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Hands-on: Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Trooper class 15 March 2010 at 7:30 pm by admin


Click to Jabba-size LucasArts and BioWare have thus far released information for their upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic , at a painfully slow pace — the same goes for the hands-on opportunities they’ve offered us over the past year.

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Hands-on: Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Trooper class

+ Gaikai and InstantAction team up for streaming, embeddable games By admin 11 March 2010 at 5:00 pm and have No Comments


If InstantAction.com’s CEO Lou Castle is to be believed, we’re apparently going to be playing games pretty much wherever we want in the not-so-distant future. He’s just revealed plans (via IndustryGamers ) to relaunch his site with a new business/distribution model and a partnership with game streaming service Gaikai

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+ The Secret of Monkey Island 2: Special Edition announced for XBLA, PSN, PC, iPhone By admin 10 March 2010 at 9:05 pm and have No Comments


At a pirate-themed party in San Francisco tonight (with special guests Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer!) LucasArts announced The Secret of Monkey Island 2: Special Edition , coming “this summer” on Xbox Live Arcade, PSN, PC, iPhone and iPod Touch.

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+ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has sold seven million copies By admin 23 February 2010 at 8:00 pm and have No Comments

Well, this is nice to hear. LucasArts’ big gamble – moving development of its signature properties back to its internal teams – continues to pay off with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed . The latest figure out of the House That Luke Built for what’s already been billed as the “fastest-selling Star Wars game ever” is that Force Unleashed has “sold seven million units worldwide” since its September 2008 release.

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+ iPhone Secret of Monkey Island half off, soundboard app free By admin 29 December 2009 at 8:45 am and have No Comments

We’re delighted to report that the iPhone version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition has been discounted 50% for the holidays.

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+ Today’s Xbox Live deal: 50% off Secret of Monkey Island: SE By admin 25 December 2009 at 11:30 am and have No Comments

Yearning for a hearty adventure, but struggling to get by on the pathetic wages of a Caribbean flooring inspector? If so, today’s advertised Xbox Live Deal of the Day (part of an ongoing promotion ) should float your cup of tea — right onto the shores of Monkey Island. The Xbox Live Arcade version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition has been marked down by 50 percent to 400 MS Points ($5).

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+ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Hoth DLC coming to XBLM after all By admin 17 December 2009 at 9:30 am and have No Comments

As luck would have it, that one missing piece of content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed that was “exclusive” to the ” Ultimate Sith Edition ” of the game — the obligatory Hoth level — seems to be heading to Xbox Live Marketplace. Spotted by Joystiq reader Andy in the “Coming Soon” section of the XBLM (and seen above), the ” Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Hoth Bonus Level” certainly appears to be heading to, at very least, Xbox 360 users

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+ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 revealed, intense By admin 12 December 2009 at 7:44 pm and have No Comments

The world’s coolest Jedi, Samuel L. Jackson (suck it, Yoda) has just taken the stage at the 2009 Video Game Awards to reveal Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 . In the announcement trailer — Darth Vader’s once apprentice — codenamed “Starkiller” steps into a dark arena only to be faced with a creature hellbent on his destruction.

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+ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 revealed, intense By admin 12 December 2009 at 7:44 pm and have No Comments

The world’s coolest Jedi, Samuel L. Jackson (suck it, Yoda) has just taken the stage at the 2009 Video Game Awards to reveal Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2

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+ ‘Star Wars Legends’ resurfaces on OFLC ratings database By admin 09 December 2009 at 12:58 pm and have No Comments

Speculation surrounding a new Star Wars game, which is set to be uncloaked at this weekend’s Spike Video Game Awards , has now grown to include a database entry from Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification. ” Star Wars Legends ” seems to have slipped by undetected when it was classified back in June of this year, though it’s unclear if the listing was withheld from public view until more recently. According to the online entry, Legends is being produced by LucasArts and published by Activision Blizzard

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