The new and upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront game is not only about Revel vs. Empire multiplayer battles, but much more. As it was revealed at this year’s E3, the game will have a cooperative multiplayer mode, this is where up to two players can work together to take on waves of incoming Stormtroopers. Shack News used their teamwork skills during the EA Summer Showcase in New York City. During the beginning of the match the players get to pick out their equipment, like your main weapon and a star card. The star card will tell you what your special equipment load out is. The first is used for defensive play and also includes an Ion Torpedo that closes in on enemy vehicles like the AT-ST. The second card is for offensive players and it has the Barrage grenade launcher and Ion Shot. The Ion Shot temporarily enhances your blaster, which…
Star Wars Battlefront 4 concept art from 2009
During the time that LucasArts terminated their contract with Free Radical Design, they were not just working on Star Wars: Battlefront III and Time Splitters 4, they were also working on the pre-production of a new Star Wars: Battlefront game. While the status of Star Wars: Battlefront III is not currently known, we don’t really expect any news about a fourth SW Battlefront game in the future.
Old Star Wars PSAs About Drunk Driving and Smoking
Here is an old Star Wars Rarity. Back in 1979, creator George Lucas was still in the process of learning how to deal with the unexpected success of Star Wars and the huge incoming of merchandising and marketing opportunities that its popularity brought with it. The majority of the products from this time period are very special, such as early toys that were created by Kenner are now collectors’ items. However, the series of public service announcements have mainly been forgotten. There is a quick clip that was commissioned by the United States Department of Transportation and it features Star Wars characters carousing in the spaceport’s bar. When a Talz patron is way too drunk to fly back home, a responsible Duros offers the friend a ride home to make sure he makes it alive, while not hurting others in space. At the end you can see the copyright mark…
New SWTOR Story dev blog: Brothers
BioWare published a new story blog on the swtor website details Thexan and Arcann. These a the two guys from the Fallen Empire trailer. Check it out below: Brothers Today, I watched my face burn. The skin cracked and curled as fire seared away the moisture. Charred flesh retreated from the heat and shriveled into a huddled black mass. One blue eye, identical to my own, held me in place–made me watch. In an instant, it was the face of a stranger. And we were no longer twins. The memory tugged at my hand, pulled it to my cheek. I was startled by the smoothness that met the pads of my fingertips. My brother’s phantom grip still clutched my arm. I felt the bones beneath his skin reach out, try to escape the pain, and fail. Arcann had writhed for hours before sleep granted him mercy. My own bed remained empty….
Changes to the Cartel Market — Tuesday July 28 – August 4 2015
Here are the weekly cartel market items on sale for the week of July 14 – July 21 2015. New Items Price Helpful links WALKHAR TRICKSTER 1440 Items Available Again Price Helpful links LIFE DAY BUNDLE (2014) 1000 Price Change Old Price New Price Percent Change Normal Price Helpful links STRONGHOLD UTILITY DECORATION BUNDLE 682 1018 +49% 1018 HUMBLE HERO ARMOR SET 720 1440 +100% 1440 UNLOCK: OUTFIT DESIGNER SLOT 96 120 +25% 120 UNLOCK: ADDITIONAL LEGACY STRONGHOLD STORAGE BAY 450 750 +66% 750 CZERKA CZK-4 ASSAULT CANNON 500 250 –50% 375 CZERKA CZX-4 BLASTER RIFLE 500 250 –50%
New Maintenance: Update 3.3a
BioWare will be bringing the servers offline today, Tuesday July 28th, in order to apply Patch 3.3a. Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2015 Time: 5:00AM PDT (1200 GMT) – 7:00AM PDT (1400 GMT) Version: 3.3a This patch will correct the Unranked Warzone queue, make it possible to complete the Mission “Monolithic” on Ziost, and return the text to Medical Probe’s icon and tooltip. Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Australia/Sydney July 28, 2015 10:00 pm July 29, 2015 12:00 am +10:00 Australia/Adelaide July 28, 2015 09:30 pm July 28, 2015 11:30 pm +09:30 Australia/Brisbane July 28, 2015 10:00 pm July 29, 2015 12:00 am +10:00 Tokyo July 28, 2015 09:00 pm July 28, 2015 11:00 pm +09:00 Australia/Perth, Hong Kong July 28, 2015 08:00 pm July 28, 2015 10:00 pm +08:00 Mumbai July 28, 2015 05:30 pm July 28, 2015 07:30 pm +05:30 EET July 28, 2015 03:00 pm July 28, 2015…
Star Wars as 17th-century Japanese Prints
Maybe it’s because I am such a huge fan of art and Star Wars (of course) but I really love this project I came across from a Japanese crowdfunding site, Makuake. The project is for traditional woodblock prints of the original George Lucas Star Wars characters and the project far exceeded its goal. While they do not come cheap (a single print costs 54,000 yen/$434, with a set of three going for 162,000 yen/$1,303) they are worth every penny. The craftsmanship, art and patience that goes into each beautiful piece is amazing. Most Star Wars fans will know that George Lucas was influenced by the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and that Kurosawa’s 1958 period adventure The Hidden Fortress often cited as a direct inspiration for Lucas’ first Star Wars film so it makes sense that Star Wars could then be so easily and beautiful adapted to its Japanese roots. These are…
SWTOR Seattle Cantina Tour Canceled
The Seattle Cantina Tour has been canceled, as BioWare needs to spend all it energy on getting Star Wars: The old Republic Fallen Empire ready. Instead the team will do a livestream with some gameplay of a chapter of the upcoming expansion. PAX Cantina – Important Update: Revised Plan | 07.27.2015, 08:22 AM Hey folks, We wanted to give you an update on a change of plans around our Seattle Cantina, planned to happen around PAX Prime. As we have been looking at our schedule, we feel that as we are just a few short months from Fallen Empire’s launch, it is really important that we focus our resources internally. Our goal is to deliver a AAA-quality expansion and we need to allow the team to put their focus on development priorities, to put all resources into making Knights of the Fallen Empire the best it can be. With that in…
Fanmade ‘Star Wars’ Oculus Rift Game Trailer
A company named Hammerhead VR has created a trailer for Star Wars VR, a game made for the Oculus Rift. Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset that is going to change the way we play video games in the future. The trailer was made with the Unreal Engine 4 and it looks great, even though it’s not the most complex footage ever made. The first-person Star Wars experience is really what shines in this cool project. No matter if you are going up against Darth Vader in the carbon freezing chamber or leading the battle on the first Death Star, experiencing the excitement and action of Star Wars in a virtual reality environment would be amazing. The trailer does not show much activity with the characters but it was probably difficult to make the trailer with moving ships and environments while not having to worry about populating the game…
New details on Visceral’s Star Wars game
Any future Star Wars games will be coming from EA since they have taken over the rights to all licensed Star Wars games. Currently, Star Wars: Battlefront is being developed by DICE and they are known for their extremely popular Battlefield series. So far from what everyone has seen of the new game, it looks to be great. Visceral Games, which is also part of EA, is working on a Star Wars game. The studio of Visceral is most popular for making the third person shooter series that is Dead Space. Not too long ago, EA went on a spree to hire all-stars that are in the gaming industry. The most popular hires were Jade Raymond and Amy Hennig. Hennig is known for working at Naughty Dog while it was developing the first three Uncharted games and she was the head writer that was working on the story. She is…
New Update For Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic II
Fans of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords, which was released in 2004, is receiving an official update with new features and fixes. This new update covers Linux, Mac, and Windows versions of the game when purchased through Steam. It’s introducing a variety of new features, like widescreen resolutions of up to 4K and 5K, 37 more achievements, Steam Workshop integration, and controller support. The last feature is really awesome because it allows anyone to have access and install user-created add-ons for the game inside of Steam client. One item that is available already is the KotoOR II’s popular “Restored Content Mod,” and it repairs a variety of bugs and introduces new story content that was made for but not originally included in the game. Developer Obsidian Entertainment has been working under the gun for the last months of the games developments. This is…
Check Out the ‘Star Wars: Uprising’ Gameplay Trailer Kabam Just Released
You know how we love our Star Wars games around here. We know you love them too and that’s why we work to bring you the latest and greatest if it’s related to Star Wars gaming. That said, we were excited to hear about a new game that tied into the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Is anyone really surprised about this, either? Of course they are going to try to tie in everything and anything, with the popularity of the movies and all that. What was less exciting was the news that this would be a mobile game only. I like mobile games, don’t get me wrong, but I really wanted to see something bigger and better from this. Still, it’s being made by Kabam and this pretty much guarantees two things: It will be worth downloading It will be free to play Kabam has a way that they…
The 3.3 Drinking Game Celebration!
Hey, what fun would a new patch be if we didn’t turn it into a drinking game (adults only)? Here we have a lovely little way to enjoy 3.3 and celebrate with inebriated style! Every new patch, especially an update that brings new classes or other physical features to the game, is going to also bring the hordes of wanting to try the new class, the new zone, etc. Every MMORPGer knows this (and often dreads it on update day). So why not turn it into a little fun or have a few laughs from it? In all seriousness, if you drink, please drink responsibly.
Creating the Sounds of Star Wars: Battlefront
DICE’s audio team has been very lucky with the large amount of knowledge sharing and support that they have been given from Skywalker Sound. The team has had many visits to the Skywalker Ranch and they have been discussing the sound of Star Wars with the Star Wars sound design legends Ben Burtt and Matt Wood. The team has also been given the original sounds and stems from the Star Wars films. Along with talking about how the original sounds were made and the stories that went with them, the audio team has also brought Frostbite with them to show some of the challenges that are in creating the audio of Star Wars: Battlefront. They have also elaborated on how they will be building on the legacy sounds to fill all of the wondrous worlds and experiences that are in the future. The main goal was to use the original…
Stars Wars Commander Gets Biggest-Ever Expansion
Disney Interactive has been updating its extremely popular mobile game, Star Wars Commander, regularly. Ever since its launch last year it has seen new content frequently and its continuing this by introducing a major expansion called Worlds in Conflict. This new update is the largest one by far and the game itself is close to 18 million downloads. Some of the previously released updates have given players new characters and storylines. Some of the new characters were Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and even zombies. However, Worlds of Conflict is taking the game to a whole new level. This new update is adding a new design for the game and introduces a Galactic Map. This feature is the most requested by fans, according to Disney, and it lets the player relocate to and fight across all manner of many famous Star Wars locations. These locations include Hoth, Dandoran, Yavin IV, and…
Project Update #8: “Star Wars: The Old Republic – Revan” – Fan Film by Steven Shulgach
The Premier is Here! We have another exciting update for you about Project Revan, for those who have been following along. Below is the official update from the team. What a journey this has been… If you hadn’t heard, the premier date was unfortunately pushed forward due to internal complications in the departments of the theater, and we have a new schedule. For all those who are able to come out to the premier this Friday the 24th, you are in for a treat! For those that cannot attend the event unfortunately, need not to matter! – The film will be released the next day online on YouTube or Vimeo for you choosing. We are all so excited, we cannot even explain it. You all have meant a lot, and the rest of our fans on Facebook. This journey is coming to an end, and the critics *cough* fans *cough*…
SWTOR Fallen Empire story chapter length and new content
A new video that was published by Lady Insanity shows many details about chapter length, unspecified new content, and romance choices that has been revealed from BioWare. Some of the key points in the video are: Chapter 1 will be the tutorial chapter and many of the abilities will be locked. However, you can unlock abilities as you progress through the game. All subscribers will receive the free level 60 character and it will have plenty of gear to kill enemies in Chapter 1 but you won’t receive any credits. All of the chapters will be at least 1 hour long altogether. This includes cut scenes, choice wheels, and conversations. Some of the chapters will actually be longer than this. Romance in the game can get complicated if you decide to cheat on your loved one. Other characters in the game can find out if you have been romancing another…
Star Wars Battlefront: Walker Assault Mode Explained
Many fans of the new upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront game are confused and excited about the new Walker Assault mode. There is no an explanation of the mode thanks to BattlefrontUpdates on YouTube. Walker Assault is an atypical game mode and it has many phases that repeat themselves. The Rebels will be taking out uplinks in order to summon the Y-Wings, the Walkers then arrive in a certain location, the Y-Wings strike back at the Walkers, and then it starts all over again. This scenario plays out in different locations on the map three different times. Walker Assault does not end until the Walkers make it to their shield generator or the Rebels may take them out before they make it to their destination. During this mode, the Rebels are typically on the offensive and the Empire is on the defensive end. Every phase begins with one location and two…
SWTOR: Update on Win Trading from Season 5
Eric Musco took on the forums to tell players about the actions BioWare have taken against win trading in the past PvP season. Check it out: Update on Win Trading from Season 5 | 07.23.2015, 06:07 PM Hey folks, With Season 5 recently ending, I thought I would give an update on what we have been doing to curb players who continue to win-trade. To recap from before, players who were caught win-trading were receiving actions ranging from a warning, up to having their character’s rating reset. Specifically, the character who we caught doing the win-trading itself. Depending on the character’s history, this can also include suspension time as well. Over the course of the last few Seasons, we have seen an overall decline in win-trading action, and we hope that you have seen that as well. However, in a handful of cases, there are players who continue to win-trade…
The SWTOR Cartel market team want your ideas for new mounts
Yeah. That’s right. What do you wan’t to spend you money on? BioWare want’s to know. So if you have any suggestions for new mounts to add. Give feedback on the forums. The Official Mount/Vehicle Wishlist Thread Ever wander the galaxy, come across a creature and think it would be an awesome mount? Perhaps the fierce Corrupted Geo Beast of Oricon*, or the massive but gentle Bormus of Balmorra? We want to hear about it! Please use this thread to tell us what you would like to see implemented as a mount, be it creature, or vehicular! When offering suggestions, we do ask that you please be as specific as possible, and provide images when you can. The more information we have about exactly what you want to see, the easier it is for us to send our expert creature handlers out for investigation, or supply work orders to our manufacturers!…
Super Cool Stuff from Calvin’s Custom
We have brought you posts about the awesome stuff that Calvin’s Customs does before and now we have another awesome custom project to share with you. He talks about what it is he was commissioned to do and why he decided to do it below. There are also some awesome pictures plus more on his Facebook page. He’s also been doing a lot of Darth Revan’s recently (no surprise at the popularity there) and even some cool non-Star Wars stuff if you’re into collectibles. Really so much talent here! He has some great Conan the Barbarians, bad ass looking Batman, an original design “Apocalyptic Hard Rocker”, military cyborg creations and much more. Here are details from the Miraluka project: As a old fashion muscle n bullets, mud and blood guy, I rarely do female figures, but there are exceptions, like this one, a special commission for a SWTOR friend, instead of…
SWTOR 3.3 Yavin 4 Stronghold Tour & Overview
In the video linked below you will have a chance to explore the full unlocked Stronghold of Yavin. It was released with SWTOR’s Patch 3.3 on July 22nd. The initial purchase is 2.5 mill credits or 2500 Cartel Coins. You can unlock 9 more rooms and areas for a total of 10. The price for all is 13 mill credits or 20 500 Cartel Coins. There are 16 hooks for a big decoration (centrepiece) and 2 starship hooks. Each room costs between ~500k and 2.5 mill credits or 2000 Cartel Coins, they also add between 25 and 50 new decorations for a total of 750. The initial unlock grants 250 decorations. To unlock this new Stronghold for your guild, you will have to pay the much higher price of 15 mill credits.
SWTOR 3.3 Togruta Overview – Appearance, Customization, Unlocks (Female & Male)
In the video linked below you can see all possible customization options for both Female and Male Togruta species, available as of 22nd July 2015 and Patch 3.3. The unlock costs 600 Cartel Coins and even subscribers will have to pay for the chance to play it.
Game Update 3.3 Known Issues
New patch, new bugs. Here are a list of known issues so far. I guess they have to wait for the wall of Togrutas to come in and find any other errors… Still, seems minor so far. TaitWatson Nexu Mount? | 07.22.2015, 09:19 AM As part of our testing and changes we made in getting 3.3 released, an issue occurred that we didn’t catch. As you noticed, the Nexu was not sent with the rest of the Season 6 rewards. We are going to get these out to everyone who earned one as soon as possible. Sorry for the trouble! -Tait Source TaitWatson Game Update 3.3 Known Issues | 07.22.2015, 08:59 AM Hey all, This thread will contains Known Issues for Game Update 3.3 and will be updated from time to time as we gather more information. Thanks! The Togruta tooltip in the Appearance Designer does not indicate that the Species…