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Archived News-September 2006
Week 4
| Friday September 29, 2006 | |
| Homing Beacon #171 | |
The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today we get to talk about Halloween! The time of ghosts, goblins, vampires and werewolves is almost upon us -- and it's also a time for Jedi, Sith, bounty hunters and Rebels. For Star Wars fans, Halloween is the one day of the year where you can most easily get away with dressing as your favorite character at school or work. It's not too late to get started on your costume. While costuming is a rich and vibrant part of the Star Wars community, not everyone is cut out to craft their costumes from scratch. Thankfully, there's a wide variety of Star Wars costumes available to purchase from StarWarsShop.com, and there's still time to have it sent to you. To rope in some last-minute accomplices into your Star Wars costuming kick, you can print out and wear some of these masks from Revenge of the Sith. You're going to need something to haul away all your Halloween loot, but you don't want anything that will clash with your Star Wars look, so here's some quick tips on customizing your own goodie bags. If you're staying at home and handing out candy on Halloween, you can still join in on the fun. Decorate your porch or windowsill with Star Wars jack o'lanterns using the patterns found here. For those really ambitious that want to create a whole Star Wars haunted house feel, complete with audio terrors, there's a downloadable mp3 for Hyperspace members that gathers some of the creepiest Star Wars sounds, including original recordings of General Grievous. The 18-minute sound file can be found here. | |
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| Friday September 29, 2006 | |
| New Fan Art | |
John Ridley has submitted a few new Fan Art creations. This is art that he has created specifically for a Star Wars game he and his friends play. Thanks John! These pieces and others can be found over at the Fan Art section on Page 4. Enjoy!
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| Friday September 29, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 114 | |
Today we have Episode 114 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back next week for the one-hundred and fifteenth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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| Thursday September 28, 2006 | |
| Star Wars Galaxies-Smugglers and Scoundrels | |
LucasArts announces Chapter 3 "Smugglers and Scoundrels" for Star Wars Galaxies. Cargo, contraband and criminals are the lifeblood of any good smuggler, and with Chapter 3: Smugglers and Scoundrels, players have even more ways of plying their trade. Packed with new features, content, skills and rewards, Chapter 3 offers new and exciting enhancements for every aspiring Han Solo in the galaxy. The new Smuggling System will introduce features including: • A New Underworld Faction – Smugglers can increase their standing with this faction by completing smuggling missions; while Bounty Hunters will watch their standing fall as they try to thwart the Smugglers' efforts. • New Smuggling Missions – NPCs will be stationed across the galaxy distributing dangerous yet profitable new missions that deliver rewards of credits and higher faction rankings. But watch out for the new enemy NPCs that are out to steal the mission contraband! • Player versus Player Smuggling Missions – Signing up for certain more lucrative missions automatically puts the player on the "most wanted" list of every bounty hunter in the galaxy, but surviving them results in fabulous rewards of credits, armor and weapons. • New Smuggling Abilities – "Sly Lie" and "Fast Talk" will come in handy when attempting to evade capture and hide contraband. • There is a Broker named Barak in Bestine on Tatooine who can hook Smugglers up with work (-1049 10 -3538). To learn more, visit the Star Wars Galaxies Official Site. | |
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| Wednesday September 27, 2006 | |
| Featured Artist Craig Burt-Painting by Numbers 9 | |
Featured Artist Craig Burt has sent in another breakdown of one of his paintings that provides us with a look into how the picture came about. Here is some of the article created by Craig: This one is relatively simple; it's a rendition of the birth of
Darth Vader. Be sure to read the rest of the article about "Vatman" in the Painting by Numbers section. Thanks Craig for another great walkthrough of how this image came about! Enjoy! | |
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| Tuesday September 26, 2006 | |
| Star Wars Celebration-Europe | |
The Official Star Wars Site has announced that to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars, Lucasfilm Ltd. and The Cards Inc. Group will throw Europe's largest Star Wars party ever! Taking over London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre for three days in July 2007, Star Wars Celebration Europe will be filled with live entertainment, celebrities from all six movies, special film and video presentations, an exhibit of movie props and costumes, exclusive merchandise, pop culture tributes, interactive events, a costume contest, and much, much more. Be sure to read the rest of this article for more information. | |
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| Tuesday September 26, 2006 | |
| Star Wars Insider #90 | |
 The Official Star
Wars Site has announced that subscribers should soon be receiving their
issues of Star Wars Insider #90. This issue's cover story examines the aliens of
Episode III, with in-depth reviews of the Utapauns, Mustafarians, and Polis
Massans. Part I of a three part series showcasing the models of Episode III also
gets launched, with the Wookiee architecture of Kashyyyk the central focus of
this issue. The works of mixed-media artist Nathan Cabrera are on display,
including his mash-up renditions of a stormtrooper and Tusken Raider. Finally,
Mel Brooks' Star Wars spoof Spaceballs celebrates its 19th anniversary, and
Insider commemorates the milestone with cast interviews and new illustrations by
Randy Martinez.Speaking of spoofs, an article on fan filmmakers highlights the top winners of the recent Star Wars fan film events in the U.S. and England, a new series showcasing collectibles from around the world gets launched by collecting guru Gus Lopez, the lavish new Sculpting a Galaxy book gets previewed, and author Troy Denning talks about his soon-to-be-released third novel in the Legacy of the Force series, Tempest. Of course, all the regular favorites are back -- Drawn by the Force, Jabba's Collection, Technical Readout, Scouting the Galaxy, Bantha Tracks and more. | |
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| Monday September 25, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 113 | |
Today we have Episode 113 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back later this week for the one-hundred and fourteenth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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