News

Will The Next Star Wars Video Game Star Boba Fett?

So, it’s not exactly news that there’s a new Star Wars game coming. (Guess what: There is!) But the name for which Lucasfilm has filed for a trademark actually is kinda interesting, in a speculation-y way.


May 5, 2012
News

‘Psychopaths’ At LucasArts Led To Cancellation Of Star Wars: Battlefront III, Former Studio Exec Says

Star Wars: Battlefront III was once a game well and truly in development, at UK studio Free Radical. Since its 2008 cancellation, it has been supposedly off and on more times than anyone can count. Like many studios, Free Radical had its fair share of ups and downs, hits and misses over the years. But despite the mixed successes of their earlier games, it was one particular brush with the dark side of Star Wars that finally pushed them over the edge.


April 27, 2012
Retro

The Kotaku Mixtape Vol 7: The Golden Age Of Lucasarts

There was a time, years ago, when LucasArts could do no wrong. They were unstoppable. Every time I got their catalogue, The Adventurer, in the mail I would instantly pour over every page and start saving my allowance. It was a magical time to be a gamer.


April 17, 2012
PC

Great Moments In Video Game Humour: Who’s John Muir?

Who’s John Muir? Do you really want to know? I could tell you, or a bunch of stuffed and mounted animal heads from the title that proved a video game based on a comic book could surpass its source material can. Hit it, Sam and Max!


April 11, 2012
PC

The Star Wars Game Lucasarts Should Have Made, But Never Did

This is very exciting. Nearly three years ago, I did a story on Han Solo Adventures, a fan-made project looking to bring the world the 1990s Lucasarts x Star Wars adventure game it never actually got.


March 27, 2012
Xbox

Pretending To Use The Force Works Better With Kinect Star Wars

We’re just a week away from the April 3 launch of Kinect Star Wars, the game you get when you buy that sexy new Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle. While my hopes aren’t particularly high for the game, at least it gives pretending to Force Choke someone important context.


March 17, 2012
News

Hey, LucasArts, How About Making A Star Wars NBA Game?

We get sent weird and hilarious emails all the time, but there is a subtle brilliance to what one Australian reader, Chris, is proposing. I’ll just offer it here, verbatim.


February 22, 2012
Retro

How Sam & Max Hit The Road Taught Me To Love Words

People who know nothing about video games like to sling mud. They’ll say that games rot your brain, waste your time and distract from your studies. I’m here to tell you that that’s a lie, and I have proof.


February 19, 2012
Retro

Grim Death Never Looked So Lovely

Over at the International House of Mojo, they’ve put together a terrific retrospective on the equally terrific adventure game Grim Fandango.


February 13, 2012
News

Is Lucasarts Working On A Project That Will ‘Revolutionise The Industry’?

Kotaku AU

According to a new job ad popping up on the Lucasfilm website, Lucasarts is currently building a “new way of connected online gaming that is going to revolutionize the industry.” Now I’m used to hearing hyperbole in my press releases, but in my job ads? This is new!