George Lucas speaks with Walt Mossberg at the D: All Things Digital Conference. Watch out for Lucas Arts’ Jim Ward give a presentation on next year’s Force Unleashed and new AI technologies being developed.

FlickrGaming.net has a ‘how-to’ on getting the old Tie Fighter Collector’s CD edition game to work on Windows XP. The miracle answer to all of this is an OpenSource DOS emulation tool called The VDMSound Project. It works with Windows XP (SP2 – not sure about SP1), 2000, and NT, but not Windows 95. Unlike most DOS emulators, this one also includes a complete emulation package for sound – so you don’t have to mess with crazy extra configurations just to get some audio going.

Lucas Arts announced their upcoming products in a pre-E3 press release [via VE3d]. While familiar titles surrounding the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises are presents, a few interesting titles have sprung up with as Lucas Arts looks to a future with less dependence on its past.

Indiana Jones 2007 (working title) – PS3/XBOX360
Indiana Jones returns in 2007 for his most incredible interactive expedition ever. Set in 1939, this epic, original story – written for the first time under the direction of George Lucas – puts you in the fedora of the legendary adventure hero as he unravels the clues found in ancient artifacts spanning the globe. From San Francisco’s Chinatown to the world’s most sacred ground, Indy must use

We have brought back some of the classic games we had on the site for download! If anyone knows of any others we should include or any compelling reason (legal, moral) that we should remove the ones we have, let us know.

UPDATE: Very cool deal on the game this week at Toys R’ Us. You get a $10 gift card if you buy the game for the PS2 or XBox or if you buy the Episode III controller pack for either console. The offer is valid until the 21st of May.

For all you Episode III spoiler junkies, go get the game so you can play the movie before it comes out! For those of you avoiding spoilers, treat anything with the phrase ‘episode three’ in it as kryptonite. Must resist at all costs… you’ve done well so far- just 12 days to go.

The game, by the way, seems quite good from what

Unlock all cheats:
Select tournament mode, then highlight an unused position on the name entry screen. Hold Z and enter RRTANGENTABACUS as a name by pressing L to select each letter. Select “End”, then press L followed by B to exit the file, then you may select any file. Begin a race on any tournament track. Pause game play and press Left, Down, Right, Up. The debug option may now be enabled on the cheat menu that appears.

Auto pilot:
Enable the “Unlock all cheats” code. Then while playing a game, press R + Z to activate auto pilot, where you only have to control the speed of your pod racer. Press R + Z to disable auto pilot and retain full control

Alternate costumes:
Press L1 at the character selection screen.
Level select:
Select Chewbacca as a character, set the difficulty level to
“Standard”, “Player Change” to “No”, and “Continue” to “No”. Complete
the game in practice or arcade mode. Level select may now be accessed
in versus mode.
Full screen:
Hold Select + L1+ R2 after choosing a character and keep the buttons
held until the match begins.
Fight as a Stormtrooper:
Select Han Solo as a character, set the difficulty level to “Standard”,
“Player Change” to “No”, and “Continue” to “No”. Complete the game in
arcade mode.
Fight as Darth Vader:
Select Luke Skywalker as a

Play as Darth Maul:
Successfully complete the game with Qui-Gon Jinn. Then, highlight
Qui-Gon Jinn and press Select at the character selection screen. His
picture will replace Qui-Gon Jinn. Note: The version of Darth Maul you
will play as is the one you fight on level 5, Tatooine.

Play as Queen Amidala:
Successfully complete the game with Obi-wan Kenobi. Then, highlight
Obi-Wan Kenobi and press Select at the character selection screen. Her
picture will replace Obi-Wan Kenobi. She fights with her fists and a
laser gun.

Final Battle level:
Use the following steps to pass the multi-colored force field room.
There are twelve sections in the

Cheat mode:
Press T, enter one of the following codes, and press [Enter] to
activate the corresponding cheat function.
Level skip:thereisnotry
Disable AI:whiteflag1
Restore AI:whiteflag0
Increase Force level:deeznuts
Fly:eriamjh
Invincibility:jediwannabe1
Disable invincibility:jediwannabe0
All weapons:red5
All items:wamprat
Mana:yodajammies
Gain all force powers:raccoonking
Light master:imayoda
Dark master:sithlord
Show entire map:5858lvr
Slow motion:slowmo1
Disable slow motion:slowmo0
Restart level with current weapons:pinotnoir1
Disable level restart:pinotnoir0
Full health:bactame

Cheat mode:
Press T and type one of the following case-sensitive codes to activate
the corresponding cheat function.

Uber Jedi, unlimited full Force powers: iamagod
All weapons: diediedie
Full inventory: gimmestuff
Disable AI: statuesque 1
Enable AI: statuesque 0
Increase Force level: trainme
Fly: freebird
Enable invincibility: boinga 1
Disable invincibility: boinga 0
Full mana: trixie
Full map: cartograph
Slow motion: gospeedgo 1
Resume normal speed: gospeedgo 0
Level skip: gameover
Jump to specified coordinates: quickzap

Cheat mode:
Note: the v1.1 patch is required. Start a new game and enter
TheGalaxyIsYours as a name in the new player slot. When choosing your
new player you must double click on the name, and not click on the blue
arrow. Then, enter one of the following codes during game play to
activate the corresponding cheat function.
Effect Code 500 more command points M
500 less command points [Ctrl] + M
Order any unit regardless of command points1 [Shift] + M
Spawn uits without drop ship2 [Ctrl] + 0
Win current mission [Ctrl] + W
View all active units [Ctrl] + 8
View all units [Ctrl] + [Shift] + 8
Remove fog of war [Ctrl] + 9
999999 life for unit [Num Lock] + [Keypad Asterisk]
1.

Cheat menu:
Press Left, Circle, X, Right, Circle, X, Down, Circle, X during game play. A cheats menu will appear with the following options:
Invincible: No damage.
Coords: Displays current position.
Pal mode: Switches NTSC to PAL, will freeze NTSC machines.
Supermap: Display full map of current level.
Maxout: All weapons and ammunition.
Pogo: Higher jump to reach previously inaccessible locations.
Ponder: Turn AI off.
Gamewon: Jump to next level.
To use the level skip feature, enable the “Gamewon” option on the cheat menu. Resume playing and pause the game to access a new option to jump to the next level.

Level select:
Enter P3NDLDQNY2 as a password to access all previous levels.*Update* Also enter 205F6HJT0V as a password to unlock all the levels and have all the guns. Mission Description

Disable FMV sequences, briefing, and agent menu:
Start the game with the -c0 command line parameter.

Run specific level:
Start the game with the -l{level name} command line parameter.

Enable screen shots:
Start the game with the -shots command line parameter. Press [Print Screen] to save the current screen as “scrsht##.pcx” in PCX format.

Teleport:
Hold `at the map screen. Select a destination with the cursor keys and type lantfh.

Cheat mode:
Enter one of the following codes while controlling Kyle to enable the corresponding cheat function.
Insect mode: labug
Full map: lacds
Display coordinates: ladata
Full invincibility: laimlame
Full ammo: labrady
Invincibility, unlimited ammo: laterminate
Full items, weapons, and ammo: lamaxout
Teleport to current map position: lantfh
Disable height checking: lapogo
All weapons, shield, and health: lapostal
Supercharge weapons: larandy
Enemies freeze when killed: laredlite
Full inventory: launlock
Level skip: laskip

(Buy Racer from Amazon.com )
“Now this is Pod Racing!”

Or at least it should be.

The Pod Race sequence in the film is so perfect for all kinds of merchandising follow-ups that sometimes I almost forget what came first- the movie or the merchandise. When you watch Star Wars Episode I- The Phantom Menace the first time (when was that?), there is a definite adrenalin rush during the Pod Race sequence and you know you want to be in there with the racers. Well, now you can- almost.

The game based on that celebrated work of visual effects is just great in the same places that the scene in the film was. It is exciting, engrossing and very original in its style. How

First of all I would like to say that this a great game for the Star Wars fans. It will feel like a much more personal strategy game than most others. For the Star Wars fan, there could be nothing better than sending Han Solo on a mission to destroy Endor’s Shield Generator and have him come back and say “I told you it was gonna work!” And believe me, he does say that; and a lot more. If you’ve lived (and loved) the movie you will love this game. For the non-Star Wars fan, this is also a great game; but not as good as many other strategy Games availble. There are a lot of elements that are unique