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Archived News-July 2010
Week 4
| Friday July 23, 2010 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's new video clip is The Force Unleashed 2 Comic-Con 2010 Web Doc with Haden Blackman and Julio Torres. Enjoy! | |
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| Friday July 23, 2010 | |
| Star Wars Reviews Section Updated | |
Today I have updated Movies section with the latest Star Wars Review. In this newest addition, Steve provides a 30th Anniversary Collection's #13-2008 Rahm Kota review. Thanks Steve! Be sure to stay tuned for the next great review. Enjoy!
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| Thursday July 22, 2010 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's new video clip comes from USA Today and Boba Fett, is 'Unleashed' again! Fan favorite Boba Fett is poised to steal scenes in another Star Wars adventure. The bounty hunter who captured Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back has a date in the upcoming LucasArts video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (due Oct. 26, for all game systems). A follow-up to 2008's The Force Unleashed— the best-selling Star Wars video game ever — the sequel continues the story of Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice, with events that take place between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. As the story continues, Starkiller, who helped ignite the rebellion against the Empire, has escaped from Vader, who then employs Boba Fett to track him down. "We didn't want to just throw Boba Fett or other characters in the game just for the sake of making a fan appearance," says LucasArts' Haden Blackman, who wrote the story for both games. "But it really made sense for (Vader) to hire Boba Fett." Adding the beloved character adds heft to a cinematic story line. Boba Fett "really has become a rich character over time, and for us to have him show up in a small but pivotal role was exciting," says Blackman, who will make the official announcement today at Comic-Con. After apparently dying in Return of the Jedi, Boba Fett has had a busy life in the subsequent Star Wars offshoots. Young Boba appeared in Attack of the Clones and the current Clone Wars Cartoon Network series. He stars in recent paperback Bounty Hunter: Boba Fett and the upcoming graphic novel Star Wars: Blood Ties— A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett, out Aug. 25. "He's one of those characters that really resonates with fans," Blackman says. "That cool masked man (with) all the gadgets, he's a bounty hunter, which has got to be a life of adventure and danger. ... Fans just want more stories about him." Blackman hopes similar sentiments grow around Starkiller, the main character in The Force Unleashed games. "We give him what I think is a satisfying character arc. He starts in one place emotionally and physically, and ends up in a different place," Blackman says. "There are definitely more stories we can tell with this character."
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| Thursday July 22, 2010 | |
| Tim Dry-J'Quille the Whiphid | |
I received an e-mail from Tim Dry who played J'Quille the Whiphid from Return of the Jedi with some good news! "ATTENTION 'STAR WARS' FANS! Tim Dry is going to be at CELEBRATION 5 in Orlando, Florida in August! I'll be in the Exhibition hall selling copies of my book 'Continuum - The Star Wars Phenomenon As Experienced From The Inside'. Very excited about this and hope to see lots of friends there..." If you are going to Celebration V, be sure to stop by and see him and say that Galactic Voyage sent you.
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| Wednesday July 21, 2010 | |
| Daily Video Clip #2 | |
Today's second new video clip is Sideshow Collectibles - Star Wars - SDCC 2010 - Yoda and the Hut-Dagobah Environment Backstage Pass. Presenting a two-in-one Backstage Pass featuring The Yoda Sixth Scale Figure, and Yoda's Hut - Dagobah Environment. Enjoy! | |
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| Wednesday July 21, 2010 | |
| Daily Video Clip #1 | |
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is Developer Dispatch 7-Music of The Old Republic for the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic developed for the PC as a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game or MMORG. The game is to be released on December 10, 2010. The game takes place more than 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader and approximately three hundred years after the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR). The emotional experience of Star Wars comes to life in new music created
exclusively for The Old Republic. From soft melodies that ring in the forest of
Alderaan to the magnificent booming of a battle scene on Ord Mantell, a talented
team of composers, musicians and developers came together to create a magical
score for the game. It is a large download in HD at the size of 256 MB. You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!
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| Wednesday July 21, 2010 | |
| Galactic Escape Pod-Episode 13 | |
Today I have updated the Galactic Escape Pod section with the latest podcast episode of the "Fanboy's Guide to the Galaxy" with hosts Ryan Zasso and Eric Boggs. This Week's Topics Include:
E-mail the show at galaxyfanboy@yahoo.com or visit the Facebook Fanpage. You can now also download the podcast at iTunes. Enjoy!
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| Wednesday July 21, 2010 | |
| Gerald Home Interview | |
I recently got a very nice e-mail from my good friend and Star Wars actor Gerald Home. You will remember Gerald as Tessek from Jabba's Palace and a Mon Calamari Officer from Return of the Jedi. He sent warm Calamari greetings to us here at Galactic Voyage and complimented us on the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back look for the site. He also sent in this recent photo of himself with the one and only Darth Vader - Dave Prowse. Be sure to read his latest interview at Straight 2 DVD. Thanks Gerald!
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| Monday July 19, 2010 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's new video clip is The Force Unleashed II's technical lead Troy Simms talking about what makes a good Star Wars game, new Force powers, and the engine behind the game. Enjoy! | |
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| Monday July 19, 2010 | |
| The Jedi Path | |
The Official Star Wars Site has provided a look at The Jedi Path, an artifact thought lost with the rise of the Empire, but recently discovered and now made available to all scholars of the Jedi way. This fully illustrated book comes complete with a mechanical vault, and includes numerous removable artifacts from the Jedi Order. With the push of a button, the doors of the vault open in a wash of light and Star Wars sound effects. The inner platform rises, revealing this exclusive edition of The Jedi Path. This ancient training manual, crafted by early Jedi Masters, has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi. It explains the history and hierarchy of the Jedi Order, and what Jedi must know to take their place as defenders of the peace in the galaxy -- from mastery of the Force to the nuances of lightsaber combat. Passed down from Master to Padawan, the pages of this venerable text have been annotated by those who have held it, studied it, and lived its secrets. From Yoda and Luke Skywalker to Count Dooku and Darth Sidious, they have shaped the content of the book by leaving mementos tucked within the pages, tearing out pages, and adding their personal experiences as tangible reminders of the lessons they've learned.
The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force is a hardcover release scheduled for September 28, 2010 and produced by becker&mayer!
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