Star Wars

We’ve Solved The New Star Wars: Battlefront Teaser

For the past few days, EA has been teasing a spectacular new image from the upcoming video game Star Wars: Battlefront, which they’ll be showing off Friday as part of this week’s Star Wars fanfest. The teaser, split into eight parts and posted on EA’s Twitter and Instagram accounts, contains pictures like this, clearly leading…

Nothing Says Japanese Culture Like Star Wars

Every spring in Japan, families with sons set up samurai armor displays so that their boys grow up to be healthy, strong, and understand the true power of the Force. Wait, what? I have three sons, so in preparation for Children’s Day on May 5, we set up this small suit of armor (or “yoroi”…

Star Wars Is Being Re-Released. Again.

Laserdisc, VHS, Blu-ray… if a physical media format has existed, then it’s a safe bet that the Star Wars movies have appeared on it. Now the classic sci-fi saga is coming out in Digital HD. That’s right; starting April 10th, you’ll finally be able to download the films to your devices. Announced today via Collider,…

How LucasArts Fell Apart

In June of 2011, then-LucasArts president Paul Meegan spoke publicly about his plans for turning the company around. “In recent years, LucasArts hasn’t always done a good job of making games,” he said at the time. “We should be making games that define our medium, that are competitive with the best of our industry, but…

Sci-Fi Trailer Is Star Wars vs Halo vs Star Trek vs Mass Effect

Galactic Battles is a short film that laughs at the idea of a mere cameo. It’s also a copyright lawyer’s worst nightmare. Or dream day on the job, depending on who they’re working for. In case that gif—which crams Halo, Star Wars and Star Trek into around two seconds of footage—doesn’t make it clear, Galactic…

Very Impressive R2-D2 Replica Goes Looking For Love

Artoo In Love is a sweet little short film about the galaxy’s favourite astromech droid, and his search for female companionship. With a mailbox. Before you ask, no, it’s not that kind of movie. The movie itself is OK, I guess, but those droids! R2-D2 was built and operated by Grant McKinney, and while he’s…

Look What Square Enix Did To Star Wars

To be honest, I kind of like it. As noted on Figsoku and Famitsu, this is the “Variant” line of Square Enix’s collectible Play Arts figurines. “Variant” means the design has been slightly changed or modified, as in these Star Wars figures. The tweaks to these characters, along with the battle-worn appearance, work well—a lot…

R2-D2 Gets Seriously Badass

The force might not, but Yamaguchi Katuhisa‘s creativity totally is with this R2-D2 figure. R2 finally steps up, with its parts getting mixed up with other toys, and becomes the first astromech droid capable of beating the hell out of Imperial forces. He posted all these pics and a bunch of others on his Twitter.…

Why would someone cosplay as a zombie Stormtrooper? For the kids, of course. The folks behind Cosplay Boom talk to the person behind this gory get-up as part of a new documentary series about Star Wars fan culture. Contact the author at [email protected]

Darth Vader Now Has an Evil C-3PO and R2D2. I Like Them Already.

The new Star Wars series starring the Dark Lord of the Sith is finding a lot of success in one small conceit: Darth Vader is a lot deeper than anyone thinks. In the movies, Darth Vader is primarily portrayed as a blunt instrument. A fearsome enforcer for Emperor Palpatine who’s seemingly content to simply push…

One Man Spent Four Years Making A Homage To The Video Game Tie Fighter

By now, you’ll have surely seen that sweet Tie Fighter clipdone in an anime style. What I don’t think is getting enough attention, though, is just how much the short owes to Lucasarts’ 1994 video game Tie Fighter. The entire project is a homage to the game. From the name (the short is also called…

Sixth-Scale Hoth Commander Luke Skywalker Never Learns

It doesn’t matter if it’s 1980 on the silver screen or on the cluttered desk of a guy who critiques toys, if you’re Luke and you’re wearing Hoth gear you need to watch out for Wampas. Commander Luke Skywalker in Hoth Gear is the latest figure in Sideshow Collectibles‘ sixth scale Star Wars line, and…

New Star Wars Book Will Connect Return of the Jedi to The Force Awakens

A long time ago, there was a whole galaxy of Star Wars lore that told stories about the events that followed the destruction of the second Death Star. But the old Expanded Universe is no more. So it’s time to build a new one, starting with a book by Chuck Wendig taking place after the…

Millennium Falcon Papercraft Is A Work Of Art

The attention to small details is just incredible in Polish enthusiast Bernard Szukiel‘s paper replica of the Millennium Falcon. The model is 38″ long and 99% made of paper and, according to the creator, it took 4 years to build using photos found on the web. It’s only 99% paper and not 100% because the…

Huge Star Wars LEGO Set Is Full of Cool Details

The AT-AT walkers are slowly advancing on Echo Base in Martin Harris‘ Battle of Hoth diorama. It’s a huge one that includes everything we’ve seen in The Empire Strikes Back: Snowspeeders, a complete rebel base, a giant snowy battlefield and a some other tiny things. Here’s a video from The Brick Show showing all of…

Anyone Up For Virtual Reality Lightsabers?

Drawing crowds at this year’s Game Developers Conference, this is motion control company Sixense’s forthcoming STEM System for virtual reality motion control. It’s working here with an Oculus Rift. The lightsaber demo is by no means Lucas/Disney-official, but it sure is an an enticing way to show what you could get if you combine VR…

Batman vs. Darth Vader: The Rematch

All you people who cried foul at the end of that brawl where Darth Vader and Batman threw down on the Death Star, this one’s for you. Bat in the Sunwent and made another version of their popular Super Power Beat Down episode that pit Batman vs. Darth Vader few months back. Since it’s an…

What Obi-Wan’s Ghost Should Have Done

Instead of giving Luke life lessons about The Force, some haunting would have gotten the job done a lot faster. Dorkly’s Star Wars short has the most annoying Obi-Wan ghost who also likes to remind Darth Vader about his Hayden Christensen phase. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Princess Leia Wants to Be a Hero in New Comic But People Won’t Let Her

Remember how, at the end of the first Star Wars movie, Leia Organa is the one giving out medals? She doesn’t get one herself. That odd metaphorical distance between her and the other Star Wars heroes is a crucial part of her new comic series. The events in Princess Leia #1 start right at the…

TIE Interceptor Drone Lights Up The Night Sky

In a town far far away, the number of UFO sightings probably went up when drone enthusiast Oliver C unchained his RC quadrocopter, dressed up as a TIE Interceptor from Star Wars Here’s a clip showing it in action. Looks pretty neat and stable: And here’s how it looks (via RCGForums) when it’s not in…