Star Wars: The Old Republic PvP detailed, video
Bioware have released a video detailing ‘Warzones’, a series of player vs. player scenarios that will have Imperial and Republic forces fighting for changing objectives across set battlefields. They’ve released a video detailing one such scenario. Set on Alderaan, it shows Republic and Imperial forces fighting for control of a devastating super weapon. You’ll find the video below.
New Star Wars The Old Republic trailer reveals Imperial Agent
The Imperial Agent is the latest class to be unveiled for Star Wars: The Old Republic. He can specialise in two disciplines, becoming a sniper to take out long distance enemies and cloak, or he can adopt a more personal style, staying concealed and finishing enemies off up close. There’s a trailer below detailing the Rogue’s new abilities, including the devastating orbital bombardment.
Guybrush Threepwood is in The Force Unleashed 2
This might fall into the ‘just because you can, doesn’t mean you should,’ category of decision making, but Lucasarts have put Monkey Island’s Guybrush Threepwood into the Force Unleashed 2 as an alternative skin for Dave Starkiller. Or whatever he’s called.
It’s LucasArts Week on Steam
Fire up Steam today and you’ll see an offer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Ultimate Sith Edition for $7.50. That sounds about right for that game – while you do get to run around as a lightsaber-wielding, Force Lightning-throwing C-3PO, you also have to endure a bajillion quicktime events and loading screens just to get to the pause menu. (And then there’s the matter of the gargantuan 25GB install – have fun with that download.) There’s a promise of a new deal every day this week, and most of the Star Wars back catalog can be had for a mere $50.
I’d love to see the Monkey Island Special Edition remakes go on sale sometime this week. That’s not to say that $20 is too much to pay for the best of Guybrush Threepwood, but a knocking a few bucks off that price would make me feel like a mighty pirate pillaging booty.
Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 screens released
Stormtroopers have it pretty bad, all told. Imperial rations, uncomfortable outfits and having to work at the behest of an evil overlord, and that’s before some jerk of a Jedi comes sweeping through to throw you off a building, or chop you into pieces. The following screens act as both extremely pretty images from Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2, and a catalogue of reasons to never, ever join the Empire.
Monkey Island 2: Special Edition review
By jove, they’ve got it! Last year saw LucasArts remake the original Secret of Monkey Island with gorgeous new graphics and fantastic voice acting. And then, through some arcane form of voodoo, they managed to make it maddeningly irritating to play. A crazed muddle of menus, inputs and berserk design decisions spoiled a game that was never as good as people remembered it being. Forget all of that – Monkey Island 2: Special Edition has fixed absolutely everything, and was a far better game to begin with.
The Old Republic space combat in PCG US
There’s been a great disturbance in the Force! BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic is on the cover of our next issue, and within you’ll find the first details on one of the most-anticipated features of the most-anticipated MMO of all time: space combat. The issue hits newsstands on August 17 (subscribers get it a little earlier, you lucky dogs) so keep your eyes peeled.
Monkey Island 2 remake trailer: nostalgiagasm
The trailer for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge ruthlessly leverages our fondest memories of the game it essentially is, to make us want to buy the game it actually is. It works.
Star Wars: The Old Republic E3 hands on
In a private meeting room above the E3 showfloor, I had the chance to play many of the zones in The Old Republic: the massively anticipated, massively multiplayer Star Wars game. And guess what? It’s the most polished game at the show.
