Tag: Star Wars
Soapbox 'Revenge Of The Sith' On DS Is Still Top-Tier Star Wars Gaming
Heart Palpatinetions
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim celebrates Revenge of the Fifth with a DS throwback... You felt it, didn't you? A disturbance in the Force. Over on Coruscant, Darth Sidious has called for the execution...
News Star Wars Day Switch eShop Sale, Up To 75% Off Multiple Games
"A galaxy of savings"
As part of this year's Star Wars Day celebrations, there's currently a sale taking place on the Switch eShop in select regions. So if you're looking for a Star Wars game to play this weekend, here's a list of games you can currently grab on sale: "You can score a discount on several Star Wars games right now! We hope you...
Round Up Celebrate Star Wars Day 2024 On The Nintendo Switch
"May the 4th be with you"
Today is May 4th and that means it's Star Wars Day! If you're looking for something to play in a galaxy far, far away, there's plenty to jump into on the Nintendo Switch. There's even a sale to go with it in select locations (including the US and UK). So without further ado here's a look at all the Star Wars events and...
Guide Best Star Wars Video Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
You sort the padawans from the poodoo
In honour of 'Star Wars Day', as May 4th has come to be known, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of all the Star Wars games on Switch and other Nintendo consoles. As they say in Britain, Fourth of May be wi—hang on... The release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker back in 2019 may have...
News Zelda Live-Action Movie Director Confident "Fans Are Gonna Be Happy"
It's a franchise close to his heart, like Star Wars
Movie director Wes Ball has recently been doing press rounds to promote his new Planet of the Apes movie and he's once again been asked about his upcoming live-action Zelda movie. Although he can't say much, during a chat with The Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie director reassured fans about his...
News LEGO Fortnite Announces Star Wars: Rebel Adventure Update
Celebrating Star Wars Day
As part of this year's May 4th celebrations, LEGO Fortnite will be doing a special Star Wars collaboration in its next update. This update will bring the Rebellion and Galactic Empire into your LEGO Fortnite world, with your job to help the Rebels survive and build up their village: "Help the Rebels survive by building...
News Stars Wars: Hunters Brings Free-To-Play PVP Action To Switch This June, Preload Now Live
"Fight for glory in the arena"
Back in 2021, the online and mobile developer Zynga announced it would be bringing the "free-to-download" player-verse-player third-person competitive shooter Star Wars: Hunters to the Switch and mobile devices. While it's been playable on mobile devices for some time, it's now finally launching on the Switch eShop on...
"Our work on Update III is beginning"
When Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launched last month many players experienced all sorts of issues with the game's online mode. Aspyr was quick to roll out a major update featuring all sorts of fixes and now it's released a second one. Update 2 comes with multiple fixes for all platforms as well as...
The team is already working on "Update II"
After a troubled launch, Aspyr has now rolled out its first major update for the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection on the Nintendo Switch. This update features "ample changes" to the multiplayer and dedicated servers, which will apparently provide a "much better experience" across all platforms...
Review Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection (Switch) - Riddled With Issues, This Is
Playing this made us Saddlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection should have been a slam dunk. Take two of the most beloved Star Wars games ever made and their DLC, touch them up a bit, add modern multiplayer support, and release them. Easy money, right? You’d think so, but the reality is that Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Update 1 Outlined, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Following a rough online launch last week
Aspyr's Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection hasn't got off to the best start, with all sorts of "critical errors" taking place with the network infrastructure at launch. To add to this, there are various other reports and problems. Now, after all the feedback, the developer has revealed its first...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Reportedly Features Modder's Work "Without Credit"
You were the chosen one, Aspyr
Before last week's troubled launch, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection was already making headlines for "mistakenly" featuring footage of a community-made mod in an official trailer. At the time, developer Aspyr said the game did not include "any code or content" from "uncredited sources", but now traces of the...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Dev Shares Update On Launch Issues
"We experienced critical errors with our network infrastructure"
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection arrived this week and as you may have seen, the launch has been troubled with all sorts of online issues. Developer Aspyr has now released an official statement via its forums, explaining how its network infrastructure has experienced...
Video We've Played Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection - Here's 10 Minutes Of Switch Gameplay
You were the chosen one!
After being announced at the February 2024 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, we were eager to see how the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection would run on Switch. These are two 20-year-old games, after all, surely they can't be too bad? Weeeell, let's see. Today's the day that the Classic Collection has force-jumped...
Video Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Switch Launch Trailer Released
Pre-orders are now live
The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection lands on the Switch next week and to build up some excitement, Nintendo has shared a new launch trailer. It shows off plenty of famous faces from the Star Wars galaxy including several heroes and villains. You can also see plenty of firefights as well as some lightsaber battles,...
Review Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Switch) - Another Must-Play From Nightdive
Rebels' gun
Following its stellar remaster work on the likes of Quake, Quake II, and the Turok series, Nightdive Studios is back with another glimpse into the world of retro first-person shooters. This time, we’re heading into the Star Wars universe with Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster, an intriguing game in more ways than one. On the one hand, it...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
Blast them!
We are just a few days away from the release of Nightdive Studios' Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster on 28th February and the tech experts from Digital Foundry have popped up to let us know how the 1995 shooter is looking on Switch. For the most part, the remaster runs well on every platform. Digital Foundry's John Linneman praises the...
News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Make some space
Arguably one of the most exciting announcements during Nintendo's Partner Showcase was the reveal of Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. It revives the OG Battlefront games and even adds some new content and characters like Kit Fisto. If you're wondering just how much space you'll need, the US and UK eShop listings have...
News Brawlhalla Star Wars Event Adds Anakin And Obi-Wan Next Month
Get ready to "take the high ground"
Ubisoft's free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla will be getting an update soon that transports players to a galaxy far, far away. Yes, it's the Star Wars event featuring the fan-favourites Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The apprentice and his Jedi master, who faced off in the prequel trilogy and more...
News Disney Invests $1.5bn In Epic To Create New Universe Connected With Fortnite
It's Disney's "biggest entry ever" in games
Disney has announced it's teaming up with developer and publisher Epic to create a "games and entertainment universe" connected to the popular free-to-play title Fortnite. As part of this Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games. This new game universe and "multiyear...
Reminder Star Wars Heritage Pack Physical Edition Now Available (North America)
Seven games in one collection
Back in October, Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games announced the STAR WARS Heritage Pack (2023) would be getting a physical release in North America, and it's now officially available. It will set you back $59.99 USD and includes seven games in one. The catch is that there are technically only five games included on the Switch...
News Star Wars Heritage Pack Is Getting A Physical Release, Includes 7 Games (North America)
Galaxy-sized
Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games are releasing a physical version of the Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) in North America, which includes seven classic Star Wars titles from over the years. The physical version will launch on 8th December 2023. It'll cost $59.99, and pre-orders are open now at all major retailers including Amazon and Target...
News Disgruntled Switch Fans File Class Action Lawsuit Over KOTOR II DLC Cancellation
Aspyr gave Switch owners a free game instead
Earlier this year in June, developer Aspyr announced it would no longer be releasing "The Sith Lords" DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. Instead of refunds, it offered a free Star Wars game. In response to this, a group of Star Wars loving Switch fans in the...
News Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
A LucasArts classic revived
In addition to the Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion remaster, Nightdive Studios has also announced it will be remastering the first-person shooter classic Star Wars: Dark Forces, which originally made its debut on MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh in 1995. The good news is Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is coming to multiple...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II 'Sith Lords' DLC Cancelled For Nintendo Switch
Update: 'Restored Content' modder defends Aspyr
Update [Mon 5th Jun, 12:30 BST]: In response to Aspyr's cancellation of the planned DLC for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II, one of the modders for the Restored Content DLC has claimed that Aspyr "did nothing wrong". Posting on the game's subreddit page, user
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Adds Luke Starkiller Minifigure For Free
"Happy May the 4th!"
If you're looking to celebrate Star Wars with some gaming this week, you can't go past LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. As part of the Star Wars Day celebrations for 2023, the development team at TT Games has added 'Luke Starkiller' as a new Minifigure to this collection. Apparently, this was an "early version" of Luke...
News Fortnite's New Star Wars Event "Find The Force" Is Now Live
"Even if you hate sand, you should visit the Island"
It's Star Wars Day tomorrow and to celebrate this annual event, the free-to-play battle royale Fortnite has released a special update featuring new gameplay elements, unlockables and items in the Item Shop. During the "Find the Force" event - taking place between now and 23rd May, several rifts...
Random Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Contains A Neat Super Metroid Reference
We felt its presence
Words like 'lightsabers', 'Sith Lords' and 'droids' might not immediately bring the games of Nintendo to mind, but in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (the latest big-budget game set in a galaxy far, far away) one of the Big N's most iconic sequences gets a nice little nod. As shared on Twitter by Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb, one...
News Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Live (North America)
Delta Squad are back
Update [Fri 21st Apr, 2023 00:55 BST]: Here's your reminder you can now download this Switch Online trial for Star Wars: Republic Commando, provided you're located in this region. A trial for Fast RMX will go live in Europe on 26th April. Original story [Tue 18th Apr, 2023 00:45 BST]: Star Wars Day is happening next month,...
Report LEGO Disney And Guardians Of The Galaxy Projects Among Multiple Cancellations At TT Games
In-progess LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian DLC apparently in jeopardy, too
In April 2022, TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive launched the highly anticipated LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, an ambitious project and one that reportedly took its toll on studio employees. The game has been a sales success, selling 3.2 mil
News The Force Is With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition, Out Now On Switch
New trailer to celebrate
It's time to get your LEGO brick lightsabers out once again — LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition is out now on Switch (and all platforms), which means that a bunch of new characters are also on the way. This bundled release contains the base LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga game and also includes six...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II Switch DLC Appears To Have Missed Its Release Window
Some fans are wondering what's happened to it
It's officially October, and technically - we're now out of the third quarter of 2022. While it might not seem like a big deal, it's become quite a talking point for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II fans who picked up the Switch version of the game. Not long after the June 8th launch, Aspyr...
Round Up Every Switch Announcement At The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase
Monkey Island, Mickey Mouse, Midnight Suns & more
Disney held its first ever video game showcase earlier on - showcasing all sorts of announcements, trailers and reveals for new and upcoming games. The line up included content from Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios. We've now rounded up all the Switch-related news into a...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition Announced, Out November 1st
Includes six new character packs
Warner Bros. and TT Games announced the all-new Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition at today's Disney and Marvel games showcase. It'll be arriving on Switch and all other platforms on 1st November 2022. It includes six new packs in the Character Collection 2 as well as the seven packs from the...
News Disney & Marvel Announce First Ever Games Showcase, Airing September 9th
Avatar, Lego Star Wars and more!
Following on from THQ Nordic's digital showcase last week, Disney & Marvel have now announced their first-ever video game showcase. This will include content from Disney, Pixar, 20th Century Studios, Lucasfilm (Star Wars) and Marvel. The show will be hosted by Kinda Funny host and producer, Blessing Adeoye and...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II Premium And Master Physical Editions Revealed For Switch
Pre-orders open August 19th
At the Limited Run Games showcase in June, the company announced it would be releasing a physical edition of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords on the Nintendo Switch this summer. Now, in a new update, it's shared a first look at the premium and master physical editions - revealing six-week...
News Zynga's New Free-To-Play Star Wars Game Has Been Delayed (Again)
Top priority is providing "best possible experience"
Following on from Zynga's delay of Star Wars Hunters last September, the game upcoming free-to-play multiplayer title has now been delayed again. It was already pushed back to 2022, and now in the latest update, it's been delayed until next year. Yep, it won't be arriving on Nintendo Switch or...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II Receives Hotfix Update For Game-Breaking Switch Bug
Download it now
Earlier in June, not long after the release of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, players discovered a bug in the game preventing them from completing it. As described by a player on social media at the time, a game crash would occur after the Basilisk Crash cutscene when landing on Onderon. Aspyr at the time said it was...
News Aspyr Suggests Using Warp Cheat To Overcome Star Wars: KOTOR II's Game-Breaking Switch Bug
An official patch is on the way
Update [Thu 23rd Jun, 2022 00:55 BST]: Although Aspyr has plans for a patch update to address this game-breaking bug affecting a small number of KOTOR II players on Switch, it's now shared a temporary workaround. Here's an official statement along with the required steps if you are stuck: "We're aware of an issue...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Now Has 5 Million Players Across The Galaxy
The Force is strong with this one
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the biggest LEGO Star Wars game ever, and it seems TT Games' hard work is paying off. Alongside the LEGOCON 2022 celebrations, the official LEGO Star Wars social media account revealed its latest Star Wars-themed entry has now reached 5 million players worldwide. This game...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II 'Sith Lords Restored Content DLC' Releasing In Q3 2022
Update: Release window has been missed
Update [Thu 6th Oct, 2022 09:40 BST]: It appears that developer Apsyr has unfortunately missed the Q3 2022 release window communicated earlier this year, as detailed in the below article. Some fans are, understandably, wondering where the DLC content is and Aspyr has yet to provide an updated timeframe at the...
Review STAR WARS: Knights Of The Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Switch) - Always Two, There Are
No more. No less.
After Bioware's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic wowed audiences with its in-depth storytelling and RPG mechanics in 2003, publisher LucasArts decided that a sequel would have to be made as soon as possible. Much akin to how Majora’s Mask came out barely a year after Ocarina of Time changed the game, Star Wars: Knights of...
News Star Wars: KOTOR II Receiving Limited Run Games Physical Switch Release
Arriving "this summer"
Another one of the highlights during the Limited Run Summer Showcase was the news Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords would be receiving a physical release on the Switch. This version is based on Aspyr's recent port and follows on from Limited Run Games' release of the original game on the Nintendo...
Gallery Eight Screenshots Of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II On Switch, Out Next Week
See how it holds up
Next week sees the arrival of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords on the Nintendo Switch. This is a sequel to the award-winning KOTOR released in 2004 and on the Switch in 2021. Apart from a new trailer last week, Nintendo has also shared some in-game screenshots on its web pages. Here's a roundup:...
News Grab Both 'STAR WARS: Knights Of The Old Republic' Games In One eShop Bundle
The force is strong with this one, er... these two
STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, one of the most revered RPG sequels of all time, is getting the remaster treatment from Aspyr, with the upcoming Switch port boasting optimised gameplay and a bump in overall visual quality. If you happened to miss out on the first title,...
News Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
Make some space
During Star Wars Celebration last week, publisher and developer Aspyr announced it would be releasing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords on Nintendo Switch in June. It'll be arriving next week on June 8th, and ahead of the release, the game's file size has also been shared. According to a listing on Nintendo's...
News Aspyr Is Bringing Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II To Switch This June
Includes The Sith Lords Restored content DLC
It's Star Wars Celebration this week - with the launch of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series and various other announcements. As part of this, Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games have today announced the 2004 game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on 8th...
News Take The High Ground As Obi-Wan Kenobi In Fortnite On 26th May
Hello there!
The Star Wars collaborations just keep on coming in Fortnite. Next Thursday, fans will be able to get their hands on an Obi-Wan Kenobi skin, just in time for the brand new Disney+ show's launch on 27th May. If you're an eager Jedi and want to get your hands on the costume early, you can compete in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Cup. Kicking off...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Gets First Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patches are built on hope
TT Games' LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has just received its first update on Switch. In what has become the LEGO game with the biggest launch of all time, The Skywalker Saga has been upgraded to version 1.0.4 to give the game a little bit more Force. Or just make it a bit more stable, really. Little fixes are always...
News Star Wars: The Force Unleashed For Switch Has Been Updated, Here's What's Included
See the full patch notes for Version 1.0.2
The Nintendo Switch version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed might not be the definitive edition of the game, but it's still arguably worth a look if you're a fan of the famous galaxy far, far away. If you did end up purchasing this version of the game, you might be interested to know there's now a new...