Anyone who has read my posts here knows that I am a Star Wars games fan. I think most of us can say the same, that’s why you’re here reading this. What you might not know is that I am also a big fan of the 16-bit generation. I was born in the 80s and I grew up in the heyday of the Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis generations. StarWars.com has written a post featuring the best Star Wars games of the 16-bit generation and I gotta say, the nostalgia is strong! After looking over their list, I have to say that I agree with most of them. Here are the games that made their list. You can read the full post to see why they chose each one. Star Wars: X-Wing As a girl, I dreamed of being a pilot. Flight simulator games have long been a favorite of…
StarWars Uprising: Gear Types and Stats
There is a great post in the Uprising Subreddit that gives you all the info you need to know about gear types and stats. It has since been added to the game guides section so you can find it along with other great tools to help you in Star Wars: Uprising. Here is an overview: All the gear in the game has 3 primary stats, and 0 to 3 secondary stats. All of those stats can belong to one of 3 main categories: Offensive, Defensive and Utility. Please note that only Offensive and Defensive stats matter for PR, while Utility has more intangible advantages. At the moment precise correlation between the stats in the PR formula is unknown; it is clear that there’s no simple arithmetic addition or even multiplication, there’s more behind the curtain, but at least it’s clear that the addition of more stat usually gives more PR than comparison…
The Old Republic: Rescue Mission – (2015) Short Film
Many fans of Star Wars think that the best Star Wars game that was ever made it Knights of the Old Republic, and some will disagree. There is a new Australian fan film that has been between the events of the Drew Karpyshyn’s novel and the KOTOR game, and it’s actually quite good. It’s not just good for a fan made film, but it’s actually really good. It stinks that the expanded universe stuff has all been voted as non-canon during the wake of the upcoming movies. However, in a strange way it puts all of the half-decent fan-fiction on an even level with things like the game. In other words, it seems to make it easier for certain people to have great fun with the Star Wars world. No matter what, this is actually a high quality production and it features great acting and perfect outfits. It’s definitely worth…
TOR TV: Fan made SWTOR – Knights Of The Fallen Empire – Launch Trailer
It has been ages since we last did a TOR TV column, but there haven’t really been that many fan movies for SWTOR for a while either. Here is one that court our eye though. A trailer for Star Wars: The old Republic – Knights Of The Fallen Empire, mixed with the soundtrack from Star Wars: The Force Awakening. Something that just had to be done! Great little video. Good timing on the dialogue, and the music fits nicely with key points in the trailer, the end in particular had a really nice feel. Good job Tim Skijwalker Check it out: I have been playing the expansion for a week now and holy hell it deserves a trailer! i just had to make this! going back to SWTOR one last time!
Star Wars Battlefront: Practice Training Mission and Darth Vader is Playable Character
Star Wars Battlefront is on the way soon (finally) and it’s no surprise that people are looking to learn more about the game, what they can expect, and what to make of the rumors. With beta testing concluding, we now have a bigger picture of what to expect from the actual release of the game in less than a month. While critics still abound, there is no shortage of fans who have great things to say about the game, the beta, and the upcoming release. If you want to have some of your questions answered direct from the source, you might appreciate this. Viktor Lundberg, the Mission Scripter for Star Wars Battlefront has answered some of the questions regarding the Training Mission on their website. It’s worth the time to read it all for yourself but here’s a snippet: What do the Training Missions consist of? There are five different Training…
New Star Wars Showerheads
We have some amazing news for all Star Wars fans! You can now experience the Star Wars world in the shower. Star Wars showerheads allow fans to soak right under the gaze of Darth Vader or the body of R2D2, giving you a fun experience even in the shower. You can find the new shower heads at Bed Bath and Beyond and range from $24.99 to $29.99. We are sure that many fans, especially the younger ones, are going to buy these up in a heartbeat.
Lucasfilm Thank You Letter to All Star Wars Fans
Is it really any surprise that fans everywhere are super excited about the new Star Wars film? I, for one, knew it would happen. I don’t think anyone would really argue that point. But after the full trailer released, my social media feeds were filled with Star Wars talk. Websites crashed, hashtags soared to the top of trending topics… it was being discussed in schools and workplaces everywhere. That is the power of Star Wars and the new film has people everywhere excited. This did not go unnoticed with Lucasfilm (and likely not unexpected either) so they took time to write up an official Thank You letter to fans. In this post, they explain just how strong the Force is with fans across the globe: After two record-breaking teasers, the full trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted earlier this week, and we are humbled by the response. The…
Knights of the Fallen Empire Feels More Like A Classic BioWare RPG, and that’s a good thing!
The new 4.0 for Star Wars: The Old Republic has changed everything, while a fresh expansion to one of the craziest multiplayer games is changing things too. Last year, a writer at kotaku asked developers that were working on the game, what their plans for the future were. What they told him is a phrase that they told him was “a return to BioWare cinematic storytelling.” However, he didn’t believe them at all, but they actually did what they said they were going to do. BioWare was responsible for last year’s expansion, Shadow of Revan, and it gave many people no hope for the games future. The expansion was really just an odd mashup of BioWare RPG and massive multiplayer online game tropes, with much lower production values. The writer from kotaku recently started playing Knights of the Fallen Empire, and it officially came out for all Star Wars subscribers…
The average Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan will be 34-year-old male
The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie has been predicted that it will be one of the highest grossing films ever, and some experts are suggesting that box-office revenues in excess of the current record, Avatar’s gross of $2.78 billon are within reach. Researchers have now showed us who exactly will be purchasing the tickets. According to cinema marketing data firm Movio Media, the average person to purchase a ticket in advance for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be a United States 34 year old male. It’s predicted that 70% of ticket owners are men between the ages of 18 and 49. The average advance ticket purchaser is a typical movie theater goer and usually travels in order to see big-budget fantasies like Jurassic World or Avengers: Age of Ultron on opening night, according to Movio Media. Also, these in particular individuals spend 2.6 times more than the…
Looking Back at the Massively Successful Star Wars: Battlefront Beta
With Star Wars: Battlefront‘s November 17 release date drawing near fast, the beta wrapped up the other day, bringing an end to the most successful beta-testing period in the history of EA. Indeed, to call Star Wars: Battlefront successful at this point in time would probably be a major understatement. To celebrate the record-breaking beta accomplishment, EA have decided to publish some statistics regarding the time players spent in the game world and their various accomplishments. The numbers do indeed speak for themselves. Apparently, more than 9 million players played the beta, pouring a combined 1.6 billion minutes into the game, enough time to watch the entire trilogy about 4.2 million times. Needless to say, all these people were busy within the game-world as about 6 million of them made it all the way to level 5 (the top level set in the beta). All those who made it this…
Heroes vs Villains: The Clash of Iconic Star Wars Characters
For Star Wars fans who can’t wait to get into battle as the most iconic Star Wars characters will love Heroes vs Villains, which is one of the most fantasy-fulfilling game modes in Star Wars: Battlefront. There are three dark side characters and three light side characters who fight head-to-head and you will never see as many iconic faces in one single game mode. The lead level designer, Dennis Brannvall, has went into more detail about Heroes vs Villains and we are going to break it down. This amazing game mode is short and has intense rounds where iconic Star Wars characters will butt heads in dynamic fights. All of the matches are divided into rounds in which three players from each team will randomly spawn as the Villains and Heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront. Simply, you will see characters like Luke Skywalker facing against Darth Vader and Boba Fett….
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 Official Update
After 10 years and seemingly out of nowhere, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 got a large update on Steam. It incorporated support for controllers, widescreen display support, 5K resolution and Steam Cloud saves. Then on October 18th, it happened again. While not as big as the update from earlier in the year, it still contained many significant changes. See an overview here: Thanks to everyone who submitted achievements for this update! User generated content is loads of fun for us, and we hope everyone out there enjoys them. Universal Changes: – Added 20 user-generated achievements (see pinned thread for details) – Fixed an issue with Pet Rock achievement not unlocking in TSLRCM – Fixed a crash when adding more than five mods – Fixed two issues tied to Mouse Look – Fixed an issue with the controller menu appearing on top of dialog screens – Fixed an…
Cartel Market and You: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs
BioWare designer Toby McCall have started a forum topic to answer any questions and clear up any confusion surrounding the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs in Fallen Empire. You can jump into the discussion here, or read it below: I’m Toby McCall, a designer on Star Wars: The Old Republic and a member of the Cartel Market Design Team. I’ve asked community to set up this thread so we can discuss the changes that the 4.0 expansion brings to the Cartel Market. My hope for this post is to create a place where we can answer some of your questions and clear up any confusion surrounding the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Category Packs in Fallen Empire. We would like to focus this thread specifically around the new Armor, Mount, Decoration, and other Category packs (Crystals, Dyes, Weapons, etc), all of which have been packaged into Bronze, Silver, and Gold varieties….
The Force Awakens First Order Hints In Star Wars: Uprising?
In this previous September, the Star Wars: Journey to the Force Awakens campaign began. This came along with a lot of brand new comics, books, and more clues that have started piecing together the 30 years that happens between Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. The new mobile game called Star Wars: Uprising was released with the rest of the above. The game follows a smuggler who helps the Rebels when one part of the Empire creates a blockade around the Anoat sector. This then sections off Hoth and Bespin from the other areas of the galaxy. The game will only be remembered as a way for players to be a smuggler, but it has plenty of hints in it about the future of Star Wars. One of these hints was initially found by a MakingStarWars reader, Shi, and this inspired others to…
Knights of the Fallen Empire “Face Your Destiny” Launch Trailer
Star Wars: Battlefront isn’t the only game with a new trailer today. BioWare also has a release trailer for Knights of the fallen Empire, titled “Face your Destiny”. It is an all ingame trailer, but pretty awesome still. Only thing I don’t understand is, why they did a whole trailer without mentioning the fact that we are becoming the OUTLANDER? Pretty big selling point of the game if you ask me. Knights of the Fallen Empire is a, “return to a deeper, more personal experience that delivers on the hallmarks of BioWare-style storytelling,” according to the developers. Players create their own adventure to new planets in the outer rim of the galaxy, meet companions and recruit them as allies, make choices that have the power to change destiny, and determine the fate of the galaxy. The expansion includes the first nine chapters of an evolving player-driven storyline, with new chapters…
The Star Wars Battlefront Launch Trailer is Here!
Fresh out of Paris Games Week, here is the brand new Star Wars Battlefront trailer. The trailer shows off several locations from the game as well as some of the hero characters that will be playable. Princess Leia faces off with Boba Fett, while Han Solo tries his blaster on a lightsaber-wielding Darth Vader. And don’t fear: Luke Skywalker makes an appearance, preparing for a showdown with Emperor Palpatine. EA recently revealed a number of stats from the Star Wars Battlefront beta that are definitely worth taking a look at. With more than nine million players participating, it was the largest beta in EA game history. You can read more about all of that here. Watch the game’s most recent trailer in full below Star Wars Battlefront will hit the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC on Nov. 17.
Knights of the Fallen Empire Review
We’re all excited for Knights of the Fallen Empire and with the release date so close, we’re also anxious to see what early reviewers have to say about the expansion. Fraser Brown from PCGamesN had some interesting things to say about the expansion, including that it feels like a single-player game hiding in an MMO. This is technically something that has been said about SWTOR before but let’s go ahead and delve deeper into this KotFE review. “Knights of the Fallen Empire, then, is a potential course correction, steering the game toward that old pre-launch promise. It’s a mostly single-player expansion, focusing on the adventures of the Outlander, once the hero of the Galactic War, now the one obstacle in the way of the Eternal Empire’s dominance. It’s a “quintessential Star Wars story,” lead writer Charles Boyd tells me as he walks me through an early key decision in the…
SWTOR Patch Notes – 4.0.1
Here are the patch notes for tomorrows update: Highlights Knights of the Fallen Empire is now live! The latest evolution of storytelling in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is now available for free to all Subscribers! Cartel Market Artifact items purchased from the Cartel Market no longer require Artifact Authorization. Classes + Combat Jedi Consular Jedi Shadow Utility Motion Control now properly reduces the movement speed of targets affected by Force Slow by an additional 20%. Trooper Commando Medical Probe has been returned! Commandos will need to visit a Trainer in order to relearn the ability. Items + Economy The following items have had their stats corrected: Outlander Med-Tech’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Belt MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Robe MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Jacket MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s Body Armor MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Headgear MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s Helmet MK-6 Outlander Mender’s Headgear MK-6 Outlander Force-Healer’s Boots MK-6 Outlander Med-Tech’s…
DICE Admits Star Wars Battlefront’s Walker Assault Mode Is Unbalanced
DICE has now acknowledged that Star Wars: Battlefront’s Walker Assault Mode is no balanced well, with it favoring the Imperials side over the Rebels, and has stated that they will take care of the problem before its released. On Twitter, one fan claimed that he never won a Walker Assault match while playing on the Rebel side in the beta. He asked, “Does this mean I suck?” The community manager for DICE, Matthew Everett replied with “Nope! It’s a balancing issue with the beta.” The lead multiplayer designer, Dennis Brannvall also added “Yeah, it’s too tough. We’ll make changes based on the feedback and data. Asymmetric modes are tricky and risky but potentially awesome, that’s why we want beta test help.” During the Walker Assault mode, the Rebel side is trying to destroy two Empire AT-ATs by securing outposts to call in Y-wing bombers. During this time, the Empire is…
EA Announce Record Breaking Beta for Star Wars: Battlefront
EA posted a new Community Update on Star Wars: Battlefront. This time with some cool info graphic showing how huge the Battlefront beta was. Aparently over 9.5 million players joined the fun. Not bad. Not bad at all. This week is all about the Beta! Over 9.5 Million of you joined us across the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One, and I can’t overstate how thankful we are for all the feedback you provided us. Our team is working to get Star Wars Battlefront ready for launch, and we look forward to sharing updates coming out of the Beta soon. With that being said, check out what you were able to accomplish in the short time with the beta. Whichever the stat, you were most impressive in more ways than one. [Source]
Star Wars Uprising: Salvaging for Crystals? Here’s a Chart to Help
You know how we love to bring you tips, hints, tools, advice and other goodies related to Star Wars games. So here’s a neat chart to help you with Uprising. I have put together, What I belive is a really helpful reference chart to help if you are salvaging for crystals in Star Wars Uprising. He explains what he has done here: Here’s a flow chart I’ve put together from my own observations as a quick reference for anyone who is struggling to understand where to get what crystal as a means of upgrading their gear, weapons or crew. You can see that the chart is detailed and includes the things you need to know about searching for crystals. You can see where you get the crystals you need, the ranked rewards, sector battles and more. Now you can keep this handy in case you find yourself looking for specific crystals,…
No In-Game Voice Chat For Star Wars Battlefront
Adding to the growing list of things that Star Wars Battlefront will NOT have: in-game voice chat. EA has confirmed Star Wars Battlefront will not feature in-game voice chat on any of its three launch platforms. Players will have to use third-party software if they want to talk to other players in the game. @moodyknowsall Battlefront will utilize the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One built-in party system for in-game chat. — EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015 And the PC version of the game will suffer the same fate: @RaiderGaming15 You can choose your favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC — EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015 As you would imagine, many players are disgruntled by the news that they will not be able to easily chat with other players while playing the game. While there are many players who enjoy using system-wide party chat on consoles and programs…
Video: How Star Wars: Uprising connects Return of Jedi to Force Awakens
Star Wars games have a long history. While some have been a hit, others haven’t been. Some of the games capture the rich universe perfectly and makes it even enriched further. Others have used Star Wars to make a quick buck off of the fans and some should have probably known better when they purchased Kinect Star Wars. Star Wars: Uprising is a free mobile game and it connects some of the dots between Return of the Jedi and the upcoming installment of the Force Awakens. How much of the intervening period will it reveal? You have to play for a little while to find out or you can watch a video that this page is linked to at the bottom. The video is from Ian and he shows off some of the story’s opening scenes. Uprising is a type of Diablo dungeon crawler and its main focus is on…
Know Bugs with SWTOR Patch 4.0
With a new major game update, comes new bugs to be fixed. Here is BioWares response the major bugs so far found in game update 4.0: Help I lose all my C2-N2 affection | 10.22.2015, 04:04 PM Quote: Originally Posted by docbenwayddo When 4.0 hit I lost 8/10 of my ship droids. The 2 I managed to keep still had their Influence at 10k, but the 8 returned today were reset to 0. All of the characters who had missing droids got their obsolete crafting sensors back in the mail, but the 2 that kept their droids and affection have not received their crafting sensors back. The 1 C2 that I had a customization on is no longer able to equip that customization. Sorry to hear you’re having trouble! We are looking into remaining companion issues following 4.0a now (I’m looking at you, too, Xalek). Two questions for from the…