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by Doug Aamoth on April 13, 2009

There probably aren’t too many Star Wars fans out there who aren’t also fans of cookies. I, myself, love both. So to house one’s cookies inside the hollowed-out ceramic head of an imperial Storm Tropper seems like a logical extension of both interests.

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by John Biggs on April 5, 2009

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by Doug Aamoth on April 3, 2009

tauntaunIt’s true what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day. I don’t know who says that but the next time someone says “You know what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day,” the “they” part of that phrase will be me. Or something like that.

by Doug Aamoth on April 2, 2009

If you think about it, Star Wars pool toys make perfect sense. A beach ball that looks like the Death Star? Of course. A Millenium Falcon innertube? Absolutely. Another beach ball that looks like R2D2? Sure, especially since it’s surrounded by cup holders.

by John Biggs on March 14, 2009

We posit that a confluence of fantasy universes will create a singularity so dense with cultural meaning and freighted with masturbatory value that it would cause the average sci-fi fan to release his (always his) bowels in a rush of hot shame. Discuss.

by Matt Burns on March 5, 2009

I don’t know if this video is new or has been floating around Star War’s fan site for years. Nor do I really care, cause it’s awful entertaining. There is something mesmerizing watching this Russian skater glide around the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic’s rink throwing and catching lightsabers. Hell, maybe if lightsabers were involved in figure skating, I would actually watch it with my wife.

by Matt Burns on March 3, 2009

Ever wonder what the little droid was really saying? I mean, C-3PO translated sometimes but you know he was always putting a politicly correct spin on it. Highlights from Episode one are above and Episode 2 are after the break. These might not be safe for work, but they’re funny as hell.

by Devin Coldewey on February 23, 2009

This evil-looking boombox is definitely what Vader would have had in his room as an surly teenager — which is to say, during Attack of the Clones. The best part about this AT-AT stereo is that it’s pretty much cassette-only. After all, that was the business in 1980 when the AT-AT was at the height of chic.

by Matt Burns on February 12, 2009

Is Star Wars a bit to pre-teen for ya? Joe Schreiber’s Star Wars: Deathtroopers (scary name, eh?) aims to be a Star Wars horror novel set pre-A New Hope era. Details about the plot and whatnot aren’t available to keep fanboys guessing but Amazon has it up for pre-order for only $8 with a shipping date of Halloween. I can’t wait.

by Nicholas Deleon on February 5, 2009

I dream of electric sheep, or something! Here’s a charming video of a steam-powered R2D2. Too funny!

by John Biggs on January 13, 2009

This man, Jerry Philips, plays a mean SMB theme using only his hands. This will be amazingly useful in the coming depression because he can stand on a street corner with a small monkey in a hat and entertain passers-by and men on the bread line with his jolly renditions of Brother Can You Spare a Dime and Single Ladies. Video after the jump.

by Doug Aamoth on January 2, 2009

Call me crazy, but $90 for a handsome-looking clock adorned with various pewter Star Wars vehicles seems like a pretty okay deal if you’re a Star Wars fanatic.

by Nicholas Deleon on December 26, 2008

The SWGEmu team announced yesterday that it’s going ahead with plans to launch a fully playable test server for the Star Wars Galaxies Emulation Project sometime in the first quarter of 2009. Galaxies is fun again, chaps.

by Nicholas Deleon on December 23, 2008

Bravo to George Lucas for making a mockery of many of our childhoods. The Star Wars creator (and destroyer) has approved the production of “Star Wars: A Musical Journey,” a musical that will open in London next year.

by Doug Aamoth on December 21, 2008

LEGOBelieve it or not, I actually feel that it IS possible to over-report on LEGO-centric phenomena. However, this 60,000-piece LEGO diorama portraying the epic battle at Hoth is a miracle of modern block-building.

How much would you pay for an original lightsaber?
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by Devin Coldewey on December 15, 2008

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Say you had to bid on an original lightsaber that Mark Hamill wielded in both Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Go ahead, pick a number. $1000? $5000? $50000? How about a quarter of a million dollars?

Yes indeed, some fanboy laid down $240,000 for what is perhaps the holy grail of sci-fi memorabilia. I don’t know that I’d pay that much for a real lightsaber. For a working Boba Fett suit, though? I’d probably eat glass.

Making Galaxies fun again: An interview with the developers of the Star Wars Galaxies PreCU Emulation Project
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by Nicholas Deleon on December 1, 2008

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There’s a group of developers who are trying to resurrect the old, fun version Star Wars Galaxies with the Star Wars Galaxies PreCU Emulation Project. The “CU” stands for Combat Upgrade, a term Sony Online Entertainment, the game’s harebrained developers, concocted to described the game-breaking changes it made to the combat engine. Longtime players of Galaxies, my brother Gabriel included, hated the Combat Upgrade.(“Upgrade? More like downgrade!”) Gabriel, who helped me write that Hitler Twitter video and is now a freshman at NYU, spoke with the project’s developers last week in order to figure out what makes them tick.

This is their story, as written by young Gabriel.

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Han Solo frozen-in-carbonite USB flash drive
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by Doug Aamoth on November 22, 2008

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Over on Etsy.com’s handmade marketplace, you’ll find a USB flash drive of Han Solo frozen in Carbonite. And, yes, it’s sold out. But since everything on Etsy is sold directly by the creators, there’s a good chance that we might see another slow rollout of these handmade drives. When they were in stock, the 1GB Han drives sold for $25.

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Han Solo Carbonite USB Flash Drive [Etsy via SlipperyBrick/SlashGear]

Zero Punctuation on Saint’s Row 2
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by John Biggs on October 30, 2008

Robocop with more flexible ethics and trousers. Plus a bonus review of Force Unleashed.

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Princess Leia pumpkin idea for last-minute carvers
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by Doug Aamoth on October 30, 2008

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Looking for a last-minute pumpkin carving idea? Curbly has a good Princess Leia jack-o-lantern design that doesn’t look all that difficult to pull off.

The famous hair buns are actually two mini pumpkins that can be held in place with toothpicks or, if you’re feeling ambitious, two 3-inch pieces of quarter-inch doweling and some pretty straightforward cranial drilling. Slap on some acrylic paint, use a dishtowel to simulate the Princess’ gown, and, boom, intergalactic pumpkin.

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