LucasArts at the Electronic Entertainment Expo

All of the E3 LucasArts posts will be posted here for reference, and there will be plenty of them, that's for sure. Later on we will also rap-up the event to take in the amazing announcements, so stay tuned.

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Rebel Strike Movie
Fri, May 09, 03 11:14:13 PM EDT

Gamers.com has a "two-minute gameplay movie that'll rule the galaxy! 37 megs but well worth it."

Source: HomeLandFed

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KOTOR Character
Fri, May 09, 03 11:11:48 PM EDT

The KOTOR character page updated a few days ago with a new droid, HK-47:

A self-sentient killing machine, it is obvious merely from its menacing appearance that HK-47 is far more than an ordinary combat droid. With a devastating arsenal of high-powered weaponry, a ruthless and single-minded pursuit of its termination targets, and a pre-programmed disregard for all organic life, this Hunter-Killer model is one of the most dangerous assassins in the galaxy.

Head over to read more, and thanks to Darth Thor for the e-mail.

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Galaxies System Requirements Posted
Fri, May 09, 03 11:06:31 PM EDT

The Official Star Wars Galaxies Site has finally posted the Specifications that PC users will need to meet:

Computer
100% DirectX 9.0 compatible computer

Operating Systems
Windows 98 SE, Millennium, 2000, and XP

CPU
Required: Intel PIII 933 MHz or AMD Athlon 900 MHz
Recommended: Intel P4 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Memory
Required: 256 MB RAM
Recommended: 512 MB RAM

Graphics Card
Required: 32 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability
Recommended: 64 MB 3D Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability

Sound Card
Required: PCI, USB or Onboard Audio Device

CD-ROM
Required: Quad Speed CD-ROM drive

Input Device
Required: Keyboard and mouse

Connectivity Requirements
Required: 56K modem or faster Internet connection

DirectX
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 is included on this CD. NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" updates for your operating system. This may also include the latest drivers for your particular motherboard, sound and video hardware.

Installation
Installation requires 2.0 GB of free hard drive space. It is recommended that you have at least an additional 500 MB of free space available after installing the game for the Windows swap/page file and additional patch downloads.

Supported Chipsets at the time of release:
ATI Radeon 7200/7500
ATI Radeon 8500/9000
ATI Radeon 9500/9700
Matrox Parhelia
NVIDIA GeForce 256
NVIDIA GeForce 2 family
NVIDIA GeForce 3 family
NVIDIA GeForce 4 family
NVIDIA GeForceFX family

Additional Chipsets supported.

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New Ask LucasArts
Fri, May 09, 03 11:04:27 PM EDT

Ask LucasArts has been updated:

Is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic going to be a game that is easily accessible to people without a lot of RPG experience?

From the very beginning we've designed the game with two different types of players in mind: the hard-core RPG fan, and the casual Star Wars fan. Our goal was to make a game that was accessible to both, but didn't compromise the experience for either player. The team feels that we've successful balanced the complexity of such a massive RPG system, with the ease of use expected in a console game. For example: character generation can be "Quick" or "Custom". The quick version focuses mainly on the appearance of the character and the character's name. The custom character generation allows for a much greater degree of control, from adjusting each of the characters ability scores, to picking all of the different skills and feats that the player will use throughout the game. These multiple layers of complexity carry throughout the game - from the pause and play options in combat to things like the ability to control the different pop-up help text that appears on screen. There is a ton of information available to people that are interested in looking at it, but we don't force anyone to use it if they don't want to.

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New LucasArts Game
Fri, May 09, 03 11:00:48 PM EDT

Wrath Unleased has been added to the LucasArts library of titles that are in development. "Part intense fighting-action. Part thought-provoking strategy. Pure vicious head-to-head mayhem." You can visit the official site to see some screenshots, concept art, and models. You can also discuss the game in our forums.

Thanks to Tyler for the e-mail.

• Galaxies Ports Scrapped? Fri, May 02, 03
• LucasArts E3 Updates Fri, May 02, 03
• LucasArts Announces Armed & Dangerous Fri, May 02, 03
• New "Secret Weapons Over Normandy" Info Tue, Apr 29, 03
• Rebel Strike EGM Scans Mon, Apr 28, 03
• New Jedi Academy Info Mon, Apr 28, 03
• Jedi Academy Q and A Mon, Apr 28, 03
• RS3: Rebel Strike Summary Sat, Apr 26, 03