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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…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2013 -
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.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2013 -
Kotaku East
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.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2013 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2013 -
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]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2013 -
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…
By Jason Schreier Published May 20, 2013 -
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…
By Owen Good Published May 18, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2013 -
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2013 -
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…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2013 -
Photographer Finds Ruins Of Luke Skywalker’s Original Desert Home
While there are some attempts at preserving them for future generations, the fact is most of the sets used in the Tunisian desert for the Star Wars films – either the classic or prequel trilogy – have fallen into disrepair. Something that New York photographer Rä di Martino has captured beautifully in these photos taken…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2013 -
The Slow Decay Of Classic Star Wars Figures
Those in need of a time-waster for the rest of the day need look no further than Merchandising Is Forever, a blog that does nothing but post pictures – and gifs – of the “minute variations in deterioration over time” on old Star Wars figures. I just…can’t stop staring. And remembering how, yeah, the paper…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2013 -
Culture
If You Play Board Games, You’ll Know This Man’s Art
Henning Ludvigsen is art director at Rock Pocket Games, so if you like the colourful, cartoony style of upcoming platformer Oliver & Spike, he’s one of the people to thank. You should also thank him if you’ve ever played anything from Fantasy Flight Games. For the tabletop and card game giants Ludvigsen has lent his…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2013