Star Wars

With the revival of the Lucasfilm Games banner earlier this week and multiple game announcements, including a Ubisoft-developed Star Wars one, the galaxy far, far away is broadening outside the walls of EA Studios. And while the announcement may not be surprising given the turbulent stewardship of Star Wars at…

Epic Games If you're a gamer, or you just visit The Cheapskate occasionally, you already know that Epic Games gives away a free game every Thursday. Each week is a new treat, with past weeks dispensing such gems as GTA 5, Borderlands 2, Hitman and Watch Dogs 2. This week. Epic has queued…

EA's Star Wars: Battlefront II is the latest free game on the Epic Games Store. The game's release has proven to be extremely popular, it seems, as EA has needed to introduce additional server capacity to accomodate the huge influx in players. This has also led to some error messages.…

Freebie: If you've been steering clear of Battlefront 2 due to the microtransaction controversy that surrounded it on launch, now might be your chance to give it a try. The game is pretty entertaining these days, by all accounts, and you can snag its Celebration Edition for the low, low…

Time for free PC games from Epic Store again. You have until 21 January 2021 to download this week’s free game: Star Wars Battlefront II, specifically the Celebration Edition. Free games from Epic Store – 14 to 21 January 2021 Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition Star Wars Battlefront II,…

Actor Liam Neeson, out doing promotion for the action feature “The Marksman,” has confirmed he’d be up for reprising his role of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn from “Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace”. Collider asked him if he was aware that fans clamour for his return to which…

Lucasfilm Games was reformed earlier this week and already we know it is partnering with Bethesda on an all-new story Indiana Jones title. It has followed up that news with game development news concerning an even bigger media property – Star Wars. To create an all new story-driven, open-world Star…

by Lee Mehr , posted on 14 January 2021 / 1,559 Views December 31st 2019 was a special date for me.  Before Plague Inc. became a reality for the globe, I was doing the usual rounds for New Year's Eve: social drinking and lighting off fireworks with friends.  This year would…

With LucasArts opening its properties to studios beyond EA, this is a great opportunity to take some risks with the Star Wars license.By Jordan Ramée on January 14, 2021 at 1:20PM PST With LucasArts opening its portfolio to studios beyond Electronic Arts--The Division 2 developer Massive Entertainment, for instance, has…

Every Star Wars fan has dreamed of being a Jedi. But what is it about becoming a monk-like guardian of peace and justice that's so damn appealing? Sure, the lightsabers are cool, and those robes look ridiculously comfy, but we all know the real allure is getting to use the Force to lob…