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Archived News-December 2009


Week 2

Saturday December 12, 2009
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

SpikeTV has just announced the latest Star Wars game at the 2009 Video Game Awards ceremony! The new game is The Force Unleashed II. This is the World Premier for the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II video game by LucasArts that was announced at the 2009 SpikeTV Video Game Awards. The time is set after the events of the first game and is scheduled to be released in 2010. Here is the World Premier. Enjoy!

Update!

The Movies Section has been updated with a downloadable copy! Be sure to see The Force Unleashed II-Teaser Trailer in HD! You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Friday December 11, 2009
Daily Video Clip

Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is from one of your favorite Star Wars video games! The latest scene we have provided is the Opening Title Crawl and Introduction from the Star Wars video game Rebellion that was released February 28, 1998. It is avalable in English and German! You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. Special thanks to Medhiv83 for capturing and sharing the German Version! If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Friday December 11, 2009
Star Wars Insider #114

The Official Star Wars Site has provided information on what we will see in the next edition of Star Wars Insider. Are you a Classic trilogy fan? The Clone Wars fan? A soon-to-be Star Wars: The Old Republic fan? Well, Star Wars Insider #114 has got tons to satisfy all three!

There's an exclusive interview with supervising director Dave Filoni about the bigger, bolder, and better Season 2 of The Clone Wars along with images and synopses of the first two episodes for 2010! But there's also some very cool content for fans with a classic trilogy slant -- seven pages of unpublished storyboards from The Empire Strikes Back's Battle of Hoth sequence with commentary by Making of Star Wars (and the upcoming Making of The Empire Strikes Back) author J.W. Rinzler. Finally, there's an article on the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic video game that lays out the game's premise, play structure, locales, and more. And the retro-plus-new Star Wars goodness doesn't stop there -- check out what else they've packed into this issue:

  • The Clone Wars Easter Eggs: Some homages to the classic films are apparent in the The Clone Wars series, if you know where to look
  • Actor Mark Hamill takes a look at the lighter side of the Force in Chris Spitale's "Interrogation Droid" column
  • Dark Horse Rising: A look back at how Dark Horse reinvigorated the Star Wars saga
  • Continuity conundrums -- Cad Bane takes over the "Ask Lobot" column to confront the top ten irreconcilable continuity errors in the Star Wars universe
  • Family Guy's Darth Stewie interviewed
  • The Clothes That Make the Jedi -- Star Wars licensee Museum Replicas reveals what goes into the creation of their high-end replica costumes
  • Books: Drew Karpyshyn's Darth Bane novels plus upcoming releases
  • Comics: Star Wars Legacy: Monster
  • Collecting: New products from Hasbro, Acme, and others, plus a look back at Star Wars Christmas collectibles
  • Bantha Tracks: The Best of the Year -- Editor Mary Franklin looks back at 2009 for the best in fan activities and culture
  • Classic Moment: Meeting Jango Fett -- the classic moment from Episode II

 


Posted by: Jedi Power

Thursday December 10, 2009
Daily Video Clip

Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is from one of your favorite Star Wars video games! The latest scene we have provided is the Orbiting Ship Yards Introduction from the Star Wars video game Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight-Mysteries of the Sith that was released January 31, 1998. You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. Special thanks to Darthatton for capturing and sharing the cutscene! If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Thursday December 10, 2009
Celebration V Tickets On Sale Now!

The Official Star Wars Site has announced that Star Wars Celebration V is coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida August 12 - 15, 2010. Don't miss out on what could be one of the biggest and best celebrations of Star Wars ever!

Gather with your fellow fans to enjoy live entertainment, events, celebrity appearances, exclusive shopping and exhibits, and four days of all Star Wars, all the time. We'll be commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, as well as looking to what is new and cool in The Clone Wars animated television series. You'll see what is on the horizon for the future of the Saga, too.

Four-Day Passes are $120, Saturday Passes are $50, and Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Passes are each $45. Full details, ticket mailing information, and youngling prices are all on the website, too, so click over to www.starwarscelebration.com to order your Celebration tickets now! Ticket prices will be higher at the show, so save and start planning now.

As the event date nears, get all the Celebration V updates on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on www.starwarscelebration.com.

The Force will be with you in 2010!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Wednesday December 09, 2009
adidas Star Wars Collection

The Official Star Wars Site has announced the adidas Star Wars Collection.  The collection for the first season is split into three packs -- The Characters Pack, the Vehicles Pack and the Direct Pack. The products in each pack take inspiration from the respective aspect of the Star Wars lexicon from legendary characters and crafts to classic scenes and fuse them with iconic adidas Originals silhouettes. The pieces will begin to hit all adidas Originals stores and other select retailers in January. Be sure to read the entire article and see all the shoes!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday December 08, 2009
Daily Video Clip

This video is the teaser for Era of War which is a Star Wars fan game based on the space adventure genre. You are able to fly many famous ships of the Star Wars galaxy during the time of the Rebellion Era 4years after the Battle of Yavin. It makes me long for the days of the X-Wing series of games. Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday December 08, 2009
Character Section Updated

Today I have updated the Characters Section and the latest addition is Tarados Gon. You can get a listing of characters using their picture by type at the Light Side Characters Section. Or, if you would like to see an alphabetical listing of all of our characters, you can check out the Character Index. Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Monday December 07, 2009
Daily Video Clip

Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is from The Clone Wars Season 2. The eight available episode is Brain Invaders. You can find this streaming video clip in the Television Shows section. If you have a movie clip or scene in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Monday December 07, 2009
Joel Aron Interview

The Official Star Wars Site has a great interview with The Clone Wars CG/FX/Lighting Supervisor Joel Aron. "Brain Invaders", closes the multi-part Geonosian arc that has introduced viewers to several stunning special effects created for the show, the most memorable probably being the flame throwers used to take out the Geonosian warriors in "Landing at Point Rain." CG/FX/Lighting Supervisor Joel Aron, who spent nearly two decades creating visual effects for feature films at ILM, currently helms the effects team for Lucasfilm Animation, generating the flame thrower, dust storm, lava, speeder bike rooster tail, and other effects spotted in recent episodes. Be sure to read this great interview!


Posted by: Jedi Power