I thoroughly enjoyed my time revisiting Star Wars Episode I: Racer. Despite its occasional quirks and missed opportunities, it does deliver on a consistent, mostly-bug-free performance that made me pine for both LucasArts’ heyday, and the golden age of high-speed futuristic racers, which have all but disappeared as a sub-genre.

"We created this game for every Star Wars fan who has ever dreamt about soaring across the galaxy in their favorite starfighter," Motive Studios creative director Ian Frazier said in a press statement.

Chris Avellone, the designer who co-wrote Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, had less than great things to say about the leadership at Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming The Outer Worlds. Avellone was a co-founder and co-owner at the studio until he left in 2015.

The game was confirmed as a single player, story-driven experience with no microtransactions. Lucasfilm said the collective goal was to make “a badass, kick-ass Jedi Star Wars game for people to love.”

Avellone is something of a low-key star – an independent narrative designer and writer who wrote and directed Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords, one of the most critically celebrated Star Wars games ever made.

“Sometimes you get nervous and say things like you're a loot box being opened and random words are coming out.”

More Solo: A Star Wars Story inspired content is scheduled to come out in June and DICE said that it is "going to be quite... Legendary." 

The sequel from Obsidian Entertainment, subtitled The Sith Lords, was famous for its edgy, subversive take on The Force. But what if Bioware did the sequel instead? 

"You probably don't want Darth Vader in pink." That's what Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen had to say about how canon played a role in why cosmetic microtransactions aren't  part of the overall monetization plans for Star Wars Battlefront II.

It's a positive turn of events, but concerns remain, especially when EA and DICE are confidently declaring that microtransactions will return "at a later date." 

The loot crate system feels oddly familar.

E3 2016 is here! To start off the series of press conference that will be going on before the doors open, Electronic Arts shows the world what they have in store for the rest of 2016 and beyond. Here's a quick rundown.