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Every Word In Star Wars: A New Hope, Sorted Alphabetically
You know what the big problem with the first Star Wars movie is? Barely any of the English words in the film are in alphabetical order. Thank goodness for the latest video from YouTube’s suckerpinch Did you know A New Hope contains 1,695 different words, and 11,684 total words? Did you know the word “lightsaber”…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2014 -
Gigantic LEGO Star Destroyer Is Pretty Much Perfect
SNOT is a building term in LEGO that stands for “Studs Not On Top”. It can be a pain to plan, but the results – which hide the brick’s trademark studs – are often worth it. Especially when you’re building a Star Destroyer that’s over two metres long This behemoth was put together by Jerac,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
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Erotic Adventures In Star Wars Cosplay
I’m pretty sure that, bacta tanks and protocol droids aside, I’ve never seen a Star Wars character take a proper bath before. So for all I know, this is normal. And if it’s not, at least now we know why Tk-421 wasn’t at his post. We’ve got Vavalika, DobbiSallozare and CH-Design to thank for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
Why Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 Is Better Than The Original
If you ask a bunch of folks which Star Wars video game is the best, more often than not you’ll be told Knights of the Old Republic. The first one, not the second, of course. I disagree. The first Knights of the Old Republic, developed by the acclaimed BioWare studio and released in 2003, feels…
By Phil Owen Published May 30, 2014 -
CultureCosplayStar Wars Cosplay So Good You Can’t See The Human Inside
Some savvy use of a cape to hide the wearer’s real legs elevates this General Grievous cosplay from “impressive” to “holy shit”. He’s a member of the UK Garrison, a British branch of the 501st.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 29, 2014 -
Angry Birds Star Wars II invaded by clones. The iOS version of Rovio’s second Star Wars themed bird-flinger just updated with 40 free new levels, taking us even deeper into the second trilogy than we wanted to go. Other platforms shall update soon. Over at the Angry Birds blogthey’ve posted some awesome macro Telepod toy…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 -
New Star Wars Space Combat Game Already Cancelled
Just revealed late last year, the free-to-play Star Wars: Attack Squadrons browser game has already been cancelled. The game’s beta was shut down today: On the game’s Facebook page, the response has been mixed. Some were pro shutdown: Had potential. But it was a let down from the get go. It’s space combat, we should’ve…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2014 -
Former Games Journo Writing New Star Wars Movie
Disney aren’t just going to squeeze millions from a new trilogy of Star Wars movies. They’re going to make stand-alone flicks too, and the first of those is due for release in December 2016. There are no details on what it actually is, but we do now know who’s behind it. Directing will be Gareth…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2014 -
There’s A Super Teeny Tiny Chance You Could Be In The New Star Wars
The latest installment of Star Wars is great for many reasons, but now there’s one more: You can donate to charity for a chance to fly to London, meet the cast, and be in the latest film. Director J.J. Abrams explains in the video above, this is the start of a new initiative called “Star…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 21, 2014 -
Gamble And Win A Rancor Mount In Star Wars: The Old Republic
The latest Star Wars: The Old Republic update adds the Festival of Splendor event where rival clans show off their wealth by sponsoring casino games with extravagant prizes…including a giant rancor mount. Here is a video of the casino promoters: And here is the Kingpin Rancor Mount: There’s a detailed discussion here on maximizing your…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
The Best-Looking Dark Horse Comics You Can Read In August 2014
My favorite kaiju-fighting team, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, lead off these highlights from Dark Horse Comics’ solicitations for August 2014. Read on for an advance at Dragon Age, Conan, Star Wars, and…a Game of Thrones lunchbox. Dark Horse Presents #1 covers by Geoff Darrow. BPRD Hell on Earth #122 cover by…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
Wedge Won’t Be In The New Star Wars Movies
Just because a bunch of original Star Wars actors are coming back for the new trilogy doesn’t mean they all are. British actor Denis Lawson, who played Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles ion Episodes IV-VI, was approached to appear in the new film, but turned it down. The Courier caught up with him on the red…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2014 -
Hyper-Violent Commercial For Disney’s New Darth Vader Cupcakes
Darth Vader slaughters every pastry in sight in this new commercial for Disney Hollywood Studio’s new Darth Vader cupcakes: Via Matt Stewart You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 12, 2014 -
Meet The Star Wars Actors Behind The Masks (And Under The Helmets)
Who were the stars of Star Wars? The obvious answers are Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, but they got to spend three movies with their faces visible. What about the people who played Stormtrooper #17, background Imperial Officer or Greedo? Practically nobody knows who they are, which is where Elstree 1976 comes in.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 -
Arrow Versus Deathstroke With Lightsabers
Dave Jones enhanced a Deathstroke fight from episode 219 of Arrow with lightsabers, Star Wars music and sound effects, and more. Watch the entire battle below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 10, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Star Wars The Next Generation: The Winners!
Seven days ago on a website right about here somewhere, our Photoshop-savvy readers were tasked with bringing together new Star Wars actors and classic Star Wars settings (more or less). While the brave waxinmyhead claims the prize, there are about 20 others. This was a really close one, folks. I spent a couple of hours…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2014 -
Someone Edited Star Wars Episodes I-III Into One Movie [UPDATE: Gone]
UPDATE (6:58pm): And the video’s now gone, presumably removed for copyright reasons. Original post follows: Clocking in at two hours and 47 minutes, this is Star Wars: Turn To The Dark Side, a recut version of Episodes I, II, and III that ditches the Jar-Jar nonsense in favor of focusing on Anakin’s relationship with Padme…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2014 -
Conan O’Brien Picks A Title For Star Wars: Episode VII
Rumors were floating around this week regarding a possible working title for Star Wars: Episode VII, ‘The Ancient Fear’, but Conan O’Brien is not happy with that, and has some other ideas. Whether it is a good title or not, one thing is for sure: ‘The Ancient Fear’ is still much better than ‘Attack of…
By Gergo Vas Published May 9, 2014