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The History of Star Wars Games

Lisa Clark

If you are a gamer fan and a Star Wars fan then there is a good chance you have seen and heard many things about the history of Star Wars games. You’ve probably played quite a few of these games for yourself. Perhaps you even have a hard time deciding which of these new Star Wars games you should try and which ones are just not worth your time. You won’t be the first person to wonder this since there are so many new titles being tossed around today. But we talk of Star Wars games, we have to take a look back at the history of this franchise and the games that have sprung from it and for that, we go back to 1982. Gamespot really gives us a good breakdown of the history of Star Wars games in this first part of a 2-part feature on the subject. Here…

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Star Wars Facts: The Three Branches of the Jedi Order

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The Jedi Order was an ancient and noble monastic peacekeeping organization unified by its belief and observance of the Force. The Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice in the Galactic Republic, and became the most famous of the various groups that relied on the Force for their power. Led by a series of Jedi Councils, the Order grew over the millennia despite facing many trials, most often threats from the Sith, wielders of the dark side of the Force. For a full reading about the Jedi order check out our article about them here. Below is a walk through of the Three Branches of the Jedi Order: The Sentinels Jedi Sentinels were often considered a blend between the Consulars and the Guardians. However they were more than that. Whilst the other branches focused on what they could achieve with Force powers or Lightsabers Sentinels realised that the Force…

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George Lucas Wanted Boba Fett to Lead Star Wars 1313

Soeren Kamper

I Think most people agree with me that Star Wars 1313 could have been an awesome game. Everything about it  just looked so cool. But unfortunately we all know the game will never happened. Mainly due to poor management by Lucasarts. Today we learned some more about what happened behind the scenes.  Just a few weeks before Star Wars 1313 was official announced, George Lucas himself told the developers he wanted the game to be about Boba Fett and not the protagonist we saw at E3. This of course created some what of a dilemma, as there were no Boba Fess assets ready before the public got a first glimpse of the game. Check out this great write-up over at Game Informer the downfall of “Star Wars 1313″ and LucasArts, headlined “Fall Of The Empire: How Inner Turmoil Brought Down LucasArts.” Here’s an excerpt about Boba Fett in particular being…

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It’s official: Star Wars comics will return to Marvel in 2015

Soeren Kamper

Marvel will publish new “Star Wars” comic books beginning in 2015, the company announced yesterday. This means Dark Horse Comics is losing the licensing deal its had for over 20 years, but give Dark Horse the time to wrap up storylines in current series. Its first was Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy’s “Dark Empire,” in 1989. The first Star Wars comics were originally published by Marvel in the ’70s based on the original “Star Wars” trilogy for nine years, starting in 1977. “Star Wars #1″ sold more than 1 million copies. Now the rights have returned to Marvel, which plans to release its first new-new Star Wars comics and graphic novels in 2015. Perhaps uncoincidentally, 2015 is also the year that J.J. Abrams’ yet-untitled Star Wars film is scheduled to hit theaters. Here is a snippet from the press release sent out: The Walt Disney Company’s Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel…

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Star Wars Retro games: Dark Forces

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With the release of DOOM in 1993, the gaming industry went into overdrive in coming up with similar games using the first-person perspective. Some games, such as Heretic and Hexen, simply licensed id Software’s game engine. Others choose to build their own 3-D first-person shooters from the ground up. LucasArts Entertainment was one of the latter companies, and Star Wars: Dark Forces was their first stab at the genre. Released in 1995, Dark Forces was the first Jedi Knight game, though the original release did not use the “Jedi Knight: Dark Forces” tagline. Later re-releases would, however. The story revolves around a mercenary called Kyle Katarn, an ex-soldier of the Empire who now works freelance for the Rebel Alliance. After a minor interlude wherein Kyle steals the plans for some obscure new Imperial weapon called the “Death Star”, our hero is tasked with investigating General Rom Mohc and his plans…

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Star Wars Retro games: Rebel Assault

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Since we try to cover all starwars gaming news here on SWTORStrateies, I thought it was about time I started a new column covering all the old classics. I don’t know how often I will make posts like this, but the point is I will play thought my old collection of Star Wars games and write about the experience. I will also post videos as often as it is possible. The first game I will play again is Star Wars: Rebel Assault.  This is a Sega CD review, so you probably know what to expect. Really good audio, shit video. And you’d be right. The majority of the footage in here consists of moving computer renders. These give you the important stuff, like your levels and environments. They are pixelated crap. The other small portion of screen time goes to animated characters, which hold up pretty well. Unfortunately, you don’t…

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Patch Notes – Game Update 2.5: Galactic Starfighter Early Access

Soeren Kamper

Patch notes for Galactic Starfighter is up! No nerfs, buffs or balance changes at all to any of the GSF ships. So all stats that were on the PTS last weekend are moving forward with launch. I like this because I felt GSF was pretty balanced. I can’t wait to climb into my cockpit again! Also: The Black Market and Crime Lord’s Cartel Packs are back in the Cartel Market for only two weeks, they will be once again embargoed on December 17th. Time to get my Revan Mask! See you all in space! Galactic Starfighter Early Access Game Update 2.5: Galactic Starfighter Early Access Highlights Galactic Starfighter Subscriber Early Access is here! Starting today, all subscribers have early access to 12 vs 12, free flight, player vs player dogfighting. Players from level 1-55 will be able to pilot their very own starship and customize it to match their playstyle. With…

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Gamers petition for EA to finish Star Wars 1313

Soeren Kamper

Gamers have started a petition on Change.org, in an attempt to influence Electronic Arts into resuming development on 1313 and eventually allow the game to see the light of day. After Disney acquired LucasArts in 2013, all employees were laid off and the company was shut down, thus cancelling all current projects. This included games such as Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault. We are not sure how effective petitions like this is, but we do urge all our readers to sign it. Hopefully it will o influence Electronic Arts into resuming development on 1313 and eventually allow the game to see the light of day. You can sign the petition over at  Change.org Here’s the summary: At E3 2012 Lucasarts wowed us with a demo of Star Wars 1313.  Gamers around the world were blown away with 1313.  We could finally play a gritty dirty Star Wars game as a bounty hunter on Coruscant.  After Lucasarts was disbanded and the Star…

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Disney Shuts Down LucasArts and Cancels Star Wars Games

Lisa Clark

(image belongs to Kotaku- see their version for funny annotations that say how we all feel) Just recently we brought you the rumors that LucasArts is facing a shutdown. While we didn’t have enough proof to call it a fact, we highly suspected the confirmation was coming soon. Today was the formal notification. According to a source reliable to Kotaku, the staff was informed this morning that LucasArts was shut down. Publicly, Disney is saying their current games could be licensed out to a different publisher or developer, but according to our source, that’s unlikely. Our source says Lucas has pursued the option for “one or both games,” but nothing happened. “”With the teams now basically being dispersed I think both games are effectively dead forever,” our source said. A second source also told Kotaku this afternoon that the chances of Lucas licensing out 1313 are very slim. The odds are “effectively zero,” the…

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Top 5 Star Wars Games for Holiday 2012

Lisa Clark

If you have a Star Wars fan in your life, the holiday season is a great time to show them you appreciate them and a great Star Wars game is a fantastic way to do that. The difficult part, however, is that there are so many Star Wars games to choose from. If you have not looked before, you might be surprised at how many titles actually come up. So how can you choose which games are best? Well, it’s a hard call since all fans tend to have their own opinions about what makes a great Star Wars game and which ones were flops and when ones were successes. But here is a pretty safe list that nearly all the Star Wars gamer community can agree upon. Star Wars: The Old Republic Of course, there’s SWTOR – and with the free to play option now that wasn’t available last…

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How to Get and Upgrade your Starship in SWTOR

Lisa Clark

Where would a Star Wars game be without starships? This is one of the interesting features of SWTOR, although many agree that the space battles are lacking (hopefully that will be remedied in the future). Still, spaceships/player ships/starships are an amazing thing. This is a place to relax (gain rested), talk with your companions, travel to other words or even access your Cargo Hold. They will also be adding a Galactic Trade Network terminal to the starships. In the future, you will also be able to allow friends to visit your starship if they have their own already. So it’s no surprise then that one of the most common questions new players as is “How do I get my starship in SWTOR?” After this, the next question is how to get the upgrades for it to make it stronger in space battles. Here’s a guide to all of your questions…

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Star Wars: Old Republic plans to cater to casual fans

Lisa Clark

Casual fans will be happy to hear the news that BioWare is planning new future content to high level casual players. With so many games pushing to the hardcore fans and players, it’s nice to also see a game that address the casual players- those in school, moms and dads with jobs and family responsibilities or those players who are also playing other games at the same time. Speaking to VideoGamer.com, the MMO’s lead PvP designer Gabe Amatangelo stated in the future he hopes to introduce new elements that will help high-level casual players play through difficult content the game. “…One thing I wanted was to make the Normal mode very accessible to casual players,” he explained. In the interview, he says they have plans to regularly release new Flashpoints, new planets, and other solo content in the future. He describes the process that goes into creating the content that…

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Species of Starwars: Tusken Raider

Soeren Kamper

  Tusken Raiders are a reclusive, xenophobic people, resentful of the centuries-long history of encroachment upon their homeworld of Tatooine by aliens. Like the Jawas, whom they hold in disdain and are often violent toward, they have a tradition of keeping their faces covered, such that no one really knows just what a Tusken Raider truly looks like under all those bandages, and those face masks made of scavenged scrap. Tusken Raiders, also known as Sandpeople, acquired their name by their first siege on Fort Tusken during the Old Republic era. Their language is throaty and raspy, and their voices made all the more terrible by the hand-crafted face masks they wear to shield them from the blasts of wind-borne sand, and to retain precious moisture, which is in scant supply in the desert. Their clashes have been many with the inhabitants of Tatooine, though they are not particularly brave…

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First review of Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived

Soeren Kamper

The first reviews of Paul S. Kemp’s upcomming book Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived is starting to show up on Amazon. It’s interesting that so many people already read the book considering the considering the release have been moved to March 22, 2011. One have to wonder if it has be planted or it is a real honest review. Anyways. Anyways. Here it is: First of all, let me say that my biggest peeve with Star Wars novels is that too many authors seem content to fill their books with ridiculous plot devices, endless battle scenes, and shallow characters. I’ve had enough of superweapons – after all, we all know the good guys defeat them. Unfortunately, I thought Sean Williams’ Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance, the first in the Old Republic series, exemplifies these problems. As such, I admit I approached Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived with…

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Star Wars: The old Republic – E3 Multiplayer Demo

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This week’s Friday update brings us a Multiplayer Demo from E3. This demo is an edited versino of the Video G4 hosted a few weeks ago. In this first-glimpse video Dallas Dickinson, the Director of Production, examines the core roles for SWTOR group missions. Dickinson explains the possible functions each class can have: the Trooper can be a tank, the Jedi Knight as an off-tank, the Jedi Consular works primary healing, with the Smuggler covers the DPS and alternate healing. Commander Narlock readies his troops for an Imperial assault. As he does, all four Republic classes; a Jedi Consular, Jedi Knight, Smuggler, and Trooper join together to assist in fighting off the attack. Watch as each player does his or her part to take on the enemies, and beat the Imperial Troopers and Imperial Breach Droids. Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned about the “class = role”…

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Species of Starwars: Trandoshan

Soeren Kamper

Bioware just released a bunch of new screenshots for their Inhabitants section. The first one that caught My Eye was the above  screenshot of a Trandoshan. I personally used to play this race in Star Wars galaxies, so I thought it would be natural for us to cover this Species in this weeks “Species of Starwars“. Trandoshans (T’doshok in their language) were large, bipedal reptilian humanoids from the planet Trandosha (or Dosha). They had super-sensitive eyes that could see into the infrared range and the ability to regenerate lost limbs, although very slowly, and were anatomically built heavier and stronger than most humanoids, including Humans. They would also periodically shed their skin. Unlike some other reptilian humanoids such as the Barabels and the Ssi-ruuk, Trandoshans had no tails. The Trandoshans were a warlike species who allied early with the Empire, taking Wookiees as slaves. As a species, they were renowned…

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Planets of Star Wars: The Old Republic – Coruscant

Soeren Kamper

The Galactic Center of Coruscant (pronounced /’kʊɹəsɑnt/), originally called Notron, also known as Imperial Center or the Queen of the Core, was the political hub of the galaxy for millennia. It was generally agreed that Coruscant was, during most of Galactic history, the most politically important world in the galaxy. At various times, it was the capital of the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, briefly the Empire Reborn, the New Republic again, the Yuuzhan Vong Empire occupation, the Galactic Alliance, the Fel Empire and Darth Krayt’s Galactic Empire. These governments, that all controlled Coruscant, controlled the galaxy in the process. A large number of the galaxy’s trade routes—including the Perlemian Trade Route, the Corellian Run, the Metellos Trade Route, the Koros Trunk Line, and the Leisure Corridor—went through Coruscant, making it one of the richest worlds in the galaxy. Tellingly, the planet’s hyperspace coordinates were (0,0,0), and…

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Galactic Seasons 9: Flashpoint Resurgence - Everything You Need to Know

Galactic Seasons 9: Flashpoint Resurgence – Everything You Need to Know

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Galactic Seasons are back in Star Wars: The Old Republic with a fresh twist, and Season 9—aptly named “Flashpoint Resurgence”—is setting up to be one of the most action-packed yet. With a strong focus on Flashpoints, quality-of-life updates, and a truckload of thematic rewards, there’s plenty to be excited about when Update 7.7.1 drops on August 19, 2025. Let’s take a deep dive into everything this new season offers—whether you’re a grizzled bounty hunter, a Jedi librarian, or a casual cartel coin collector. Weekly Objectives: Flashpoint Central Flashpoints are the main stars of Galactic Season 9. The weekly objectives are designed to encourage players to dive into specific Flashpoints using the revamped Activity Finder, which now features a special “Flashpoint Resurgence” queue. Each week will rotate 1-2 featured Flashpoints that align with Galactic Season objectives, so you won’t have to guess where to grind. Experimental Combat Enhancers: Kai Zykken’s Back…

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Two SWTOR characters and a probe droid pose alongside rare mounts and speeders from Galactic Seasons 8, all highlighted by a galactic backdrop.

SWTOR Galactic Seasons 8: Updated Objectives for July 2025

Matt "ObiWaN" Hansen

Star Wars: The Old Republic is kicking off July with a packed schedule of Galactic Seasons 8: Rising Powers objectives. With Game Update 7.6.1 now live, players can dive into a new batch of PvE, PvP, and narrative-driven challenges to unlock juicy seasonal rewards. If you’re aiming to max out your track before time runs out, now’s the time to plan your assault on the galaxy. Here’s your full breakdown of the Galactic Seasons objectives from July 1 to July 28. 🗓️ Week 17: July 1 – July 7 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives (Complete 7 of 11): 🗓️ Week 18: July 8 – July 14 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives: 🗓️ Week 19: July 15 – July 21 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives: 🗓️ Week 20: July 22 – July 28 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives: Galactic Seasons July Strategy Tips Final Words from the War Table This month’s Galactic Seasons update is…

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8 Years Since the Battlefront II Alpha Stormed PC: Remember This?

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Eight years ago, on June 29, 2017, a select group of lucky players got their first hands-on experience with Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) during its closed Alpha on PC. If you were part of that early wave, you probably still remember the sheer chaos of Naboo, the strangely OP Boba Fett builds, and the wildly mixed expectations hanging over EA DICE like a Death Star. It wasn’t just a test—it was a statement. And depending on who you asked, it was either a teaser of greatness to come or a glimpse of the Battlefront’s brewing identity crisis. What Was the Star Wars Battlefront II Alpha? The Alpha was a tightly controlled early-access test that gave PC players a bite-sized preview of what DICE and EA had cooked up for their next-gen Star Wars shooter. Unlike the controversial 2015 reboot, Battlefront II promised more content at launch, more eras, and—most…

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SWTOR Galactic Seasons Objectives: April 8 – May 5, 2025 Breakdown

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The Holoterminal has updated, the reputation vendors are restocking, and it’s time once again to earn rewards across the galaxy. BioWare has officially rolled out the Galactic Seasons objectives for Star Wars: The Old Republic for the period of April 8 through May 5, 2025 — and this cycle is stacked with variety. 📆 Week 5: April 8 – April 14, 2025 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives (Pick 7 of 11): 📆 Week 6: April 15 – April 21, 2025 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives (Pick 7 of 11): 📆 Week 7: April 22 – April 28, 2025 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives (Pick 7 of 11): 📆 Week 8: April 29 – May 5, 2025 Daily Objective: Weekly Objectives (Pick 7 of 11): 🧠 Why Galactic Seasons Matter (Besides the Cosmetic Drip) Each completed objective contributes to your Galactic Seasons track, which dishes out cartel coins, armor sets, companions, mounts, and other…

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Celebrate 20 years of Revenge of the Sith in SWGOH with new Clone units, Era Battles, and the upcoming Lord Vader raid.

SWGOH Era of Revenge of the Sith: New Units, Battles, and a Lord Vader Raid Incoming

Matt "ObiWaN" Hansen

It’s been 20 years since Revenge of the Sith hit theaters, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is celebrating that emotional rollercoaster of betrayal and lava duels with a brand-new in-game event: the Era of Revenge of the Sith. Starting April 8, things are heating up with new units, limited-time Era Battles, and a Lord Vader-themed raid that’s already sounding like a must-play moment for any galactic tactician. This new Era is more than just a tribute—it’s a multi-episode event packed with exclusive rewards, storyline battles, and units that will eventually unlock a brand-new Jedi Vanguard leader. Time to dust off your datapads and charge your holotable batteries. 🔥 What Is the Revenge of the Sith Era? The “Era of Revenge of the Sith” is a timed content series kicking off in April to honor the 20th anniversary of Episode III. It introduces a multi-phase progression system across three Episodes,…

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SWTOR Galactic Seasons Objectives: January 7 – February 17

Matt "ObiWaN" Hansen

The galaxy is calling, and it’s not just another spam holo-message. From January 7 to February 17, Star Wars: The Old Republic is serving up an intergalactic buffet of challenges in its Galactic Seasons. If you’ve ever dreamed of racking up conquest points, taking down ancient enemies, or showing off your crafting chops, you’re in the right place. Let’s dive into the specifics of this cosmic itinerary that will keep you busy from Corellia to Tatooine. What Are Galactic Seasons? Galactic Seasons in SWTOR offer a mix of daily and weekly objectives, giving players the chance to earn rewards and level up their seasonal track. Whether you’re a casual explorer or a relentless completionist, there’s plenty to sink your lightsaber into. This season’s objectives focus on a mix of PvE activities, crafting, exploration, and occasional PvP. From crafting industrial prefab materials to defeating bosses like Gargath, there’s something for every…

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