Captain's Log: Q Is Back in the Delta Quadrant — The Q Trials and the Equinox Just Hit Voyager: Across the Unknown
John de Lancie's Q now runs a free roguelike mode in Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, with the Equinox and Captain Ransom arriving alongside. Here's what The Q Trials change, and why the Continuum was always going to end up in Voyager's game.
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Is the Announcement Nobody's Talking About Enough
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic exists, it has a trailer, and the man directing it is Casey Hudson — the same director who made Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect legendary. Somehow, this blog has never written about it. That changes today, along with Hudson's own public pushback on rumors the game won't land until 2030.
Eclipse and the KOTOR Remake Are 'Still Alive' — With the Same Footage They Had in 2021
Lucasfilm Games marked National Video Games Day with a sizzle reel confirming Star Wars Eclipse and the KOTOR remake are still, technically, alive. The catch: both games are represented by the exact same footage shown at their 2021 reveals — five years later, still not one new frame.
The Best-Reviewed Star Wars Game in Years Furloughed 80% of Its Studio Before Launch
Five days after I called Star Wars: Zero Company's critical reception a rare happy ending for this franchise's gaming track record, the actual story got darker. Up to 80% of developer Bit Reactor's staff were furloughed in the weeks before launch, and a co-founder's ownership lawsuit alleges most employees were furloughed while contractors were simply let go outright.
The Hype Was Justified: Star Wars Zero Company Actually Delivered
Star Wars: Zero Company launched August 27 to the kind of reviews this franchise's games almost never get anymore — 88 on OpenCritic, 91% of critics recommending it, comparisons flying to Rogue One and KOTOR. Four months after I called the pitch 'exactly what we need,' Bit Reactor actually delivered it.
Captain's Log: Into the Mind's Eye — Why 'Shadow Frontier' is the Boldest Leap in Trek History
Star Trek is venturing into psychological horror with the announcement of 'Shadow Frontier,' starring the incomparable Ro Laren. It's a daring departure that promises to explore the darkest corners of the Federation's psyche.