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Damn, This Star Wars LEGO Trailer Is Really Good
Yes, it’s for an iOS game. A toy commercial thinly-veiled as a top-down shooter. But just look at this trailer. It’s amazing. The Dewback cops. The busted-up Falcon. The Harrison Ford/American Graffiti gag. It’s drowning me up to my eyeballs in charm. The game’s out tomorrow, but who cares. Let’s just watch this clip over…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2014 -
This is Star Wars: Assault Team, coming this spring to Android, iOS and Windows 8 devices. What is it? Not a clue. All we’ve got is this image from the official Star Wars Twitter. I’m thinking free-to-play collectible card game. As long as it’s better than Star Wars: Force Collection I’m game.
By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2014 -
Former SNL Star Has Some Killer Star Wars Impressions
Bill Hader has spent a sufficient amount of time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he can do lots of impressions. But, still, I’m not sure I was prepared for his Jabba. Damn. The actor/comedian appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show last night and Conan just…
By Tina Amini Published January 28, 2014 -
Culture
This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time
Cristi Balanescu is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Fantasy Flight Games. Love his style. The rough stuff always gets to me more than ultra-clean, shiny works. Always feels more alive You can see more of Cristi’s stuff at his CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2014 -
Perfect Recreations Of Star Wars Film Sets. For Your Action Figures.
These are not official playsets. They’re pieces of art, made by a fan, and are painstakingly-accurate recreations of some of Star Wars’ most iconic movie sets, giving his action figures a “realistic” place to stand. Most are from the original Star Wars, though there are a few from TESB and ROTJ as well. They’re as…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2014 -
Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie
When you own both Pixar and Star Wars, the most logical move would be to let Pixar make a Star Wars movie, no? Well, that’s exactly what Disney is planning according to The Latino Review. A Pixar film would be one of many tie-ins that would happen with Episode VII—for example, there are rumors of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2014 -
The trademark for Star Wars 1313 has been abandoned, according to the mark’s filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Though that game was canceled last spring, this is as sure as sign as any that the concept, which wowed everyone at E3 2012, is completely dead.
By Owen Good Published January 18, 2014 -
A Star Wars Smash Bros Would Look Like This
We see a ton of crossovers in Smash Bros—that’s pretty much what the franchise is about. And while fans might clamor for all sorts of ridiculous inclusions in the franchise, there are some things we can realistically expect to never see. Like say, bringing Star Wars into the fold. No matter. James Farr‘s wild imagination…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 17, 2014 -
Your Favorite Characters, Carved Into Crayons
Crayons aren’t just for coloring books, people. Crayons can be art, too. Just look at the handiwork of Hoang Tran, an artist who carves out all sorts of awesome characters and figures out of Crayola crayons—like so: After a few hours of sculpting with dentistry tools, Tran ends up with a beautiful crayon figure—like this…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 16, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Man Dresses as Predator, Proposes to Girlfriend
This week, a gentleman—no, a hero—named Zhao Ming dressed up as Predator and proposed to his girlfriend at a bar in Changchun, China. According to China Newsand CRI (via ShanghaiIst), his unsuspecting girlfriend, named Zhu Wenjing, entered the bar and was suddenly surrounded by seven individuals dressed as Star Wars characters, Bumblebee from Transformers and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 16, 2014 -
10 Famous Movie Quotes You Might Be Getting Wrong
Memory is a fickle, faulty thing. The things we swear happened might’ve actually gone down completely differently, sometimes. It should be no surprise, then, that sometimes we might remember famous lines from movies a tad differently from what they actually are. Check out this list of ten movie quotes that people tend to misquote by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 10, 2014 -
I Knew We Couldn’t Trust Those Damn Ewoks
There was always something a little off about the cuddly creatures that played heavily in the sixth act of the Star Wars saga. Now we know. It’s not so much a LEGO stop-motion animation from the Brotherhood Workshop as it is a a dramatic representation of true events. It makes sense. There’s nothing quite as…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2014 -
Dark Horse Comics is Losing the Star Wars License
Should have seen this coming. Ending a relationship more than two decades old, Disney has informed Dark Horse the Star Wars license will go to Disney-owned Marvel Comics in 2015. Or should I say “return to Disney-owned Marvel Comics”, the original publisher Dark Horse took over the license from in 1991. Disney purchasedMarvel Comics in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2014 -
The Star Wars Anime You Never Had To Suffer Through
As we’ve seen, when Japan takes on Star Wars, things can get a little weird. So maybe it’s for the best we never got an anime adaptation of the sci-fi stalwart. Then again, while the action scenes in this joke trailer are a little patchy – vehicular combat is actually an area 80s anime excelled…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 -
Movies & TV Get More Viral With Upworthy Headlines
We’ve seen what happens when video games get Upworthy-style headlines. What happens when sci-fi and fantasy movies get them will amaze you. SFFWorthyslaps the low-hanging fruit by giving your favourite movies and TV shows headlines in the style of the infamous viral site. This joke will get old very quickly. So let’s enjoy it while…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2013 -
The Next Star Wars Game Is… A Free-To-Play Online Space Game
Video game publisher Electronic Arts might have the rights to make real Star Wars games, but Disney is still milking that social/mobile/free-to-play online cow. Today they officially announced Star Wars: Attack Squadrons, an online space game set in the iconic sci-fi universe. To quote Disney: “Star Wars : Attack Squadrons is a free-to-play online space…
By Jason Schreier Published December 17, 2013 -
Fake Toys Are Funnier Than Official Ones. Here’s Proof.
Sure, you could buy official Lego and official nerdy trading cards for franchises like Batman or Star Wars. The toys would probably be well-made and exactly what you’d expect them to be. It would also be booooring. YouTuber ashens obtained a number of bogus Asian toys, and he walks us through all the cheap plastic,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 12, 2013 -
Every Star Wars Character Is Special, Like A Snowflake
With just a piece of white paper and some scissors, you can make your very own lovely, intricate Star Wars decorative snowflakes. ‘Tis the season, after all. These templates come to us from Anthony Herrera, who has made it oh-so easy to make a kickass snowflake shaped like Boba Fett, an AT-AT, or even a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 4, 2013 -
You Could Own Han Solo’s Blaster From The Empire Strikes Back
…if you’ve got a couple hundred grand laying around, that is. Yes, Han Solo’s blaster from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jediis up for auction, with an estimated price of $200,000 to $300,000. The full listing, courtesy Invaluable.com: Estimated Price: $200,000 – $300,000 Description: 379. Harrison Ford “Han Solo” non-firing DL-44 Blaster…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 3, 2013 -
That’s No Moon. That’s a Possible Open-World Star Wars Game From EA.
PLUS MORE GAMING SECRETS AND RUMORS: The bizarre origins of Remember Me | The most mysterious Xbox game studio in North America. A team at EA Canada is working on an open-world Star Wars title, according to several recent job postings for the studio. An animation director job posting from last month reveals that EA…
Superannuation Published November 27, 2013