Here’s hoping these guys are better at driving than they are at shooting.
GenCon to reorganize in Chapter 11 – not acquired by GAG.
According to a GenCon press release, the bankruptcy court has agreed to let GenCon reorganize itself, and not be subject to a hostile takeover bid (by the GenCon Acquisition Group). The company plans to eventually pay off all its creditors and continue to operate.
EUbits: Gizmodo discovers the GFFA; TFU up for writing award; First look at Insider #107
Great things on the Wookieepedia: Gizmodo has blogged the Wookieepedia’s galaxy map (originally appeared in Star Wars Insider #65) thus making it legitimately cool on the internet. Or something. Not that I’m saying you kids still don’t have some work to do.
- Comics: Randy Stradley has an update at Dark Horse’s Star Wars Zone. Big news is that The Clone Wars comic will go on (monthly!) for six more issues. And there will be two big announcements at New York Comic-Con.
- The Force Unleashed: The game is a nominee for the WGA’s award for 2008’s best videogame writing. (via)
- Magazines: Could the Star Wars Insider be on the road to improvement with a new editor?
- Authors: Karen Traviss is up for the Philip K. Dick award for the final book in her Wess’har series, Judge.
Pro art: Seeley’s Mindor cover, step-by-step
Tor’s Irene Gallo gets Dave Seeley to share his process for ‘Rogue Leader,’ the painting that became the cover for Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor.
Video: Top Star Wars/Simpson’s moments, plus classic video archive shake down
Sci-Fi Wire counts down the ten greatest Star Wars moments from The Simpson’s. Nothing you probably don’t already remember, but what the hell.
In other videoish news, io9’s Graeme McMillan is way too enamored of this Japanese Disco Star Wars thing. Don’t get me wrong, it’s kind of adorable, but five minutes in the our archives and I can dig up way better than that.
…Maybe I need to make a top ten list of my own.
Rumor: Indiana Jones game canceled?
IGN had multiple sources saying that the in-development Indiana Jones game has been canceled. Kotaku has a vague response from LucasArts that could mean anything.
I’m not sure exactly how long it takes to make the things, but I believe the last we heard of it was early footage/teasers for it around the same time as The Force Unleashed was getting teased – back before Celebration IV. I’m inclined to write it off… Particularly after the long, rumorful runup to the The Old Republic announcement, or the years of buzz overload (okay, there were a few delays) that paved the way for The Force Unleashed. On the other hand, with Bioware handling TOR and TFU out and about, maybe Indy is next up on the LucasArts plate. No doubt we’ll hear something… eventually.
The Old Republic Y-Wing ala Lego!
Xadrian’s done it again – here’s his Lego interpretation of the Old Republic Y-Wing from The Clone Wars.
Interviews everywhere: Lloyd, Gillard & Wilkinson
Lightsabre has nabbed some big names for their latest Star Wars interviews: The Phantom Menace’s Jake Lloyd and prequel stuntmaster Nick Gillard. And EUC is scouting questions for The Force Unleashed’s Maris Brood, Adrienne Wilkinson.
Video: We are all Statler and Waldorf
(Classic version.) It’s Monday. You need Muppets.
The Clone Wars: In the wake of ‘Gungan’…
And continuing slashy subtext week… Friday’s ‘The Gungan General’ featured Jedi in chains. And hanging from things. (And Jar Jar.) I hope it was good for you, girls. In other news, Dave Filioni throws out a crossover plot bunny with Staff of Ra!
- People: Bonnie interviews Jim Cummings, who voices Weequay pirate chief Hondo Ohnaka.
- Review: io9’s Graeme McMillan was not impressed.
- Next week: ‘Jedi Crash,’ featuring Anakin, Ahsoka and the TV debut of Aayla Secura… As well as the first written by Katie Lucas.