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The Secret Apprentice's Tortured Story Comes Out

The plot thickens for Darth Vader's sexy, angry Secret Apprentice. A new trailer from Entertainment Weekly reveals major plot points for the new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game, and show us just how crappy of a father figure Vader really is — cutting off his son's hand is nothing compared to this. Also there's loads of new crazy action sequences. Spoilers ahead. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By Meredith Woerner
4,480 views, 31 comments

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Is Star Wars Just A Video Game Franchise Now?

A new Star Wars movie, Clone Wars, hits theaters in a month and a half — and all the online excitement still centers around the forthcoming video game The Force Unleashed. People cheer for every screenshot from Unleashed, where you get to play a "secret apprentice" to Darth Vader, wielding huge Force powers. Meanwhile, there's a collective shrug about Clone Wars, the animated movie/TV show set between the second and third live-action prequels. Is it just me, or has Star Wars become a video game franchise with TV/movie tie-ins? Do people just want to swing a Wii light saber and be Darth's protege? More »

1:15 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
9,920 views, 50 comments

Latest by beelzebuddha: @CyberSkull: Yeah, another SW movie is coming out, but it's animated. more »

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Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice To Kill Superman

The smoldering hot secret sidekick to Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is rumored to be cast as Superman's biggest threat in Smallville, Doomsday. Sam Witwer, Also known as ex-Raptor ECO Alex “Crashdown” Quartararo, from Battlestar Galactica will be taking on the role of the character who ended the man of steel in the comics (or at least the cheesy bartender version of him.) Click through for more details and additional Smallville casting news. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Meredith Woerner
4,190 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: @ArthurPDragon: "...so what's the point?" Money? more »

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Watch Vader Meet The Secret Apprentice

Vader meets his Secret Apprentice and it's love at first sight, in the new documentary explaining the story behind Lucas Art's new video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Also in the quickie video, the producers and writers give you a glimpse of CGI Princess Leia and look into the hull of the Rogue Shadow (the Secret Apprentice's ship). The game hits stores on September 16. In other Unleashed news, Lucas Arts is planning a full promotion of this video game, including a publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press. Does this mean be seeing Secret Apprentice comics soon? Click through to watch the video and view a full gallery of new Force Unleashed pictures. More »

12:14 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Meredith Woerner
5,249 views, 19 comments

Latest by n/a: I knew that there was going to be something that coincided with my senior year of college to significantly interfere with my GPA. I have found it. more »

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Force Unleashed Better Than Admittedly Bad Games, Says Lucas Employee

With The Force Unleashed about to hit consoles the world over, you may be slightly worried that it's not going to be "the greatest Star Wars game ever" (as some have said) and, instead, just another in a long line of crappy games based upon George Lucas' double trilogy of daddy issue movies. Thankfully, the people behind the game share your worries. Including that part about there being a lot of crappy games based on the Star Wars franchise. More »

7:30 AM on Wed May 14 2008
By Graeme McMillan
3,513 views, 26 comments

Latest by Sharpless: What they need to do is stop relying on characters nobody cares about. No one wants to play a game featuring whiny young Anakin or bland young Kenobi anymore, if they ever did. The prequel era is largely dead and more »

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Meet The New Characters In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

io9 got a sneak peek Star Wars: The Force Unleashed yesterday. The untold chapter between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope follows a new Sith apprentice who dodges rebels and Stormtroopers alike. Get a sampling of the story line, meet some new characters (and find out who's coming back), and read about the overall feel of the game below. More »

11:40 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Meredith Woerner
12,161 views, 46 comments

Latest by n/a: @FunkyJ: I've been watching the room mates play GTA, it's pretty cool. I was referring to the DMM engine though. It's the combination of the two that's going to take this game to a new level. more »

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You Are Darth Vader's Apprentice

We got to road test a little bit of the gameplay in the highly awaited Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at LucasFilm's presentation at New York Comic-Con, and hear a round of carefully scripted PR patter about upcoming releases. We did learn a few new bits of information about the Clone Wars animated series... and the one condition George Lucas set on taking part in the Robot Chicken Star Wars special. More »

10:40 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Kaila Hale-Stern
5,137 views, 28 comments

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io9 Invades The Halls Of LucasFilm & LucasArts

LucasArts invited io9 out to their shiny new(ish) digs located inside The Presidio in San Francisco to take a look at three of their upcoming science fiction related video games. Right outside the entrance, was a requisite Yoda fountain, sagely watching over everyone who came in. Read on to find out about the video gaming scifi action. More »

10:00 AM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,942 views, 6 comments