LucasArts has announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is the fastest selling Star Wars game to date. While it’s not hard to see that anything branded with the Star Wars moniker is going to sell its share of units, it seems like LucasArts finally got a game right. After the fiasco that was Star Wars Galaxies, they’ve finally moved in the right direction. The game has received high ratings from most all game review sites, resulting in a metacritic score of 73, which is pretty good considering how unforgiving some game review sites can be.

In addition to this announcement, Lucas Arts also mentioned that it will release two rounds of new content which will be available for download this fall.

The first of the downloadable content will be composed of new costumes and character models which can be used while playing the single player campaign. New costumes will be introduced for Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Kit Fisto.

The second downloadable content pack will be available later this year and will feature a new single player mission, which is set in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. Vader’s Secret Apprentice turns to the Temple to learn more about his father and while searching through the rubble of the destroyed building, he must confront his inner demon.

There has been no word yet on the cost associated with these downloads, but expect an announcement soon.

For fans of the upcoming RTS game by Capcom, Age of Booty, you should be very excited.

Last week the game went into open beta and this week, Capcom has announced that it will be hitting both Xbox LIVE and the Playstation Network on October 15th and October 17th, respectively.

PC users can expect to see the game available to them through several digital distribution networks such as Steam and Direct2Drive.

The game, formerly known as Plunder, is set to cater to the casual audience more so than the hardcore strategy audience, but that’s not to say long time strategy fans won’t find the game any fun.

For you Xbox LIVE gamers, you can expect to pay 800 Microsoft Points for this beauty. The game focuses on a simple control system and less on resource collection. There is also no time consuming base building in Age of Booty, players are pitted against each other in an 8 player multiplayer map and must become the top dog on the sea.

War World

For those who aren’t into the whole strategy appeal, Microsoft announced today that War World, a third person shooter which features a mix of action and tactical game play will be available in the Wednesday update, this October 1st. In the game, players take control of a variety of armored war machines which are known as mechanoids. Each mechanoid has its own unique attributes and abilities. The game includes an expansive single player campaign consisting of 100 levels, as well as a multiplayer mode in which players can compete online in four game modes, including capture the flag, bomb assault, death match, and team death match. War World will cost 800 Microsoft Points.