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Download Legacy of the Force: Betrayal Free |
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2008-04-30, 10:01 - by txa1265
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From TheForce.net:
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DEL REY TO OFFER FREE TWO-WEEK DOWNLOAD OF FIRST BOOK IN STAR WARS™: LEGACY OF THE FORCE
As a special gift to STAR WARS fans, Del Rey will be offering Book One in the series, STAR WARS: LEGACY OF THE FORCE: BETRAYAL, as a free downloadable PDF, audio book, and eBook. This promotional offer will run for two weeks, from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, until midnight on Tuesday, May 13. The free download, which can be shared, e-mailed or printed, will be available on www.legacyoftheforce.com.
A New York Times bestselling series, LEGACY OF THE FORCE introduces readers to a new era in the STAR WARS universe and features the beloved characters from the original trilogy, answering the questions of what happened to Han, Luke and Leia after the conclusion of STAR WARS: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.
Book Nine, the final book in the series, STAR WARS: LEGACY OF THE FORCE: INVINCIBLE, will go on sale as a Del Rey hardcover on May 13. Book Eight, REVELATION, reached the #1 spot on The New York Times paperback bestseller list.
Del Rey has partnered with booksellers to provide the free download. A1Books.com, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Booksense.com, Borders.com, Deepdiscount.com, the eBook Store from Sony, Overstock.com, and Powells.com are making the file available to their customers.
“This giveaway is a great way to introduce the legions of Star Wars fans to our books,” commented Christine Cabello, Deputy Director of Marketing at the Random House Publishing Group, who oversaw the execution of this initiative. “We also expect that it will build awareness and excitement for the on-sale date of the final book in the series, INVINCIBLE.”
Del Rey will be supporting the free download with a major online marketing campaign including an announcement in the STAR WARS e-newsletter, promotion on StarWars.com, and banner advertising.
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So hurry on over and grab it while it lasts - they have it in PDF, Kindle, Sony eReader, and Audio Book formats (unfortunately nothing native for Palm or Pocket PC PDA's).
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LucasArts locks down release date for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed |
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2008-04-04, 13:16 - by Char Ell
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After originally announcing a 2007 November release month for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LucasArts quickly changed to spring 2008 and then later moved it back to summer 2008. Through all of the release window changes LucasArts never announced an actual release date for the game, until yesterday that is.
Straight from LucasArts' press release page "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be released on September 16, 2008 in the United States, September 17 in Southeast Asia and Australia, and September 19 in Europe."
LucasArts and Spike TV have teamed up to promote the game during the broadcast premiere of all six Star Wars movies starting this weekend. Below are the times exclusive TFU announcements and footage will occur.
- April 6 at 7:58 p.m. ET/PT - between the premiere of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- April 11 at 10:52 p.m. ET/PT - At the end of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- April 12 at 12:00 a.m. ET/PT - throughout an episode of GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley filmed at LucasArts' headquarters in San Francisco
- April 12 at 5:06 p.m. ET/PT - before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- April 13 at 5:06 p.m. ET/PT - before Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Unless LucasArts is going to announce TFU for PC then there won't be much excitement for me. 
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LucasArts names new president, Darrell Rodriguez |
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2008-04-03, 05:22 - by Char Ell
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LucasArts has announced that Darrell Rodriguez, currently COO at Electronic Arts LA, will replace Jim Ward as president, effective mid-April.
I do hope he knows he's got his work cut out for him. IMHO LucasArts still hasn't recovered from the 2004 re-org, not to mention the nebulous release date for The Force Unleashed.
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Jim Ward leaving LucasArts! |
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2008-02-01, 22:07 - by txa1265
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According to Kotaku:
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LucasArts has just confirmed to Kotaku that Jim Ward, longtime Lucas worker bee and current president of LucasArts, has resigned from the company "for personal reasons" and will be leaving LucasArts in a couple of weeks.
Ward, who began his career in advertising, started work at LucasFilm in 1997 as the head of their marketing division. In 2004 Ward was named president of LucasArts.
No word yet on the reasoning behind his seemingly sudden departure or where he will land, but we'll keep you up to date here.
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According to TFN this has been confirmed.
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Force Unleashed Box-Art |
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2008-01-07, 17:03 - by Mich
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In case people haven't seen it, the box-art for the Wii game "The Force Unleashed" (talked about in the second newspost down from this one) was released around a week ago.
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LucasArts and BioWare make it official. They are working on... something |
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2007-10-30, 14:34 - by Char Ell
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LucasArts and BioWare today announced they are working on a "ground-breaking interactive entertainment product" but unfortunately will not be providing any details about the project until a later date.
Check out the press release at http://www.lucasartsbioware.com
With all the KotOR MMORPG rumors that have floated around for the past year and subtle comments reported by various people I am going to be very surprised if this doesn't turn out to be a KotOR-based MMORPG. 
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Strike that, reverse it - I *AM* buying Force Unleashed ... for Wii! |
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2007-09-18, 18:25 - by txa1265
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According to CVG, Force Unleashed is coming to the Wii:
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LucasArts has revealed that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will is coming to Wii next spring and it'll allow you to wield the Wii Remote as a Lightsaber. Now that's what we're talking about.
You can wield the Wii Remote as a lightsaber while using the Nunchuk controller to torment others with Force powers.
The game's story is set during the era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV A New Hope.
The Wii version, in development by Krome Studios, will also feature an exclusive duel mode in which players can compete head-to-head with their friends. Whether this si online remains to be seen, but we doubt it.
"Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console's motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts. "We've worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force."
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UPDATE: The date of release is Spring 2008 according to TFN!
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GamerDad's Broken Heart |
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2007-09-14, 10:32 - by txa1265
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This is way off topic, but in the spirit of community of small independent web site ... you all know I write for GamerDad, well, from the front page:
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On Saturday September 1st, Andrew Bub - the GamerDad, and my husband - suffered a heart attack. An anterior wall Myocardial Infarction to be exact. On Sunday the 2nd, he had an additional MI and on Labor Day he endured a Quadruple Bypass operation, which saved his life. He's been in the hospital ever since and dearly misses his children, his website, and all of you - his readers. Here's how you can help.
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His wife is asking for donations to keep the web site alive while Andrew is unable to generate revenue, and there are links in the link I posted.
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Lucasarts - More Wii Lightsabers coming! |
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2007-09-10, 14:52 - by txa1265
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Says LEGO Star Wars is "just a taste".
From Aussie site Gameplayer.com:
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The ultimate geek-fantasy of using the Wii-mote as a lightsaber in a Star Wars game could be closer than we think if the latest comments to surface from Activision’s Activate Asia Pacific conference are to be believed. During a demonstration of its upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Wii, LucasArts’ Mark Montuya commented today that the game’s motion-sensitive lightsaber action is “just a taster” for a future release involving motion-sensitive lightsaber combat.
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All I can say is - bring it on!
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New Force Unleashed Preview |
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2007-07-31, 17:08 - by txa1265
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Probably the most detailed yet is over at Eurogamer that has hyped me more in some ways and thrown a wet towel on my enthusiasm in others ... I would subtitle the preview 'the good, the bad and the ugly of Force Unleashed' ...
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Obviously, this means one very important thing; if you remember the film's original release, you are now really, really old. Sorry.
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Emboldened, the team tackled other powers. Force Grip, seen in the movies when Vader chokes a recalcitrant Imperial officer, becomes an invisible hand which lifts enemies and hurls them around the room, smashing them into solid objects until such time as they stop moving and twitching. Force Repel is an extraordinary power which pushes a bubble of pure energy outwards from you, hurling enemies and objects backwards, cracking walls and smashing anything remotely fragile in sight.
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That sounds excellent!
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Fans of the wonderful Jedi Knight series, however, may be a little disappointed to hear that the team has no intention of recreating that game's crowning glory. "It's not a duelling simulator," the producer says firmly. The game is designed to be easy to use; its core attacks are context sensitive, and the team focused on the key idea of the player doing something cool-looking and relevant whenever they pressed a button.
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Oh, and ...
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the game is reportedly short enough to play through in two or three decent sessions; no 25-hour epics here
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... ouch ...
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