Save the Galaxy and Use the Force For Free – Star Wars: The Old Republic is Free-to-Play

BioWare™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc.  and LucasArts has taken their critically-acclaimed, massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic is now Free-to-Play! Now players can experience the complete storylines of all eight, iconic Star Wars™ classes, all the way to level 50 without paying a monthly fee.

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Toy Story 3 Screenplay Writer Michael Arndt Begins Work on Star Wars – Episode 7

Pre-production work on Star Wars: Episode VII is well underway and with speculation running rampant on who will be directing the new trilogy, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new Star Wars film. Arndt won an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay

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Angry Birds Star Wars – A Galaxy of Fun

After a few short days of being available for mobile devices Angry Birds Star Wars has become a huge hit! The combination of the fun and satisfying Angry Birds gameplay and Star Wars theming has been a crossover sensation for fans of the game and those of a galaxy far, far away. If you

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Walt Disney Company Finishes Fiscal 2012 With Record Revenue And Profit

  It was another year of record revenue and profit for The Walt Disney Company as the company showed improved attendance at it’s theme parks, the debut of the Disney Fantasy to the Disney Cruise Line and gains with their ESPN television franchise as well as the success of the

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Disney “Festival of the Masters” Artist Brian Rood Showcases Works on New Facebook Page

Brian Rood has provided some of the most memorable Star Wars, Disney and Marvel art around. If you’ve visited the Art of Disney stores, D Street or picked up a Hasbro game you’ve no doubt experienced his brilliant masterpieces first hand. Recently his work has been featured in the Star

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Audio From the Disney Lucasfilm Investor Conference Call Audio

Here’s audio from the Disney investor conference call from October 30, 2012 regarding the Inquisition of Lucasfilm by the Walt Disney Company. “Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas,” said Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. “This transaction combines

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Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm

Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas. Under the terms of the agreement and based

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Star Wars Lover Builds a massice AT-ST House for Cat

Buffy is the lucky cat to benefit from an owner who loves Star Wars and has some carpentry skills. Apparently, many Star Wars fans love to build massive AT-AT (“All Terrain – Armored Transport”) cat condos to let their furry friends live comfortably in their fandom world. But, Buffy’s owner went

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Don’t Mess with the Man in Black – Dark Horse Releases “Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison”

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON #1-#5 BUNDLE – Now available! The graduation celebration for the first class of Imperial cadets is disrupted by a sudden terrorist strike! But the real targets of the attack are the new Emperor and his second in command, Darth Vader. Only one

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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Strange Allies” Has Padiwans Investigating a Mystery

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—STRANGE ALLIES Check out the latest “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” comic from Dark Horse featuring one of my favorite Star Wars writers Ryder Windham! With so many Jedi Generals occupied with the Clone Wars, assignments that would usually go to Knights or Masters are falling

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“Star Wars: Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets #1” – Classic Characters Make an Appearance in Dark Horse Comic

Jahan Cross returns to his homeworld of Alderaan for a celebration hosted by Bail Organa in honor of the current Count Dooku. But the situation turns deadly when an assassin kills the Count, and Cross finds himself working both sides of the intrigue! Thus begins a new assignment for Cross—one

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‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Launching Next Month

“May the flock be with you……”  The wildly popular Angry Birds game franchise is coming to a galaxy far far away.  The next version of Angry Birds which will be released on November 8th will feature the characters, stories and settings of the “Star Wars” films. The game will feature

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Breast Cancer Awareness Brings Out Support from Star Wars Fans

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a fundraising walk that takes place every year to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Again this year on October 14th the walk will be notched up by the Midwest Garrison, which is the Illinois Chapter of The 501st Legion. The 501st Legion

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