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All current projects terminated...

It seems like Disney doesn't have much interest in video game endeavours, both Epic Mickey games flopped spectacularly, and now the mouse-fronted corporation have closed the established LucasArts studio and laid-off 150 employees in the process. While the future of Star Wars: 1313 was already in question, this...

"I've got a bad feeling about this..."

The highly anticipated Star Wars 1313 may be ‘on hold’ according to sources close to the developer. Despite claims that Disney would not interfere with existing LucasArts projects following their 2012 acquisition of the Star Wars visionaries, that appears to be exactly what has happened in this situation...

Get a free game too

Kinect doesn't require a huge amount of storage, but if you're finding your 4GB or 250GB Xbox 360 S is bulging at its digital seams you might want to consider upgrading to the new 320GB HDD, just announced by Microsoft. As well as being the biggest official hard drive for Xbox 360, the add-on (or plug-in) also comes with a...

Trouble afoot?

Microsoft has announced one of its biggest titles for Christmas, Kinect Star Wars, will now not make it to shelves in time for Christmas. A spokesperson confirmed to Official Xbox Magazine that the title will now miss its 'holiday 2011' release window, though did not reveal any further information about release date. Here's the full...

Full of Rancor

Kinect Star Wars has a lot riding on it, but it's always pleasing to see its fidelity to the source material, with these new screenshots from Microsoft showing off some new treats in store. Fresh from Gamescom, the stills picture a playable Rancor smashing things up, as well as all the usual Jedi lightsaber battling you'd expect...

Ouch.

We knew that the limited edition Star Wars R2-D2 Xbox 360 S (phew) would come in just above the standard $399.99 price range, but now we know the full extent of the critical damage the package will inflict on your wallet. EBGames is listing the console at a whopping $449.99, as is Amazon. European retailers have started listening the bundle...

Told you so

We exclusively revealed the limited edition Star Wars Xbox 360 with white Kinect two weeks ago, and now Microsoft has made the bundle official. The white R2-D2 Xbox 360 S, C-3PO-inspired control pad and white Kinect sensor will launch with Kinect Star Wars later this year, with exclusive downloadable content in the console box too...

Happening at Comic Con

Last week we brought you our Kinect Star Wars preview, and while it wasn't completely positive we'd still encourage you to take the chance to play the game for yourself if the opportunity arises. Anyone attending Comic Con in San Diego next week will have exactly that chance. Kinect Star Wars will be playable on Wednesday 20th...

No Jedi mind tricks here

Last week, guest writer Ian Higton of Platform32 attended Xbox's Christmas showcase in the UK. After taking a good look at Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Kinect Sports: Season Two, the final Kinect game on the agenda was the big one: Kinect Star Wars. Does it live up to the hype? Over to you, Ian. Kinect Star...

Red five, we're going in

You probably already know that Kinect Star Wars was one of the highlights of yesterday's Microsoft press conference, but in case you want to relive the experience all over again here's the video for your repeated viewing pleasure. Microsoft made a big fuss about the game's Force powers, lightsaber battles and vehicle levels,...

Very quickly, too

We're just hours away from Microsoft's big E3 show, and one of the biggest titles on display is bound to be Kinect Star Wars. Well, Entertainment Weekly has just gone live with the first preview of the game, announcing brand new information about the Force-powered game. The story mode will be titled "Jedi Destiny", and...

Event invite drops hints

Last year we caught the briefest of glimpses of Kinect Star Wars, but this year it looks likely we'll see much more of the upcoming sensor lightsaber fest, as it features heavily on Microsoft's E3 2011 invite. The image, posted by Kotaku, name drops Luke Skywalker and features a lightsaber icon too, pointing to more...