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Ubisoft Begins The Long, Painful Road Toward Fixing Star Wars Outlaws
4.10.2024
Star Wars Outlaws is in a bit of a pickle. Ubisoft’s model of making games that are too big to fail means the severe flaws in its seemingly guaranteed hit combining the open-world scope and mechanics the developer has made its bread and butter in recent years with Star Wars have left the publisher...
Star Wars Outlaws' Speeder Bike Sucks, Here's How to Improve It
19.9.2024
With multiple planets to explore, and quests that send you far and wide across the vast landscapes, traversing the likes of Toshara on foot is a fool’s errand. You need a fast-moving vehicle, and the game provides you with an iconic speeder bike relatively early. There’s just one problem: at...
Star Wars Outlaws' Factions Explained: Which Criminal Network To Side With
16.9.2024
A core mechanic in Star Wars Outlaws revolves around working for and partnering with the various crime syndicates that control this portion of the galaxy. You’ll encounter four you can work with: Pyke Syndicate, Ashiga Clan, Crimson Dawn, and Hutt Cartel. They all offer different jobs and unique...
10 Sprawling Action Games To Play After Star Wars Outlaws
16.9.2024
I’ve heard Star Wars Outlaws described as the most “okay” game of all time, with nothing overtly exceptional standing out in its 16-hour campaign. I disagree to some extent. Ubisoft may not always strike gold, but they understand how to make an entertaining popcorn game that leaves you wanting...
Ubisoft Is Fixing Those Early, Annoying Star Wars Outlaws Stealth Missions
9.9.2024
Some early missions in Star Wars Outlaws require precise and careful sneaking, but the game doesn’t always play along. The issues have been frustrating many players, and Ubisoft knows it, and is planning to fix the problem and make it less “unfair.” Read more
How To Get Rich Quick In Star Wars Outlaws
4.9.2024
Star Wars Outlaws has all manner of forms of tender in its galaxy-spanning worlds, where bartering is more often used than currency. However, credits play a role when it comes to the really big spends (and are deducted when you die and restart at a checkpoint). We’re talking about significant...
Star Wars Outlaws Is A Crappy Masterpiece
2.9.2024
I was staring at a wall. It was an early mission in Ubisoft’s latest behemothic RPG, Star Wars Outlaws, in which I was charged with infiltrating an Empire base to recover some information from a computer, and this wall really caught my attention.Read more
You Can Finish Star Wars Outlaws In 15 Hours, But Here's Why You Shouldn't
30.8.2024
If you’re playing an open-world Ubisoft game, you can rest assured it’s going to take some time to complete. So it’s no surprise that Star Wars Outlaws—the very first open-world Star Wars title (no, MMOs don’t count)—is an extremely long game filled with tons to see and do. That goes doubly...
Some Star Wars Outlaws Early Access Players Are Being Forced To Restart And Lose All Their Progress
29.8.2024
Some Star Wars Outlaws players hopping into the game via early access were in for a shock after a recent update made it impossible for them to progress further. Ubisoft’s suggestion: Delete your save and restart the game. Read more
21 Things To Know Before Playing Star Wars Outlaws
26.8.2024
Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s giant open-world Star Wars action game, is finally out and it’s pretty good. But before you hop in, you might want to read up on these 21 tips to become the best scoundrel in the galaxy. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws: The Kotaku Review
26.8.2024
As a big Star Wars fan and video game lover, I’ve long dreamed of a game just like Star Wars Outlaws: a massive open-world action game set in the Star Wars universe that would let me rub shoulders with Jabba the Hutt while freely exploring every inch of a planet like Tatooine. It’s wild that...
Star Wars Outlaws' Paid-DLC Will Bring Back A Clone Wars Favorite
5.8.2024
Star Wars Outlaws is a modern AAA video game launching in 2024 which means that, of course, Ubisoft has released a road map filled with upcoming content for the open-world action game, despite it not even being out yet. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws Preview, Destiny 2's Future, And More Hot Takes
3.8.2024
It’s been a helluva week for video games, with mass layoffs at Destiny 2 studio Bungie, and a few hands-ons for upcoming high-profile releases like Marvel Rivals and Star Wars Outlaws. As usual, we weighed in on the goings-on of the week, so click through to read all of our big opinions and spicy...
Star Wars Outlaws’ Biggest Inspiration Came From The Best Riff On The Ubisoft Formula In Years
1.8.2024
Ubisoft has become almost synonymous with open-world games in the past two decades thanks to franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry. So it’s no surprise that people expect the publisher’s next game, Star Wars Outlaws, to take a lot of inspiration from those in-house tent-poles that have come...
Star Wars Outlaws Has A Great Option Every Game Should Offer
31.7.2024
Thanks to Star Wars Outlaws, it’s time for the Great Yellow Paint Debate, Part 471! For a long while now, third-person games have been decorating their worlds in yellow (or white) paint to indicate to players a doorway they can pass through, a rocky outcrop that can be climbed, or an area worth...
3 Hours With Star Wars Outlaws: A Beautiful Game That Feels Dated
30.7.2024
Shortly after starting my remote Star Wars Outlaws hands-on, I get what I’ve been waiting months for: a chance to ride protagonist Kay Vess’ speeder bike. There are few things that feel more apt for a Star Wars game than streaking across the surface of a planet on a motorcycle that hovers a...
Star Wars Outlaws' Planets Sound Like They Fix A Major Ubisoft Problem
9.7.2024
Star Wars Outlaws is nearly here and a lot of players are likely excited to hop into this open-world Star Wars game featuring five large planets. And according to Ubisoft, three of these worlds will take about five minutes to travel across using a speeder bike.Read more
Star Wars Outlaws Won't Take You 100 Hours To Complete, Says Ubisoft
12.6.2024
Ubisoft’s upcoming Star Wars Outlaws looks to be a massive open-world video game spanning multiple planets and cities. However, according to the game’s creative director, completing everything in Outlaws isn’t going to take you 100 to 200 hours like in some past Ubisoft games. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws Hands-On: Good Gameplay, Wonderful World
11.6.2024
Kay Vess, lovable scoundrel and star of Ubisoft’s upcoming action adventure game Star Wars Outlaws, has a data spike shoved through her ponytail like a number 2 pencil. Alongside Kay at all times is her adorable companion Nix, a Merqaal that can help her snag hard-to-reach objects or distract...
Star Wars Outlaws Is The First Canonical Appearance Of A Video Game In The Franchise
11.6.2024
Ubisoft says Star Wars Outlaws is the first open-world video game based on the popular sci-fi franchise. But it also offers another first: In a new trailer for Outlaws that debuted at Ubisoft Forward 2024, we see our first canonical example of an in-universe video game in Star Wars. Read more