LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, available now, isn’t just the latest chapter in the beloved, brick-busting series based in the galaxy far, far away. It’s an entirely built-from-the-ground-up re-imagining of the franchise that first saw fans blasting minifig stormtroopers 17 years ago. Game development has come a long way since LEGO Star Wars: The […]
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Hands-On With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Before our sneak peek of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, TT Games’ studio head Michael Denny introduces the game as the series’ “biggest” and “best” entry yet. Thirty or so minutes later, as I watch a playable rancor tear through Coruscant’s Federal Square, sending scared citizens scurrying in every direction, I realize he’s not […]
Remembering Industrial Light & Magic Innovator Robert Blalack
One of the seminal figures in the establishment of Industrial Light & Magic, Robert Blalack passed away on February 2 at the age of 73. Everyone at Lucasfilm mourns his passing, and joins the industry in celebrating his contributions to the craft of visual effects and filmmaking. Our hearts go out to Mr. Blalack’s family […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nightsisters
Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, Emily analyzes the peculiar coven of Nightsisters…. Making their canon debut in the […]
‘Ghostwriter’ Looks Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It’s Not
Security researchers have found signs that the pervasive hacking and misinformation campaign comes not from Moscow but from Minsk.
International Operation Knocks Notorious REvil Group Offline
Plus: Data theft in Argentina, a Sinclair Broadcast Group hack, and more of the week’s top security news.
iCloud vs. OneDrive: Which is best for Mac, iPad and iPhone users?
Cloud file storage has become a necessity for almost every business user. Two heavyweights lead the fight, but one boasts an edge in convenience when using Apple hardware.
A New Way for Serious Cyclists to Train Indoors This Winter
Wahoo’s long-awaited revamp of The Sufferfest endurance training app makes room for a whole lot more than suffering.
10 of the Best Star Wars Video Game Characters
It’s no secret many of Star Wars’ most popular characters spawned from the iconic saga’s films and series. But as video game fans of the galaxy far, far away are well aware, the interactive entertainment medium has also contributed its fair share of memorable faces to the franchise George Lucas created over 40 years ago. […]
Handhelds Still Aren’t Designed for Disabled Gamers
Valve’s new Steam Deck looks fantastic—but for players with vision or dexterity difficulties, it’s just more of the same challenges.