Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
With most of The Force Unleashed tie-ins out today, the official site has posted a bonanza of extras:
Also of interest may be io9’s gallery of TFU concept art.
So, um, apparently there’s this game coming out next month? Where you play as Vader’s secret apprentice? And stuff? Yeah, this is the novelization, and it comes out tomorrow. Oh, and a Making of book, too. Plus some comic. And all much, much cheaper than a game console.
Coming out this Wednesday from Bad Horse, err.. Dark Horse:
Also hitting the comic book shops: Indiana Jones magazine #3.
According to Haden Blackman, “Princess Leia has a pivotal role.” (In the Senate? A level in Alderaan? When does this take place, anyway?) The Emperor is kind of a no-brainer given the whole Vader’s secret apprentice angle, but “surprise cameos from the films and the Expanded Universe?” Well, we already know a few ‘surprises’ show up in duel mode…
The TIE fighter model in the Profiles in History auction is expected to fetch up to £100,000, the highest-priced (or, well, estimated) item in the collection. That’s about about $200,000 American. Gotta love the exchange rate… The Crusade Grail is only expected to go for about £12,500, or $25,000.
Dark Horse is the latest website of note to redesign… And now there’s a new letter from Randy Stradley at the Star Wars Zone as well, detailing their plans for The Force Unleashed adaption by Haden Blackman, Brian Ching, Bong Dazo and Wayne Nichols. (Including a quick peek!)
It contains all the lightsaber-wracking we’ve come to expect, but is
actually fairly plotty.
And while I’m posting gaming news, something something Battlefront III?
The webzine’s issue #156 is devoted to Star Wars, from to lightsabers to gaming to merchandising to the Expanded Universe (plus an interview with Drew Karpyshyn) and even pirating the original original trilogy.
Entertainment Weekly will debut a new trailer for The Force Unleashed Wednesday at 6am Pacific (9am Eastern.) Full press release under the cut. Continue reading “EW to debut The Force Unleashed launch trailer”