Star Wars: Galactic Contention is relaunching this month in Unreal Engine 5

Star Wars: Galactic Contention returns this month, and the fan-made shooter based on The Clone Wars is looking much more ambitious than you might expect.

The popular full conversion of the game Squad is getting ready to relaunch with version 9.0 on July 31, 2026, which will bring the project to the Unreal Engine 5 with improved graphics, new changes, maps and other details to come. On the Steam Workshop page, the mod is currently listed as "COMING OUT JULY 31, 2026" and is described as a complete conversion of Squad set during the Clone Wars.

The new trailer also shows work on updating the mod in Unreal Engine 5: clone troopers, battle droids, vehicles, blaster fire and large-scale chaos on the battlefield look sharper than ever.

The approximate release date for the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has been revealed

It's hard to believe that it's been almost five years since we first and last saw footage of the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

The project seemed to disappear without a trace, especially after it moved from Aspyr to Saber Interactive in 2022. Add to this a host of development issues, and many fans believed the game was cancelled. However, fears were dispelled in March 2025, when Saber Interactive creative director Tim Willits made a new message.

More than a year later, we received another update. According to Saber's new director of business development, Steve Ellison, the release of Knights of the Old Republic Remake is scheduled for 2028.

We're gearing up for a more active self-publishing business, and I'm here to organize a team to prepare a line of games that will be released in 2028. Among them are Space Marine, John Wick, hopefully a remake of KOTOR, and several projects that have not yet been announced.

Sideshow has a new Darth Revan figure, and its unmasked portrait is causing some heated discussion among fans.

Darth Revan is once again in the spotlight of collectors, which is always dangerous for wallets, shelves and those who still pretend that they are “done buying Star Wars stuff.”

Sideshow has unveiled new Darth Revan collectibles, including a Darth Revan statue and an oversized Premium Format figure. Both figures heavily echo the iconic image of the Sith Lord from Knights of the Old Republic: dark robes, armor, red and purple lightsabers, and a dramatic pose that seems to say, "Yes, I've made some morally difficult life choices."

But perhaps the most eye-catching detail is the one without the mask, included in the exclusive Premium Format version of the figure.

Because yes, the fans will already have their own thoughts.

Battlefront's Offline Combat update is the event that solo players have been asking for for so long

When Star Wars Battlefront came out in 2015, it looked incredible.

Hot looked so cold that you could crash into it. Endor seemed dense and dangerous. Blaster shots streaked across the screen with a unique Star Wars sound. DICE sure knew how to make the galaxy feel luxurious.

The problem was what happened when you wanted to play alone.

For a game called Battlefront, the lack of a full single-player campaign and deeper offline bot support was one of the main complaints. EA later admitted that eliminating the single-player campaign was a deliberate decision due to the simultaneous release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens , but also acknowledged that the game was criticized for lacking depth and variety.

That's why the announcement of 2016's Offline Skirmish mode was so significant.

George Lucas says artificial intelligence is the future of filmmaking

George Lucas was never a proponent of the principle of “please preserve cinema in its original form.”

This is the man who started Industrial Light & Magic because the visual effects tools he needed didn't exist. He promoted digital editing. He supported new technologies in film production. For decades, he treated cinema not as a sacred machine, but rather as something that could be taken apart, reassembled, and sometimes annoy half the industry.

So when Lucas talks about artificial intelligence as the future of filmmaking, it's not news at all.

In new interview with A Rabbit's Foot Lucas says artificial intelligence "makes it a lot easier for us to make movies," then compares AI resistance to asserting that the horse-drawn carriage is still the best idea while cars are already appearing. His point is very clear: technology evolves whether people like it or not.

A new vacancy at Respawn has revealed the approximate release dates for the final part of the Star Wars Jedi trilogy

Amid a protracted crisis and a wave of massive layoffs sweeping the global gaming industry, Respawn Entertainment has sent a positive message to fans of the Star Wars franchise. Games about the adventures of Cal Kestis have become the brand's key and most stable asset in recent years, demonstrating strong results in contrast to the mixed successes of Disney's film and TV series projects.

The team is now focused on creating the final release of the trilogy. Another confirmation that production is progressing as usual was new personnel changes in the company. A vacancy has appeared on the official website for a Narrative Designer, who will work on the plot of the direct sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Although the publication does not reveal details of the script or game mechanics, this step serves as a clear confirmation that the creation of the project is proceeding without delays and is one of the key priorities for the studio management.

At the same time, the appearance of this vacancy corrects the previous forecasts of analysts. Previously, there were rumors online about a possible full announcement of the game in 2026. However, with Respawn still assembling a team of writers to work on the narrative (which is being laid out in the early stages), the Star Wars Jedi threequel will likely not debut until the second half of 2027.

Star Wars: A Yoda Stories (1997): A miniature tabletop adventure that made the galaxy feel like a lunch break

Some Star Wars games try to recreate the Battle of Hoth.

Others want to simulate the tension of commanding an Imperial fleet, surviving a lightsaber duel, or deciding whether your Jedi should remain noble or start throwing Force lightning at anyone who even slightly annoys them.

Star Wars: Yoda Stories wanted to exist quietly in a small Windows window, allowing you to avoid doing the real work.

Released for Windows in 1997, Yoda Stories was the second and final game in the Desktop Adventures series from LucasArts, following Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures. Instead of one large campaign, it offered compact missions designed to be completed in short sessions, usually around an hour. A Game Boy Color version was released in 1999, although this adaptation made some significant compromises.

It sounds modest, because it was so. That was the whole point.

Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi (1997): The fighting game everyone remembers for the wrong reasons

There is a moment in Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi where a Gamorrean guard is able to strike Darth Vader, knocking him unconscious.

Don't distract him. Do not knock it into a conveniently located reactor shaft. Not surviving long enough for someone more qualified to arrive. Just beat him in a fight.

That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about LucasArts' 1997 attempt to turn Star Wars into a fighting game for the PlayStation. Almost.

Because while Masters of Teräs Käsi has been seen as an object of ridicule for decades, it's not just a bad game with a famous license. It's an exciting collision of Star Wars, 1990s fighting game fever, unfamiliar equipment, enthusiasm for the Expanded Universe, and the dangerous belief that any franchise could become the next Tekken if you give everyone enough special moves.

She didn't become the next Tekken. However, it did allow us to see Boba Fett firing missiles at Luke Skywalker while the princess Leia was waiting nearby with her staff.

History deserves to be properly remembered.

George Lucas says Star Wars has always been for kids and he still won't let fans make the movie

George Lucas never seemed particularly interested in apologizing for the Star Wars prequels.

He explained them. Defended. Rethought. From time to time he shrugged his shoulders in response to criticism, like someone who had already heard every possible complaint about Jar Jar that you could think of on the Internet.

But in a new interview with A Rabbit's Foot Lucas makes one of his simplest arguments:

“Well, it's a children's film. It has always been a children's film."

This phrase will make someone angry.

It's also entirely consistent with how Lucas has talked about Star Wars for decades.