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Friday, May 8
WRUP: Special guest star edition
CA Andrew Yoon: Gonna dust off the Wii for some Klonoa this weekend. Ben Gilbert (@BigBossBgilbert): I'm continuing my angst ridden trek across the galaxy in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Luddy tells me there's an achievement in Eat Lead: The Return of ...
Friday, May 1
WRUP: Binary edition
CA - Alexander Sliwinski That being said, I'll be spending the weekend warming up giveaway copies of Peggle DS and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on 360. Oh, and hey! Hinkle's coming to Philly! Christopher Grant (@ChrisGrant): (Response lost in the internets. ...
Thursday, Apr 23
Rumor: Co-op Clone Wars game coming to Xbox 360, PS3
Product Reviews Krome Studios has had plenty of experience with the Star Wars franchise. The company handled porting Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to the Wii, PS2, and PSP, and was responsible for the Wii-exclusive Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels. ...
Friday, Feb 6
WRUP: Zombie apocalypse edition
CA David Hinkle: The sales at Circuit City allowed me to pick up The Force Unleashed cheap, so I'm playing that right now. Outside of that, I'll probably play some more of the Halo Wars demo, as well as my usual distraction, Gears of War 2. ...
Sunday, Jan 4
Major Nelson reveals top 20 Xbox Live games and arcade downloads
Well, that was entirely unexpected. How, in a year chock-full of incredible Xbox Live-enabled releases, did Yaris manage to not only be the most downloaded XBLA title of 2008, but also place first on the annual Xbox Live activity charts? We could have sworn that those accomplishments wou...
Friday, Dec 12
PSN Thursday: But wait, it's Friday
Santa Coat and Trousers (free)Street Fighter II costume kit ($5.99) / individual costumes ($1.99) High Velocity Bowling Escalation Expansion Pack ($9.99) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Apprentice Mission Pack ($9.99)Character Pack 2 ($4.99) Age of Booty PlayStation Store for PSP
Monday, Dec 8
Time Magazine lists 'Top 10 Video Games' of 2008
We don't mean to undermine Time games guy Lev Grossman's picks by saying that the mag isn't exactly known for its writing on video games (unlike that other weekly news mag), but we get the feeling that - while Grossman has some solid (and unexpected!) picks - it won't look anything like most...
Thursday, Dec 4
Force Unleashed, Vigilante 8, GRID get new DLC
Now that the rush of video game releases has receded, you can finally focus on putting your money where it really belongs: On smaller pieces of video games. New downloadable content is now available on the 360 for Force Unleashed, GRID and Vigilante 8: Arcade.
Friday, Sep 19
Joystiq Podcast 066 - Tang edition
Filed under: Podcasts Here's a warning: About an hour in, this podcast just becomes utter madness, so if you want to skip over it (or straight to it), there's your heads-up. Before it happens, however, we talk Warhammer Online, Feist and Force Unleashed, so you'll want to be there for that.
Tuesday, Sep 16
Metareview -- The Force Unleashed (360, PS3)
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360 The reviews are in for The Force Unleashed, and though the title promises unparalleled Force-based action, it seems that most of the praise being heaped on the game is for its story and how well it nails Lucas' universe.
Monday, Sep 15
New games this week: Rock Band 2 edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
Wednesday, Sep 10
The Force Unleashed demo breaks XBLM download record
It's not just stormtroopers and trees that have been splintered by Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, but download records as well. LucasArts announced that the game's Xbox Live demo has force choked download records for the service, surpassing a million downloads in just eight days follo...
Wednesday, Sep 3
The Force Unleashed tops the charts ... in hardcover fiction
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is already a hit in the world of rectangular objects filled with paper and words. The New York Times' bestseller list shows that The Force Unleashed novel by Sean Williams has Jedi mind-tricked its way atop the hardcover fiction pile.
Sunday, Aug 24
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/18 - 8/24
Everyday Shooter [PSP] Pipemania [PSP]Pure [PS3]Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [PS3]Yggdra Union [PSP] Reviews: This is what Mytran Wars looks likeThe 3rd Birthday gameplay and story detailsBuzz! returns to PSP in Brain Bender Videos Now downloadable to your PSP!
Friday, Aug 22
WRUP: Lite Brite edition
Ross Miller: I'm taking a break from the ION drum set until I can try it with Rock Band 2 (the verdict with RB1 wouldn't be so good, as the cymbals don't register without some serious drum thwacking). Instead, I will be working through his first week of homework (one more semester to go!) and, w...
Republic Commando('s head) cameos in Force Unleashed demo
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Here's a fun Star Wars nugget that you may not have noticed during your numerous play-throughs of the new Force Unleashed demo. Above a tunnel in the TIE fighter area of the demo you'll find -- the head of Republic Commando's Delta...
Sunday, Aug 17
The Force Unleashed demo coming Thursday to XBLM and PSN
If the recent cavalcade of video previews for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was enough to whet your appetite for some midichlorian-infused carnage, then we've got great news: LucasArts recently confirmed that they will be following through with their promise to bring a demo for the ti...
Saturday, Aug 16
The Force Unleashed video dump may 'blow your mind'
We can only imagine how dejected you must feel right now, sitting at home with a tummy full of popcorn and a heart brimming with disappointment. Your friends and family inquire about the reason for your sorrows, until they notice the tear-soaked ticket stub for Star Wars: The Clone Wars lyi...
Friday, Jul 18
Missing@E3: Indiana Jones and the Vanished Game
One notable absence from LucasArts E3 room was any presence of Indiana Jones whatsoever. While they were highly touting Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and Fracture, they didn't even have a poster featuring a silhouette of Indy and the Hat anywhere to be seen. Not...
Friday, Jul 11
This Week in Review is preparing for the storm
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 It's the calm before the storm, and next week, we're not looking forward to compiling that behemoth of a hands-on roundup. Check out all of our impressions and reviews from the Joystiq Network this we...
Thursday, Jul 10
Today in Joystiq: July 10, 2008
uery E3 1995-2007: A Retrospective interview: Mercenaries 2 senior producer Jonathan Zamkoff Microsoft E3 2008 press conference: Let's play bingo! Vote in Big Download's Spore creature contest X3F Week in Review: July 4, 2008 - July 10, 2008 The Xbox 360 $299 price drop gallery
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed trailer runs free
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 LucasArts released a fancy new trailer for The Force Unleashed and, although many of the people who made it aren't working at the company anymore, the empire must march on to get ready for the Sept 16 launch.
Sunday, Jul 6
Joystiq hands-on: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii)
Filed under: Features, Nintendo Wii, Action, Adventure, Galleries For good and bad -- or should I say light and dark -- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Wii is clearly a Wii game. Side-by-side with the PS3 and 360 versions, the Wii graphics disappoint, and the complexity and frequency of...
Thursday, Jun 26
Today in Joystiq: June 26, 2008
EA announces girl-friendly Boogie SuperStar for Wii Microsoft: Xbox 360 'ahead of PS3' in Europe Castlevania comes to Wii as a 3D fighter LucasArts cuts hit Force Unleashed team after all EA Sports drafts Wii 'All-Play' lineup Rumor: Xbox 360 dropping to $299.99
Friday, Jun 6
LucasArts: next-gen Indy still in development
The "next-gen" console adventures of Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. will continue ... and not just in LEGO form. LucasArts has confirmed to Joystiq that the Indiana Jones title first revealed in 2006 is still in development internally at the company's San Francisco offices. Despite yesterday's...
'Dark Apprentice' shows some moves in Soul Calibur IV vid
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Fighting We knew Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed would join the fight in Soul Calibur IV, and here he is in all his Dark Side-ian glory. Unlike the console exclusive Star Wars characters in...
Thursday, Jun 5
Third Star Wars character joins Soul Calibur IV cast
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting The Force is strong with the next installment in Namco's weapons-based fighting series. GameSpot reports that both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Soul Calibur IV will feature Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" f...
Monday, May 12
Today in Joystiq: May 12, 2008
Pitfall Wii-vived for 'The Big Adventure' GameTrailers compares PS3 GRID to 'PS3' GRID Burnout 'Bogart' update barrels back to Live Metal Gear Solid 4's Kojima explains PS3 comments LucasArts planning demo for The Force Unleashed See first screens of Skate It on Wii and DS
LucasArts planning demo for The Force Unleashed
Speaking to VideoGamer, The Force Unleashed Xbox 360 and PS3 producer, Cameron Suey, has said that LucasArts is planning a demo of the highly anticipated stormtrooper torture sim, just in case there are some weirdos out there who aren't sold on playing as Darth Vader. "I'm not certain abo...
Monday, May 5
How to use the Wii remote in The Force Unleashed duel mode
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Video Oh boy, we're really worried now about the plethora of Wii-itis and other Wii-injuries stories coming in September. We've already written about our hands-on time with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Wii, specifically the duel mode, but G4TV has a vide...
Saturday, Apr 26
Get a physics lesson with this Euphoria tech demo
With the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto IV and the building anticipation for titles such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Backbreaker, we're constantly asked about the Euphoria physics engine featured in said games -- and by constantly, we mean never. However, to prevent such...
Friday, Apr 18
Euphoria-based Backbreaker gameplay video is intriguing
The tackles also look fairly realistic and with good reason: The game is powered by the euphoria engine, the same one used in The Force Unleashed and Grand Theft Auto IV. We're going to hear more about this game (slated for a vague 2008 release) in the coming weeks. As such, we just want to be the...
Monday, Apr 14
Joystiq hands-on: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed duel mode (Wii)
At the Nintendo Media Summit, LucasArts showed off the Wii-only duel mode in its multi-platform game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. These fights require two human players -- there's no AI option -- but otherwise feel almost like they could have shipped as a stand-alone game. I swung sabe...
Tuesday, Apr 8
Today in Joystiq: April 8, 2008
Sega Superstars Tennis gets Xbox Live demo The Force Unleashed selling point #17: Play as Darth Vader! Mass Effect PC slips to May 28 GTA4 preview details online multiplayer modes Official Scrabble app 'launches' on Facebook, unplayable in North America
Saturday, Apr 5
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed gets multiplatform exclusives
As with any multiplatform release, fanboys will no doubt be arguing about why their respective system is most suitable for LucasArts' latest entry in their midichlorian-infused franchise: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. However, owners of last-gen systems, handhelds, and Wiis wont...
Thursday, Apr 3
Today in Joystiq: April 3, 2008
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360 As pointed out by Joystiq expatriate Kevin Kelly, the above picture (text box excluded) was reportedly featured in a recent Yahoo! article on Xbox Live cheating. It seems a bit, erm, antiquated. That, or Yahoo! has some inside scoop on a new X...
The Force Unleashed ... unleashed on September 16
After the strain induced by writing such a complex and infinitely witty headline, we think it would be best to stay on target for the rest of the post and merely deliver the facts. LucasArts has announced that its physics-based jedi sim, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, will arrive on Septem...
Wednesday, Apr 2
Wii Fanboy Weekly: Mar. 27 - Apr. 2
Aside from the LucasArts news you already digested earlier, one more story interesting to Wii fans on the menu for today was the unveiling of the control scheme and Duel Mode in the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. A nice chart explaining movements can be found right here.
Wednesday, Feb 6
Today in Joystiq: February 6, 2008
Midway introduces 'This is Vegas' to Xbox 360, PS3, PC Mario Kart Wii to sport 32 courses, mid-air tricks and Mii integration Xbox 360 HD DVD player price dropped to $130 Moore talks casual, Wii focus for EA Sports Vanity Fair covers Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Vanity Fair covers Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Laugh all you want, but it's a big deal when a magazine as mainstream as Vanity Fair dedicates a sizable chunk of content to legitimate game coverage. VF writer Frank DiGiacomo visited Skywalker Ranch to take a look at the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and walked away impressed w...
Monday, Jan 28
Today in Joystiq: January 28, 2008
Patapon demo includes exclusive weapon Campaigner calls Wii exercise in schools 'another gimmick' World of Goo oozes onto PC and Wii in '08 Halo 3 MacFarlane figures packaged, pretty, coming soon The Force Unleashed for Wii gets exclusive content
The Force Unleashed for Wii gets exclusive content
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Action While the Nintendo Wii's hardware may be sub par compared to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - and is unlikely to enjoy the full potential of three physics engines - motion control enthusiasts will be able to enjoy five exclusive levels in the upcoming Star...
Saturday, Jan 26
The three physics engines of The Force Unleashed
If you don't feel like watching an awesome, six-and-a-half minute long tech demo of the physics engines featured in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, allow us to briefly summarize the above video -- things are going to move around very fancily in this game. With the Havok engine controlling...
