The game is still months away, but Star Wars: Galactic Racer is already hitting that dangerous collector phase: people are checking retailer pages like they’re tracking bounty pucks. The Collector’s Edition for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has reportedly started selling out at some retailers in select regions, while stock remains available elsewhere and more retailers are expected to receive allocations depending on region. That is the important bit: this is not a clean “sold out everywhere” situation. It is a messy, very Star Wars collecting situation — which means panic, refresh buttons, regional stock weirdness, and someone somewhere saying, “I only bought it for the art book.” The Collector’s Edition Is the One Everyone Is Watching The official Star Wars: Galactic Racer site lists the Collector’s Edition as a physical-only release for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and it is clearly built for the shelf-space crowd. It includes the…
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The Empire Strikes Back (1982): The First Real Star Wars Game Was a Tiny Hoth War
Before Star Wars games became sprawling RPGs, online sandboxes, or massive shooter franchises, they had to solve a much simpler problem: how do you squeeze one of the biggest sci-fi universes on Earth into a home console that could barely keep its own snowstorm together? The Empire Strikes Back for the Atari 2600 is one of the first answers to that question, and it is still a fascinating one. Released by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 in July 1982, with an Intellivision version following in 1983, the game is widely recognized as the first officially licensed Star Wars video game. It was programmed by Rex Bradford, based on the Battle of Hoth, and built around one very clean fantasy: you are in a snowspeeder, Imperial walkers are marching toward Echo Base, and your day is getting worse at speed. That makes it a perfect follow-up to Star Wars: The…
SWG Restoration Drops “Revenge of the Fifth” Hotfix as Its Anniversary Nears
Star Wars Day is over. Revenge of the Fifth has arrived. And over in the Star Wars Galaxies corner of the galaxy, SWG Restoration is still doing exactly what makes these private-server projects so fascinating: quietly keeping an old MMO alive with new fixes, systems, and community momentum. The team has posted Hotfix 1.4.0.4 — Revenge of the Fifth, a fresh patch arriving as Restoration heads toward its fifth anniversary later this month. The official SWG Restoration hotfix post frames the update around both maintenance and celebration, with anniversary preparation now clearly on the radar. The Galactic Civil War Keeps Getting Tuned One of the more interesting notes in the hotfix concerns watchtowers and PvP base discovery. The patch listing notes that watchtowers can now grant discovery missions for finding PvP bases, with clearer messaging to indicate when a discovered target is a PvP base. That might sound tiny if…
Battlefront II Fans Are Mobilizing Again — Resurgence Day 2026 Is Set
Star Wars Battlefront II is getting another community rally day, because apparently this game has looked at “dead multiplayer shooter” status and politely declined. The Battlefront II Resurgence Day 2026 event is officially set for Saturday, May 23, with players encouraged to jump back into the game across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox for one full day of matches, nostalgia, chaos, and a very loud reminder that the Battlefront community is still here. According to KYBER’s official Resurgence Day announcement, the event runs all day and is designed as a global celebration of Star Wars Battlefront II across all platforms. One Day, All Platforms, One Very Loud Message The idea is simple: on May 23, players log into Star Wars Battlefront II and play. No complicated sign-up ritual. No sacred Holocron password. Just show up, squad up, and fill the servers. KYBER describes Resurgence Day as more than just a day…
On This Day: EA’s Star Wars Deal Changed a Decade of Games
On May 6, 2013, Star Wars gaming changed overnight. Disney and Lucasfilm announced a major multi-year agreement with Electronic Arts, giving EA the keys to Star Wars games for the “core gaming audience.” At the time, the official Lucasfilm announcement framed it as an exciting new phase, with DICE, Visceral Games, and BioWare all attached to future Star Wars projects. In hindsight, it was not just a licensing deal. It was the beginning of an era — messy, controversial, occasionally brilliant, and impossible to ignore. The Deal That Replaced LucasArts The timing mattered. Disney had acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and LucasArts’ days as a major internal game studio were effectively over. As WIRED reported at the time, EA would become the exclusive provider of Star Wars games for the core gaming market, while Disney kept certain rights for mobile, social, tablet, and online categories. That distinction would shape everything that…
Fate of the Old Republic’s BioWare DNA Is Starting to Look Very Real
The new Old Republic game is not technically Knights of the Old Republic 3. Lucasfilm has been careful about that. But if the team keeps filling up with former BioWare veterans, people are going to keep squinting at it like it just walked into a cantina wearing Revan’s old cloak. A new PC Gamer report highlights a fresh update to the Arcanaut Studios team page, revealing more of the senior talent working on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. And the short version is simple: this thing has a lot of BioWare blood in the tank. Casey Hudson Was Only the Beginning When Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic was revealed at The Game Awards 2025, the headline was already enormous: Casey Hudson was back in the Old Republic era. That alone mattered. Hudson was the project director on the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic…
SWG Legends Just Gave Star Wars Galaxies Modern Housing Tools in 2026
A 2003 Star Wars MMO just got a housing upgrade in 2026, because apparently Star Wars Galaxies still refuses to behave like a dead game. SWG Legends, the long-running community server based on Star Wars Galaxies, has rolled out a major May the Fourth update with one headline feature that veteran decorators will immediately understand: a new decoration mode gizmo. In normal human language, that means decorating houses in Galaxies should now feel much less like ancient Sith punishment with a radial menu attached. MassivelyOP reports that the new tool lets players use a pop-up panel to free-move, rotate, yaw, and pitch objects, snap items to the floor, float the camera, and even undo mistakes. SWG Housing Was Already Legendary — Just Not Easy The funny thing is that Star Wars Galaxies housing has always been one of the game’s greatest strengths. Long before modern MMOs turned player housing into…
On This Day: Revenge of the Sith Turned Star Wars’ Darkest Movie Into a Brutal Action Game
Before Revenge of the Sith reached theaters and emotionally ruined an entire generation of prequel kids, LucasArts let players swing the lightsaber themselves. On May 4, 2005, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith launched for PlayStation 2 in North America, according to MobyGames and GameFAQs listings, with the Game Boy Advance version also listed for the same date. The wider multi-platform rollout is often cited as May 5, but May the 4th gives the PS2 and GBA releases a perfect little Star Wars history stamp. A Movie Tie-In From the Last Great LucasArts Rush The early 2000s were a very different era for Star Wars games. LucasArts was still firing out titles with the confidence of a studio that owned half your childhood: Knights of the Old Republic, Republic Commando, Battlefront, Rogue Squadron, Jedi Knight, and then this — a full action-game adaptation of the final prequel…
Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition Can Drop to $17.50 in Ubisoft’s May Sale
If you skipped Star Wars Outlaws at launch because the price felt a little too Imperial, this might be the moment to smuggle it into your library. Ubisoft’s current Legendary Sale has knocked Star Wars Outlaws down hard on PC, with the Gold Edition listed at $27.50 on the U.S. Ubisoft Store. Add the store’s current LEGEND coupon — which takes $10 off purchases of $19.99 or more — and that brings the Gold Edition down to $17.50 before regional taxes and store quirks enter the chat. The offer is listed as running until May 19. The Gold Edition Is the Real Deal Here The Standard Edition is also sitting at $17.50, which is already a chunky discount from its usual $69.99 price. But the better value is the Gold Edition, because that version includes the base game and the Season Pass. Ubisoft’s own store listing describes the Gold Edition…
Star Wars: The Arcade Game (1983): The Cabinet That Let You Blow Up the Death Star
Before Star Wars games got big enough to swallow entire weekends, before they started chasing cinematic storytelling, RPG choices, or multiplayer wars with patch notes and balance drama, there was a much simpler fantasy: sit down, grab the controls, and blow up the Death Star yourself. That is the magic of Star Wars: The Arcade Game. Released by Atari in 1983, it turned the final act of A New Hope into a first-person vector-graphics shooter and, in the process, gave Star Wars one of its earliest true gaming classics. And this is exactly why it feels like the right next stop after Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (2000). That game showed how polished and expansive Star Wars vehicle combat had become by the N64 era. The Arcade Game shows the raw original spark: the point where Star Wars game design realized that “you are in the cockpit now” was already…
Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains PC Specs Revealed — And Your Rig Can Probably Handle It
Good news for anyone worried that Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains might demand the power of a fully armed and operational battle station: the PC requirements are extremely reasonable. Ubisoft has now shared the PC specifications for the upcoming Star Wars-themed Monopoly game, and unless your computer still sounds like a podracer trying to start in a sandstorm, you are probably fine. The game is set to launch on June 11, 2026, with Ubisoft listing it for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. A Surprisingly Light Trip Around the Galactic Board The official PC specs show three performance targets: Minimum, Recommended, and Ultra. Even the minimum target is aiming for 1080p at 60 FPS on High preset, which is a pretty friendly starting point for a modern licensed game. For minimum settings, players will need an Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3…
Star Wars Battlefront II Just Got New Content in 2026, Because the Community Refuses to Let It Die
Some Star Wars games fade quietly into the archives. Star Wars Battlefront II apparently looked at that option, laughed, and joined another server. The 2017 shooter has received a sizeable new community-driven content update through KYBER and Battlefront Plus, adding new equipment, vehicles, balance changes, fixes, and even a glimpse at what is coming later this summer. This is not an official EA/DICE update, but for PC players using KYBER, it is very real — and surprisingly ambitious. KYBER describes itself as a custom launcher for Battlefront II on PC with community-hosted multiplayer, full mod support, a server browser, private games, and more. Battlefront II Gets New Toys on the Battlefield The latest KYBER update adds several headline features to Battlefront Plus, including the Fusion Cutter as new Officer equipment, allowing players to repair vehicles, turrets, and objectives. There is also a new C-PH Patrol Speeder for Tatooine in Galactic…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Collector’s Edition Is Already Moving Fast
Star Wars: Galactic Racer has officially shifted from “that promising new racing game” to “oh no, collectors are already circling.” Physical formats for the upcoming Star Wars racer have now been detailed, and the big-ticket item is exactly what you would expect: a chunky Collector’s Edition packed with physical extras, premium packaging, and just enough shelf-danger to make your wallet start bargaining with itself. The timing is also spicy. After the game’s October 6, 2026 release date was officially confirmed — matching our earlier Steam leak report — attention has now turned to pre-orders, physical editions, and how fast the Collector’s Edition stock is moving. The Collector’s Edition Is the One Fans Are Watching According to VGC’s breakdown of the release editions, Star Wars: Galactic Racer is getting a $159.99 / £139.99 / €159.99 Collector’s Edition for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It includes the Deluxe Edition content plus…
Lucasfilm Says Fortnite Is Already Part of Star Wars’ Future
Fortnite is no longer just a place where Darth Vader shows up, gets hit with a pickaxe, and quietly questions the entire purpose of the Empire. Lucasfilm is now talking about it as something much bigger: a real part of the Star Wars storytelling ecosystem. In comments highlighted by Lucasfilm executive James Waugh, Senior Vice President of Franchise Story and Creative Strategy, Star Wars gaming and user-generated content are not being treated as side dishes anymore. Waugh said he does not see this as merely “part of the future” of the franchise, but as “a vital part of the storytelling ecosystem today,” adding that Star Wars gaming expressions have always been fundamental to the franchise’s success. His comments were shared alongside an IGN interview about Lucasfilm’s UGC strategy and Fortnite’s growing role in Star Wars. James Waugh’s LinkedIn post This Is Bigger Than Another Skin Drop That framing matters because…
Fortnite Is Hosting a Mandalorian & Grogu Watch Party Island
Fortnite is no longer just the place where Star Wars characters show up, swing lightsabers, and make Darth Vader do things no Sith Lord should ever do in public. Now it is becoming a movie preview venue. Epic Games and Lucasfilm are launching The Mandalorian and Grogu Watch Party Island inside Fortnite on May 19 at 10 a.m. ET, giving players an exclusive early look at 10 minutes of footage from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu before the film hits theaters on May 22, 2026. The island will also include a special message from director Jon Favreau. Welcome to Nevarro, Fortnite Edition The Watch Party Island is set on Nevarro, which is exactly the right choice. It is already one of The Mandalorian’s most recognizable hubs: dusty streets, bounty jobs, shady corners, and the kind of town where someone is always either asking for help or making things worse….
Luke Skywalker Just Joined Brawlhalla’s Star Wars Event
Luke Skywalker has finally entered Brawlhalla, which means the free-to-play platform fighter has reached the natural endpoint of all crossover games: someone is about to get launched off-screen by a Jedi Knight with a green lightsaber. The latest Brawlhalla Star Wars Event returns on April 29, just in time for May the 4th, and the big new arrival is Luke Skywalker. The official Brawlhalla Patch 10.06 notes confirm that Luke joins the brawl with his green lightsaber and a Vibro-Ax Spear stolen from one of Jabba’s skiff guards. Very Return of the Jedi. Very “farm boy has entered his dangerous cape era.” Luke Comes With Force Tricks Luke is a Mythic Crossover who mirrors the abilities of Arcadia, using Greatsword and Spear. Brawlhalla says he features custom effects for his Signature attacks and Greatsword light attacks, while his Force-powered kit can stun opponents and set up combos. The best little…
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways Brings Back Unlimited Force Powers for May
“Unlimited power” is back in LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, which means May is officially the month where subtle Force restraint gets thrown directly into the reactor shaft. The latest monthly event brings back unlimited Force adept powers alongside the return of the Liberation of Naboo event. Players can jump in, complete missions, earn unique character parts, and collect event rewards while throwing Force energy around like Sheev Palpatine just found the power button. Liberation of Naboo Returns The Liberation of Naboo event gives Castaways players another limited-time reason to log in through May. The event focuses on themed missions and unlockable rewards, with character parts tied to the event progression. For a game built around LEGO customization, that is the real hook. Castaways works best when it gives players more weird little pieces to chase, mix, and turn into tiny plastic Star Wars fashion crimes. Unlimited Power, Limited Time The…
Fortnite Is Becoming a Star Wars Game Platform Now
Fortnite is not just getting another Star Wars skin drop. That would be the small version of the story. The boring version. The “yes, Darth Vader has returned to the Item Shop, please act surprised” version. The bigger story is that Epic and Lucasfilm are turning Fortnite into a place where new Star Wars games can actually live — and the latest official Fortnite update makes that very clear. Epic’s new post, A Galaxy of New Star Wars Games are Coming to Fortnite, lays out a wave of Star Wars experiences created inside Fortnite, arriving through UEFN and Creative. This is not one crossover mode. This is Star Wars becoming a game-making toolbox. Hundreds of Star Wars Islands Are Coming The key detail: Epic says players should expect a flood of Star Wars-themed Fortnite islands, with creator-made experiences launching through a new Star Wars Game Collection in Discover. That builds…
We Called It: Star Wars Galactic Racer Is Officially Coming October 6
Well, well, well. A few days ago, Star Wars: Galactic Racer appeared to accidentally show its hand on Steam. A release date and pre-order details briefly surfaced, pointing to an October 6, 2026 launch. We covered the leak, grabbed the screenshots, and said the evidence looked pretty convincing. Now Lucasfilm has made it official. According to StarWars.com’s new release date announcement, Star Wars: Galactic Racer will launch worldwide on October 6, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. So yes: our original Galactic Racer leak report was right on the money. Not that we’re smug about it. We are, of course, deeply professional. From Steam Slip-Up to Official Confirmation The first hint came when the Steam page briefly displayed marketing and pre-order images that included the October 6 date. Those details disappeared quickly, but not before the internet did what the internet does best: screenshot first, ask questions…
Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains Looks Way Less Boring Than It Should
There are few phrases more dangerous than “Star Wars Monopoly video game.” That could mean a lazy reskin. It could mean Darth Vader charging rent on Cloud City while everyone slowly remembers why family board game night is actually a Sith ritual. But the new Gameplay Overview Trailer for Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains makes this look far more interesting than expected. Ubisoft’s latest look at the game shows a team-based, character-driven version of Monopoly where locations can be fought over, abilities matter, and the board is basically a tiny plastic galaxy waiting to cause arguments. According to Ubisoft’s official gameplay trailer breakdown, the game launches June 11 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, GeForce NOW, and PC via Ubisoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store. This Is Monopoly, But With Blaster Fire The big twist is that Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains is…
Three Years After Jedi: Survivor, Cal Kestis Needs One Last Great Game
Three years ago, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched and gave Cal Kestis the thing every good Star Wars hero eventually needs: more trauma, better hair, and a galaxy absolutely determined not to let him have a quiet week. Released on April 28, 2023, Respawn’s sequel built on Jedi: Fallen Order in almost every meaningful way. Bigger worlds. More confident combat. Better customization. Stronger exploration. Actual mounted travel. A cantina full of weirdos. And, most importantly, a version of Cal who felt less like “young Jedi on the run” and more like a survivor slowly realizing that surviving is not the same as living. Three years later, the obvious question is no longer whether Jedi: Survivor worked. It is whether Cal’s story can stick the landing. Survivor Made Cal Bigger Than His Own Game Jedi: Survivor was not just a sequel with extra ponchos and more lightsaber stances. It pushed Cal…
Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (2000): The Game That Quietly Bridged Two Eras
There are some Star Wars games that arrive with a lot of noise behind them. Big legacy. Big nostalgia. Big arguments. And then there are games like Star Wars: Battle for Naboo, which mostly showed up, did a lot of things well, and somehow still ended up living in the shadow of the louder titles around it. That is a bit unfair, because this game matters more than people tend to remember. Released on Nintendo 64 in late 2000 and later brought to Windows in 2001, Battle for Naboo was co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts as an arcade-style action game and a spiritual follow-up to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. It traded the Original Trilogy’s dogfights for the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo, put players in the boots of Royal Security Forces lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, and mixed air, land, and water vehicles across a 15-mission campaign. And honestly, that pitch…
PowerWash Simulator 2 Is Getting a Star Wars Pack
There are many heroic jobs in the Star Wars galaxy. Jedi Knight. Rebel pilot. Mandalorian bounty hunter. Moisture farmer who somehow still gets dragged into galactic drama. And now, finally, the role destiny has been building toward since 1977: cleaning Imperial grime off very famous objects with a power washer. FuturLab has announced a new Star Wars Pack for PowerWash Simulator 2, bringing the galaxy far, far away into the deeply satisfying world of blasting dirt off things until your brain releases the happy chemicals. According to the official PowerWash Simulator 2 Star Wars Pack page, players step into the role of P0-W2, a Class Five cleaning droid dragged into a very dirty original trilogy adventure. Rebellions Are Built on Hope, and Soap The pack is set during the events of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, which means this is not some random…
SWG Restoration Just Made Open PvP Look Fun Again
Sometimes a great MMO story does not look like a cinematic trailer, a massive expansion reveal, or a carefully staged developer showcase. Sometimes it looks like a petri dish full of angry red dots. That is exactly what Star Wars Galaxies Restoration showed off on X, where a small tactical map revealed something far cooler than it first appeared: three teams of players clashing in open PvP during the server’s Petranaki Tournament. According to the post, the chaos was effectively 30 vs. 30 vs. 30, with players split across three temporary factions: Acklay, Nexu, and Reek. Yes, those names are doing exactly what your prequel-loving brain thinks they are doing. Team Pride, But Make It Very SWG The best little touch? Players also receive visible team pins showing whether they are fighting for Acklay, Nexu, or Reek. It is a tiny cosmetic detail, but very Star Wars Galaxies in spirit….