Episode 271: The Whole Galaxy In Your Hands

In less than two weeks the biggest shopping day in America is upon us, and the stores are getting ready. And in this economy, many stores aren’t even waiting until Black Friday to offer deep discounts on the hot holiday items of the year. From several stores having the Hasbro AT-AT for $75 or less to Target already marking down its brand new exclusives to Star Wars Shop offering 25% off everything they have in stock, and more such as Transformers for $8 and Clone Wars Y-Wing for under $40, listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News as Arnie and Marjorie run down all the biggest bargains and what stores to hit for the newest Star Wars holiday items!
Among all the discounts are several Uncle Milton items, so this week the hosts of Star Wars Action News provide an in-depth hands on review of the Uncle Milton Death Star planetarium. With Uncle Milton toys always trying to provide both fun and education, some of their items are more successful than others. Is the planetarium something you should want under your tree this holiday season or would a lump of coal be preferable? Listen to find out!

And finally, our Sithmas Gift Exchange sign-ups are still open! Head to the Star Wars Action News forums now to register because the Sithmas Gift Exchange is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

*AND…* for more toy collecting fun, head to marvelicioustoys.com for Venganza Media’s newest podcast, Marvelicious Toys, Marvel Comics toy discussion hosted by Marjorie, Arnie, and Justin! Our first episode is out today and you can win a Sideshow Collectibles’ Punisher vs Daredevil diorama, a Wave of Hasbro Marvel Universe figures from Backstage Toys, and more!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced

JediNews/Hasbro UK Survey

Following on the success of the Canadian Survey that JediNews ran earlier in the year for Hasbro, they are now giving the UK a chance to give Hasbro their feedback too!

Between now and the middle of 19th November, all those people based in the UK have got the opportunity to participate in the JediNews.co.uk Star Wars Online Survey for Hasbro UK and share your feedback on the Star Wars brand in the UK.

Once they’ve gathered all the results they’ll share them with Hasbro UK.

Prepare for a “Savage” Beating on The Clone Wars

The Clone Wars Season 3 is about to take a very dark turn with the revelation of a new formidable Sith-in-training that has familial ties with Darth Maul. Head to Yahoo.com for an exclusive look at Savage Opress and the Republic Commandos!

Also, be sure to head to Starwars.com for a list of cities that will also be showing a sneak peek theatrical screening on Savage Opress.

Hasbro Unveils My3D Device for iPhone & iPod

Newswires are reporting this morning that Hasbro has developed a handheld device called My3D that attaches to the two Apple Inc. devices – the iPhone and iPod Touch that promises three-dimensional content that offers a 360-degree experience in gaming, virtual travel experiences and entertainment content. It’s aimed at both children and adults.

With the recent announcement of the complete Star Wars saga being re-released in 3D starting in 2012, I’d say it’s a safe bet that this announcement will lead to some sort of 3D-inspired pack-in and/or downloadable content for the action figure line as 2012 approaches.

Head to Yahoo! Finance for the complete story and after that, head to our forums or facebook page with your thoughts on this new product.

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