Video Game Bits: Han Solo & Princess Leia Die, ‘Back to the Future’ Release Date and Video and More

Posted on Thursday, December 16th, 2010 by Germain Lussier

In our desensitized world, it’s becoming more and more difficult to shock people. Occasionally, you’ll be shocked at the movies or on TV but to shock someone in a video game seems impossible. Until you look at the photo above. IGN has some videos from The Force Unleashed 2 downloadable content Battle for Endor that not only show Princess Leia being murdered, but Chewbacca and – yes -  Han Solo too. Seeing these iconic characters die – even in a video game – is pretty shocking.

In other movie related video games news, we finally have a release date for the first episode of the brand new Back to the Future video game, info on a new Conan game being developed and info on the death – once again – of an Ender’s Game project, this time the video game. Read about them all and watch the sacrilegious videos after the jump. Read More »

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Video Game Bits: Ewoks in ‘Force Unleashed II,’ ‘Star Wars’ iPhone Game, Lego ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Coming

Posted on Friday, November 19th, 2010 by Germain Lussier

Ever wanted to blast Ewoks with Force lightning? Fly the Millennium Falcon over your home city? Play with a tiny Johnny Depp? If you answered “Yes” to any of those questions, and you play video games, your lucky day is coming. It’s been announced that Endor and the Ewoks will feature into new downloadable content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, there’s a new Augmented Reality Star Wars game coming to your iPhone, and after the success of Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman and Indiana Jones, there’s a LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean in the works. Read more about each story after the jump. Read More »

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Betrayal Cinematic Trailer

Posted on Monday, June 14th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta

LucasArts has released a cinematic trailer for the video game sequel Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Stuff like this makes me yearn for another real Star Wars movie, or a good Star Wars live-action television series. Watch the trailer now, embedded after the jump. I’ve also included the debut trailer in case you haven’t seen it yet.

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