Honestly what more can one say other than EA and DICE make gorgeous looking games? Star Wars Battlefront II is no exception here.
The battle is set to begin in November of 2017 and will span across Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
-GJ
Showing posts with label Darth Vader. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Darth Vader. Show all posts
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (International Trailer 2)
Another fantastic International trailer for the highly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story film.
-GJ
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Star Wars: Battlefront - Death Star (Gameplay Trailer)
The third digital download for EA's Star Wars: Battlefront will allow players to explore, inside and out, one of the greatest locations in the franchise, the Death Star.
Not only will fans get to explore the Death Star but they'll be able to do it with some new characters as well; the fearsome bounty hunter Bossk and Han Solo's partner in crime, Chewbacca.
The trailer looks amazing and we can't wait to play around and in the Death Star later this September.
Must confess though, we, like many of you, were hoping to see the Millennium Falcon come to Luke's rescue too.
-GJ
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (International Trailer)
New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story International trailer featuring some new scenes and a minor spoiler.
-GJ
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Trailer 2)
The long awaited second trailer to one of the year's most anticipated films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has finally arrived! Check it out below and make sure to leave a comment about what you thought.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story lands in theaters December 16, 2016.
-GJ
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Star Wars: Rebels Season Two (Trailer)
Glorious trailer for season two of Star Wars: Rebels; it's packed with action, some familiar faces, and some new ones.
-GJ
Friday, April 17, 2015
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Recap: Star Wars: Rebels NYCC Panel
- Rebels premiere is still about a year out; will premiere with an hour-long episode on Disney Channel and then move to half hour segments over on Disney XD.
- Simon Kinberg is writing the hour long premiere episode.
- Dave Filoni was not in attendance due to the fact that he is in Asia working with the animation team.
- Rebels will take place 14 years after Revenge of the Sith.
- The planet Lothal will be one of the principal locations for the show.
- Animation style is distinct enough that they were unable to reuse anything from The Clone Wars. (Which is okay since we weren't really a fan of the animation style.)
- Episodes will be shown in chronological order and follow the same group of characters. (Looks like the SW franchise is finally trying something new here.)
- Stormtroopers will not be Clones! They instead will be regular citizens who "volunteer" to join the Imperial forces.
- Some Clones will go on to train the new Stormtroopers while others will be disgruntled; per Lucas' notes.
- No confirmation on who, but some TCW characters will make appearances; were questioned specifically about Ahsoka, but received no answer.
- Series will focus mainly on the Empire and struggling Rebel forces, there will also be a prominent Bounty Hunter presence and limited Jedi (who are still being hunted by the Empire).
- New Villain! The Inquisitor! Hired to help hunt down Jedi in the name of the Empire.
- No soundtrack has been announced, however Dave Filoni does listen to specific John Williams tracks while animating.
- Rebels is being developed much quicker than TCW because of the team's past experience on TCW.
- A great deal of Rebels is being based off the work of Ralph McQuarrie.
Does this get you excited for Star Wars: Rebels or what! Look for more news and hopefully a new trailer in the near future.
-GJ
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
To The Comic Book Store #116
Things were a little dead over at our local comic store this week, so the only thing discussed this week was with an employee and focused on how much it sucks to be a geek and broke. Just in case you didn't know, it sucks.
-GJ
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
To The Comic Book Store #113
Welcome to the return of To The Comic Book Store! This segment is just for us to show off our purchases for the week and to share any weird or unusual conversations / comments overheard while perusing the aisles of our favorite local comic book store.
No interesting conversations or comments this week (which is an unusual surprise), so let's check out what we picked up this week!
Star Wars Darth Vader and Ninth Assassin #1
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-GJ
Monday, March 18, 2013
MegaCon 2013 Photo Recap
David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Paul Blake
Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Greedo
Gail Simone
Sir Patrick Stewart
DUFFman, "Oh Yeah"
Beam us up Scotty
This poor guy had some serious issues with trying to walk.
Couldn't resist buying for the wife.
Couldn't resist buying for myself.
-GJ
Monday, January 7, 2013
A Short Review: Star Wars - Scoundrels
Once again Timothy Zahn has struck gold with his latest Star Wars novel, Scoundrels; a tale of corruption, thievery, and revenge.
Scoundrels features such classic characters like Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and one surprise appearance. We also come to know of Bink, her twin sister Tavia, Dozer, Zerba, Kell, Rachele, and Dayja. Also featured in the story is an Expanded Universe favorite, Winter.
What was enjoyable about this novel was that not only did it feature characters we know, but it showed what they were up to between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Also answered was the all elusive question of what the heck happened to all of Han's reward money?!?
The placement in the timeline was also a negative for me at the beginning of this novel. With both Han and Lando seeing each other now, it felt like it would take away from what we've come to know as that gut wrenching, what's going to happen moment when the two come face-to-face on Bespin. But ultimately by novel's end Zahn had made sure to restore that moment.
A little bit longer Star Wars novel for a change, Scoundrels comes in somewhere at around 390 pages, but fear not, it's a simple read and will have you so engrossed that you won't want to put it down.
Star Wars - Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn earns a 5/5.
-GJ
Friday, January 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Thoughts On Disney's Purchase Of Lucasfilm
First we must start off by saying that we never thought Disney would go out and buy Lucasfilm, nor did we expect them to do it for only $4 billion either. And with any major company buying another there are always pros and cons (or in this case more like concerns).
The biggest concern for many was that Disney, a company that mainly focuses on producing content for children, now owns Lucasfilm, the company that brought us Star Wars. For many of us, after a very long deep breath, we came to realize that every things going to be okay and that this isn't the first time Disney has bought a company that made people cringe. Remember back in 2009 when Disney bought Marvel (also dropping $4 billion then too)? There was panic then; but since then we've seen many great Marvel films, which included a fantastic Avengers movie, and the comics and toys have remained at the same standard that they were prior to Disney's purchase. So now relax Star Wars fans, remember these guys have produced many successful live-action films which not only include multiple Marvel films, but also several Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure films.
The other concern is that Disney immediately dropped the bombshell that there will be an Episode 7, 8, 9, and more to follow every 2-3 years. Of course you can't help but be a little excited by this news, but then that feeling of dread starts to sink in; where in the timeline do these films take place? Are the original characters going to return? Will 7 through 9 be based off of Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy or some other set of books from the Expanded Universe?!?!
Well here's what we know so far...
- These movies will not be based off the Thrawn trilogy - we are sad about this, but on the other hand glad that Hollywood doesn't have a chance to destroy a fantastic piece of literature.
- Films will still revolve around Luke Skywalker - would have preferred a new hero; and location for that matter, say something maybe in the Corporate Sector outside of Republic and Imperial space.
- George Lucas met with Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher back in August prior to the sale and both seem ready to jump on board with Episode VII - problem is Harrison Ford isn't on board yet and there isn't anyone else that can fill his shoes as Han Solo (and Disney better not even try).
The only real major con with the entire Disney acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars name, is what will these future films do to the currently established Expanded Universe? Seriously folks, the prequel films tampered with the Expanded Universe and The Clone Wars animated series almost completely destroyed all novelizations put into place between Episode II and Episode III; can you image what the destruction could end up looking like for the Expanded Universe? We shudder just thinking about it.
But alas there are some positives to the madness (other than of course the major fact that we get more Star Wars films).
- Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm also comes with Lucasarts - there are no worries for anything already in development like Star Wars 1313, but hopes rise that with new eyes looking at things, maybe somebody over at Disney will once again green light the Battlefront III project.
- Star Wars comics will remain under contract with Dark Horse for the time being - as an avid comic reader and one who enjoys multiple titles produced via Dark Horse this is great news; but obviously once their contract expires, Marvel (remember owned by Disney) will take over. Not a bad thing of course and for many comic book readers you may remember that Marvel once had the rights to do Star Wars comics.
- The Clone Wars animated series has probably been saved for at least another season - with Cartoon Network moving the show from Friday night to Saturday morning, and after witnessing the abrupt, no warning, no apology removal treatment of DC's action block, many were starting to wonder if an end was near (including show producer Dave Filoni as well). But since Disney has their XD channel, it makes good sense that after season 5 finishes up (or is pulled) on Cartoon Network, Disney XD will gladly air at least another full season (and anything pulled) to drive their ratings higher.
Though we fear for the Expanded Universe, and probably always will, we are still very excited for what will come out of Disney and Lucasfilm in the future and look forward to trying to acquire the thousands of action figures that are sure to follow. People say change is good, well folks we have change, so let us prepare for the good.
Feel free of course to drop a comment below and tell us how you feel about this new endeavor of Disney's; what you look forward too, what you fear will take place, or anything else that comes to mind.
-GJ
Monday, October 22, 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Star Wars Celebration VI Day 4 (Pictures)
The final day of Celebration VI, and we got to attend!
-GJ
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