jar Jar joins SWGOH as a Dark Side Gungan and Sith Support Leader built around Manipulated, Bleed damage, bonus turns, Hatred, and one deeply suspicious partnership with Darth Sidious. The joke has become an actual endgame character. Unfortunately for the galaxy, his kit appears to be taking the joke very seriously. Darth Jar Jar at a Glance Alignment: Dark SideRole: Support and LeaderFactions: Gungan and SithBest mode: Grand ArenaCore mechanic: ManipulatedBest partners: Yoda (Dark Side Vision), The Ronin, Darth SidiousOmicron: The Phantom Menace Darth Jar Jar is intended to lead a squad of Sith characters from the Era of Myths & Legends rather than join the standard Light Side Gungan…
SWGOH Yoda (Dark Side Vision) Guide: Best Team, Mods, Abilities, and Omicron
Yoda has spent decades warning everyone about the dangers of fear, anger, and the dark side. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has responded by turning all three into a playable Sith healer. Yoda (Dark Side Vision) joins the Era of Myths & Legends as a Dark Side Healer built around Siphon, debuff transfer, constant recovery, and Dark Master’s Training. His kit works with Sith in general, but several major effects specifically require a Sith Gungan in the Leader slot. In other words, this deeply corrupted version of Yoda has been designed for Darth Jar Jar. Somewhere, continuity has quietly left the building. Yoda (Dark Side Vision) at a Glance Alignment: Dark SideRole: HealerFaction: SithBest leader: Darth Jar JarPrimary mechanics: Siphon and Dark Master’s TrainingOmicron mode: Territory Battles Yoda is not simply a traditional healer who waits for the team to become injured. He keeps Sith allies recovering Health and Protection…
SWGOH Starkiller (Luke Concept) Guide: Best Team, Mods, Abilities, and Omicron
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has found a wonderfully strange way to upgrade Commander Luke Skywalker: give him the earlier version of himself that George Lucas discarded before filming began. Starkiller (Luke Concept) is not Galen Marek from The Force Unleashed. He is the early Luke Starkiller concept turned into a Light Side Support unit for Rebel teams. His kit is designed specifically for Commander Luke Skywalker, bringing Shared Fate, mass Ability Block, cooldown manipulation, Turn Meter control, and a Grand Arena Omicron. Starkiller (Luke Concept) at a Glance Alignment: Light SideRole: SupportTags: Rebel, Unaligned Force UserBest leader: Commander Luke SkywalkerPrimary mechanic: Shared FateOmicron mode: Grand Arena He is not intended as a flexible Rebel plug-in. Most of his strongest effects require Commander Luke in the Leader slot and no Galactic Legend allies. Best Starkiller (Luke Concept) Team The most natural squad is: Commander Luke Skywalker, Starkiller (Luke Concept), Han…
SWGOH Jaxxon Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How He Works
Jaxxon has arrived in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes as a Light Side Attacker built for Prepared Scoundrel and Smuggler teams. Yes, the green rabbit from the old Marvel comics now has a Territory Battles Omicron. Star Wars has completed another perfectly normal lap around the sun. This guide covers Jaxxon’s best team, recommended mods, ability priorities, battle strategy, and whether his Omicron deserves your increasingly endangered materials. Jaxxon at a Glance Role: AttackerAlignment: Light SideTags: Mercenary, Scoundrel, SmugglerCore mechanic: PreparedBest partner: Any version of Lando CalrissianOmicron mode: Territory Battles Jaxxon is designed to attack repeatedly, feed Turn Meter to Prepared allies, and grow more dangerous through consecutive critical hits. He strongly prefers an all-Scoundrel squad. Mixing factions means leaving an important part of his unique ability sitting unused, which is generally frowned upon by both strategists and rabbits carrying blasters. Best Jaxxon Team The most natural starting squad is:…
SWGOH The Ronin Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How He Works
The Ronin is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and he might be the coolest character in the entire Myths & Legends rollout. Darth Jar Jar is funnier. Mara Jade Skywalker has the Legends weight. Jaxxon is pure old-comic chaos. But The Ronin brings something different to the holotable: Star Wars: Visions energy, Sith synergy, a summoned droid, Bleed pressure, Critical Damage scaling, and a Territory Wars Omicron that looks built for players who enjoy making Sith teams more annoying than legally necessary. The official The Ronin kit reveal from EA puts him inside the new Myths & Legends era, while the The Ronin unit data on SWGOH.GG shows a Dark Side Sith Attacker with a strange little engine built around Boiling Point, R5-D56, Bleed, Siphon, and enemies hiding behind Taunt, Stealth, or Resilient Defense. Translation: he is not here to politely tap someone with a lightsaber. He is…
SWGOH Mara Jade Skywalker Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How She Works
Mara Jade Skywalker is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and this version is not just here for Legends nostalgia. She looks built to make Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker nastier, faster, harder to shut down, and much more annoying in Grand Arena. Which is exactly the kind of sentence that makes SWGOH players start checking their Omicron stash with regret. As part of the new Myths & Legends era, EA has revealed Mara Jade Skywalker’s kit, and the headline is simple: this is a Light Side Jedi Attacker designed around out-of-turn attacks, Jedi synergy, Defense Down, Stagger, bonus turns, and a very specific relationship with Jedi Knight Luke. This guide breaks down what she does, where she fits, which abilities matter, and why her Grand Arena Omicron could become a serious problem. Mara Jade Skywalker Quick Overview Mara Jade Skywalker is a later Legends-era version of Mara Jade: former…
Darth Jar Jar Is Coming to SWGOH, and the Meme Has Officially Won
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has done it. The meme is real. Darth Jar Jar is coming to SWGOH as part of the new Myths & Legends era, and somewhere in the galaxy, a thousand ancient Reddit threads just ignited at once. This is not just another “haha wouldn’t it be funny if…” moment. The character is now listed in the game’s Myths & Legends rollout, with Darth Jar Jar appearing on SWGOH.GG as a Dark Side Leader, Support, Gungan, and Sith unit. Yes. Sith. Jar Jar. Welcome to the stupidest timeline. Also possibly the most entertaining one. Darth Jar Jar Was Always Too Powerful to Stay a Joke Forever The Darth Jar Jar theory has been around forever. The basic version is simple: what if Jar Jar Binks was not just an awkward Gungan with suspicious luck, but secretly a dark-side mastermind hiding in plain sight? Was it ever…
SWGOH’s Myths & Legends Era Is Bringing Darth Jar Jar, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Pure Chaos
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes appears to have looked at the entire Star Wars timeline, shrugged, and chosen violence. A new Myths & Legends era is coming to SWGOH, and the character list is genuinely ridiculous in the best possible way: Darth Jar Jar, Mara Jade Skywalker, The Ronin, Starkiller / Luke Concept, Jaxxon, Stormtrooper Concept, and Yoda, Dark Side Vision. That is not a normal roster update. That is a Star Wars fever dream with mods. Darth Jar Jar Is the Headline, Obviously Let’s not pretend otherwise. The second Darth Jar Jar appears in a Galaxy of Heroes announcement, everything else has to wait in line. This is one of the longest-running Star Wars jokes, theories, memes, and “what if George Lucas was secretly cooking?” ideas in the fandom. And now he is apparently walking into SWGOH like this was always inevitable. Honestly, for this game? It kind of…
Star Wars: Galactic Contention Relaunches July 31, and Battlefront Fans Should Pay Attention
o, Star Wars: Galactic Contention is not a new official Star Wars game. But it may still be one of the most interesting Star Wars gaming things happening this month. Galactic Contention is a fan-made total conversion mod for Squad, the large-scale tactical military shooter. Instead of modern combat, it turns the game into a Clone Wars battlefield with clone troopers, battle droids, vehicles, objectives, squad coordination, and a lot of blaster fire. The mod’s Steam Workshop page currently lists it as “COMING JULY 31ST 2026”, with Galactic Contention described as a total conversion mod for Squad set during the Clone Wars. This Is Battlefront Energy, But More Tactical The obvious comparison is Star Wars Battlefront. Not because Galactic Contention is exactly the same kind of game. It is not built around fast arcade chaos, hero characters, or quick casual matches. It is built on Squad, which means the focus…
This Helldivers 2 Mod Turns Every Armor Set Into Clone Trooper Gear
Helldivers 2 has never been shy about sending heavily armored soldiers into hopeless battles where everyone is expendable and friendly fire is practically a squad tradition. In other words, it was always one clone trooper mod away from becoming the Clone Wars game we still somehow do not have. That mod has now arrived. Star Wars: Clone Armory Beta does not simply replace one armor set with a familiar white helmet. It attempts to transform the entire Helldivers 2 armory into clone trooper gear, complete with weapons, backpacks, accessories, supporting soldiers and Republic-themed battlefield details. This is less “nice cosmetic pack” and more “Kamino has quietly taken over Super Earth’s procurement department.” Every Helldiver Armor Set Gets the Clone Treatment Created by thebf333 alongside MrPizza07, Degabait and davidTheGodly, Clone Armory is described as a total conversion of the game’s armor collection. The mod replaces all player armor with clone trooper…
Rotta the Hutt Kit Guide: Why the Light Side Hutt Cartel Thing Actually Makes Sense
Rotta the Hutt should probably not make sense as a Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes unit. He was introduced as Jabba’s kidnapped child in The Clone Wars, spent years as a trivia answer with slime, and somehow now arrives on the Holotables as a Light Side Leader, Attacker, and Hutt Cartel character. That sounds ridiculous. Which means, naturally, his kit is actually kind of interesting. EA’s official Rotta the Hutt kit reveal frames him as no longer the helpless child from the Clone Wars era. This is an older Rotta, built around spectacle, raw power, and arena-brawler energy. The important design note is that Rotta can lead the Hutt Cartel, but he is also designed to fight alone. So yes, this is a Hutt Cartel character with solo gladiator potential. Welcome to Galaxy of Heroes. Please leave logic at the loading screen. Rotta’s Role: Leader, Attacker, Hutt Cartel Rotta’s tags…
Rotta the Hutt Has Arrived in Galaxy of Heroes, and Somehow He’s a Gladiator Now
Rotta the Hutt is back, and he is no longer just Jabba’s kidnapped baby from The Clone Wars. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has revealed Rotta as a new Light Side Leader, Attacker, and Hutt Cartel unit, and the whole thing is weird enough to work. EA’s official kit reveal frames him as older, tougher, and built around a gladiator-style identity rather than the helpless infant most players remember. (forums.ea.com) Yes, Light Side. Yes, Hutt Cartel. Yes, apparently we are doing arena-slug energy now. Rotta Is Not a Joke Unit The interesting part is that Rotta’s kit is not just a meme with stats attached. He is built around Bleed, Off Balance, Thermal Detonators, and Hutt Cartel synergy. His abilities can apply nasty debuffs, trigger Bleed stacks, detonate Thermal Detonators, and create the kind of ugly pressure that makes Holotable fights spiral fast. Which honestly feels right. Hutt Cartel teams…
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Update 7-8-2026: GAC Moves, Partagaz Farms, and Grogu Gets a Fix
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has a smaller update today, but there are still a few changes worth catching before you jump back into the usual ritual of farming, gearing, losing patience, and pretending the next relic level is totally reasonable. The headline change is for Grand Arena Championship. GAC is being moved forward by one day for the Era rollover, and this is not a one-time schedule shuffle. According to the update notes, this is a permanent change going forward. Major Partagaz Is Now Farmable The biggest roster note is that Major Partagaz shards are now farmable from Light Side Battles 7-E Hard. That is good news for players working on their Andor-era collection or anyone who has been waiting for Partagaz to move out of the “nice character, annoying access” zone. Hard node farming is still the familiar slow grind, but at least now there is a clear…
Revenge of the Sith Event Returns to LEGO Star Wars: Castaways
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways is dipping back into the prequel well, which is usually a good place to go if you want lightsabers, dramatic robes, clone-era vehicles, and at least one character making a very bad life choice. The Revenge of the Sith-inspired “Sith Moves” event has returned to LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, giving players another limited-time shot at unlocking themed rewards. The event is live now and runs through July 31, with minifig parts for the character customiser, vehicles, and more up for grabs. It is not a massive new Star Wars game announcement, obviously. Nobody is pretending this is the next galaxy-shaking Lucasfilm Games reveal. But for Castaways players, this is the kind of returning event that actually makes sense. The game is already built around customising your own LEGO minifigure, hanging out in a social Star Wars space, jumping into simulations, and racing Microfighters. StarWars.com describes it…
Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains Launch Trailer Makes Monopoly Look Slightly More Dangerous Than Usual
Monopoly has always been a game about smiling politely while ruining someone’s evening. So yes, putting it inside Star Wars actually makes a bit too much sense. The new launch trailer for Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains gives Ubisoft’s digital board game another push, showing off its heroes-versus-villains setup, character powers, dice battles, team play, and 3D Star Wars locations. This is still Monopoly, obviously. You are still fighting over spaces, money, control, and the fragile remains of friendship. Only now Darth Vader may be involved. This Is Not Just Regular Monopoly With a Star Wars Skin That would have been the easy version. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains is built around team-based play, where players choose heroes or villains and use character abilities to fight for control of the board. Ubisoft describes it as a dynamic, team-based twist on Monopoly set in the Star Wars galaxy, with…
Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains Is Out Now
The galaxy far, far away has entered the Monopoly board, which is probably terrible news for family peace, credit balances, and anyone who trusts a Sith Lord with property. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains is out now and can be ordered here. bringing a new Star Wars twist to the classic board game. And yes, that means the galaxy has found yet another way to turn friendship into a negotiation crisis. This version of Monopoly takes the familiar property-trading formula and throws it into a heroes-versus-villains setup, with players choosing sides, building teams, and battling for control of the board with iconic Star Wars characters. So if normal Monopoly was not already dangerous enough, this one adds lightsabers, Force powers, and the possibility that Darth Vader now has opinions about rent. Star Wars Meets Monopoly, Because Apparently the Galaxy Needed More Conflict The idea is simple: classic Monopoly, but…
Galaxy of Heroes Update 6-29-2026 Fixes Krayt Dragon Textures, Rotta Materials, and Some Confused Clone Troopers
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has received a small update for June 29, 2026, and this one is very much a “clean up the strange stuff” patch. No giant new character reveal. No massive raid overhaul. No galactic economic disaster disguised as a balance change. Just a pink Krayt Dragon, a few text fixes, a Rotta the Hutt materials issue, and some Clone Troopers who apparently got very confused about which war they were supposed to be fighting. Honestly, that is still more entertaining than half the galaxy’s political speeches. The Krayt Dragon Is No Longer Pink The funniest fix in the update is probably the Krayt Dragon texture issue. According to the patch notes, the Krayt Dragon was showing a pink texture, which is exactly the kind of visual bug that sounds less like a terrifying desert monster and more like someone accidentally unlocked the “premium festival skin.” That…
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Turns 10 Today
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens released 10 years ago today, on June 28, 2016. Yes, somehow that is now a decade old. Please take a moment to let your bones turn into dust. Released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by TT Games, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens adapted the 2015 film into the familiar LEGO game formula: slapstick cutscenes, smashing everything for studs, playable characters, vehicle sections, and the kind of co-op chaos that has ended many peaceful living-room afternoons. But this one had a slightly strange job. It was not adapting a full trilogy. It was adapting one movie. One Movie, One LEGO Game, A Lot of Filling the Gaps Because The Force Awakens was the only sequel-era film available at the time, the game had to stretch a single movie into a full LEGO adventure. That meant extra missions, new dialogue, and bonus story…
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways Gives Players One Last Shot at Attack of the Clones Gear
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways is giving players one final shot at its Attack of the Clones-themed rewards. The limited-time event is in its last stretch, with players able to log in and play to unlock Episode II-inspired minifig parts for the character customiser, vehicles, and more. So if your LEGO avatar still needs a little Geonosis-era drip, this is probably not the week to forget Apple Arcade exists. And yes, that is a very specific kind of Star Wars problem. Attack of the Clones Works Weirdly Well in LEGO Form Attack of the Clones is one of those Star Wars eras that makes perfect sense as a LEGO event. Clone armor. Jedi robes. Separatist machinery. Republic vehicles. Geonosis arena chaos. Basically, it is a toy box wearing a prequel movie’s jacket. That fits Castaways nicely, because the game is not really trying to be another massive RPG, shooter, or lightsaber…
SWGOH Update 6-24-2026 Just Made Dedra Meero Farmable
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has dropped another small-but-annoyingly-important update, which means exactly one thing: Someone’s farming plan just got worse. The headline from the June 24, 2026 update is simple enough. Dedra Meero shards are now farmable from Dark Side Battles 8-E Hard. That is the kind of sentence that looks harmless until you remember how Galaxy of Heroes actually works. Nothing is ever just “farmable.” It is a new daily obligation, a new energy sink, and a fresh reason to stare at your roster while quietly negotiating with yourself. Do you need Dedra now? Probably. Do you have the energy? Of course not. This is the Holotable. Suffering is part of the interface. Dedra Meero Enters the Farm List Dedra Meero becoming farmable matters because she is one of those characters who feels perfectly built for Galaxy of Heroes: ruthless, efficient, unpleasantly competent, and exactly the kind of…
Leia (Jedi Training) Is Coming to Galaxy of Heroes, and Jedi Master Luke Just Got Interesting Again
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has revealed Leia (Jedi Training), and this is not just another “here is a familiar character, please open your crystal wallet” moment. Well, okay, it is still Galaxy of Heroes. The crystal wallet is always somewhere in the room, breathing heavily. But this kit is interesting because Leia (Jedi Training) is clearly designed to solve one of the game’s long-running roster problems: Jedi Master Luke Skywalker has needed a proper lifter for a while, and Capital Games appears to have handed him one with a lightsaber, Jedi Lessons, and absolutely no patience for slow battles. According to EA’s official kit reveal, Leia (Jedi Training) is a Light Side Attacker with the Jedi tag. More importantly, almost everything in her kit starts getting much nastier when Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is in the Leader slot. That is the headline. Not “new Leia.” “JML players, please sit…