'The Art of Star Wars Outlaws' Listings Appear Outside the US, Despite Previous Restrictions
- The Artbook Collector
- Jul 9
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 9
July 9th 2025
*Update July 24th Since writing this article, Dark Horse have said that they can only sell the book in US territories and some parts of Canada, confirming previous reporting it applies to all of Europe, while clarifying that parts of Canada can receive stock from them. As well as this, Penguin Random House has finally taken a position on the book, stating that the listings in Europe use the Dark Horse ISBN number and therefore should not be available. This only confirms the listings are for a restricted book though, not that the retailers won't be getting stock as they may be getting them from third party seller. Original story below.
The upcoming artbook for Massive Entertainment's Star Wars Outlaws is set to give fans a showcase of the incredible artwork behind the open-world game. However, the release of the book came with troubling news not too long ago, as the publisher Dark Horse revealed they could not sell The Art of Star Wars Outlaws in the UK. This also seemed to be the case for other regions outside of the US too, but this may have been resolved.
As reported exclusively on this site, which you can read in full here, due to their licensing agreement with Lucas Publishing, Dark Horse confirmed to me that they cannot sell or ship their Star War publications in the UK. This came after a retailer had informed me they were not selling the book for this reason. At the time, listings were limited elsewhere in Europe and Canada too, but even when it was on a website, it wasn't always available to order.
Now though, a couple of sites have the book available in the UK and other regions have had more listings appear from retailers other than Amazon, who was previously one of the few or only website with the book for some countries. So Dark Horse must have secured a new agreement right? Well, it's not really clear.
In the UK, on sites such as TG Jones (formerly WH Smith), the book has a new publisher, Random House Inc. This is also the case on the German online bookstore Thalia and the Swedish site Bokus, among others. One retailer has come back to me via email and said that this new listing has no restrictions, which is great news for fans.
Random House Inc is a part of Penguin Random House, who are responsible for over 300 imprints, including Dark Horse. Wanting further confirmation, I spoke to their UK team to make sure it is indeed the case they are able to sell the book here. They told me both over the phone and in an email that it is not under their team, but it is the the American branch who are responsible. So I spoke the Americans who state that they cannot speak to international publications, only their own.
After going backwards and forwards, trying to get any form of confirmation on if they can sell outside of the US, or who is even responsible for Random House Inc, I got no answers and eventually no more replies. It seems odd that neither team at Penguin Random House can speak to, or take responsibility for the publishing of the book, the customer service unfortunately wasn't the most helpful. I tried to get an answer before writing this, but it's clear I won't be getting one and can only report what I have found.
To make things more interesting, most of the listings are still under Dark Horse in other regions, so it may be that Canada and some countries in Europe will possibly receive the book from them. Having asked a couple of times, I've not had confirmation from Dark Horse if this is the case, but I will update the story should I hear any more.
As it currently stands then, a couple of UK listings are up without restrictions and more websites in other countries are also selling the book. Although it is not clear where Dark Horse can sell the book, or how the mysterious Random House Inc has the license to sell in the UK, there is just enough here to have confidence that more players of the game will be able to grab a copy when it releases on August 19th. Hopefully more places will have the book available to pre-order in the coming weeks, to further confirm that restrictions are no longer a concern.
Star Wars has a long legacy of artbooks for the movies, shows, games, and more, with arguably the highest consistent quality across its large catalogue of releases. Massive Entertainment get to add their own art to that now, exploring the adventures of Kay Vess and Nix through concept art for the characters and locations of the criminal underworld they find themselves in.
Star Wars Outlaws was released in August of 2024 and is an open-world adventure game, combining stealth, action, and exploration. It also includes a loyalty system for crime syndicates that players can take on jobs for too, with decisions you make affecting how each one responds to you in the open world. Since its launch, Massive Entertainment have also released two story packs as part of their season pass, Wild Card and a Pirate's Fortune, adding more to its already large world.
A copy will be joining the collection here, so expect previews and an deep dive review when it arrives.
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