Here’s a good reason to be thankful that they didn’t have the internet when you were a kid: You would have probably known the end of The Empire Strikes Back two years before the movie came out.
Retroist has a newspaper cutting from 1978 that reveals that David Prowse, the body of Darth Vader, told fans that Darth was actually Luke …
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
LucasArts
Developer: LucasArts
Xbox 360, PS3
ESRB rating: T for Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
We all know the story of Darth Vader, right? Ambitious Jedi Anakin Skywalker succumbs to the Dark Side of the Force, loses much of his humanity but gains unspeakable power as Sith Lord Darth Vader. …
Is George Lucas planning a new Star Wars movie trilogy, to take place after Return of The Jedi? It depends on who you listen to. Last week, IESB reported the rumor that Lucas was planning on three new movies to follow the 3D re-release of the six existing movies, a la the prequel trilogy that followed the mid-90s release of the original …
It shocked gamers when news of Haden Blackman’s departure from LucasArts rippled through the industry months ago. With the success of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in 2008, Blackman’s name and face became synonymous with the Jedi action franchise. The impressive-looking TFU2 sequel was well on its way and it seemed like the video game …
To mark the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, Vanity Fair released some exclusive photographs from the coffee table book The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, which was published in conjunction for the occasion. From seeing how small those AT-AT’s really are to seeing George Lucas talking to Carrie Fisher, Mark
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Fans everywhere finally get to fire up two lightsabers and got to town on legions of hapless Stormtroopers, thanks to the free samples of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 that went up on XBL and PSN over the last 24 hours.
(More on Techland: Blackman Unleashed: Talking with The Force Unleashed 2’s Executive Producer)
If, for some …
“An opportunity well taken is always a weapon of advantage.” – Batman
Lucasfilm’s J.W. Rinzler Talks About The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back [Vanity Fair]
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The Jedi may be evolved peacekeepers who strive to keep their emotions in check, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t love a good fight. Comic Book Resources’ regular Comic Book Legends Revealed column recently uncovered the curious case of a Star Wars comic book from the 1980s that had its message of non-violence completely rewritten …
Apps have been trickling into the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace over the last few weeks but I just noticed a handful of notable apps that were demoed in the weeks leading up to today’s announcement made available in the last 24 hours.
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Looks like Dark Horse Comics will be pushing their licensed comics hard next year. Bleeding Cool is reporting that the publisher will be significantly increasing both their Buffy and Star Wars lines in 2011, with the latter launching a new series every month for the entire year (This report has been denied by Dark Horse’s Randy Stradley, …
We knew this was going to happen and tonight, Lucasfilm made it official. The entire Star Wars saga will be rereleased in 3D starting with “The Phantom Menace” come 2012.
The folks at Lucas assure us fanboys that they’ll be taking their time reprocessing each film. ILM will be handling the conversion and Fox will be …
Motorola and Verizon’s Droid R2-D2 will be in stores on September 30 for $249. Everyone’s favorite astromech will be bundled together with a wired headset and media dock in carbonite-like packaging.
Pre-loaded content will include:
• R2-D2 notification sounds and ringtones
• Four live wallpapers
• R2-D2 clock widget
• “The …
