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Culture
Ten Awesome New LEGO Sets I’ll Be Building This Year
Toy Fair isn’t just a place to discover new playthings and see what’s hitting toy store shelves over the coming year. It’s also an excellent place to compile a shopping list. Here are ten new building sets I saw during my LEGO booth tour this year that will be mine. 1. 60124 Volcano Exploration Base…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2016 -
My Favorite Images From Toy Fair 2016 Day Two
My second and final full day at my very first Toy Fair 2016 in New York City has come and gone, and already I miss it terribly. Nothing flipping through photos of Nerf guns, Pokemon plushies, Final Fantasy figures, Monster High dolls, Transformers, Marvel heroes and more can’t fix. I’ve been dreaming of this weekend…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 -
Fans Begin Project To Remake Star Wars: KOTOR
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is one of the most beloved Star Wars games ever made. Soon, it might also be one of the most beloved Star Wars games ever re-made. Apeiron (probably not pronounced “Ape Iron,” but I can dream) is a fan effort that aims to remake the entirety of the…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 15, 2016 -
Fan Favorite Star Wars Rebel Gets The Action Figure She Deserves
Last year Hasbro let Star Wars fans vote for which character they’d like to see join The Black Series of premium figures. Mandalorian explosives expert and graffiti artist Sabine Wren got second place. Second place is looking pretty good. Not that the first place winner was bad. In fact the character that pulled in the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 -
Marvel’s Obi-Wan & Anakin Star Wars Comic Is Pretty Pointless
Obi-Wan & Anakin is the first real dud of Marvel’s series of new Star Wars comics. Most of Marvel’s new Star Wars stories have focused on the time period between Episode IV and V of the film’s sci-fi universe. Last month saw the debut of Obi-Wan & Anakin, a miniseries that shows the two men…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 14, 2016 -
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Attempt At Episodic Storytelling Is Off To A Rough Start
I got restless after waiting three months with little to do in Star Wars: The Old Republic since the launch of the expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire. Initially, the idea of continuing its story through monthly episodes seemed compelling. The first of those episodes, Chapter X: Anarchy In Paradise, came out this week, and…
By Phil Owen Published February 12, 2016 -
Both Of Republic Commando’s Sequel Pitches Sounded Awesome
While Republic Commando never actually got a sequel, for a short time plans were in place to make one. At Lucasarts HQ, there were two competing storylines vying for selection. Brett Douville, lead developer on the game, has been speaking with cinelinx, and says that while both were set in roughly the same time period,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2016 -
Star Wars vs Mario Kart
This isn’t some quick, cheap piece of machinima. This is a very impressive animated short that basically throws the cast of Mario Kart into Star Wars fighters and lets them go at it. It’s great, no? I really like the part wh- Luke, what’s wrong? I felt a great disturbance in the Force. As if…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2016 -
Culture
Star Wars: Reimagined Gives The Galaxy Some Fresh New Looks
A group of artists over on CG+, many of them professionals working in video games, have for the past few months been submitting some incredible entries in a competition called Star Wars: Reimagined. The brief was simple: to “to re-imagine your favorite character, creature or vehicle from the Star Wars universe.” Entries are now closed,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2016 -
Now This Is Halo 5 Podracing
Star Wars podracing and Halo? Sounds like a weird combination. But modder CaptainDireWolf was able to make a really funny Forge Map based on Episode I’s podracing scene. It was great scene (well, compared to the rest of the movie), but with a little Halo fun, it’s even better. The folks over at The Epidemic…
By Gergo Vas Published February 3, 2016 -
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Coming Soon
Xbox’s website has inadvertently announced the next big LEGO game, surprising nobody in this or any other galaxy, regardless of distance, with news that it’s LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Seems that in addition to letting players fight their way through the stuff that happens in the movie, there’ll also be “exclusive playable content…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Absolutely Perfect Force Awakens Cosplay
There’s just so much to love here. The cosplay for starters, of course, but also the dedication: while the lightsabers have (duh) had some photoshop work done, that hellish weather was the real deal. Rey is Nixie Sweet, Kylo Ren is FenixEmber. All photos by Jason LaBoy
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2016 -
Star Wars: Episode VII‘s Niima Outpost, In LEGO Form
That’s a huge Star Wars diorama! But a giant Millennium Falcon like this deserves an extended diorama. In this case, the extension is the junkyard settlement Niima Outpost on Jakku, a quite important location in Episode VII It’s an Incredibly cool display, made by Wookiewarrior. Here’s a closeup of the market area, with the ruthless…
By Gergo Vas Published January 28, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Go Get Your Own Loyal Stormtrooper Spinny Stun Baton
Of all the people out there currently working on cosplay outfits for a First Order Stormtrooper, 98% of them are going for this guy in particular. Thing is, without his spinny stick thing, it’s just not the same. So it’s cool seeing efforts like this, from 3D printing store Blu-Bin, which not only get the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2016 -
Star Wars Outpost, A Cancelled LucasArts Game, Looked Way Better Than FarmVille
About a year before LucasArts shut down, the iconic studio cancelled a near-finished game called Star Wars Outpost. Today, we’ve learned a bit more about that game. Developed by LucasArts’ Singapore studio—which at the time was also assisting on other games like Star Wars 1313 and even working on its own projects like an HD…
By Jason Schreier Published January 26, 2016 -
An Alien In Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shouted ‘Kojima’
You’ve probably seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but chances are you didn’t pick up on what appears to be a shoutout to Metal Gear designer Hideo Kojima. The official Star Wars website published a list of the many voice actors who contributed lines to the movie today, from stormstroopers to resistance pilots. What we’re…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 26, 2016 -
CultureSamurai Vader And Ronin Boba Fett Realize Star Wars’ Japanese Influence Beautifully
Would the original Star Wars trilogy have been better if George Lucas had steered closer to its samurai movie inspiration? It certainly would have looked cooler, as demonstrated by Bandai’s Tamashii Nations Meisho Movie Realization Boba Fett and Darth Vader figures. We’ve been drooling over the sculpture work of Japan’s Takayuki Takeya for ages. He’s…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2016 -
Mod Turns Star Wars Shooter Into 2D Fighter
You won’t be able to see whether Darth Vader’s lightsaber can deflect a hadouken or witness the power of Chun Li belting the snot out of Han Solo, but it’s a cool twist on Jedi Knight that should at the very least help rectify the memory of that trashy Star Wars beat-em-up from the 1990’s…
Alex Walker Published January 24, 2016 -
Imperial Shuttle Oversees The Operation At LEGO Tatooine Base
Not just the landing pad and its anti-gravity elevators, but this whole custom LEGO Imperial base is awesome. And it shows how huge an Imperial Shuttle really is. This fantastic diorama was made by Estonian LEGO enthusiast Nikolai Mordan (via Brothers Brick). It’s worth taking a closer look, the Tatooine base is full of cool…
By Gergo Vas Published January 22, 2016