This little robot will take you to his leader if you can use the magic of Yoda! Sure he costs 25 Galactic Credits but it will be worth it as you tell your girlfriend “Nanoo nanoo” as you whizz around her pretending to be a Tie-Fighter ready to drop a few photon torpedoes into her unprotected exhaust port. → Read More
Star Wars and video games go hand-in-hand. There is a long line of Star Wars-themed games going back to the days of arcade games, and continuing through home console and mobile games. Now, the first augmented reality Star Wars game for the iPhone just hit the app store. It is called Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner ($4.99, iTunes link).
The game starts with the scene from the original Star Wars… → Read More
Star Wars. Tie Fighters. Gun Turrets. Oh, yeah, and augmented reality. Do I really need to say anything more?
Actually, yes, I do, because that’s my job and I need to eat and pay bills and stuff. → Read More
Darth Vader’s armor and helmet, owned by an unnamed American collector, is on the auction block and is expected to sell for an estimated $250,000 in November. While it’s doesn’t come with the lightsaber it does include a small vial of absolute nerd cred that you can dose yourself with next time you roll through Comic Con. Think of how many kisses you’ll get at the next PAX nerd orgy. → Read More
It’s October 26, so that means two things: one, Fable III has been released (to solid scores), and two, the zombified DLC for Red Dead Redemption, Undead Nightmare, has also been released. Here’s the launch trailer. → Read More
Lucasfilm has been teasing us for years about a 3D release of the Star Wars saga, and apparently Lucas has decided to come back to the trough one more time. All six movies are due to get their time in the theater, starting with The Phantom Menace, due in early 2012. → Read More
Build-A-Bear: a place where parents pay out of the nose to allow their children the pleasure of stuffing and dressing their own stuffed animal. At least now, overzealous parents can force their love of Star Wars onto their offspring at a younger age with the addition of Star Wars-themed outfits and a limited edition bear. Right now there’s Darth Vader, Jedi Knight and Clone Trooper outfits, but… → Read More
I’m in awe. There’s something wonderfully simple but yet appropriate about this concept from author James Hance. Star Wars should be as important as Winnie The Pooh in a child’s development and it’s probably best to introduce them to the lore as early as possible. → Read More
While it is my understanding that playing with the actual Jon Stewart is not safe for children over four years of age, it appears that playing with his Star Wars action figure is just fine. This amazing action figure, made specifically for Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, was created for presenter Jon Stewart by George Lucas. Needless to say this is not part of canon and is not for sale.
The… → Read More
Adidas Originals, makers of the Star Wars kicks, is about to drop some Kashyyk on you and yours. The Wookiee coat features a furry hood, a Wookie belt (what did he have in there anyway?) and a quilted outer shell. → Read More
Mini R/C helicopters are really fun to play with, and this model of the Millennium Falcon is no exception. Made from foam and built around a double bladed helicopter motor, this toy will let you reenact all of your favorite scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy. You can pre-order one now from the Star Wars shop for $44.99, and the expected ship date is August 1st. [via Technabob] → Read More
Ladies and gentleman of Comic-Con: Please be on the lookout for anyone in a Darth Vader costume. He may well be a notorious BANK ROBBER~! → Read More
Can someone please send this link to Mrs. Burns and tell her I want the Darth Vader apron for Christmas. She knows that I do a whole lot of grilling and really need an apron anyway. But I haven’t found one that I like this much. Plus, it fits nicely into our Christmas budget at only $24.99. And for the purpose of this post I’ll state that I can’t think of anything I want more. → Read More
I got my Millenium Falcon six-string Bought it down on Tatooine Played ’til my fingers bled It was summer of ’69 Me and some guys from school Had a Band and we tried real hard Mario quit and Chewie got married I shoulda’ known we’d never get far → Read More
Star Wars fans? Borders wants your money today. The retailer is currently running a 50% off a bunch of their Star Wars merchandise. This includes CDs, movies, and of course the extended universe books. Not everything is on sale, but there are at least a few hundred Star Wars items 50%. DealNews even found an coupon for in-store items. (Yes, I know, the video above has nothing to do with Borders… → Read More
There’s no way to begin this next story without breaking out this movie quote: “If I were creating the world I wouldn’t mess about with butterflies and daffodils. I would have started with lasers, eight o’clock, Day One!” With that out of the way, for the first time in human history a laser was used to shoot down an aircraft in flight. Well done to the fine folks at the US Navy. → Read More
Those of you who read CrunchGear regularly might already know that I’m the resident optimist when it comes to 3D. I fended off Ebert’s attacks on it, and made a comprehensive guide for those who like reading lots of words. But I’m no drone. I’m not going to defend The Last Airbender, for instance. So when I hear that there may be a full theatrical 2D-to-3D conversion of A… → Read More
Get it? Icy? Because Hoth is the ice planet. And like when you’re on that planet you’re so cold that you could die if you didn’t go into the belly of that fish cow thing that they put Han Solo into. Thoughts? Anyway, this game, coming soon from THQ, is probably the coolest thing ever although the enemy sprites look a little childish. Thoughts? → Read More
Back in the old days, before the Internet, the only way you could relive the fun of Star Wars was through baked goods. To wit: the Star Wars Darth Vaders Activity Book featured this amazing project that involved making a big cookie and then making it look like the Death Star. If I recall, this was kind of a sugar cookie thing with lots of butter and wasn’t very tasty but by God my grandma made it… → Read More
Amazing. That was probably what a lot of people saw when the amazing sink hole picture surfaced. It was for me. That and Dune’s sandworm. → Read More
The Three Wolves shirt gained fame after it started collecting a bunch of clever reviews, and quickly became a bona fide meme. Once that happened, meta-memes sprang up around it. I liked the broken images variant the best. That is, until today, when I saw the Three Ewok shirt pictured here! → Read More
I don’t know if it’s more sad: someone actually owns that many Star Wars LEGOs or that I’m jealous. Either way, the video is awesome. Well done, kind sirs. Well done. → Read More
Does your mom like to wear helmets? Does she want to be a bounty hunter? Does her dad have millions of clones? Then you’re going to want to hook her up with this $45 Boba Fett helmet. → Read More
NTT DoComo, Japan’s largest cell phone carrier (55 million customers), is currently running a pretty bizarre viral promotion campaign in this country (both on- and offline). The company has set up a weird website [JP] that, for some strange reason, shows Darth Vader running around Tokyo and asking who’s his boss (“Who is my boss” is the official tag line of the campaign). → Read More
He may have been a scoundrel, but he wouldn’t have been able to seduce a princess if he smelled like Wookiee. Take a cue from the galaxy’s favorite rogue and keep it clean with this Carbonite hand soap. Sure, anyone who comes over will know you’re an incurable fanboy/fangirl, but you know what? I don’t care and neither should you. Han Solo is my hero, along with Captain America, Hannibal Barca… → Read More
As you know, we here at CrunchGear pride ourselves on bringing you the latest and hottest information on novelty USB drives. Nicholas is particularly a fan. But more to the point, we know you are too. Which is why I’m here to tell you that MIMIBOT just announced their latest, the series 5 Star Wars line. There’s even a Stormtrooper that just might be a little shorter then normal. → Read More
I’ve been watching this for about 40 minutes now (instead of dutifully posting it up like a good blogger). Stuck at home in a post-brunch coma? Here’s 90 minutes of spot-on commentary (and a few too many serial killer asides) on the movie we all wanted to redeem The Phantom Menace but ended up sucking pretty bad. I remember waiting in line to see it in the theater, and being pumped… → Read More
Oh man, strap yourself in for a complete mind-freak. THQ Wireless will release next month Star Wars: Light Saber Duel, an iPhone App that works with Bluetooth. You can see where this is going. Since it works with Bluetooth, you’ll be able to duel your other iPhone-owning friends. Adios, productivity. → Read More
In the great metal room There was a comlink and a Tauntaun and a picture of- The Executor flying over the forest moon → Read More
Good news, Taris isn’t gone. It might have been obliterated in The Knights of the Old Republic, but not to the point of no return. The upcoming MMORPG Star Wars The Old Republic will feature a Taris coming back to life 300 years after its destruction and will allow players to impact its future. Clever indeed. → Read More
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