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Archived News-March 2013
Week 2
| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| Star Wars Reviews Section Updated | |
Today I have updated Movies section with the latest Star Wars Review. In this newest addition, Steve provides a review of the 30th Anniversary Collection's #13 Death Star Trooper as compared with Power of the Force 2-Death Star Trooper-Collection 3-1998. Thanks Steve! Be sure to stay tuned for the next great review. Enjoy!
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| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| RebelForce Radio: March 15 | |
Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac of RebelForce Radio have released their latest show! In the wake of this weeks big announcements from Lucasfilm postponing Detours and sealing the fate of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Jason & Jimmy Mac are joined by Bonnie Burton to break down all the news. What is the future, if any, for The Clone Wars? How should fans react to the show winding down? And where is the Star Wars saga heading from here? We provide insight and analysis for all the top stories from The Galaxy Far, Far Away, including all the latest Sequel news and rumors, another autographed book giveaway, and Billy Dee!Be sure to listen to this episode!
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| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #2 | |
Today's second video clip is of Darth Vader introducing This Is Madness: The Star Wars Character Tournament. It's a showdown between the Light Side and Dark Side in the first This Is Madness tournament! Vote for your favorite Jedi, Sith, scoundrel, Rebel, or bounty hunter and help decide who is, once and for all, the galaxy's most popular Star Wars character. The first round begins on Monday, March 18! Cast your votes and come back every day for new matchups and results, and be sure to visit us on Tuesday, April 9, to see who will be named winner of This Is Madness! Visit the Official Star Wars site for your brackets. | |
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| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #1-The Clone Wars Season 4 Tribute | |
Today's first video clip is a tribute to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4. Let us reflect on all the great Star Wars we have been given over the last five years. Special thanks to Dave Filoni, all the cast, and crew from the show! | |
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| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| Poster Promotion | |
Frank sent in of a new promotion he is having. New promotion by Lynx Collection offers 2 11x17 posters for $25, 3 for $40, or 6 for $60. Combine this with coupon code FJM10 and get an additional 10% off your order. Follow the link to get more information or to purchase these prints.
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| Friday March 15, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 239-The young star warrior of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Thursday March 14, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip-The Clone Wars Season 3 Tribute | |
Today's video clip is a tribute to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3. Let us reflect on all the great Star Wars we have been given over the last five years. Special thanks to Dave Filoni, all the cast, and crew from the show! | |
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| Thursday March 14, 2013 | |
| Star Wars Weekends Logo | |
Each year, Mickey seems to take on a different role in the official Star Wars Weekends logo. This year, his imagination takes him to the Forest Moon of Endor, where he is seen zipping away from scout troopers with Chip and Dale. Mickey’s wild speeder bike ride on this year’s artwork has historical significance, as 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi — the film that featured the Battle of Endor. Star Wars Weekends takes place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 17-June 9, 2013. Be sure to read the entire article at the Official Star Wars Blog.
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| Thursday March 14, 2013 | |
| Dave Filoni Explores New Star Wars Content | |
TV Line has an article that mentions Dave Filoni will be working towards a new show. At a Tuesday upfront presentation, it was announced that Disney Channel will air new Mickey Mouse shorts starting June 28 (a sneak peek is posted to Disney.com) and that the TV-movie Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel — in which Dr. Doofenshmirtz’s latest “-inator” strips Spider-Man, Hulk and others of their powers — will debut this summer. Disney Channels Worldwide boss Gary Marsh also said the company is “working closely with Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy and director Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) to explore new Star Wars content for our platforms,” to be detailed later this year. Be sure to read the entire article.
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| Thursday March 14, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 238-Uncle Owen Lars (Phil Brown) of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #4 | |
Today's fourth video clip is some gameplay footage to the Star Wars: First Assault. In this clip, you can see stormtroopers and rebels battling across various Star Wars locales, like the desert planet Tatooine. It's very reminiscent of multiplayer mode in a first-person shooter like Call of Duty or Battlefield or Lucas' own Star Wars: Battlefront. The video shows action in both first- and third-person. We don't know if that's a third-person mode or just clips from a replay (or footage designed specifically for this trailer). You can also see some of the game's guns, attacks, and special abilities. Enjoy it while it lasts! | |
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #3 | |
Today's third video clip is the intro to the Star Wars: First Assault Trailer. It gives you a look through the eyes of a Stormtrooper putting on his helmet. Enjoy it while it lasts! | |
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| RebelForce Radio: James Arnold Taylor Special | |
Jimmy Mac of RebelForce Radio has released the latest special! Following the announcement from Lucasfilm marking the end of The Clone Wars, and fresh off his USO tour of Japan, actor James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) joins RebelForce Radio's Jimmy Mac. In this revealing conversation, James talks about what the show has meant to him as both a professional and a fan. Thank you JAT for being OUR Obi-Wan for the better part of the past decade. Be sure to listen to this episode!
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #2-The Clone Wars Season 2 Tribute | |
Today's second video clip is a tribute to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2. Let us reflect on all the great Star Wars we have been given over the last five years. Special thanks to Dave Filoni, all the cast, and crew from the show! | |
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #1 | |
Today's first video clip is the Star Wars Episode 7: Movie Stars On J.J. Abrams' Sequel from TotalFilm. Joss Whedon, Ewan McGregor, Mila Kunis, Mark Strong and more talk JJ Abrams' sequel. Enjoy! | |
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| Wednesday March 13, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 237-The deadly grip of Darth Vader of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Tuesday March 12, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip-The Clone Wars Season 1 Tribute | |
Today's video clip is a tribute to Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1. Let us reflect on all the great Star Wars we have been given over the last five years. Special thanks to Dave Filoni, all the cast, and crew from the show! | |
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| Tuesday March 12, 2013 | |
| Galactic Escape Pod Episode 8 Released | |
The latest Galactic Escape Pod has been released! Gary talks about the announcement that officially ends The Clone Wars. Other topics include Star Wars Insider #140, George Lucas to create a Museum, George Lucas States Original Trio A Lock for Episode VII, Ian McDiarmid At Celebration Europe II, What's Happened To Lucasarts?, Star Wars: First Assault Update, Making of Rise of the Hutt Cartel Part 1: Creating Makeb, and The Story of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope LP Part 7. Please listen to the show and send in you suggestions, thoughts, or questions! The e-mail for the show is podcast@galactic-voyage.com. Enjoy!
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| Tuesday March 12, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 236-Readying the Rebel fleet of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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| Monday March 11, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #2 | |
Today's second video clip is Dave Filoni, supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as he discusses his time at Lucasfilm Animation and shows a preview of more Clone Wars to come. Stay through to the end for some real surprises! | |
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| Monday March 11, 2013 | |
| The Clone Wars Is Officially Over | |
The Official Star Wars site has announced the future of The Clone Wars TV series and the animated comedic series Star Wars: Detours: As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming. We are exploring a whole new Star Wars series set in a time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come. As part of this shift, we have also made some key decisions affecting Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Detours. After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we're continuing production on new Clone Wars story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content. In the video below, Supervising Director Dave Filoni offers a peek of what is to come in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. At Star Wars Celebration VI last year, George Lucas gave fans a glimpse at the animated comedy series Star Wars Detours from Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, and Todd Grimes. Detours was conceived and produced before we decided to move forward with the new Star Wars trilogy, and in the wake of that decision, Lucasfilm has reconsidered whether launching an animated comedy prior to the launch of Episode VII makes sense. As a result, we've decided to postpone the release of Detours until a later date. We are incredibly proud of the teams at Lucasfilm Animation for creating some of the most amazing animation ever produced for TV. Keep checking StarWars.com for new developments on these and future projects. I want to take the opportunity to thank Dave Filoni, the cast, crew, and all
the staff at Lucasfilm Animation for their amazing work on The Clone Wars. I
hope that however they wrap up the remaining episodes of The Clone Wars, that we
may ultimately know the fates of Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, Darth Maul, Asajj
Ventress and many others. Rest in peace Clone Wars!
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| Monday March 11, 2013 | |
| Star Wars: First Assault Update | |
Kotaku finally has an article about the new game title Star Wars: First Assault. Kotaku can reveal that Star Wars: First Assault is a downloadable multiplayer shooter that was originally slated for release this spring. The game supports up to 16 players—one eight-person team of rebels and one eight-person team of Stormtroopers—as they face off on Star Wars worlds like Bespin and Tatooine. And according to one person familiar with the project, First Assault is "step zero" to the heavily-rumored, highly-anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront III. If First Assault sells well—assuming it is released at all—the third Battlefront could be next. This game is a downloadable "predecessor" to Battlefront III—part of the studio's strategy to show that there's a market for Star Wars shooters running on the Unreal Engine. The story of Star Wars: Battlefront III is long and well-documented. Commissioned as the third game in the Battlefront shooter series, Battlefront III has bounced from developer to developer over the past few years. Although LucasArts has yet to officially announce the game, leaked footage and images show what could have been, and development studio Free Radical has claimed the game was 99% finished when LucasArts killed it. Star Wars: First Assault, our source says, would lead up to Battlefront III. This new Battlefront would use nothing from the Battlefront III that has already been in production at studios like Free Radical and Slant Six, our source says. Instead, LucasArts would build Battlefront III based on code from First Assault. There are no vehicles in First Assault, nor are there Jedi. LucasArts intentionally decided not to use the Battlefront name so expectations wouldn't be too high, our source says. And the game is almost done. But Star Wars: First Assault may never actually make it out of the studio. The status of First Assault—like the status of Star Wars 1313 and other projects that LucasArts is currently working on—remains unclear today since the acquisition by Disney. Be sure to see the article.
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| Monday March 11, 2013 | |
| Daily Video Clip #1 | |
Today's first video clip is the Making of Rise of the Hutt Cartel Part 1: Creating Makeb. In this video, Hall Hood, Lead Writer, and Ryan Dening, Lead Concept Artist, join forces to give more insight into the exciting new planet, Makeb, coming with the Digital Expansion: Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Watch as they discuss unique areas never-before-seen in The Old Republic universe, including the exotic settlement on Makeb and the vast plateaus that await you on the planet's volatile surface. Find out how Makeb continues your character's storyline with a galactic struggle for the planet's dwindling resources. Plus, get a sneak peak at the beautifully rendered Taloas City and other new graphic enhancements that will compliment your gameplay experience! Enjoy! | |
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| Monday March 11, 2013 | |
| Daily Star Wars Card | |
Today's new card is available in the Star Wars Cards section. It can be found under Series 4 (Green Cards) and there were 66 cards and 11 stickers in all from 1977. Today's card is 235-Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) of that series. Look for more cards and stickers every day!
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