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Archived News-October 2009
Week 3
Friday October 16,
2009 |
Daily Video
Clip |
This video is the trailer for
Episode 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 and is entitled Senate Spy.
Enjoy!
Synopsis: At the Jedi Council's request, Padmé investigates
a Separatist conspiracy in the Senate. |
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Friday October 16,
2009 |
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 Wave
9-Boxed review. Thanks Steve! Be sure to stay tuned next week for loose
figure review from this wave. Enjoy!
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Friday October 16,
2009 |
Kevin Graham Art
Donations |
My good friend and Featured Artist Kevin Graham will be donating
a piece for auction and a piece to charity. Kevin is an Official Star Wars
Artist and many of his pieces have made their way into Topps Star Wars card
sets.
"I am extremely excited to announce that my artwork will be featured in
Topps Star Wars Galaxy 5 card set coming out January 2010. The original black
and white Boba Fett artwork will be auctioned off at Star Wars Fan Days III. The
original artwork is 11”x17” on 100lb card stock. There will be 75 free prints
available of the color artwork at Star Wars Fan Days III to help promote the
auction.
I am also donating an original hand drawn Cad Bane cel sketch
card from Topps Star Wars Widevision set coming out this November. Get more
details on the Topps Clone Wars Widevision card set. Proceeds from the
auction will benefit the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. The auction will
be hosted by Steve Sansweet and will be held Saturday at 4:00pm Main Auditorium
during Star Wars Fan Days III. Get more information on the auction."
Special thanks to Kevin for sharing this information.
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Thursday October 15,
2009 |
Daily Video
Clip |
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 Kyle
Crashes The Moldy Crow from Star Wars: Dark Forces II-Jedi Knight that was
released October 9, 1997. You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. Special
thanks to Ralexand 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!
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Thursday October 15,
2009 |
PC Specs For
TFU-Ultimate Sith Edition |
Aspyr.com
has provided the PC Specs for The Force Unleashed-Ultimate Sith Edition. Unless
you have a newer computer, don't expect to be able to by and play this game. It
is unfortunate for those of us that have older computers that have been
performing just fine for gaming until now. Here are the minimum
requirements:
PC Minimum System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista
SP2. Windows 7
- CPU Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel
Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 23.8 GB + 1 GB
Swap File
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c
compatible 256 MB Video Memory with Shader 3.0 support
- Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2900
- Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800
- Media Required: 8X DVD-ROM drive
- Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard or Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired
Controller
Oh well. It looks like I will need a much stronger PC if I plan to play
future Star Wars PC games. |
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Thursday October 15,
2009 |
Star Wars
Puzzleshots |
The Official Star Wars Site has
provided a look at a new product called Puzzleshots. Ever wanted to see yourself
standing side by side with Darth Vader? Or with the Jedi heroes of The Clone
Wars? You can put yourself into a Star Wars photo puzzle -- making it
a truly personalized picture -- thanks to Hasbro Puzzleshots and Shutterfly.
Here's how it works:
Find your favorite photo of yourself and upload it to Shutterfly.com. Then,
the folks at Shutterfly insert your photo into a Star Wars scene of your
choosing. You can even add your name to the picture if you want.
When you order this product from Shutterfly.com, a puzzle based on that photo
arrives in the mail! Get started at Shutterfly.com. |
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Wednesday October
14, 2009 |
Daily Video
Clip |
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is
Developer
Dispatch 4-The Making of Coruscant for the video game Star Wars: The Old
Republic developed for the PC as a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game
or MMORG. 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).
From the majestic skyline to the dark and seedy underground levels, a large
team of The Old Republic developers worked together to construct the dynamic
city-world of Coruscant. Watch our latest Developer Dispatch, The Making of
Coruscant, to hear developers discuss the creation of the Republic’s capital
from the deepest basement to the tallest skyscraper.
It is a large download in HD at the size of 226 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 October
14, 2009 |
KOTOR Comic To
End At #50 |
John Jackson Miller has announced
the end of a great run for the Knights of the Old Republic comic on farawaypress.com.
"Greetings again from the Diamond Retailer Summit, where I'm appearing for
Dark Horse promoting Mass Effect -- and where we finally made it public that,
yes, the long run of Knights of the Old Republic is set to end with #50, the
last issue of "Demon."
We've been working toward the series' climax for
some time, getting pieces into place for the big finale -- where we really have
pulled out all the stops. Every question posed in the series (at least to my way
of thinking) is addressed. I turned in the last script recently and was very
pleased with it -- it wraps things up for this incarnation pretty close to how
I'd always imagined it. Dark Horse has given us marvelous support and creative
freedom from Day 1 on this series -- and we did everything to make sure things
went out with a bang!
For fans of the KOTOR series for its long run, I
thank you -- and I can say I'm pretty sure you'll really like where things wrap
up for your favorite characters. This has been only one chapter in the lives of
these characters; in Star Wars, you never know what the future
holds.
From the past to the future: Wrapping up KOTOR clears the decks
for a major project I've been working on for some time; as was mentioned in the
Summit presentation, it's just not quite ready to announce. There are several
moving parts to this project, and there are waterfowl to get into their nice and
orderly rows. I can't say more about it now -- but won't be long, I assure you.
It really will be something readers haven't seen before! Stay
tuned..." |
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Wednesday October
14, 2009 |
Topps Star Wars:
The Clone Wars |
Topps is providing a Star Wars:
The Clone Wars Widevision trading card set. 80 Widevision Cards show you every
episode from Season 1 in its full, original Widescreen aspect ration. Each card
back contains trivia, quotes, episode guides, and information to give you a
closer look at the top-rated Cartoon Network TV series.
There are:
- 1/1 GOLD FOIL-STAMPED PARALLELS
- SEQUENTIALY-NUMBERED SILVER FOIL-STAMPED PARALLELS
(#1 - 80)
- SEASON 2 SNEAK PREVIEWS (1:2) - Unseen images from Season 2
- FLIX PIX MOTION CARDS (1:8) - Motion cards that contain all the action of
the show
- ANIMATION CLEAR CELS (1:4) - Transparent, premium-quality plastic cards
- FOIL CARDS (1:3) - Features profiles of the show's main
characters
Plus these hobby exclusives:
- SKETCH CARDS (1 per box) - Original hand drawings by today's top sketch
artists
- ANIMATOR SKETCH CARDS (TBD) - By the show's animators
- AUTOGRAPHS (TBD) - Signatures from the show's key cast members
Be sure to pick up your set this month!
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Monday October 12,
2009 |
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 Wave
8-Part 2-Loose review. Thanks Steve! Be sure to stay tuned for the next
great review. Enjoy!
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Monday October 12,
2009 |
Galactic Binder
News |
Our friend Pete from Galactic Binder sends over
their latest news:
TOP 12 STAR WARS GUITAR CROSSOVERS
GalacticBinder.com brings you its latest Star Wars "Top List",
this time with a musical theme. While most people immediately think of the
wonderful scores of John Williams when they think of Star Wars music, there is
much more to consider when it comes to how music relates to a galaxy far, far
away. To that end, GalacticBinder.com's Top 12 Star Wars Guitar Crossovers lets you rock out with The
Force.
STAR WARS IN CONCERT REVIEW NOKIA THEATER – LOS ANGELES,
CA - 10/07/2009
Star Wars In Concert at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles,
California on October 7, 2009 was a sensory tour de Force (pun intended)! This
is a must see event for both casual and hardcore Star Wars fans - young and old.
Read GalacticBinder.com's full review of the event, which includes photos and all the
coverage you can handle.
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