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Microsoft Readies Huge Xbox Live Push on WP7

Tue, Aug 17th, 2010, 1:18 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

While we already knew Microsoft would be bringing the Xbox Live experience to Windows Phone 7, we didn't know much about what the service would entail, or how close it would be to the experience gamers are accustomed to on the Xbox 360. Microsoft has unveiled the official lineup for the device's Fall debut at GamesCom, and there's some pretty heavy-hitters included. More »


Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures Game To Debut With Season Premiere
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Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures Game To Debut With Season Premiere

Wed, Aug 11th, 2010, 9:06 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Season three of George Lucas and Lucasfilm's Stars Wars: The Clone Wars will be premiering on September 17 and together with it, Lucasart's and Sony Online Entertainment's collaborative game, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures. More »


Gamescom 2010: Press Conference Previews
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Gamescom 2010: Press Conference Previews

Tue, Aug 10th, 2010, 8:23 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

Gamescom, Europe's stop on the major game convention circuit, is just around the corner, kicking off with three press conferences from Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Sony next Tuesday. The German hosted event has risen to prominence over the past couple years, now viewed by publishers as an additional avenue (alongside E3 and TGS) for major global announcements - Sony and Microsoft revealed the PS3 Slim and Fable III at Gamescom 2009, respectively. With that in mind, anticipation for next week's convention is high, so we've broken down what to expect from the big three conferences.

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LucasArts Cancels The Force Unleashed II For PSP
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LucasArts Cancels The Force Unleashed II For PSP

Tue, Aug 10th, 2010, 1:42 pm (EST) BY COLIN

According to IGN, LucasArts has canned the PSP version of The Force Unleashed 2. The game will still make it to the remaining consoles which strangely enough includes another handheld version, the Nintendo DS. More »


The Force Unleashed 2: What We Know So Far
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The Force Unleashed 2: What We Know So Far

Sat, Jul 31st, 2010, 6:30 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

Just watching the Force Unleashed 2 trailer tells us a few things. Galen Marek (aka Starkiller) is supposedly back in clone form, and he's absolutely fantastic at killing stormtroopers. Darth Vader is still plotting to do something with his old apprentice, which may include making a clone army, and no doubt the fate of the universe will somehow hang in the balance. There's a lot going on in Force Unleashed 2, and between all the fancy CG movies and trailers it can be hard to keep track. Fortunately, we've made a handy little list of new features for everyone’s convenience. So lets take a look at what the Force Unleashed 2 actually has to offer us, and why it may be worth looking into regardless of your feelings on the original.

Story-wise things are still a little convoluted since everything we've learned up until this point have been facts to hype up the crowd. As of this point, Darth Vader, still reeling from the betrayal of his former apprentice, has taken the body of Marek and cloned the young Jedi at the infamous Kamino. The current Starkiller seems to be the result of many failed clones, and exists with fractured memories of his past life. After being assaulted by the memories of his past, Starkiller heads out into the universe to discover the truth of his past. More »


Producer Of The Force Unleashed Resigns
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Producer Of The Force Unleashed Resigns

Thu, Jul 29th, 2010, 6:25 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Hayden Blackman, the executive producer and writer of The Force Unleashed and LucasArt's upcoming sequel, The Force Unleashed II, has officially resigned from the company after a career spanning a good long 13 years. More »


Space Combat Coming To Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Space Combat Coming To Star Wars: The Old Republic

Fri, Jul 23rd, 2010, 11:43 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA

What started as a rumor has turned into a full fledged 'confirmation' in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Officially making the announcement at Comic-Con, SWTOR community manager Sean Dahlberg broke the news that space combat would be in the MMO. The announcement sort of makes sense, considering that player-housing was created in the form of customizable ships. Letting those ships actually fly is the next best thing. More »


Boba Fett Makes An Appearance In The Force Unleashed 2
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Boba Fett Makes An Appearance In The Force Unleashed 2

Fri, Jul 23rd, 2010, 2:23 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Boba Fett, the infamous Bounty Hunter that claimed the bounty on Han Solo's head, is making an appearance in the sequel to The Force Unleashed. No real details on what his role is in the game besides hunting down Galen Marek, aka Starkiller, the protagonist that we thought was dead.

"We didn't want to just throw Boba Fett or other characters in the game just for the sake of making a fan appearance," says Haden Blackman, story writer for both games, "but it really made sense for [Vader] to hire Boba Fett." More »


Bioware Searching For New MMO Opportunities
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Bioware Searching For New MMO Opportunities

Thu, Jul 15th, 2010, 1:00 am (EST) BY ADAM MA

It would appear that Bioware is pretty confident with their development in Star Wars: The Old Republic, as their co-founder has recently detailed looking into new avenues for online gaming. Dr. Greg Zeschuk explained at the Develop Conference in Brighton about how Bioware has really learned a lot from their experience in the gaming industry. They're also still learning today. More »


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Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Review

Thu, Jul 8th, 2010, 5:01 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

With Harry Potter being the fourth series to be Lego-fied, developer Traveller's Tales has a fair bit of experience under their belt. Having made Lego iterations of Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman before, there were a lot of expectations for Lego Harry Potter to surpass the earlier games in quality. So does this latest Lego game do enough to build on those that have come before? More »


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LucasArts Interested In New Direction For Star Wars Saga

Wed, Jul 7th, 2010, 1:11 am (EST) BY ADAM MA

Still finding new ways to exploit the classic franchise, LucasArts has been tossing around new ideas for games based on the classic films. What this means precisely is a bit cryptic, but it does at least put into light that George is looking at new games no longer based off of Starkiller or even Clone Wars. More »


The Scoop On Microsoft's 11 E3 Exclusive Titles
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The Scoop On Microsoft's 11 E3 Exclusive Titles

Mon, Jun 14th, 2010, 3:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

So, Microsoft's E3 press conference just finished up and they gave us the details on eleven exclusive titles that will be coming out on the Xbox 360. Only four of them are core games though, as seven of the titles will be coming out to work with the newly renamed Microsoft Kinect.

Out of the four core games, only one of them was actually a new title and Crackdown 2 was completely omitted from the press conference entirely - an interesting move for Microsoft, will it pay off? Who knows. More »


E3 2010 Microsoft Liveblog
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E3 2010 Microsoft Liveblog

Mon, Jun 14th, 2010, 12:45 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

Welcome to the GamingUnion.net liveblog for the E3 2010 Microsoft press conference. We'll be updating this post as the event unfolds, so be sure to check back for all the latest Xbox 360 and Xbox Kinect updates. More »


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Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures MMO Announced

Wed, Jun 2nd, 2010, 9:58 am (EST) BY COLIN

Sony Online Entertainment and Lucasarts are busy at work on a new Star Wars MMO based on the The Clone Wars series. The title is currently being developed by the studio responsible for Free Realms. More »


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Cliff Bleszinski: 'The Future Of Shooters Are RPGs'

Fri, May 14th, 2010, 11:12 am (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

Epic's Cliff Bleszinski, the man behind the Gears of War series, believes that RPG elements will become more prevalent in shooters going forward. In an interview with Gamasutra, he stated that Gears of War 3 will have "very light" RPG elements. More »


Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Dated For October
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Dated For October

Tue, May 4th, 2010, 5:27 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

LucasArts have announced the release date for their upcoming title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, which was announced during the VGAs last year. More »


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LEGO Star Wars III Announced

Mon, Feb 8th, 2010, 9:49 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

LucasArts and TT Games has today announced in a press release a new iteration in the LEGO Star Wars Franchise with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. This new title in the series will again be published by Activision. More »


Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Set For 2010
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Set For 2010

Sun, Dec 13th, 2009, 3:28 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

LucasArts announced last night at Spike TV's Video Game Awards, that they would be releasing a sequel to the 2008 hit, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which allowed players to take control of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller. More »


BioWare Developing New Unnamed Next-Gen Title
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BioWare Developing New Unnamed Next-Gen Title

Posted on 2009/10/11 BY DARRYL

BioWare have updated their official website to reveal that they are currently working on a new unnamed game that will be developed for next-gen systems. More »


LucasArts Confirms New Lego Franchise
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LucasArts Confirms New Lego Franchise

Posted on 2009/09/02 BY DARRYL

Ever since Lego Star Wars graced consoles a few years back, it's turned into an extremely popular venture and we've since seen Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Batman. More »