Starfield total conversion mod will basically be a new Star Wars game

Star Wars game bundle Star Wars Heritage Pack is getting a physical Switch edition just in time for the holidays.

A few weeks after one Starfield shipright managed to build an Imperial Star Destroyer so massive that it needed a 21-page how-to guide, another Star Wars lookalike vessel has graced Bethesda's RPG with such detail that it drops its FPS right down to 15. 

When there’s a new Star Wars project announced, it’s safe to approach your excitement with realistic expectations, especially given the track record of serial cancellations for this franchise. Given Lucasfilm’s recent project restructures, many fans fear that another beloved project has made its way to the chopping board.

I’ve never been great at math, but Doom plus Indiana Jones seems like an equation for success. In the 30 years since Doom’s release, we’ve seen hundreds, perhaps thousands, of total conversion mods, from the excellent Brutal Doom to the cerebral and scary My House. Now, the defining PC FPS from id Software gets a dose of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, as an enormous Doom mod casts you in the role of a Stetson-wearing treasure hunter blasting his way through Mesopotamia and Egypt. If you’ve been waiting on a new Indiana Jones game, like for example the one from Bethesda, this will more than tide you over in the meantime.

The Force is strong once again in Fortnite battle royale.

Given how big 2023 has been for gaming on numerous levels, it can be easy to forget that certain titles have been out for several months and were really incredible when they arrived. One such title was Star Wars Jedi Survivor. The sequel to Respawn Entertainment’s epic first entry into the galaxy far, far away, was highly anticipated by fans, and many were curious how the development team would handle the continued journey of Kal Kestis. Thankfully, outside of some optimization issues, the game was great, and many consider it one of the many contenders for Game of the Year. But now the question is, what’s next?

There are many unsightly euphemisms for the various stages of game development. My favourite used to be "sunsetting", aka cancelling a live service game, aka "we dragged the servers outside and smashed them with bats, gangland style". But now there's a new front-runner, "simmering". You know what's simmering? Quantic Dream's Star Wars: Eclipse, that's what. "Can I say it still exists? Because it exists," the developer's Lisa Pendse has revealed in a new interview from this year's Tokyo Game Show. "It's just not ready. It's simmering." Hmm.

A new entry in the Star Wars Jedi series is currently in the works, according to the main character Cal Kestis' voice actor.

Even from its earliest years, the monumental franchise has extended to video games. Although its earliest arcade offerings are humble compared to modern games, even some older games are classics worth playing in 2023. may be best known for its blockbuster films, but the franchise's video game sector has been far more prolific, and the medium offers a level of interactivity that can't be matched. The galaxy far, far away captures the imagination like few fictional settings can manage, and games allow players a wide range of in-universe experiences, including dueling with lightsabers, piloting a rebel starfighter, and marching into the battles of the Clone Wars.

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

Star Wars reveals quite rightly occupied a significant chunk of Hasbro's Pulse Con on Friday, some new figures coming to The Black Series being among the bigger reveals during that particular section. The collection will be getting two new action figures in Spring 2024 but can be pre-ordered today, and both pull characters from the ongoing Disney Plus show Ahsoka into the action figure world.

GameStop is currently having a massive clearance sale on a lot of its inventory. Besides the regular discount, customers can also avail of a Buy 3 Get One Free offer on a wide variety of products. All you need to do is add any three eligible products into your cart, and the two cheaper items will be available for free.