Category Archives: Star Wars

Star Wars 1313 Announced

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ben Retan

I’m glad we have finally announced one of the projects we have been working on here at Lucas Arts. It has been in development for several years now and I worked on it during the early concept/prototyping phases including designing … Continue reading →

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Talk Of Alabama Interview

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Ben Retan

After the Birmingham News article, a local morning talk show also asked me to do an TV interview. The host was a somewhat mistaken about my role on the project but he was very enthusiastic!  

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Birmingham News Article With David Jaffe

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Ben Retan

The Birmingham News gave The Force Unleashed 2 an A+ review and the reporter contacted me about doing an interview. While telling him my story, I mentioned how, as a designer from Birmingham, David Jaffe (also from Birmingham) had inspired … Continue reading →

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The Force Unleashed 2 Released

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ben Retan

After a lot of long hours of hard work, I’m proud to say Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is finally released! This project has been an epic journey and I’m extremely proud of the work I was able to … Continue reading →

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Full Sail Article

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ben Retan

I was recently approached about doing an article about my work on The Force Unleashed 2. It was featured on the Full Sail website and details my work and experience on the project. “Video games have played an important role … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DLC

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Ben Retan

Really excited that the DLC I’ve been working on is coming out! It was awesome getting to work on the Boba Fett and Obi Wan boss fights. I hardly could have imagined when I was a kid running around dressed … Continue reading →

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