Star Wars

This LEGO Star Wars Trench-Run Is One In A Million

While I’m impressed by the attention to detail in this re-creation of Star Wars‘ iconic last ditch torpedo-shot (as displayed at the Brickworld LEGO convention and photographed by Peter Mowry), I’m almost more impressed with how effectively it captures the mess of grey junk that covers the exterior of the Death Star. The full LEGO…

A New Star Wars Battlefront Is On the Way

There’s a new Star Wars Battlefront coming from EA’s DICE division, built on the studio’s Frostbite 3 engine.

LucasArts Might Be No More, But They’re Still At EA’s Press Conference

Looks like there’s a chance that we might be seeing what something with regard to EA’s exclusive license to develop Star Wars games at the company’s E3 press conference today. Kotaku‘s Jason Schreier snapped this pic and said that about 10 seats are reserved for LucasArts folk at the venue for EA’s press event. Disney’s…

Han Solo, Frozen In Carbonite, Has Boner Light-Switch

Presented without further comment. Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Light Switch – I will offer more by June 15th [Etsy, via Laughing Squid]

Together We Can Ace This 120 Question Nerd Equivalency Test

At last weekend’s Denver Comic Con, animator and syndicated cartoonist Rich Moyer assembled a team of 120 characters from games, comics, science fiction and fantasy, and challenged children to name each one. Are you guys going to let children show us us? Moyer provided a numbered answer sheet for this limeted edition poster, available now…

The History, And Evolution, Of The Star Wars Logo

It’s one of the most iconic logos in all of pop culture, right up there with – ahem – Disney’s branding, but for the longest time, Star Wars enjoyed a mish-mash of logos and title fonts, a mess that, believe it or not, wasn’t locked down by Lucasfilm until the last minute. Changing names from…

When A Star Wars Hotline Broke AT&T

If you suffer under the yoke of AT&T, and enjoy tales of their suffering, this will cheer you up: back when Empire Strikes Back launched, an automated call-in line designed to market the movie broke part of the network. How? This was 1980, and the technology for that sort of stuff just wasn’t there yet.…

KOTOR Is Coming To The iPad

Hey guys. Classic Star Wars RPG Knights of the Old Republic is out on the iPad this week. Expect more coverage from us in the morning.

Even If You Hate Angry Birds, You Gotta Admit These Toys Are Great

Hasbro will be selling this bulk pack of Angry Birds action figures as a Comic-Con exclusive. On 364 days of the year, I would rather drink poison than buy Angry Birds action figures, but boy, roping vintage Star Wars packaging into the mix sure does change things. While they’re technically individual figures, they’ll be sold…

Stormtrooper Surrounded by Japanese Police After Murderous Tweet

Twitter account @vmlvlltl recently uploaded a message: “At noon on May 26, 2013, I will kill people at Sapporo Station.” This was @vmlvlltl’s sole message, and the user’s name was “Phantom Slasher Notice” (Toorima Yokoku or 通り魔予告). The account is now suspended, but Twitter users in Sapporo began re-tweeting the threat and warning each other.…

An Extinct Bug That Looks Just Like A Jawa

Whether you’re in the US or the UK, chances are most of our readers are off on holiday today. So…enjoy. An extinct cockroach that looks just like a Jawa. Funny, yes, but the story is also slightly tragic; the species was only discovered very recently, living inside a volcano in Ecuador, but ever since it…

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and today also is the 36th anniversary of Star Wars’ release. This is a perfect time to remember all of the pilots from Gold and Red squadrons who didn’t make it back. Stay on target!

The Best Star Wars Cosplay You’ll See This Week

Reader Jules lives in Ireland. He’s cosplaying here as Old Republic’s enormous Darth Malgus, which might seem ambitious, but when you consider Jules stands 6′ 6″ himself – 6′ 8″ in the costume – you start to realise how perfect this is. He built the costume entirely himself; the other people you see in the…

BioWare Is Sorry They Accidentally Banned All Those SWTOR Players

In the war between MMO developers and shady players looking to exploit the system, the innocent often get caught in the crossfire. Such was the case yesterday, when somewhere under 150 honest, hard-playing Star Wars: The Old Republic players had their accounts banned from play. BioWare is sorry, you guys. Several tipsters emailed us last…

Star Wars Meets Mass Effect In A Crossover Dream Come True

It’s not the firsttime we’ve seen an artist combine the two sci-fi universes, but it is the best time. These pieces by artist Zarnala aren’t the only amazing works in her portfolio, either. There are dogs and cats in there that’ll make your day. Zarnala [DeviantArt, via Uastis Again]

New Star Wars TV Series Will Take Place Between Episodes III And IV

Reeling from the recent cancellation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars? You may or may not be pleased to know that Disney/Lucasfilm just announced a new animated series in the massive sci-fi universe. The series is called Star Wars Rebels, and it’s set between Star Wars: Episode III and Star Wars: Episode IV in what…

Patton Oswalt’s Amazing Star Wars Episode VII Rant, Brought To Life

The totally improvised, 7 1/2 minute filibuster from an episode of NBC’s Parks & Recreation last month, in which Patton Oswalt outlines his vision of Star Wars: Episode VII (with Marvel crossovers) could not possibly have been more perfect, could it? Well, yes, it could, actually … YouTube video uploaded by iZacLess To contact the…

Star Wars, Dr. Who Fans Get Into The Lamest “Fight” Of All Time

A long-standing rivalry between two sci-fi fan groups in England boiled over earlier this week when Star Wars and Dr. Who fans had a “bitter exchange” outside a convention. When the treasurer of Norwich Star Wars Club Jim Poole turned up and tried to get the autograph of Dr. Who actor (and Bill superstar!) Graham…

New Star Wars Games Might Bring Back Old Series

Despite big layoffs in other areas, publisher Electronic Arts is opening a brand new office in Los Angeles for Battlefield developers DICE, the Wall Street Journal reports. The office isn’t a development studio per se; it’s there to “help with recruiting talent” for the company’s upcoming Star Wars games, which the report says are still…

Now We Can All Be Kitty Girls And Boys In The Old Republic

In case you just hopped on the MMO bandwagon with the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, it’s not a massively multiplayer party until the anthropomorphic animals arrive. The original EverQuest had the Vah Shir, World of Warcraft has Worgen and now Pandas, and The Old Republic has the Cathar, a race of intergalactic…