As with the world of movies and TV, there are untold scores of promising video games that entered development and, for whatever reason, never actually saw the light of day. But for "Star Wars" fans, going on 15 years later, nothing hurts quite as bad as the loss of "Battlefront III" does. And we're not talking about a sequel to the version of the series that was rebooted after Disney purchased Lucasfilm. We're talking about the original "Star Wars: Battlefront III" that was scrapped by LucasArts in 2008. What hurts the most? The game was damn near finished when the plug was pulled.
Recently, Michael Barclay, the current lead designer at Naughty Dog (the studio behind the "Last of Us" video games) who worked as a developer on "Battlefront III" back in the day, decided to spill some tea on Twitter. Barclay responded to a prompt asking game developers to name the...
Recently, Michael Barclay, the current lead designer at Naughty Dog (the studio behind the "Last of Us" video games) who worked as a developer on "Battlefront III" back in the day, decided to spill some tea on Twitter. Barclay responded to a prompt asking game developers to name the...
- 4/18/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
It’s been a rough year for most of us, but in Geek Culture there have been plenty of bright spots. In the spirit of trumpeting some of the good stuff, here’s my Annual Holiday Gift Guide:
Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past In Pop Culture
Written by Mark Voger • TwoMorrows • 192 pp. • Hardcover, Full Color • Isbn-13: 978-1-60549-097-7 • $43.95
Every yuletide season I trot out my copy of The Battle For Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum. For my money, that’s the best book out there to analyze and explain the many traditions that have shaped the way we celebrate Christmas. It’s clear to me that it’s time to make room on my coffee table this December for another impressive book. TwoMorrows newest, Holly Jolly is kind of the pop-culture counterpart to the Nissenbaum’s authoritative tome. I really enjoy Mark Voger’s writing. For example, I...
Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past In Pop Culture
Written by Mark Voger • TwoMorrows • 192 pp. • Hardcover, Full Color • Isbn-13: 978-1-60549-097-7 • $43.95
Every yuletide season I trot out my copy of The Battle For Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum. For my money, that’s the best book out there to analyze and explain the many traditions that have shaped the way we celebrate Christmas. It’s clear to me that it’s time to make room on my coffee table this December for another impressive book. TwoMorrows newest, Holly Jolly is kind of the pop-culture counterpart to the Nissenbaum’s authoritative tome. I really enjoy Mark Voger’s writing. For example, I...
- 12/15/2020
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
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