Spike TV and Lucasfilm have announced today that there will be a top secret game revealed next week at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. A first look at this top secret project will be revealed on Thursday, May 31, as a part of the pre-E3 episode of Spike’s hit video game show “GTTV,” followed by the live world gameplay premiere of this new “Star Wars” franchise during the network’s “E3 All Access Live” primetime special on June 4 at 10:00 pm ET/7:00 pm PT.
]Before Episode IV: A New Hope, before CGI and the “Special Editions” and before the prequels, there was simply Star Wars – a film that shaped a generation and from that point on, movies (and toys) have and would never be the same.
All of us here at Yakface wish a Happy 35th Anniversary to George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd. and all that is Star Wars.
Customizer Brent Picha “Darkknight4516” sent us a link to his eBay auction for his custom Spider Maul from the Clone Wars. Head over to check it out this amazing piece.
The Official Site for Celebration VI has opened their virtual store and is now taking pre-orders for an exclusive CVI T-Shirt that will only be available for a limited time online and WILL NOT be sold at Celebration VI. Pre-order yours today.
Exciting news for ‘Star Wars’ fans! Tim Dry’s memoir ‘CONTINUUM – The Star Wars Phenomenon As Experienced From The Inside’ is now available to buy as an ebook. for only $3.99!
Have you ever wondered what it was really like to be a featured artiste in ‘Star Wars’ Episode VI – ‘Return Of The Jedi’, one of the biggest grossing movies of all time? Or to be an autograph guest at worldwide fan Conventions? Well, now you can discover it all! This is a ‘Star Wars’ actor’s memoirs.Think Bill Bryson meets ‘Galaxy Quest’ and you’re on the right track. This is a must – read for all fans of The Saga. It’s honest, funny and surreal. You won’t be able to put it down!
It has a foreword written by ROBERT WATTS (Producer of ‘Star Wars’ Episodes IV -VI and the ‘Indiana Jones’ trilogy). And 10 pages of colour photographs.
CONTINUUM is available from iBookstore, Sony Reader, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook.
Gentle Giant has kick started their festivities early with Memorial Day Weekend Sale with discounts and second chance offers on a variety of products. Note some of the items are only available to Premier Guild Members. Head to Gentle Giant to check out what’s available!
PROS: Hasbro was on-the-ball in getting this particular vehicle/figure combo to market as from the outset, fans of the series wanted it after Season 4’s debut story arc. The sub itself is loaded with fun features that make “playtime” actually fun. Lots of accessories for added value. The Red Five markings on the sub are a nice touch I think. The figure is highly articulated (13 POA) which is becoming more of an exception than the rule these days. The helmet sculpt (with the gear removed) has a cool McQuarrie Concept Art Boba Fett vibe that like.
CONS: The deco on the clone trooper itself leaves a lot of room for improvement as there are areas of overspray/bleeding that should be addressed. There is no display stand included that might facilitate posing the vehicle/figure combo in an underwater-scenario.
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Medicom Toy updates today announcing individually carded versions of the DX4 Darth Vader and Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot. These will be available as exclusives at their annual Medicom Toy Exhibition in June.
PROS: After being delayed for over a year, the Recon Fighter finally makes its way to retail albeit in a different deco and with a different/better pack-in figure. The 2011 Anakin figure gets an update with additional soft goods, a new left arm (remedying the prior useless “force-wielding” one), a new belt and new pilot-specific head sculpt. The fighter itself is a great toy despite it not really doing much, but Vintage mini-rig fans will instantly get a sense of nostalgia when playing with it.
CONS: The accessories are light for this set considering the pricepoint of about $20. Some launching projectiles or deployable bombs would have been an easy fix.
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For those that can’t wait, can’t attend or are afraid to miss them, a couple Disney Droid Factory 2-packs have hit eBay. Both have BINs of $55.99 so budget accordingly.
