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Archived News-January 2007
Week 2
| Friday January 12, 2007 | |
| Homing Beacon #178 | |
The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today we get to talk about the kick off for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. What a year 2007 will be, brimming with so many Star Wars milestones. A decade ago, the Star Wars Special Edition Trilogy was debuting on the big screen. The 501st Legion of costumed fans first donned their helmets as a group, and the Official Star Wars website began looking beyond the original films and tracking the production of prequels. Two decades ago, fans could blast into the stratosphere on a Star Tours trip for the first time. And three decades ago, the Star Wars saga began... To kick off the 30th Anniversary celebration in a huge way, George Lucas wrangled 200 costumed Star Wars fans, set them marching to the high-stepping beat of Grambling State University's world-renowned Marching Tigers band, and bracketed them with truly impressive floats depicting the natural beauty of the saga in the first-ever appearance of Star Wars in the Rose Bowl parade. Much of starwars.com's coverage so far in 2007 has understandably been about this momentous event, and the stories below highlight the efforts that went into pulling off the endeavor, with special focus on the amazing 501st Legion. Garrisons from around the world have recorded their hellos and New Year's greetings during the parade, and a new video has been greeting daily starwars.com visitors. If you've missed some of the daily missives, a compilation video of the various greetings will soon wing its way to starwars.com's community section. In other news of a decidedly darker pallor, the Legacy of the Force series of novels have given fans an unprecedented opportunity to leave their mark on the Star Wars galaxy. In an upcoming book, Jacen Solo -- son of Han and Leia -- will continue down the path to darkness and adopt a "Darth" name as he resurrects the Sith past that has so colored his family's bloodline. The editors and authors of the series are looking to fans to create Jacen's Darth names. Last year, starwars.com took in submissions, and later in January, you'll have your chance to vote on the final five finalists. To get you inspired, be sure to check out the newly revealed cover to Sacrifice, the fifth book in the series. In an adventure-packed world not so far away as Star Wars, it looks like everyone's favorite globe-trotting adventurer will be dusting off his trusty fedora. Over the holiday break, fans of Indiana Jones were given a surprise treat with the long-awaited announcement that Indiana Jones IV is finally a go. Visit http://www.indianajones.com for more details. | |
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| Friday January 12, 2007 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 144 | |
Today we have Episode 144 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back next week for the one-hundred and forty-fifth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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| Thursday January 11, 2007 | |
| Sacrifice | |
 The Official Star Wars Site has an article featuring the upcoming
book called Sacrifice. To bring peace and order to a galaxy at war, Jacen
Solo will sacrifice anything -- or anyone. Now the moment of choice is at
hand...
Or rather, will be at hand this May with the release of Sacrifice, the fifth book in the Legacy of the Force series from Del Rey Books. There's many reasons to dive into this hardcover release, not the least of which is the engrossing saga of Jacen Solo which continues to move the decorated hero into the role of Dark Lord of the Sith. This book will reveal Jacen's Sith name, which fans will help determine through an online poll later this month! Be sure to read the rest of this article. | |
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| Wednesday January 10, 2007 | |
| Cut Scenes Section Update | |
Attack of the Clones section has finally been updated with a breakdown and pictures of a couple of scenes cut from the film. The new scenes are Padmé Addresses the Senate and The Dark Side. I will continue to work on this section to bring you more information. You can also access the Padmé Addresses the Senate video clip directly in the Movies section if you wish. I have always been fascinated by the scenes that were left out of the movies and I just wanted to share with you these cut scenes from the film. Enjoy!
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| Tuesday January 09, 2007 | |
| New Wallpaper | |
Today I have added a couple of Knights of the Old Republic II wallpapers that were submitted by Master Jedi. Thanks Master Jedi for your great contribution! These pieces and others can be found over at the Wallpaper section!
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| Monday January 08, 2007 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 143 | |
Today we have Episode 143 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back later this week for the one-hundred and forty-fourth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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