Raph Koster’s real talk about a real metaverse
Not many people can say “been there, done that” on the metaverse. But Raph Koster, CEO of Playable Worlds, has been making online worlds...
The D20 Beat: Fans recreate Star Wars Galaxies, from a more civilized age
The twin suns of Tatooine set on Star Wars Galaxies back on December 15, 2011, just five days before the release of Star Wars:...
Raph Koster’s Postmortems helps online game devs avoid past mistakes
Raph Koster has a lot to say about making online games, as he’s been working on them for more than two decades. His new...
Jedi, fedoras, and carpal tunnel: A history of LucasArts
What if LucasArts never existed? What if the irascible filmmaker, beloved (and despised) the world over for his invaluable contributions to the pop-culture lexicon, had stuck to making space operas and juvenile fantasies about archeologists in fedora hats? What if George Lucas never entered the arena of gaming 30 years ago?
I’ve got a bad feeling about this — Star Wars: The Old Republic’s producer leaves BioWare
Star Wars: The Old Republic executive producer Rich Vogel, has left BioWare Austin. He oversaw all aspects of the massively multiplayer role-playing game during its development and after its launch.
Star Wars: The Old Republic drops 30 spots on the UK sales charts
Electronic Arts and BioWare’s long-awaited, big budget Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an unprecedented drop down the UK sales charts. According to Chart-Track,...
Is Sony silencing player efforts to halt Star Wars Galaxies' demise?
[Update: Sony has responded to queries from VentureBeat] Sony is locking forum topics and banning players who are trying to promote a petition to...
Star Wars Galaxies players start petition to make game free-to-play
[Update: The petition has now gathered more than 2,100 signatures] Enraged and frustrated players of Sony’s online Star Wars role-playing game, Star Wars Galaxies,...
Why Star Wars Galaxies' demise will be a tragedy
Star Wars Galaxies, one of the first online Star Wars games run by Sony Online Entertainment, will shut down December 15 — before the release of the...