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5 GREAT WORKS OF STAR WARS VIDEO GAME BOX ART CHECK OUT SOME OF STARWARS.COM'S FAVORITE GAME BOXES, FROM THE EARLY '80S TO TODAY! Star Wars video games have been around for the better part of 30 years. During that time there have been some pretty awesome digital experiences created by some of the best developers the world has to offer, entertaining gamers for endless hours. While the most important component is always the content, there can be no denying we as gamers like the wrapper that holds the goods. The following are some of our favorite box art, spanning more than three decades of virtual adrenaline. 1. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (PC) When Star Wars: X-Wing hit the scene in the early 1990s the entire gaming world, not to mention die-hard fans, were sent into virtual nirvana! The fantasy of becoming a member of Rogue Squadron and piloting iconic spacecraft from an in-cockpit view was, at that time, the ultimate experience. As a follow-up to the legendary title
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MONSTERS OF THE CLONE WARS: A SEASON FIVE BESTIARY FROM DALGOS TO RUPINGS, THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE CLONE WARS WAS FILLED WITH MONSTER MAYHEM. Season Five of The Clone Wars is a real creature feature! In the opening story arc, we are introduced to the fertile planet of Onderon, where we find new beasts like the dalgo and ruping, and familiar creatures in new settings, including fambaas and falumpasets. On the pirate haven of Florrum, we travel with a misfit carnival caravan boasting animals from all over the galaxy. In each subsequent world we visit, we find something new, from the awkward void striders of Abafar, to the adorable tookas of the Coruscant underworld. Following are our top ten highlights. Dalgos Here’s a creature bred for an adventurous ride! Dalgos are reptilian beasts of burden, native to the planet Onderon, where they are used by locals for transportation and pulling large carts. Fearless dalgos are also used as mounts by the freedom fighters of
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SWTOR: Game Update Page – 3.1 Conflict on Rishi BioWare published a new article and on the few features we can expect with game update 3.1 – Conflict on Rishi. THis new update will go online Feb 10. We also get to see a bunch of new screenshots on this new game update. Check it out below: Rally three of your most trusted allies and return to the dangerous pirate haven of Rishi to fight through Level 60 Hard Mode versions of the two newest story-driven Flashpoints, Blood Hunt and Battle of Rishi. Plus, compete for glory and new rewards in PvP Season 4 – all in Game Update 3.1: Conflict on Rishi! Haven’t had a chance to explore Rishi yet? Lead the battle against Revan, one of the galaxy’s most powerful characters, in the latest Digital Expansion, Shadow of Revan, and experience five new levels of story-driven Star Wars™ adventure. NOTE: The level cap increase to 60 is included with your purchase of Shadow of Revan. (Free-to-Play restrictions apply.) HARD MODE FL
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THE CINEMA BEHIND STAR WARS: THRONE OF BLOOD AKIRA KUROSAWA'S 1957 MASTERPIECE INFLUENCED BOTH CHARACTERIZATIONS AND THEMES IN THE PREQUEL TRILOGY. The films of Akira Kurosawa were a constant source of inspiration for George Lucas as he worked on the Star Wars films and today we’ll set our sights on the 1957 classic Throne of Blood. Throne of Blood is Kurosawa’s samurai-era retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth and centers around Toshiro Mifune (originally in the running as Obi-Wan Kenobi) as Washizu, a general who is prophesied to become the lord of Spider’s Web Castle. His wife goads him to make the prophecy become true by killing his lord and assuming his place, but paranoia and evil overtake him and his reign is ended violently. The main character is introduced in a forest boiling in fog that creates mystical visions, much like the entire surface Dagobah. This is where Washizu is told that he will one day succeed his lord to become ruler himself, by a
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Star Wars The Old Republic Community Plans for 2015 The weekend is over and with it the events of PAX South have drawn to a close. That said conventions are always a fun place for fans and game creators to come together and celebrate community. Star Wars: The Old Republic and Bioware are no strangers to the concept, regularly holding Cantina Crawls for fans and the designers to sit down and share an evening.        PAX South Photo by: Kiko Villasenor In a change reported on Massively, Eric Musco the community manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic, has announced that cantinas will start revealing things to the fans. So if you’re embedded in the community, enjoy the sneak peeks you will be getting while having a good night out. One of the peeks given is the as yet unpublished producer’s letter by Bruce Maclean. Details are subject to change as with anything in games. For now, here is the letter as recorded on Massively. Hi everyone, For many,
SWTOR Actions for The Ravagers Exploit Bioware has finalized the punishment for the Ravagers exploit, here are the details. Action For The Ravager’s Exploit Hey folks, As I talked about in my previous post we needed to finalize our data and ensure that we were ready to move on appropriate actions for those players who abused the Ravager’s Exploit. Since we have been a bit more open in our process regarding this particular exploit, we thought it would be best to bring it full circle and tell you specifically what we are doing to those players. As of this post, our actions against players has begun. Here are the types of actions we are taking based on the severity of their exploits: Received a warning along with anywhere between 1-7 days of in-game suspension time . Anyone who received an in-game suspension will also lose their forum privileges for the same period of time. For our most egregious offenders, they will have received a suspension up to a permanent suspensio