18 years ago today, the game Knights of the Old Republic left the screens

By 2008, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic had already taken over Xbox, PC, comic book store shelves, and a suspiciously large portion of the discussion about whether Revan could surpass absolutely every other Star Wars character.

Eighteen years ago, just today, it conquered the dining table.

On August 19, 2008, Wizards of the Coast released two significant Knights of the Old Republic products on the same day: the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition and the Knights of the Old Republic expansion, including 60 miniatures, for Star Wars Miniatures. Together they transformed the Old Republic from the setting of several beloved role-playing games into a world around which players could build their own campaigns and battles.

This was a pretty strong sign that KOTOR had become much more popular than just one BioWare game.

Canceled action-RPG Star Wars: Magellan showcased via gameplay footage and animation

Given the scale and high expectations surrounding most Star Wars game projects, it is not surprising that many ambitious projects remain unrealized. We've seen a slew of high-profile cancellations over the past few years, the most notable of which are the first cut of Aspyr's Knights of the Old Republic remake and Respawn Entertainment's first-person shooter based on The Mandalorian.

However, the game discussed in this article was completely unknown until now. We are talking about an unannounced project that the now defunct studio Echtra Games was working on. Before Zynga closed Echtra last June, the studio was developing a mysterious AAA action RPG. Now we've learned that the project was supposed to be a Star Wars game before it was cancelled.

There's no fog of war in Star Wars Zero Company, and it changes the XCOM formula

There is a special ritual familiar to anyone who has played XCOM for long enough. We move one soldier forward. Nothing happens. Move the other one a little further forward. Still nothing. We switch everyone else to observation mode, look suspiciously at the completely harmless-looking doorway and complete the move. Repeat until three aliens suddenly appear from behind a van and a carefully prepared military operation turns into an administrative investigation.

Star Wars: Zero Company will get rid of this.

One of the most interesting things to come out of the latest review is that Zero Company lacks the traditional “fog of war.” Enemies on the tactical battlefield are revealed from the start, rather than waiting in the dark until your squad gets close enough to spot them. Creative director Greg Foertsch explained that "fog of war" was one of the common strategy systems that Bit Reactor felt simply wasn't right for this particular game.

Ahsoka Season 2 Costumes and Concept Art Showcased at D23 2026

D23 2026 unveiled an exciting new look at the next Star Wars live-action series coming to Disney+.

The ninth Ultimate Disney Fan Event featured the Lucasfilm Pavilion, featuring costumes, animatronics, and concept art from the latest Star Wars projects, including the highly anticipated second season of Ahsoka.

The exhibition featured costumes for Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano from the Clone Wars era, confirming the presence of a flashback to The Clone Wars in the second season. The costumes are winter jackets very similar to those worn by Ahsoka in the Season 4 episode "A Friend in Need" and by Anakin in the Season 1 episode "Trespass".

Also featured costumes for Ahsoka Tano, Sabine Wren, the Great Mother, and Grand Admiral Thrawn. The first, once again played by Rosario Dawson, will be dressed in white, as she was at the end of the first season of Ahsoka. The image of the character presented on the Lucasfilm pavilion suggests that her lekku have been slightly changed.

Disneyland Paris may finally have a Star Wars themed area.

Disneyland Paris may have a Star Wars themed area.

Yes. Again.

New rumors have surfaced that Disney is considering expanding the area around Discoveryland, possibly with an original attraction themed around The Mandalorian and Grogu.

There is no official announcement. No concept art. There is no construction start date. There is not even a suspicious fence with the word “Imagineering” on it.

So for now this remains just a rumor.

But this is just a rumor with a story behind it, and this is where the interesting things about Disneyland Paris usually start.

A Star Wars fan spent £9,000 creating a miniature spaceship in his garden

A Star Wars fan spent £9,000 creating his dream spaceship in his garden but admitted his fiancée was a little hesitant about the unusual project. 

29-year-old Chester Walsh has been an avid space enthusiast since childhood, and last June he began creating his own replica of the famous spaceship.

In a project that took three months, Chester created a spacecraft seven meters long and three meters wide, which he affectionately named "Halikon". 

The first footage from Star Wars: Starfighter was shown at D23 in 2026

Following the successful theatrical release of The Mandalorian and Grogu this summer, Lucasfilm and Disney were thrilled to reveal exclusive first footage of their next cinematic adventure set in a galaxy far, far away at this year's D23: The Ultimate Fan Expo.

During the Disney Entertainment Showcase at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling took the stage to talk about Star Wars: Starfighter, the upcoming Star Wars film opening May 28, 2027.

The first trailer for Ahsoka's second season previews the epic war between Thrawn and the New Republic.

Newly appointed Lucasfilm co-president Dave Filoni attended the Disney Entertainment Showcase at this year's D23: The Ultimate Fan Expo to preview the highly anticipated second season of Ahsoka.

Ahsoka Season 2, confirmed to premiere on Disney+ on January 20, will continue to follow the adventures of Ahsoka and her allies as they confront Grand Admiral Thrawn's attempts to revive the Empire and overthrow the fledgling New Republic.

Filoni was joined by series stars Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka Tano), Eman Esfandi (Ezra Bridger) and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) to discuss season two.

“This season is massive,” Dawson explained. “The stakes are high, the battles are bigger... and the threat from Thrawn looms over Ahsoka, her team and the entire galaxy.”

Star Wars Chess (1993): When the Galactic Civil War Was Resolved on 64 Squares

There are several reasonable ways to resolve a Galactic Civil War.

Blow up the Death Star. Defeat the Emperor. Convince enough planets that the Imperial government has become overly obsessed with super-powered weapons.

Or, according to the game Star Wars Chess, just put Darth Vader on D5 and hope Yoda doesn't take him.

Released for DOS and Windows in 1993, The Software Toolworks' Star Wars Chess game lived up to its name: regular chess played by characters from the original trilogy, and when one piece was captured by another, the game was interrupted by a small animated Star Wars battle. The Sega CD version was released in 1994. The game was developed by The Software Toolworks, which independently released the original PC versions, while Mindscape produced the Sega CD version in several countries.

Sounds like something unusual. This was new.

But it was also a wonderful, specific product of computer gaming in the early 90s, when a familiar board game, a licensed universe, and a few floppies of animation could be perceived as a completely reasonable multimedia event.