Today Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts reveals he got into Star Wars through the X-Wing and TIE Fighter video games, actually

As Skeleton Crew’s marketing campaign ramps up and promises a return to pure, old-school swashbuckling adventures in live-action Star Wars, we’re starting to learn more about the creatives’ experiences making the show and how they first connected with the long-running franchise. That second trailer, cover of Peter Schilling’s ‘Major Tom’ in Huttese included, sure was … Read more

Sega Wanted Phantasy Star IV To Flop In The West, Hence The Sky-High $100 Price xyz

Image: Sega When you’re talking about the truly great RPGs of the 1990s, sooner or later, Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium is going to crop up in the conversation. Released in 1993 in Japan and 1995 in the West, the game cost just under $100 in North America, which made its subsequent … Read more

Today Helldivers 2 just told players to fill their nearly ready superweapon with “disenfranchised families” who’ll staff it and live there, like Death Star British actors

Do you like the idea of moviong house? Well, here’s hoping some residents of Helldivers 2’s terrifying universe do, because the latest Major Order has tasked players with paving the way for some “disenfranchised families” to shift their stuff into the Democracy space station, so Super Earth can avoid hiring staff properly. Classic Helldivers, eh? … Read more

Ubisoft 24-25 half-year results plummet as Star Wars Outlaws “underperforms” xxx

Ubisoft has released its results for the six months for the first half of the financial year, claiming a “solid underlying performance of back-catalogue highlighting the strength of brand portfolio and live services” despite sales slumping down 19.6% year-on-year to €672 million. The company states its cost reduction program is “well on track” and its … Read more

Today Amazon’s Tomb Raider is narrowing in on its Lara Croft, with a Game of Thrones star currently testing for the role

Things are clearly moving along for Amazon’s Tomb Raiderhttps://www.vg247.com/games/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider series, as cast testing is apparently under way at the moment. The role of Lara Croft is quite a big one to fill, not just because her video game origin is quite an iconic one, but also because her live-action debut was portrayed by … Read more

Today Starfield modders are attempting to re-create Oblivion in space, with hopes for an eventual “Elder star system” that’ll be “finishing the job” the Adoring Fan started

A Starfield modder who’s already re-created the iconic prison cell from the start of Oblivion says it’s part of a group project dubbed “Starblivion”, that they hope will end with an “Elder star system” featuring a re-creation of Cyrodiil. The mod in question, ‘Oblivion Alternate Start’, aims to do exactly what it says on the … Read more

Today After The Mandalorian & Grogu, both the Dawn of the Jedi and New Jedi Order Star Wars movies could start shooting in 2025

Like almost every bit of news when it comes to Star Wars outside the official channels, take the following with a good dose of salt, but it’s starting to sound like 2025 could mark Lucasfilm’s big year when it comes to finally getting to shoot Star Wars movies that aren’t a downsized season of television. … Read more

Global gaming industry sees steady M&A growth, says Drake Star Q3 2024 report xxx

The global gaming industry has seen merger and acquisition activities grow for the fourth successive quarter, with 56 announced M&A deals generating $2.5B in disclosed deal value across the period. As detailed by the Drake Star Global Gaming Report Q3 2024 – which analyses dealmaking in the games industry over the last three months – … Read more

Today Wondering what Kylo Ren was up to between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker? Marvel’s Star Wars: Legacy of Vader will have the answers

Whether you enjoyed or hated the Star Wars sequels, you gotta admit Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) was a pretty great villain, in part thanks to Adam Driver’s nuanced performance throughout the three movies. Many fans had been asking for more stories centered around him, and now Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics are answering with an ongoing … Read more