Star Wars

The Voice of Star Wars‘ Emperor Takes On His Hammiest Role Yet

Good. Use your aggressive feelings. Let the hate flow through you. If Ian McDiarmid reprising his role as Emperor Palpatine in pig form doesn’t sway you to Angry Bird Star Wars II‘s Pork Side — if you will not be turned — you will be destroyed! The man who portrayed Star Wars‘ greatest villain across…

Chewbacca’s Name in Japanese Sure Is Stupid

Accomplished pilot. Loyal friend. Iconic hairy dude. Chewbacca is all of these things, but in Japanese, he’s more. He’s an “average moron.” I say “Chewbacca,” and you think, well, probably “Chewbacca.” But in Japanese, the name might involve different connotations. Now, there are several theories about the origin of the Chewbacca moniker that range from…

Coming September 4 to iOS and Android from Konami, Star Wars: Force Collection is a free-to-play collectible card battler featuring more than 230 people, places and things drawn from episodes I through VI of the Star Wars saga. Here’s hoping it isn’t completely evil.

Japanese Banana Art Is So Damn Appealing

Darth Vader. A Xenomorph from Aliens. Attack on Titan. That’s not mentioning the various other characters as well as animals, too. They’ve all been brought to life in amazing banana sculptures. This is the work of Keisuke Yamada, a banana artist Kotaku first profiled in 2011. To make these sculptures, Yamada, an electrician by trade,…

A Most Delightful Adventure Time x The Legend of Zelda Crossover

Bless fan fiction and fan art, both of which indulge us with all sorts of ridiculous, awesome crossovers. Like this Ocarina of Adventure Time collaboration by Joe Hogan and Mike Vasquez, for example. Take a look at the whole thing. Recognize everyone? It’s one of four different collaborations, actually—like this one of Adventure Time x…

A Musical Star Wars Journey Featuring Only Violin And Voice

Long live the Star Wars theme music, may it take us on ever more nostalgic, heroic adventures. Here’s the latest from violinist Lindsey Stirling (of Zelda and Assassin’s Creed III renown) and vocalist Peter Hollens (known for Game of Thrones and Skyrim renditions), who together capped off the week last Friday with this rousing (and…

My Perfect Video Game

No game is perfect. But what if one could be? Just for me? Just for you? We accept that no game is flawless every time we pick up a controller. Every game has flaws: some major, some minor—from the most critically-acclaimed darling to the worst piece of bargain-bin refuse. Games are made by people who…

Patton Oswalt’s Incredible Star Wars Rant, Brought To Life. Again.

I would totally go to the theater for this. We’ve already seen one version of Patton Oswalt’s now-legendary Star Wars fillibuster from Parks & Recreation, but Nerdist has gone a bit deeper with their take. Watch as old Luke Skywalker, older Han Solo and the cast of the Marvel universe team up in a battle…

Original Actors Recreate “Wicket vs Leia” Bit From Return Of The Jedi

There are some Star Wars actors who would like to think that part of their lives is now over. And then there are others, like Carrie Fisher and Warwick Davis, who are more than happy to re-enact a classic scene from Return of the Jedi thirty years after the movie was first released. This clip,…

Know What Would Make Jedi Even More Awesome? Parkour.

Between lightsabers and usage of the Force, Jedi are already pretty cool. Even so, watching the folks at ronniestreetstunts free-run as Jedi over the desert is effin’ awesome. No lightsaber battles here for us to watch, though, alas. Star Wars Parkour – Jedi Free Running [ronniestreetstunts]

Today during an investors’ call, EA announced that the reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront, first teased at this year’s E3, will most likely come out in the summer of 2015 alongside the first of Disney’s new Star Wars movies.

Oh, Star Wars, Your Problems Are Nothing Next To Game Of Thrones

People in Star Wars think they got problems. Dead parents, missing limbs, bad weather. Huh. Westeros scoffs at your problems. Perhaps inspired by the equally-wonderful Arrested Westeros, a Reddit forum has sprung up comparing the worlds of Star Wars and Game of Thrones. The basic gist being that Stars needs to man up. Warning: mild…

Oh, It’s Nothing, Just A Life-Sized Tie Fighter Replica

The last we saw of Darth Vader’s prototype Tie Advanced fighter, it was spinning off into space while the first Death Star exploded into sparks and high fives. Plus, that was just a model (or a piece of CG). So really, it’s only now that some crazy Germans have built a life-sized version of the…

New Star Wars Figures Know How To Make Money

A second series of those awesome Star Wars Black Series action figures are on the way, and they’re hitting four of the biggest fan favourites all in one shot. Where the first batch featured Luke, Vader, Darth Maul and a Sandtrooper, the second line will have Han Solo, Boba Fett, Greedo and…Slave Leia. It’s almost…

The Desert Is Swiftly Swallowing Darth Vader’s Old House

From ground level, it’seasy to see how old “houses” used in the filming of Star Wars can quickly turn into forgotten ruins. But when you look at the bigger picture, you get a more interesting story. A run-down old set from Star Wars Episode I has found itself the centre of an important scientific study.…

Comic-Con Shopping Day Two: Oh No, This Isn’t For Me

Day one of my Comic-Con shopping experience was mostly about what I wanted. What about my family? What about their needs? I think I’ve got them covered. Fun fact: Last year I brought an empty suitcase with me to Comic-Con, just for things. This year, I brought an ever-growing ball of desperation. Think I might…

Happy Birthday, KotOR! Thanks For Having Such Great Star Wars.

Today is the 10th anniversary of BioWare’s classic Star Wars role-playing game Knights of the Old Republic. Happy birthday, KotOR! Thanks for having such great Star Wars. Let me back up and explain what I mean by that. Last winter I was in New York talking with my boss Stephen about the animated Star Wars…

Angry Birds Star Wars II Coming In September, With A Skylanders Twist

As expected, last week’s Rovio tease has coalesced into the prequel-chronicling Angry Birds Star Wars II, complete with a damn Jar Jar bird. Significantly less expected is the integration of Hasbro’s Telepods technology, beaming in powerful characters via physical toys, Skylanders style. Rovio has gotten into the habit of launching each new Angry Birds game…

Let’s Imagine Mos Eisley Was A Little Bit Prettier

Neil Maccormack is one of the most talented artists out there. He’s a constant feature and award-winner on digital art websites, has been published several times in Ballistic’s awesome EXPOSÉ series of art books and has also done work in games, movies and advertising. His most recent work in games was for Japanese dev Applibot…

Star Wars? In Kingdom Hearts III? Maybe!

Disney helps make Kingdom Hearts. Disney owns Star Wars. Seems like a match made in carbonite heaven, right? As soon as word came out that Disney had purchased LucasFilm—and consequently, the right to adventures in the world of Star Wars—people started wondering what that’d mean for Square Enix’s popular action-RPG series, which is created in…