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September 11, 2008September 11, 2008

Today in The Force Unleashed: Record-breaker!

The big news is The Force Unleashed demo shattering Xbox Live records with more than a million downloads. Count in the Playstation Network and it comes out to 2.3 million. Not too shabby…

In the news: Star Wars lives on through games. Among other things… But certainly the games are where the interest is, at least online: The Secret Apprentice (under his spoilerific real name) has been among the most-visited pages on the Wookieepedia for a while now. (He’s currently #4, behind the main page, Anakin Skywalker, and lightsaber.) And those numbers don’t require a console.
Interview: GalacticBinder talks to Haden Blackman.
Wishful thinking: The game isn’t even out yet, and IGN is obsessing over a sequel. If that’s a bit far-fetched for you, they also have a look back at the history of Star Wars games.
Concept art: The Death Star laser tube by Chin Ko, above.

September 8, 2008September 11, 2008

Expanded Universe newsbits: Rebel Force, TFU, Gilroy interviewed, KOTOR #33 previewed

Rebel Force: Barnes & Noble is now listing the author for the upcoming Scholastic series as Robin Wasserman (and ‘Scholastic, Inc. Staff.’) At least this time it’s someone who actually exists! Of course, let’s add the usual disclaimer that this all may be a B&N/automated system burp and it’s clearly not official yet, etc. etc. Or not: B&N is now listing Alex Wheeler.
Faint praise: The New York Times seems a little miffed at The Force Unleashed topping their bestseller list. Though to be honest I can get a little ‘damn you kids, get off my lawn! about game-based things, too, so I can’t entirely blame them. (For those without NYT passwords, Sean Williams has a scan of the actual printed page.)
Review: And since we’re on the topic of The Force Unleashed, SF Signal has reviewed the graphic novel adaption.
Comics: Newsarama talks to The Clone Wars comic writer Henry Gilroy (via,) while DarkHorse.com previews Knights of the Old Republic #33.

September 6, 2008October 26, 2013

Your The Force Unleashed roundup: Catching up with commercials, parties, and concept art

With just a little over a week to go before the September 15th release, you’re going to start seeing commercials… If you haven’t already. The clip above features Vader; Perhaps you might also be interested in a floating Wookiee?

In San Francisco on September 15th? LucasArts is throwing a TFU launch party at the Harrison St. Best Buy. Several of the game’s cast and crew (and probably plenty of 501st) will be attending.
Concept art: Rodian Scavenger, Tractor Beam and Jedi in Space.
The HD Room sums up some of the early reviews. Well, at least it seems to be doing better with critics than The Clone Wars.

August 31, 2008August 31, 2008

Are we getting The Clone Wars trailer tonight?

UPDATE: There is probably a Clone Wars trailer tonight on Cartoon Network at 8:00pm: The channel is teasing something very big for that time, and TCW fits that bill a lot more than TFU. (Big thanks to Mike and Tagne!)

Both TFN and Yoda’s News have reports from Dragon*Con on Steve Sansweet’s presentation. He showed the first episode of The Clone Wars and said that the premiere date should be announced early next week with a “month long promotional series for the launch of the show.” Could said date be October 3rd?

Sansweet also mentioned Celebration 5, but without solid specifics: 2010 is a likely date, with a location in the midwest or eastern U.S, consistent with what we’ve been seeing.

He also showed some new The Force Unleashed clips. Tune into Cartoon Network for a game trailer tonight at 8:00pm. (Or… something else? Whatever: Tune in.)

August 30, 2008August 30, 2008

The Force Unleashed: Concept art of the damned

io9 got themselves a copy of The Art And Making Of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and share the delightful story of the Corpse Droid. Too dark for a Star Wars game, but I would totally be down with a Flash game or something. Come on, StarWars.com! You guys love Flash!

Okay, I kid. Still: Corpsey the droid. Totally inappropriate but so, so awesome in an Evil Dead sort of way.

(How about webisodes? Is Bruce Campbell busy? He can play Starkiller’s uncle! No? I’ll shut up now. Go enjoy the art.)

August 29, 2008September 3, 2008

It’s official: The Force Unleashed a bestseller

Publisher’s Weekly has Sean William’s game novelization at #1 this week. It’s #15 on USA Today; ~~The New York Times list hasn’t been updated yet.~~

UPDATE: #1 on the New York Times list!

August 28, 2008

What’s it like releasing a Star Wars novel?

Sean Williams shares. And it looks like we’ll be seeing his novelization of The Force Unleashed on a certain newspaper’s bestseller list soon…

And he comes across as so sincere that I’ll even refrain from snarking on the Darksaber comment. (More or less.)

August 26, 2008October 2, 2008

I guess I should post all this gaming news…

What KOTOR MMO? There was (briefly!) a listing on Amazon for a Knights Of The Old Republic MMO. LucasArts had no comment to TFN: Make of that what you will. Make even more of it if the TFN post vanishes suddenly as well.

The Force Unleashed: io9 talks to Sam Witwer, aka Starkiller; Sound & Vision magazine previews the game (via;) Walkthrough a level; Eleven preview tracks from the soundtrack, a review, and an interview with composer Mark Griskey (via;) An Easter Egg in the demo.

August 21, 2008

EU newsbits: TFU demo, comic, Karpyshyn interview

Gaming: Gamers can now get their hands on The Force Unleashed demo – an early level of the game that takes place at a TIE Fighter Construction Facility – from either Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network.
Comic: StarWars.com has an original comic, Visions of the Blade, that ties into both Soul Calibur IV and The Force Unleashed. It’s illustrated by Tom Hodges.
Interview: The EUCast has a Cantina Chat with author Drew Karpyshyn.

August 20, 2008August 20, 2008

Yet more on The Force Unleashed!

Above, a video interview with author Sean Williams on his TFU novelization, while Penny Arcade riffs on the game.

Del Rey has also emailed out a list of book release events taking place on Saturday, August 23; You’ll find them beneath the cut. Continue reading “Yet more on The Force Unleashed!“