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Cyberpunk Diablo & Studio Ghibli’s Star Wars: An Artist’s Impressions

Stormtroopers are comical at the best of times. Turn them into bearded Studio Ghibli sidekicks and they become downright slapstick. And yeah, Diablo is a fantasy series, but close your eyes and try for a second to imagine it as a cyberpunk thing instead, with neon lights, hacking and sweet future motorbikes. These images, and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2015

Star Wars Bladebuilders Let You Craft Your Own Impractical Lightsaber

And you thought the lightsaber from the Episode VII trailer was dangerous. Announced today at Toy Fair in New York City, Hasbro’s Star Wars Bladebuilders line finally allows fans of the series to invite new ways to chop their damn hands off. Fans of toys and Star Wars have been waiting for this to happen…

By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2015

New Star Wars Comic Will Remind You Why You Love (and Hate) Darth Vader

In the first three Star Wars movies, Darth Vader was a fearsome, enigmatic archvillain. The next three Star Wars movies attempted to show Anakin Skywalker as an emotionally turbulent figure of tragedy. The new Darth Vader comic gives readers both of those interpretations and more, enjoyably complicating a villain who been around for a whole…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 12, 2015

Cloud City From Star Wars as a Giant LEGO Build

New LEGO Star Wars sets are coming out every year, yet there are still iconic buildings, ships or minifigures missing from the otherwise huge catalog. Elgiemd’s fan-build on LEGO Ideas adds one very important set to the list: Bespin’s Cloud City from The Empire Strikes Back He imagined it as part of the “Ultimate Collector’s…

By Gergo Vas Published February 12, 2015

Kotaku East

The Japanese Military Is Great at Snow Sculptures

Remember that enormous Star Wars snow sculpture? Wonder who helped make it? The Japanese military, that’s who. The Japanese Self Defense Force Northern Army 11th Brigade was instrumental in completing the large works, including the Vader piece and the snow version of Shinto shrine Kasuga-taisha Here, you can see how the Japanese military drew up…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2015

Kotaku East

Japan Turns Hoth into Mount Rushmore

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicked off today in Japan. The center piece is an enormous Star Wars snow sculpture that looks like the Empire’s take on Mount Rushmore. According to IT Media and Game Watch, the Star Wars snow sculpture measures 15 meters tall, 22.6 meters across, and 20 meters deep. Taking around a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015

Making Yoda Out of Wax Isn’t Easy

Madame Tussauds, the famous wax museum, is bringing Yoda to life—er, wax—for an upcoming Star Wars exhibit. If you thought it was easy to make a Yoda wax statue, then you are a crazy person. It’s not! Via New Launches, Madame Tussauds uploaded a promo video to YouTube. And while most of the video is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015

CultureCosplay

Fantasy Darth Vader Costume Is Ready For The Dark Ages

Prince Armory have made this amazing Darth Vader costume, which doesn’t just look great but has enough detail to maybe actually work as an actual suit of armour. Though your protection against lightsabers may be limited. The entire suit is articulated, so it can be worn while you run around pretending to choke peasants and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015

CultureTotal Recall

Star Wars’ Most Explosive Moment, Captured Perfectly In A Video Game

Since it’s out today on GoG, meaning a bunch of people are going to be playing it for the first time, let’s talk about X-Wing Alliance. And how it has the best ending of any Star Wars game ever made. X-Wing Alliance, the third in Lucasarts’ trilogy of space shooters, took away years of my…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2015

One Lightsaber Battle That Escalated Quickly

It’s funny to see people still overreact to the new Star Wars lightsaber design. Russian YouTuber Mr. TV Cow and his clip is no different and he goes way beyond the usual reactions and edits with his clip. A Jedi and a Sith are ready to fight and show off their silly sabres in this…

By Gergo Vas Published January 20, 2015

Redesigned Darth Vader Looks Just As Menacing

But not more menacing. That would be just silly. Still, alternate universe Darth Vader makes a good effort. The redesigned Vader was drawn by 1oshuart of DeviantArt (AKA artist Joshua Cairós) for a Star Wars-themed challenge organized by the Brainstorm Facebook group. The group got a lot of entries, but 1oshuart’s is just something else—and…

By András Neltz Published January 20, 2015

CultureCosplay

Stormtrooper Armor Saves Man From Snake Bite

They might have been useless at stopping blasters, but the ol’ Imperial Stormtrooper armour has at least saved Australian Scott Loxley from being bitten by one of the most poisonous snakes in a country full of poisonous snakes. Loxley, who is walking across Australia in his Stormtrooper armour to raise money for charity, says in…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2015

Star Wars Comics Are Getting Better

Thirty some-odd years ago, Marvel Comics started putting out a Star Wars series that aimed to tell the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa after the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star. Tomorrow, they’re doing the same thing. A lot has changed since Marvel last published anything Force-related, most of…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 13, 2015

Boba Fett vs. Mario, Mega Man and Pokemon Ends Exactly How It Should

The only possible reason for Mario not running from Boba Fett is that Nintendo’s flagship character doesn’t know who he is. Then, unfortunately for him, Princess Peach’s boyfriend finds out the hard way why he’s the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy. Ouch. This video by YouTuber NicksplosionFX mashes up two beloved parts of…

By Evan Narcisse Published January 13, 2015

R2-D2 Subtitles Reveal An Angry, Frustrated Little Droid

Jabba got subtitles. Greedo got subtitles. But poor R2-D2, he never got subtitles, so the astromech droid spends six movies bleeping around with the audience left to guess at what’s on his mind. Until now. Eclectic Method (via Laughing Squid) have gone through the six flicks and subtitled R2’s scenes, revealing a deeply frustrated droid…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2015

Wild Theory: Luke Skywalker Wasn’t Meant To Be A Jedi, He Was Bait

This is one of those things where you have to imagine events from the perspective of the character, and not the guy writing the movies. And when you do that, it’s not the dumbest twist on established Star Wars canon you’ve ever read. Yesterday, wondering the kind of things you’re prone to wonder about in…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015

Hundreds of Star Wars Comics Are On Sale…Before They Disappear

Dark Horse Comics, publisher of Star Wars comics since the early 1990s, won’t be allowed to sell any more after New Year’s Eve when Marvel takes over the franchise. So they’re putting all of them on sale. That’s half-price per issue or, if you prefer, $300 for the full 28,353 pages’ worth. Our friends at…

By Stephen Totilo Published December 26, 2014

It Ain’t Easy To Recreate The Star Wars Trailer In GTA V

Star Wars features things like the Millennium Falcon, lightsabers and droids. Grand Theft Auto does not. You’d think this would make recreating the new Star Wars trailer impossible in GTA V, especially without the use of mods, but no. People just had to get creative! Props to Powerlight-13 for finding a way to remake the…

By Patricia Hernandez Published December 19, 2014

CultureCosplay

Someone Built A Replica Of The Weird New Star Wars Lightsaber

Since the internet seems to be getting overthe reveal of Kylo Ren’s weird, three-bladed lightsaber from the Force Awakens trailer, perhaps now is a good time for people to show off that they’ve gone and replicated the thing in real life. Prop maker Makoto Tsai has fashioned this pretty decent remake of the “claymore” lightsaber,…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2014

Star Wars Imperial Hot Tub Should Be An Official LEGO Set

As seen in Lego Star Wars 2, strictly for Stormtroopers with their helmets on. Darthpapercut’s “Imperial Hot Tub” build is a fantastic addition to the line-up of official Star Wars sets. His fan creation is on LEGO Ideas, which means it needs at least 10,000 votes to make LEGO consider releasing it as an official…

By Gergo Vas Published December 12, 2014