LucasArts
has announced the development of LEGO® Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars™.
The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO® Star Wars videogame
franchise, LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will combine the best
elements of all previous LEGO® games while adding brand new gameplay to make it
the most action-packed LEGO® videogame to date. Developed by the same team at
Traveller’s Tales that created the critically acclaimed LEGO® Star Wars
and LEGO® Indiana Jones™ series, the game will ship on the Wii™, Nintendo
DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and
Windows in the Fall of 2010.
“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family
entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “The LEGO® Star
Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20
million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO® Star
Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humor and fun players expect from
this award winning franchise.” “LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working
with them on the next iteration of the LEGO® Star Wars series continues
to be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. “The team
at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO® game ever with all
new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO® game.”
LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters
from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star
Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favorite characters from the
beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle
modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder,
allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either
as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command,
Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple
Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.
For more information on LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars please
visit www.legostarwars.com.
The Official Star Wars Site
has provided a look at Ian Keltie's cover art for Vortex, the sixth book
in the Fate of the Jedi novel series from Del Rey Books. Because this book is
months away, we will not be including any summary or synopsis to accompany the
cover art. You'll have to wait a bit longer for those details. Vortex by
Troy Denning is due out in December.
Up next in the series is Backlash by Aaron Allston, the fourth book,
which comes out in March. This is followed by Allies by Christie Golden,
due out in May.
Here is a second preview for Episode 13 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Season 2 entitled Voyage of Temptation that will be on tonight. At
this rate, you will have seen the entire episode. Enjoy!
(Approximate Retail Value: $99.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: August
1, 2010)
In space, size does matter, and Hasbro certainly kept that in mind when
creating its all-new, highly detailed STAR WARS AT-AT. The AT-AT (All
Terrain Armored Transport) played a significant role in the Empire’s military
assault in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and it will play an equally important
role in every fan’s toy collection this year! Measuring more than 24 inches
tall, nearly 28 inches long, and 12 inches wide, this colossal vehicle holds up
to 20 STAR WARS figures – 6 of which can fit in its head alone! – and
includes so many play and electronic features true to its on-screen counterpart
that it’s hard to believe! From the zip-line in its body and articulated legs
for superb poseability, to its LED lights and authentic movie sounds and
phrases, this is the must-have addition for STAR WARS fans of all ages.
Includes a 3 ¾ inch AT-AT driver action figure and a pop-out speeder bike.
Be
sure to visit StarWars-Descriptions.com
to see a couple of images of this big new vehicle. I always enjoyed my AT-AT
when I was younger, and this one looks great!
This video is a preview for Episode 13 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season
2 and is entitled Voyage of Temptation. Be sure to catch this second
episode of a three-part story arc tomorrow night at 9:00pm ET/PT on
the Cartoon Network. Enjoy!
Synopsis: As the Jedi and their clones
defend Duchess Satine from assassination attempts, Anakin discovers that
Obi-Wan and the Duchess have a history together.
The Official Star Wars Site
has provided the Star Wars: Trench Run game for everyone to play! If you don't have an iPhone, then
no problem! Be sure to head over now and play the dogfighting,
or trench run game online. You will need to download and install the free Unity game engine
when it prompts you in order to play. It looks great! Enjoy!
The
Official Star Wars Site
has announced that Star Wars maintains the top spot as the #1 licensed
toy and the #1 boys toy property in the US for 2009. It was a competitive year
for boys properties, but Star Wars once again grabbed the top slot,
demonstrating its enormous staying power even after 33 years. With 2009 year-end
figures placing Star Wars 40% ahead of any other toy license, the Power
of the Force continues to thrive, according to industry research company The NPD
Group. U.S. retail toy sales for the license in 2009 exceeded $480M, supported
by all-new episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and a robust collector
market engaged in the live-action Saga. Success in the toy arena continues to
translate to many other licensed product categories, including publishing,
apparel, consumer electronics and housewares. Be sure to read
the entire article!
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section
is from The Clone
Wars Season 2. The twelth available episode is The Mandalore Plot.
You can find this streaming video clip in the Television
Shows section. If you have a movie clip or scene in a AVI, MOV,
etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!
Today I have updated the Characters Section
and the latest addition is Corporal Derdram.
The page includes a Flash video of the character to give you
something a little more interesting. You can get a listing of Dark
Side characters using their picture by type at the Dark
Side Characters Section. Or, if you would like to see an
alphabetical listing of all of our characters, you can check out the
Character Index.
Enjoy!
The Official Star Wars Site
has announced that starting February 26, McDonald's will be bringing their Star
Wars promotion to kids throughout North America. The Happy Meal promotion
will feature different Happy Meal Star Wars premiums, including four
"character keepers" (Darth Vader, Anakin, Yoda, and R2-D2) and four
starship launchers (Millennium Falcon, X-wing Fighter, Jedi Starfighter,
and Republic Gunship). The character keepers also come with a cool Star Wars
temporary tattoo and all premiums feature a unique code!
The Happy Meal packaging will feature images of Darth Vader and Yoda, games
and instructions that direct consumers to the McDonald's HappyMeal.com website
where they are able to join the quest to "Help Defend McWorld from Darth
Vader" in McDonald's free virtual world for kids, as well as experience
augmented reality with McD Vision. Visitors to the site should not forget their
secret code (inside every Happy Meal) which unlocks a special lightsaber feature
within the Darth Vader quest.
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section
is from The Clone
Wars Season 2. The eleventh available episode is Lightsaber Lost.
You can find this streaming video clip in the Television
Shows section. If you have a movie clip or scene in a AVI, MOV,
etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section
is from one of your favorite Star Wars video games! The latest scene
we have provided is Setbacks & Recon
from the Star Wars video game Jedi Knight II-Jedi Outcast that was
released March 26, 2002. You can find this video clip in the Video
Game Scenes section. Special thanks to Medhiv83 for capturing
and sharing the cutscene! If you have a movie clip or scene from any
video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!
We all know that Star Wars: Battlefront III seems to have been lost, but Kotaku has
reported a rumor that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online.
"The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both Lucasarts and Slant Six Games, the studio responsible for SOCOM Confrontation and SOCOM Fire Team Bravo
3.
The title is still in pre-production, so there's no guarantee that we'll ever hear more of it – Battlefront having become somewhat of a cursed property after the recent demise of original developers Pandemic and buy-out of Battlefront III
developers Free Radical – but Lucasarts' insistence on getting a Battlefront game made in spite of all that gives us hope.
Battlefront Online is, as the name suggests, planned to be online-only, and is tentatively slated to appear in 2011.
Whether this game was the source of that "Battlefront IV" concept art that turned up last year is unknown, but our sources tell us that it is the source of those voice actor
rumors from December."
There isn't any word yet for all of us that still play Battlefront II on PC.
I do hope it makes it to the PC platform!
The
Official Star Wars Site
has announced the Star Wars Galaxy trading cards series from Topps
returns with a brand new set of base cards, highly-collectible extras and
coveted Star Wars actor autographs. The Star Wars Galaxy 5 series
hits stores the last week of February at hobby, comic and select card shops, as
well as Target and Wal-Mart.
The 120 card collection of Star Wars art includes over 50 pieces of
newly-commissioned art, the best of published Star Wars art, Star Wars
Manga and Art of Star Wars Celebration. Collectible inserts include foil
cards -- bronze and sequentially-numbered gold foil parallels, as well as etched
foil cards.
Hobby inserts include vintage galaxy portraits signed by Star Wars
actors, Lost Galaxy cards, and a guaranteed sketch card in every box. Collectors
should also look for 1/1 printing plates, Manga sketch cards, shaped sketch
cards, 1/1 refractor foil parallel cards and 1/1 original etched foil artwork.
Look for cards from our good friend Kevin Graham. Get them this month!