Though LucasArts' physics-intensive effort Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is hitting every major system this fall except PC, the longtime PC developer has reassured fans that it is not abandoning the platform.

"We're not shutting the door on PC at all. For this project, it happens to be that we don't have a PC SKU," producer Cameron Suey told VideoGamer. "We do hear that complaint [that PC gamers want The Force Unleashed]. I definitely wish it had been possible."

While acclaimed PC developer Crytek has referred to piracy as "the core problem of PC gaming" and its reason to pursue multi-platform development, Suey attributed the missing PC edition of Force Unleashed to the platform's wide array of possible hardware configurations.

"[If we made the game for high-end PCs], someone with a low-end PC would have a watered down experience, they would have to turn all the settings down and it wouldn't be the same game," he continued. "On the other hand if we made that game for as many people as possible then it's not taking advantage of what those $4,000... Read more

When it arrives next Tuesday, Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360) will be the first retail game to feature NaturalMotion's euphoria animation technology.

In advance of the title's release, NaturalMotion sent over a video demonstrating how the real-time animations of the euphoria engine differ from other solutions, such as ragdoll physics.

The euphoria technology is also being utilized the physics-intensive PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of LucasArt's Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as well as NaturalMotion's own football game Backbreaker (PS3, X360).

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LucasArts has released a new batch of screenshots for the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2, PS3, X360, Wii, NDS, PSP), offering a glimpse at the game's Force powers and lightsaber-centric combat. Due out on September 16, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of The Force Unleashed were developed by LucasArts, with Krome Studios on the PlayStation 2, Wii and PSP versions and n-Space handling the Nintendo DS iteration.

LucasArts has provided us with a lengthy video that discusses the outsourced PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP editions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and compares them to the internally-developed Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.

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Due out on September 16, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of The Force Unleashed were developed by LucasArts, with Krome Studios on the PlayStation 2, Wii and PSP versions and n-Space handling the Nintendo DS iteration.

Publisher LucasArts has announced that its third-person action title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will head to North American retailers on September 16, with an Australian release on September 17 and an European release on September 19.

Set in the time between the Episode III and Episode IV films, The Force Unleashed follows the exploits of Darth Vader's secret Jedi-hunting apprentice.

The game will be available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. The physics-intensive PS3 and X360 versions were developed internally at LucasArts. Krome Studios is handling the PS2, Wii and PSP iterations, with n-Space on the DS release.

For more on The Force Unleashed, check out our coverage of project lead Haden Blackman's GDC 08 talk..

LucasArts sent along some new screenshots taken from its force-featuring action title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

First up are a load of crackling images from the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Meanwhile, these somewhat less impressive shots come courtesy of Krome Studios, the developer of the Wii version. Finally, if you're feeling artistic, check out some concept art.

Some of the first in-game footage from LucasArts' upcoming Star Wars action title The Force Unleashed has been uncovered, and is now available to stream below.

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Expect Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to hit on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, and Nintendo DS this summer.

"That whole thing with the Rancor blowing up from the inside we couldn't do due to ESRB reasons. We tried."

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed project lead Haden Blackman is talking of the painful restrictions that a Teen rating imposes during his lecture at the Game Developers Conference.

But even more painful was the act of imposing restrictions on the over-the-top designs his team came up with on the onset of production.

"This turned out to be more challenging than I had ever imagined," he said of his project.

Blackman has been working on The Force Unleashed since 2004, when LucasArts essentially relaunched in an effort to revitalize the business of... Read more

Computer & Video Games and GameHelper have the latest previews of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, offering more impressions of LucasArts' upcoming action game.

Computer & Video Games and GameHelper have the latest previews of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, offering more impressions of LucasArts' upcoming action game.

GameSpot, IGN and Team Xbox have new previews of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, checking out a preview build at LucasArts.

GameSpot, IGN and Team Xbox have new previews of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, checking out a preview build at LucasArts.

There's a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed article on IGN, reporting on the Comic-Con panel on the game.

There's a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed article on IGN, reporting on the Comic-Con panel on the game.

LucasArts has sent out a 720p HD version of the Star Wars: Force Unleashed E3 2007 trailer, offering nearly two minutes of cinematic and in-game footage from the action/adventure game in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo DS. You can grab the HD video from FileShack, or use the Flash player below.

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GameSpy has been updated with a four page interview on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, asking Haden Blackman and Matt Omernick about this next-gen Star Wars action game. Most of the questions focus on use of previs and concept art to get the project approved.