Why the future of immersive storytelling is in ‘all shades of reality’
Lucasfilm has had decades to perfect its storytelling craft in film and TV. However, the same can’t be said for its work in immersive...
Epic Games shows real-time ray tracing in Unreal Engine with Star Wars demo
At first, when I looked at the Star Wars scene featuring two First Order stormtroopers and Captain Phasma, I thought it was a film....
Star Wars: Battlefront II microtransactions returning soon after sales come up short
Microtransactions are coming back to save Star Wars: Battlefront II. EA has sold 9 million copies of the Star Wars shooter worldwide, according to...
Star Wars: Battlefront II should teach publishers to drop the sales pitch
Electronic Arts has an authenticity problem, and, in my opinion, it stems from how it talks to us about its games. Star Wars: Battlefront...
Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Janina Gavankar straddles being a fan, an actress, and a gamer
Janina Gavankar didn’t grow up playing games, as she had a strict upbringing. But in her 20s, she became what she calls a “super-fan...
Star Wars: Battlefront II’s soul-sapping progression gets first major tweak
Electronic Arts removed real-money transactions from Star Wars: Battlefront II, but the publisher’s sci-fi online shooter’s multiplayer progression is still a bummer. But now,...
Lucasfilm oversees Electronic Arts Star Wars games with weekly meetings
It’s easy to think that Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sole result of Electronic Arts‘ work. That publisher taken the lead on developing and...
Star Wars: Battlefront II director Mark Thompson on working with Lucasfilm
Star Wars: Battlefront II is one of the biggest expansions of the Star Wars universe since Disney purchased the rights to the franchise from George...
Star Wars: Battlefront II almost had way more Overwatch-style hero skins
During the development of Star Wars: Battlefront II (read our review), developer DICE began work on a mode that played like Overwatch and featured a...
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay turns you into a VR mechanic for BB-8
Lucasfilm is bringing another tiny piece of the Star Wars universe into virtual reality with the latest experience from its experimental ILMxLab technology group. Star Wars:...