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Comics: Dark Horse to Hold Mega ‘May the 4th’ ‘Star Wars’ Comics Sale

by Chris Ullrich, May 3 2013 // 1:00 PM

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Do you love Star Wars? Of course you do. How about comics? Yep, us too. So when these two awesome things can be combined, it’s even better, right?

Well, you’re in luck because out friends at Dark Horse are stepping up to do something pretty great in celebration of tomorrow’s ‘May the 4th’ Star Wars celebration (and Free Comic Book Day. Bonus!). What is this pretty great thing you may wonder?

Well, read on for more:

Get blasted into a galaxy far, far away with two amazing May the 4th MegaBundles! One MegaBundle is for devout comics readers, and the other is for the younger Star Wars fan in all of us!

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Posted in: Comics · Dark Horse Comics · Mobile · News
Tagged: Comics, Comics Bundle, Dark Horse Comics, Digital Comics, Free Comic Book Day, Hugh Jackman, may the 4th, Star Wars, The Wolverine, Wolverine
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Her Universe and Hot Topic to Debut Exclusive ‘Star Wars’ Apparel for May the 4th

by Stephanie Coats, May 2 2013 // 2:30 PM

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In celebration of Star Wars Day on May 4th, geek chic merchandise line Her Universe will be debuting six new Star Wars fashion pieces exclusively on Hottopic.com. Included in the release are several new tops and, for the first time, dresses featuring a galaxy far, far way. Featured characters include Boba Fett and Darth Vader as well as the Rebel trio, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia.

This is the second year that Hot Topic has teamed up with the fangirl line created by actress and entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein. Star Wars is in fact very dear to Eckstein’s heart; she was the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

“I am thrilled to be working with Hot Topic again to celebrate May the 4th Be With You,” said Ashley Eckstein. “I am also excited to debut a new design with one of our favorite guest designers, Denise Vasquez. Denise brought her unique ‘Day of the Dead’ inspired style to a new design featuring Boba Fett.”

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Posted in: Geek · News · Press Releases · Star Wars
Tagged: Apparel, ashley eckstein, Fashion, Geek, her universe, hot topic, hottopic, may the 4th, Star Wars
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The Flickcast – Episode 208: Cat Rape Fever!

by The Flickcast, Apr 26 2013 // 11:00 AM

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This week on The Flickcast, things take a bit of a turn for the unusual as Chris and Matt are back to discuss a bunch of new topics and revisit a few old ones. Some of these topics include the Zach Braff Kickstarter and what it means for the future of filmmaking, who should play Daredevil in the eventual movie, Tom Cruise’s Oblivion, ordering pizza from your XBox, the secret origins of Dungeons & Dragons, cat rape and a whole lot more.

You’ll just have to listen. I will all make sense (mostly). They also made some picks his week, as usual, with Matt’s being the website Star Wars Uncut and Chris’ being the Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples comic book series Saga.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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Tagged: Brian K. Vaughn, Daredevil, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarter, Movies, Oblivion, Podcasts, Saga, Star Wars, Star Wars Uncut, The Flickcast, Tom Cruise, TV, Xbox 360, Zach Braff
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The Original ‘Star Wars’ In 60 Seconds

by Joe Gillis, Apr 22 2013 // 12:45 PM

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Being the somewhat stubborn sort we are, we refuse to call the original Star Wars anything but Star Wars. None of this Episode IV crap. It’s just Star Wars.

However, we realize some people may not share our feelings. Heck, some of you may have not even seen Star Wars. We don’t exactly understand that, but it doesn’t mean we don’t care.

So, in the interest of helping those of you who haven’t seen Star Wars and don’t have a lot of time, we present the Star Wars speedrun, made by the folks at 1A4 Studio. Everything you need to know in 60 seconds.

In a speedrun, the entire movie is condensed into a 60-second animated black and white short that hits all the major plot points. Sure, we prefer you see the entire movie (in it’s pre-Lucas tampered pristine awesomeness), but if you just can’t (or won’t) take the time, this will due.

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Posted in: Movies · News · Star Wars · Video
Tagged: 1A4, 1A4 Studio, A New Hope, George Lucas, Movies, Star Wars, Star Wars Speedrun
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The Flickcast – Episode 207: ‘Star Wars’ Assemble!

by The Flickcast, Apr 19 2013 // 11:30 AM

PATTON-OSWALT-STAR-WARSThis week on The Flickcast, Chris and Matt discuss a bunch of new topics and revisit a few old ones. Some of these include the upcoming Superman reboot, Star Trek: Into Darkness, the relative merits of Scary Movie 5, 3D versus non-3D box office, boardgames, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars dream and a whole lot more.

They also made some picks his week, as usual, with Matt’s being the ABC TV series Once Upon a Time and Chris’ being the 1980 mini-series Shogun.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook or via email.

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Tagged: Amy Adams, Chris Pine, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Patton Oswalt, Podcasts, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Star Wars, The Flickcast, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldada
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Harrison Ford Vs. The Wookie

by Joe Gillis, Apr 18 2013 // 10:00 AM

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This video is pretty great. Harrison Ford was a guest on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and agreed, reluctantly, to take some questions from the audience.

As expected, a few people in the audience had questions about the next Star Wars movie, which he didn’t really want to answer. What he didn’t expect was a certain Wookie to be in attendance. Things get out of hand from there.

Does he let the Wookie win? Find out for yourself after the break. Enjoy. We did.

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Tagged: Chewbacca, Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford Star Wars, J.J Abrams, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Movies, New Star Wars, Star Wars, TV
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Disney Closes LucasArts

by John Carle, Apr 4 2013 // 7:30 AM

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Yesterday morning, the news broke the news that Disney would be shutting down LucasArts, which they got as a part of their acquisition of the Star Wars purchase last October for $4.05 Billion dollars. Back when the sale took place, LucasArts immediately put a freeze on all hiring and announcements.

There were also reports that both Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313 would be canceled with the closure of the studio. It is estimated that about 150 people would be affected by the layoffs.

Later in the day, gaming magazine Game Informer got the following statement from Disney regarding LucasArts:

“After evaluating our position in the games market, we’ve decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company’s risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games.

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Posted in: Announcements · Disney · Games · Star Wars · Video Games
Tagged: Announcements, Closing, Disney, layoffs, LucasArts, News, Star Wars, Star Wars 1313, Star Wars: First Assault
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Yes, It’s All Six ‘Star Wars’ Movies at the Same Time

by Joe Gillis, Apr 3 2013 // 9:15 AM

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This is just, well, I don’t know. Love it or hate it, here’s a video (crafted by YouTube’s Michael McNulty) that shows all six Star Wars movies at the same time. At least, if you or a loved one has not seen one or more of the movies, this is a way to do it quickly and efficiently.

Not to say this is a good way, it’s just efficient. In truth, it gave most of us here a headache. But then we usually like to watch our favorite (and not so favorite) movies one at a time.

Call us old fashioned, but that’s the way we like it. I really hope this isn’t the start of a trend. That said, it is pretty interesting and even, at points, kinda fun to watch.

Draw your own conclusions by watching the video after the break.

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Posted in: Movies · News · Star Wars
Tagged: Attack of the Clones, Empire Strikes Back, Mashups, Movies, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars, The Phantom Menace
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Mimobot Pulls the Worst April Fool’s Day Joke with the Jar Jar Binks Thumb Drive

by John Carle, Apr 2 2013 // 7:30 AM

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Last year on April Fool’s Day, Mimobot jokingly announced a Jar Jar Binks styled thumb drive in their line of Star Wars related storage accessories. Luckily, this was only a joke as it was revealed that they would not be taking it to the manufacturer. Everyone had a good laugh with sighs of relief.

But apparently there was some negative backlash over Jar Jar’s false Mimobot. And it wasn’t PTSD for those who contemplated bombing the Mimobot factory. It was from people who were actually disappointed that it wasn’t really happening.

It seems 500 people (which is our best guess since the Jar Jar Mimobot will only have 500 produced) made enough of a fuss to get Mimobot to create a thumb drive of the Gungan nightmare. After all, why would they risk making more Jar Jar Binks Mimobots than they believed they could realistically sell?

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Posted in: Announcements · Gear · Geek · News · Star Wars
Tagged: Accessories, April Fool's, Gear, Geek, Jar-Jar Binks, Mimobots, Star Wars
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WC2013: WonderCon Photo Gallery

by John Carle, Apr 1 2013 // 9:15 AM

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Hey all! As I am sure some of the regular readers of The Flickcast have noticed, my favorite part of the Con season is taking pics at them. Unfortunately, due to some professional responsibilities, I was only able to get down to one day of WonderCon this year.

But because my time was limited, I didn’t waste it on panels and the like. Instead I hit the floor with camera in hand and got as many pics of the Wondercon sights as I could.

While WonderCon doesn’t have the size of San Diego or New York Comic Con, the fans there weren’t any less fervent with their cosplay love. This year I saw a lot of new and original costumes I had not seen before. While a pimped out Boba Fett was present, I also saw for the first time Paper Mario as well as a group of female X-Man villains. Alongside the working R2 units, there was a life sized Wall-E that sadly the picture doesn’t do justice as it captured all of the personality of the movie and brought it to life in front of us all.

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Posted in: Comic-Con · Comics · Cosplay · DC · Gear · Geek · Marvel · Photos
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For the Love of the Game – Issue #3: The Costume

by Kelly Smith, Mar 22 2013 // 8:00 AM

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Don’t forget to get your questions in by emailing me at Kelly@theflickcast.com!

My girlfriend and I have been together for a few months and everything has been going good. She always asks me if there is anything I “Want to try”. I know it sounds cliche but I want to have her dress up as Slave Leia for me. How do I make this happen without coming across as weird or creepy? – HanNotSolo

Okay, first thing first: It isnʼt weird OR creepy to want to role-play and use costumes in an intimate relationship, especially one that is comfortable and going really well overall. In fact, itʼs completely normal. Sex in a healthy relationship should be about exploration.

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Posted in: For the Love of the Game · News · Star Wars
Tagged: Advice, For the Love of the Game, Han Solo, Love, Princess Leia, Slave Leia, Star Wars
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J.J. Abrams + ‘Star Wars’ = Cool

by Joe Gillis, Jan 24 2013 // 4:00 PM

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That’s right folks, as you probably heard already, J.J. Abrams is supposedly set to direct the first movie in the new Star Wars trilogy for Disney. Word came down this afternoon about the deal, which according to sources, is “a lock.”

We got our scoop from a few sources too and so far, the deal looks to be genuine. Although, no “official” conformation has been forthcoming from Abrams himself. We expect that shortly.

In the meantime, now that a writer and director seem to be attached, the next step is, of course, the casting speculation. Sadly, we don’t really know much about the story or the characters, so that might make it more difficult.

Don’t think that will stop people from giving it a try anyway. So, how do we feel about Mr. Abrams taking on the new Star Wars movie? Sound off!

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Tagged: Deals, Disney, J.J Abrams, Lucasfilm, Michael Arndt, Movies, Sci-Fi, Sequels, Star Wars
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The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 1

by John Carle, Dec 31 2012 // 11:00 AM

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Welcome to The Flickcast Presents the Best of Gaming 2012. This is going to be a five part series throughout this first week of 2013 concluding with the Game of the Year being awarded on Friday.

Best Use of the PlayStation Network’s Voice Chat – Journey

So any gamer who has a PS3 already knows that people with microphones don’t really exist, especially compared to the plethora of expletive spitting, homophobic prepubescents who have claimed to have slept with our mothers that troll XBox Live. What they may not know is that some of the best communication that has happened in 2012 on the PSN comes from a game that actually doesn’t even allow for voice chat.

In Journey, players are placed in the role of a robed figure who has no voice at all but can make a singing tone. Those connected to the PSN will occasionally be placed in random worlds with other players but have no method of communication other than the singing tone. This means that players are actually tasked with creating their own non-verbal communication.

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Posted in: Awards · Best of 2012 · Games · Indie · News · PC Games · Playstation 3 · PlayStationNetwork · Star Wars · The Bitcast · Video Games · Xbox 360
Tagged: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Star Wars, Best of 2012, Far Cry, Far Cry 3, Indy Games, Journey, Mari0, Mobile Games, Playstation 3, PlayStation Network, Portal, Portal 2, PSN, Rovio, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros, ThatGameCompany, The Bitcast, Ubisoft, Video Games, Xbox 360
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Disney Buys Lucasfilm, New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Coming in 2015

by Joe Gillis, Oct 30 2012 // 1:00 PM

It’s difficult to know if this is a good thing or a bad thing but nevertheless, it’s happening. Disney is buying Lucasfilm and the rights to the Star Wars franchise for a reported $4 Bilion. That’s “Billion.”

Here’s the full press release:

Burbank, CA and San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2012 – Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas.

Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of Disney stock on October 26, 2012, the transaction value is $4.05 billion, with Disney paying approximately half of the consideration in cash and issuing approximately 40 million shares at closing. The final consideration will be subject to customary post-closing balance sheet adjustments.

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Tagged: Business, Disney, Disney Buys Lucasfilm, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Movies, Pixar, Star Wars, Star Wars 7, TV
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‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Coming November 8th

by John Carle, Oct 8 2012 // 2:30 PM

Right about now, it seems like there are a few companies that have been given the license to print money. LucasArts, the men holding the rights to all things Star Wars, and Rovio, the creators of the Angry Birds franchise, are two such companies. You can’t go into a mall in America and not see something Star Wars or Angry Birds in your line of site. Imagine the power if the two were to team up. Well, on November 8th, we will get to see what that’s like with Angry Birds Star Wars.

Below, catch the teaser trailer which shows a shrouded bird holding a very special lightsaber in what is sure to be one of the fastest selling apps on iOS and the Android marketplace as soon as it launches. This will be the second time Angry Birds will tie in with another franchise, after the success of Angry Birds Rio (which was actually a logical fit considering the movie was all about birds). Instead of just adding a new set of levels though, Angry Birds Star Wars will be getting what appears to be a visual makeover like we have seen with Angry Birds Space with some teaser images of a Obi-Wan black bird, Luke Skywalker red bird or the big Chewbacca bird.

Look for the game to arrive on November 8th. Check out a trailer for it after the break.

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Tagged: Android, Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Star Wars, Game Trailers, Games, iOS, LucasArts, Rovio, Star Wars, Trailer, Video Games
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