With E3 having been this weekend, all sorts of game news is flooding the nets, but here’s one that is surprising a lot of people. The closing of LucasArts may not be as bad as initially expected as EA has announce that DICE, the guys behind Battlfield and Mirror’s Edge, will be making a new Star Wars: Battlefront title. You can see the quick teaser trailer after the jump.
Tag Archives: Star Wars
TOYS: LEGO announces massive Ewok Village set
Lego has announced a new Star Wars collection that should make Return of the Jedi fans happy. The Lego Ewok Village is here!
SDCC’13: Hasbro announces Boba Fett, The Black Series
We’ve written before about the Star Wars, The Black Series line of action figures. The six-inch figures full of awesome detail and Hasbro is kicking off the line at the San Diego Comic Con with Boba Fett.
ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Mr. Florey
It’s always interesting to see what I stumble upon during my trips through the Internet (don’t go alone, kids. It can be dangerous). Today I found this interesting Star Wars piece by Mr. Florey – if that is his real name…
TELEVISION: Disney announces Star Wars Rebels for 2014
This is potentially good news for those who were hating that Star Wars: The Clone Wars was cancelled. Disney has announced production of Star Wars Rebels for the Disney Channel and Disney XD.
REVIEW: Darth Vader And The Ninth Assassin #2 (of 5)
Or – “I Find Your Lack Of Faith Disturbing…”
As the Empire dawns, the Dark Lord of the Sith and his nefarious master work to consolidate their absolute power. We know from Star Wars that it worked, but it’s the journey, not the destination, that matters… Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
CONVENTIONS: Kathleen Kennedy to appear at Star Wars Celebration Europe
Press Release
Kathleen Kennedy, the President of Lucasfilm and producer of Star Wars Episode VII, will make her inaugural Star Wars Celebration appearance in Essen this July. Kennedy will make an appearance on the main Celebration stage talking with celebrity host Warwick Davis about her amazing career in the movie industry and her recent move to Lucasfilm.
REVIEW: Star Wars #5
Set between the movies Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Dark Horse’s Star Wars series brings back old characters from the original trilogy into a brand new original story. All of the classic characters are represented: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, even Boba Fett makes a guest appearance. The Rebel Alliance searches for a new home base. However, with a traitor within their organization, can anyone be trusted?
MERCH: Stride Rite Shoes gets in on Star Wars Day
This week, from May 3rd – 5th, Stride Rite is celebrating Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You), by discounting their Star Wars shoes by 25%. I know my son (The Boy) is going to be all over this, and it is worth it to me as a parent to get him to the store as any child that tries on a pair of Star Wars shoes gets a scratch card game that will enter them to win a trip to the Chicago Toy and Game Fair.
TOYS: Exclusive Jawa bank only at C2E2
This weekend at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Diamond Select Toys will offer an exclusive variant of the vinyl Jawa bank so many of you want to get your hands on.
MOVIES: Patton Oswalt pitches Star Wars VII
Tonight on Parks and Recreation comedian Patton Oswalt will make an appearance as a Pawnee citizen attempting to filibuster a city vote. During filming the director told him to just ad-lib for a few minutes about whatever he wanted to. What happened next was roughly an 8-minute pitch for Star Wars VII featuring Boba Fett…and Thanos?
BUSINESS: LucasArts lays off staff
Sad new for Lucasfilm, as the company laid off all of its game development and support staff, and suspended work on Star Wars 1313, and Star Wars: First Assault.