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We’ve laid out all the Star Wars Outlaws release times for early access and the game’s proper launch

Star Wars Outlaws release times

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WITH so many Star Wars video games through the years, it’s astonishing that no title can be called a real open world. We’ve played through great stories but they have always been more or less limited by linear levels, loading screens, or other restrictions on where you can go and when. Touted as the first […]

I played Star Wars Outlaws and it’s an immersive open world every Star Wars fan should explore

Many Star Wars Outlaws fans might be surprised to find that many zones in the game are locked behind a few requirements. Most require you to search for experts to get new tools or skills to overcome these obstacles. One of the most necessary tools in Star Wars Outlaws, and one you won’t see too early, is the Fusioncutter. This little space tool lets you cut certain structures to access hidden areas on most planets. So, if you want to know what you need to do to obtain it, here we have the full rundown.

How To Get the Fusioncutter in Star Wars Outlaws

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Star Wars Outlaws: the ambitious Ubisoft game that will showcase the first-ever open world set in the Star Wars universe, will release Friday

Star Wars Outlaws: The good and the bad about the first open-world Star Wars game

When George Lucas set out to make the original Star Wars movie, he made a surprising deal with 20th Century Fox. The studio, which was on the verge of bankruptcy at the time, agreed to give Lucas the full rights to all Star Wars merchandise in exchange for passing up a $500,000 director’s fee headed his way. In hindsight, it’s clear that Fox made a mistake. Back in 2012 (right before Disney bought the franchise for $4 billion), the total merchandising profits from Star Wars were valued at a whopping $20 billion.

Star Wars TV Is Dead

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In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

The Mana series has always been something of a second-string role-playing game from Square Enix. Despite Secret of Mana being one of the best RPGs on the SNES, subsequent games have been a mixed bag, and for more than a decade, the series has consisted of remakes, ports, and mobile spinoffs. Now, the series is back with Visions of Mana, its first original title in nearly 20 years. Early looks at the game seemed to offer what Mana fans have been waiting for — a game that honors the past while bringing the series into the future — but after all that time, it still seems firmly stuck in the past. There’s a fine line between invoking nostalgia and feeling dated, and everything from its dull story and lifeless world to its uninspired combat puts the latest entry in the Mana series firmly on the wrong side of that line.

Visions of Mana Is a Pretty Shell with a Hollow Core

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Almost 5 years after Borderlands 3's release, Gearbox has announced Borderlands 4. Here's its scheduled release date.

Gearbox reveals Borderlands 4 at Gamescom, probably hoping to put the terrible movie behind it — here's the release date info

With two prequels, three sequels, and a bonafide midquel, you would think the strangest mysteries of 1979’s Alien would be clearer than ever. And yet, with the release of the provocative Alien: Romulus, some of the most elusive questions of the entire franchise remain either vague, confusing, or utterly unanswered. In most ways, Romulus side-steps the continuity of Ridley Scott’s divisive prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), but it's also paradoxically very reliant on that same canon. And so, because Romulus is more about vibes than lore, it’s accidentally brought back several questions those prequels seemed poised to answer but never did.

Why The Elusive Space Jockey Mystery Persists

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According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

It's been three years since beloved actress Betty Lynn passed away at 95 years old in 2021. As Thelma Lou on TV's 1960s classic sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), actress Lynn was the ideal girl next door. As girlfriend to series star Don Knotts, who played Deputy Barney Fife to Griffith's lead Sheriff Andy Taylor, Lynn made Barney's heart flutter, and maybe a few home viewers too.

In Memory of 'Andy Griffith Show' Actress Betty Lynn ('Thelma Lou'): 3 Years After Her Demise

M. Night Shyamalan may not be one of the most universally acclaimed directors, but he’s definitely one of the most varied. He’s made supernatural thrillers, folk horror, modern fairytales, television adaptations, and even family movies starring Rosie O’Donnell as a baseball-playing nun. Reception to these projects has been all over the place, but with his latest movie, Trap, making waves in the theaters, two of Shyamalan’s earliest and most beloved movies are getting a new release in a new format.

M. Night Shyamalan's Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Is Getting a Huge Upgrade

The Mana series is back with an original game after nearly two decades of remakes and spinoffs. Visions of Mana borrows heavily from the gameplay of 2020’s Trials of Mana, but this time with an expanded combat system and a whole new cast of characters setting off on a journey to the Mana Tree. First announced at the end of 2023, Visions of Mana is now just over the horizon. Here’s when you can get your hands on this gorgeous action RPG from Square Enix.

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Superhero movies tend to be a slam dunk in a cinematic landscape dominated by Marvel and DC. Even experimental movies like Brightburn or The People’s Joker can find a foothold within the comic book crowd, even though they aren’t technically adaptations of comic book heroes. So why isn’t every superheroic movie being fast-tracked to a wide release?

Peter Dinklage’s Risky Superhero Movie is Stuck in Limbo

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

Disney has been a family movie juggernaut for nearly a century, so its archives contain countless movies that exist as vague memories. Bedknobs and Broomsticks and The Island at the Top of the World may not have merch lines and Disney rides, but they’re a treasured part of childhood to the select few who went to the theater or owned the VHS tape at a formative time in their lives.

Disney Just Abandoned Its Most Underrated Sci-Fi Franchise

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It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has revealed they are still looking for a forever home for an adorable six to seven-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains, "We have received so many applications for identical but much younger Frenchie, Lillian, but no one for Joannie yet."

Meet Joannie: The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

Rogue planets may be more common than we thought, and they may form alone in the void in the same way stars do, suggests a recent study. We think we know how the universe is structured: Moons orbit planets, and planets orbit stars. But rogue planets don’t play by the rules; they drift alone through the darkness, not bound to a star’s gravity. And these lonely rebel worlds may make up about 10 percent of celestial objects, not just rare flukes of nature.

The Webb Telescope Just Identified 6 Giant Gaseous Planets That Are More Massive Than Jupiter

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The third chapter in Paramount and Sega's video game film series arrives in December
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Star Wars Outlaws

Thousands of credits weighed heavy in my pocket after sneaking into Jabba the Hutt’s territory to steal vital info for another syndicate. I could buy new...

Star Wars Outlaws

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