Here is the latest Developer insights from the guys over at Capital Games on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Today we have 2 very exciting characters from Season 1 of The Mandalorian, Kuiil and IG-11! This industrious ugnaught is just looking for some peace and quiet after a hard life working under the Imperials. Read on to hear from the designer how this kit excels at supporting his Droid and Scoundrel allies. The Basics: Kuiil fills the role of Support for Scoundrels and Droids squads. Parts of his kit can work with all Droids but he’s particularly effective with Light Side Droids. His Special 2, I Have Spoken, is a powerful healing ability that can buff Scoundrel and Light Side Droid allies with Mechanic’s Savvy. Kuiil has strong synergy with IG-11 and provides some nice buffs but he can still do well on his own. His Special 1, Voltaic Shot can…
other starwars games
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Developer Insight: IG-11
Here is the latest Developer insights from the guys over at Capital Games on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Our favorite rambunctious Droid from the Mandalorian is coming to Galaxy of Heroes! This fast firing former Bounty Hunter has been reprogrammed to nurse and protect his allies by cleansing debuffs and redirecting them as Damage Over Time effects to his enemies. Read on to find out how our designer captured the unusual fighting style and flexibility of this character. The Basics: IG-11 can fill many roles in a squad but he’s primarily a healer for Scoundrels and Droids. He has the Healer tag but don’t let that fool you into thinking he can’t be used as a Tank or Support. His Special 1, FUNCTION: PROTECT, allows him to pair well with squads that can apply Shock. Of course IG-11 has some special synergy with his savior Kuiil. This provides IG-11…
Star Wars Squadrons Full Movie Cinematic
Star Wars Squadrons is here and the cinematics are awesome! Some are even saying that when combined, they’re better than some of what Disney is putting out these days. I absolutely love it when someone puts all the cinematics together like this to create one full length movie you can watch. If you dig it, too, then you can check it out below. It’s a bit over 30 minutes long and not only is it very fun and interesting to watch, it also shows you a lot about what went into this game. Yes, these are the cutscenes but it gives you insights to the story and plot behind Squadrons, which I find really interesting whether you are currently playing the game or not. STAR WARS SQUADRONS Full Movie Cinematic (2020) 4K ULTRA HD All Cinematics Star Wars is an American epic space media franchise created by George Lucas, which…
A Look Inside the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
The holiday season is approaching. Are you ready? This is a wonderous, magical time of the year, and it’s also a time when all of our favorite shows give us holiday specials. Starwars.com gives us an inside look at the Lego Star Wars holiday special Here’s a snippet: “”The creative team looked at their own favorite holiday classics, from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, for inspiration. And what they found was that that kind of storytelling was a surprisingly good fit for Star Wars. “I think what aligns so much about these specials with Star Wars is that, at the end of the day, you don’t have a good Star Wars story if you don’t have heart. If you don’t have soul,” Waugh says. “And I think the reason those holiday stories are timeless is because there are lessons. Whether all of those specials are great or not, they are trying to…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Event Calendar November 2020
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes for October 2020. As allways you have to remember that all dates are subject to change. Daily Login Character for November: Boba Fett
Creators of Vader Immortal give behind-the-scenes look at creating the VR game
Have you played Vader Immortal for the PlayStation VR yet? This is a game I was excited about, as it looks like a lot of fun. The creators of Vader Immortal are revealing more about how the VR game came together. In the game, you can step into the role of a Force-using smuggler who gets captured by Darth himself. To help celebrate the release, the game creators got together for a VR chat to discuss how this game actually came together. The discussion was released a couple of weeks ago and if you missed it, we’ll give you all the info you need to know. It featured Writer and Executive Producer David S. Goyer, Director Ben Snow, Executive Producer Mark S. Miller, and ILMxLAB Lead QA Marissa Martinez-Hoadley. They talked about their favorite moments, challenges in production and so much more. Martinez-Hoadley said the game was so immersive, she…
Star Wars Pinball Readies to Change the Game at Home
I am a HUGE fan of pinball and have been for as long as I can remember. Star War pinball games are top of my list and I try to play as many of them as I can find. Unfortunately, it’s not always as easy to find a great arcade these days. As technology changes, our video games adapt. Zen Studios has been delivering digital pinball games set in the Star Wars galaxy since 2013 and they are seeking to bridge this gap. They’ve been making Star Wars pinball games on everything from the iconic films, most popular characters, specific battles and more. They have nearly 20 different themed tables for fans to enjoy. And if you can’t find an arcade near you, they’ve also made their games available on all platforms from PC to smartphones and everything in between. With each new release, the experiences change and evolve to fit the latest…
Star Wars Squadrons: A Review
Is Star Wars: Squadrons finally the new Star Wars game we’ve all been hoping for? Since it’s release on October 2nd, reviews of the game have been quite favorable. I’ve seen little, if any, complaints from people who have played it. If anything, the complaints have been that it’s an amazing game in a limited package and fans are wondering how that will play out in the future or for expanded content of the game. Let’s take a look for ourselves. First, for those who don’t know, what is Star Wars: Squadrons? Star Wars: Squadrons is a space combat game set in the Star Wars universe developed by Motive Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It has both multiplayer game modes and single-player campaigns. Squadrons allows you to play as an ace pilot for both the Empire and the…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Event Calendar 2020
Here is a list of some of the upcoming events in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes for October 2020. As allways you have to remember that all dates are subject to change. Daily Login Character for October: Royal Guard
SWTOR: Claim Your Free Mini-pet to Celebrate the Star Wars: Squadrons Launch!
To celebrate the launch of Star Wars: Squadrons, the BioWare team is giving away minipets to all players of Star Wars: The old republic. Here is the news: We have all been counting the days until we could jump into our very own cockpits in a galaxy far, far away! The day has finally arrived and we are excited to experience the adventures of Vanguard Squadron in Star Wars™: Squadrons. Join us in offering a huge congratulations to our friends at Motive on their amazing accomplishment! As a studio that has spent its fair share of time piloting starships, we were especially drawn to Vanguard Squadron. So, in their honor and as a special congratulations to the Motive team, we have built a remote-controlled Starship Mini-pet based on their design! We worked hand-in-hand with the Motive team to ensure our design was influenced by Vanguard Squadron while also remaining true to…
Making of – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [Behind the Scenes]
Today we have a fun video from NeoGamer – The Video Game Archive about the creation of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, interview with the actors and the developers of all the versions of the game. Check it out here: As said in the video, they watched the movies to help them generate ideas on what they wanted to do for the games. They expressed not having a shortage of ideas, but rather, deciding how to narrow down their ideas into things that really should go into Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. They also explain the importance of sticking to canon but adding new ideas and concepts to the game. They talk about the process of running ideas by Lucas and getting input for their team on how to create different aspects of the game and stay keeping in the Star Wars…
The New LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA Trailer
If you haven’t seen the trailer for the upcoming Lego Star Wars game, The Skywalker Saga, you’re going to want to check this out. First, you can watch the trailer here: The galaxy is yours with LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga! Play through all nine Star Wars™ saga films in a brand-new LEGO video game unlike any other. Experience fun-filled adventures, whimsical humor, and the freedom to fully immerse yourself in the LEGO Star Wars universe like never before. To learn more about LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Next, let’s talk about what’s cool about it. First, it looks hilarious! I know not everyone is into the type of humor we get from Lego Star Wars, but I love it and this game looks like it will have no shortage of it. It’s got droids and jawas and lightsabers and C-3PO riding a bantha. And so many other great…
‘The Sims 4’ is getting a story-driven Star Wars DLC
Good news Sims fans, you’re about to get a little Star Wars in your Sims! This is great news for crossover fans of both franchises. A new Star Wars DLC was just announced. “The Sims 4” will soon receive a new story-driven game pack, titled “Star Wars: Journey to Batuu,” as announced during Thursday afternoon’s Gamescom Opening Light Live. Releasing for $19.99 on Sept. 8, the pack requires “The Sims 4″ base game to play (available on PC, Xbox One and PS4). So, what will this DLC be about? Batuu will be a destination world, meaning sims can’t live there full-time since it’s meant for visits. But players can find a type of home base in Batuu that fulfills a sims’ basic needs. Players will find familiar characters from the Star Wars universe, including Kylo Ren and Rey Skywalker, and can play Sabacc (a fictional card game from Star Wars) against…
A preview to the latest episode into the Lego Star Wars series – The Skywalker Saga
The Lego Star Wars series has always been a success, ever since its first release in March 2005 it’s been a hit. A game that captures your imagination with fantastic animation of the lego world, alongside influxes of comedy have always made it a must have game. A game that was a part of every young gamer’s childhood and now in the holiday season 2020 it seems as if we are getting the last Lego game based on the main films, since this one will spread across all nine of them. Fans have been waiting for a new Lego Star Wars Game for four years now and it seems as if this is the ultimate edition to this, tying together parts of all the films – an exciting time for Star Wars and gaming fans. TT games and Warner Bros, the creators of this game have only recently given us…
New Details On Amy Hennig’s Canceled Star Wars Game
Unfortunately, I’ve had to do a lot of posts about canceled Star Wars games. And that’s because they keep getting trashed; many of them before they even have a proper chance to get started and some of them canceled right when they are close to release. It’s a tragedy, really, and today we’re going to talk about about one such game. It went by the code name Ragtag, and if you’ve been around a while, you’ll remember that I’ve written about it before. In this clip from MinnMax’s full interview about leaving EA and creating Airborne Kingdom, The Wandering Band’s Zach Mumbach and Ben Wander talk about Amy Hennig’s Star Wars project codenamed Ragtag at Visceral Games and why the game was ultimately canceled. See here: Here’s an interesting snippet: “We were making an amazingly-well crafted” 12-hour experience, but EA started throwing their weight around, and I’m thinking, this is effing…
Why is Star Wars: Squadrons $40?
Could it be because it doesn’t have the “breadth” of bigger EA games? And what does that even mean? Back in June, EA explained that their starfighter sim Star Wars: Squadrons would have zero microtransactions, which was surprising, since the game is supposed to have a lot of different cosmetics for pilots. Also surprising? The $40 price tag, which is significantly lower than other Star Wars games they’re putting out like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order or even other non-Star Wars games like the new FIFA or Madden games, all of which sell for around $60. EA said it’s very specifically focused on the ‘fantasy’ of dogfighting in X-Wings and TIE Fighters, so it’s a bit cheaper than usual. Electronic Arts chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen explained in the quarter financial call that Squadrons will be more focused than other EA games. “Games all have different scales, and most of…
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: State of the Galaxy – August 2020
The upcoming Title Update will arrive next week and that means Galactic Challenges are almost here! Today the devs over at Capital Games share more details about Galactic Challenges, and the complete Update Notes will be posted with the release. Behind the curtain, this Update really has two parts: a whole new set of tools for us to create events more efficiently, and Galactic Challenges, the first type of event built using this new toolset. This greatly expands our options to create even more events and game modes in the future. They will be closely monitoring Galactic Challenges over the next few weeks and they already have plans to expand this feature after our initial exhibition period. What Are Galactic Challenges?If you haven’t had a chance to read the summary in the Road Ahead, Galactic Challenge events keep the game fresh and engaging by offering interesting and unique encounters that feature…
Why Republic Commando Needs a Sequel
Have you ever fallen in love with a game that needs a true sequel? Oh, it can feel like heartache and heartbreak to want more of your beloved game, but there is no more to be had. So sad. 🙁 In this video The Act Man takes a look at one such game. See it here: I gotta say, I agree! This game is awesome. And for being released in 2005, it was way ahead of its time. Unfortunately, the sequel was cancelled before the game was even released. This video goes into the background on that and explains what happened and why the planned sequel was cancelled. The reasoning is kind of up there with the same reasons why some of our other Star Wars games have been cancelled. Maybe we can get a sequel one day, as all fans of this game can agree that it deserves one….
The Future of Star Wars Games Not from the Latest Movies
The Star Wars sequel trilogy was long awaited and massively-hyped, but did it live up to expectations? For some, yes. For others, no. In fact, Rise of the Skywalker triggered quite the controversy in the Star Wars community. Personally, I enjoyed the new movies for what they were, but we have to agree with facts that the Sequels were kind of a mess compared to the earlier films, and that Disney didn’t really seem to have a long term plan in place when they started making them. Add to that the complete chaos behind the scenes as directors were swapped out and plot-lines and characters were dropped or changed, and it’s easy to see how it became such a mess. Since then, they just don’t carry the same excitement the earlier films did. There isn’t as much of an emotional response as we expect from a Star Wars film (let…
The Facts About “Star Wars: Squadrons”
For many years, new “Star Wars” content was few and far between. When video games were released, we were expected to be content to play them for years on end. The idea of a new movie was laughable, and after the misery of the prequel trilogy, there weren’t all that many people who were receptive to the idea of seeing one anyway. A live-action television series like “The Mandalorian” would have been unthinkable. We all know what’s changed since then. Disney came in, and since then, “Star Wars” has been everywhere. There are new films, new toys, new games, and of course, “The Mandalorian” is one of the best TV shows of any genre that we’ve seen in years. While “The Mandalorian” appears to have pleased everybody, and the most recent three movies split the crowd, our relationship with the newer “Star Wars” video games is a little more complicated….
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Developer Insight: Mon Mothma
Here is the latest Developer insights from the guys over at Capital Games on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. Mon Mothma, the Chancellor of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, is arriving on the Holotables! Mon Mothma’s leadership and fearlessness propelled her to the top of the Empire’s “Most Wanted” list and served as an inspiration to all members of the Rebellion. Ever mindful of the consequences of war, but always willing to stand for justice, Mon Mothma is a welcome addition to Rebel squads as she uses the Field Promotion ability to summon increasingly stronger Rebel units to battle. Thankfully, many Bothans don’t have to die for you to add Mon Mothma to your band of Rebels. You can obtain this Rebel non-combatant leader by completing the new Marquee Event, The Alliance Chancellor! UNIT NAME: Mon MothmaALIGNMENT: LightCATEGORIES: Light Side, Support, RebelRebel Leader who supports and rallies her allies ABILITIES: Basic: Advocate…
Major Mass Effect and Star Wars mods released for ArmA 3
New mods are out for ArmA3 – Mass Effect Opposition and Star Wars Opposition. Have you tried them yet? The Opposition Team has released two major mods for ArmA 3 on NexusMods that we think you might be interested in. The first mod will get you into the universe of the Mass Effect. On the other hand, the second mod brings a bunch of models, weapons, ships, units and vehicles from all the Star Wars Episodes, stories and series. The Star Wars mod, which we think most of our readers will be interested in, adds 75+ weapons, 300+ uniforms, 12+ Alien races, 60+ Vehicles and Spaceships, 16+ Heroes, Force Lightning/Push/Jump /Heal, Lightsabers and 450+ Custom Objects. With this mod, you can completely create your own Star Wars scenarios while playing ArmA 3. How cool is that? If you don’t have it yet, we highly recommend you download the mod and…
Could the SYSTEMS ALLIANCE destroy the DEATH STAR II (and its fleet)? | Mass Effect vs Star Wars
Here’s another fun versus video from EckhartsLadder. This one explores another hypothetical Star Wars scenario to see who would win in a potential match up against a Mass Effect universe. Fans of both will likely find this interesting. Of course, there are many different factors to consider in a hypothetical situation like this, so the video will break it down for you and set some boundaries and guidelines. Of course, if this were real, we know there are many different ways it could go. So, lots of “ifs and buts”, but it’s still very fun and interesting. I love to take some early bets/calculations on who I think would win before I watch his breakdown to see what he says. Could the Systems Alliance of the Mass Effect Universe, as led by Commander Shepard, destroy the fearsome second Death Star, and its defense fleet Death Squadron (including the Super Star…
The Tragedy of Star Wars 1313 and LucasArts
Did you ever hear The Tragedy of Star Wars 1313? I thought not. It’s not a story that Disney would tell you. But Act Man will… If you need some entertainment as you make it through the week, check out this great video: It’s dramatic, it’s real, and it’s full of ups and downs! It will tell you the story of the Star Wars game that was never meant to be and what actually went wrong. Why didn’t we get Star Wars 1313? Gamers everywhere were hyped and then heartbroken when this game was canceled. How can we understand this tragedy? This video will break it all down from the very beginning to the ultimate tragic ending. Ready for a history lesson in Star Wars gaming? It’s important because that build up helps you understand the events leading up to what ultimately destroyed Star Wars 1313. Give it a watch…