Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (launch trailer)

No need for words. Just watch it!

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Acho que não é preciso dizer nada. Basta ver!

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Force Unleashed books

With such a great moment in the Star Wars history, it was a matter of time until we can grab ourselves a couple of good books for the journey. Big game demands good books. A comic book adaptation of the story and an art book. What more can I desire? Take a look at the preview from the Dark Horse TPB. The art is fabulous!

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Com um momento tão importante na história de Star Wars, era uma questão de tempo até que pudéssemos deitar as mãos a alguns bons livros que acompanhassem a jornada. Grande jogo puxa bons livros. Uma adaptação da história para BD e um art book. Que mais poderia eu desejar? Dêem uma espreitadela ao preview disponibilizado pela Dark Horse. A arte é fabulosa!

Click the pictures for The Book Depository link




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Busted!

Well, sometimes somethings you don´t expect end up happening... When Star Wars The Exhibition came to Lisbon in 2006, I wasn´t waiting to be busted by a couple of Troopers. Sometimes life is hard for a rebel...

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Bem, por vezes certos acontecimentos ocorrer sem que estejamos à espera... Quando Star Wars The Exhibition veio até Lisboa em 2006, não estava nada à espera que uns quantos Troopers me fizessem prisioneiro. Às vezes a vida é árdua para um rebelde...

First they caught me...

Forced me to kneel...

Then they took me to their Master. Chocking is not a good thing...

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (poster & new trailer)

Well, since I haven´t been able to post since March 19, here it goes the latest (and late from myself) Star Wars: The Clone Wars poster & trailer. Enjoy padawans...

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Bem, visto não conseguir fazer um post desde 19 de Março, aqui vos deixo o último (e atrasado) cartaz & trailer de Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Apreciem padawans...

And the Jedi´s mission. Awesome!

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E a missão dos Jedi. Espectacular!




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Quizbook revisited - Some of the answers have grown over the years

What a difference a quarter-century makes. Earlier this week, with the help of the fan community, StarWars.com finally found Rusty Miller, the author who penned 1982's The Jedi Master's Quizbook: 425 Comics Questions & Answers About Star Wars & The Empire Strikes Back. He was 11 years old at the time, and the object of much fan envy and discussion. Come the Internet age, and he seemed to vanish.

Now, the book itself: as the years have added more and more Star Wars lore, it seems a bit quaint to look through a 1982 trivia book, especially one that contains its contents to just two movies. Here's a look at some of the simpler questions, and how 25 years of added Star Wars history have made for not-so-simple answers.

Q: Where was Princess Leia from?
A (1982): Alderaan
A (2008): Polis Massa is her place of birth, though she was raised in Aldera on Alderaan.

Q: What vehicle did Luke drive on Tatooine?
A (1982): A landspeeder
A (2008): A SoroSuub X-34 landspeeder, in addition to an Incom T-16 Skyhopper, and conceivably, a SoroSuub Courier V-35 landspeeder or a Mobquet SX-14 field hover-ute if required.

Q: What was Leia's starship called at the beginning of Star Wars?
A (1982): Blockade Runner
A (2008): It was originally christened the Star of Alderaan before having its name changed to the Tantive IV. Production referred to the vehicle as a "Rebel starfighter," a "Galactic Cruiser," and a "Rebel blockade runner" at various times throughout the making of Star Wars, while the term "Alderaan star cruiser" was also used during the making of Episode III.

Q: What were the names of Luke's two friends who had already entered the Academy?
A (1982): Biggs and Tank
A (2008): Biggs Darklighter and Janek Sunber.

Q: What made Vader's TIE fighter different from other fighters?
A (1982): It had (curved) or angular wings
A (2008): Vader's x1 prototype had a more robust spaceframe, particulary at the pylon points where the solar gather panels connect. The panels themselves are longer, and angled. Unlike the standard TIE of the line, the TIE x1 featured deflector shields and a limited class 4 hyperdrive. Its increased range gave the x1 five consumable days of non-combat flight time, as opposed to a TIE fighter's two-day yield. A standard TIE featured a pair of Sienar Fleet Systems L-s1 laser cannons, while the x1 had L-s9.3 cannons. Powering the standard TIE was an SFS I-a2b solar ionization reactor and SFS P-s4 twin ion engines, while the x1 featured the SFS 1-S3a and SFS P-s5.6 counterparts, respectively.

My special thanks to StarWars.com, for such an interesting newsletter. Cheers! May the Force be always with you!

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Star Wars Insider #76

Star Wars Insider #76. Directly from my mail box to suite my geek needs... Ahahaha!!! A real beauty isn´t it?

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Star Wars Insider #76. Directamente da minha caixa do correio para satisfazer as minhas necessidades geeks... Ahahaha!!! Uma verdadeira beleza não é?!


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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the newest film that follows the Star Wars saga. Although it is an animated movie, quality and fidelity are much expected by fans. The film introduces a new character, Ahsoka Tano. Wanna guess who is going to be this Padawan´s Master? That´s right, Anakin Skywalker! Surprised? Don´t be. This new film has lots of new stuff and tons of action, broken robots, Jedi duels and a involving story. We just have to wait until August 15, when the movie will make its worldwide debut (worldwide... I hope...).

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars é o mais recente filme que dá seguimento à saga Star Wars. Apesar de ser uma película animada, é esperado pelos fãs qualidade e fidelidade na mesma. O filme introduz uma nova personagem, Ahsoka Tano. Querem adivinha quem será o Mestre desta jovem Padawan? Esse mesmo, Anakin Skywalker! Surpreendidos? Não estejam. Este novo filme tem montes de novidades e toneladas de acção, robôs partidos, duelos de Jedis e uma estória envolvente. Só nos resta esperar até 15 de Agosto, data em que o filme estreará em todo o mundo (em todo o mundo... espero eu...).

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The Force Unleashed - Vanity Fair Exclusive

Vanity Fair has an exclusive video for the most awaited game of the year. Check it!

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A Vanity Fair lançou um vídeo exclusivo do jogo mais esperado do ano. Ora vejam!

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The Vader Project

The Vader Project was an exhibition of Star Wars Celebration IV, at Los Angeles, last May. Just amazing! Check some of the art, and then follow the links for more pics. Enjoy!

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O The Vader Project foi uma exposição que esteve patente na Star Wars Celebration IV, em Los Angeles, Maio transacto. Simplesmente fabulosa! Vejam alguma da arte, seguindo depois os links para terem acesso a muitas outras fotos. Apreciem!

The Project

Take a tour

Official site news

Official Flickr Gallery

More Flickr pics

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Jedi Hammie

Meet Obi-Wan Kenhammie!

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What´s your Jedi name?

Find out What's Your Jedi Name at LiquidGeneration.com

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2008

2007 was a great year for Star Wars. 30 years of existence... Uau!

Meanwhile, I decided to create this blog, mostly and simply because I´m a fan of the Star Wars universe. Just because of that.

I realized then, that it takes a great deal of time and some dedication, to be able to post whenever I can. Whenever is possible, I´ll use the Force to accomplish my posting task in this space, although I know that´ll be a hard one. So, to all the millions of fans spread around our great blue globe, I wish you a 2008 full of achievements and lots, tons, of Star Wars stuff in your life.

May the Force be with you!

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2007 foi um ano importante para a saga Star Wars. 30 anos de existência... Uau!

Nos entretantos, decidi avançar para a criação deste blogue, principalmente e basicamente por ser um fã de todo este universo. Apenas por isso.

Percebi então, que é necessário despender bastante tempo e dedicação, para que seja possível fazer posts. Sempre que possível, farei uso da Força para colocar o maior número posts neste espaço, o que não será tarefa fácil. A todos os milhões de fãs espalhados pelo nosso grande globo azul, desejo-vos um 2008 cheio de realizações e montanhas, toneladas, de Star Wars na vossa vida.

Que a Força esteja convosco!

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Encontro de Fãs Star Wars

Retirado do blogue Star Wars Fan Force Portugal:

Anunciámos aqui e depois aqui este evento que vai, pela primeira vez, reunir adeptos de costuming de todo o pais, mas também muitos fãs e amigos, todos debaixo da missão comum de enaltecer o universo Star Wars.

A organização está a preparar um evento inesquecível com diversos atractivos que vão tornar esta ocasião única e inédita em Portugal.Todos os que o desejarem, deverão comparecer HOJE pelas 19:00 na FNAC do Centro Comercial Colombo em Lisboa, para participarem em primeiro lugar na parada de Star Wars que irá ter lugar na própria FNAC e depois se vai "expandir" para o recinto do CC Colombo.O encontro culminará num jantar de amigos e fãs no Restaurante Só Peso, num espaço especialmente reservado para os participantes. Recordamos que para o jantar é preciso reservar lugar utilizando os contactos no cartaz ao lado.

Todos estão convidados para fazer com que Star Wars seja para sempre... Mesmo cá...

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Star Wars Mimobot Series 2

Mimoco has launched a second series of USB flash drives, inspired by the Star Wars universe. These are the most awesome drives I´ve seen so far. The first series depicts 4 characters: Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and a Stormtrooper, knowing that Vader and R2 are in a sold out status. The most recent series focuses in 4 new fellas: Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Boba Fett. Ther status is still pre-order, due to their release in the first 2 months of 2008. Both 1st and 2nd series are available in 1GB, 2GB, & 4GB capacities and come preloaded with bonus removable Star Wars mimobot content like trailers (Series 1), the mimobot soundByte™ Application, icons, avatars, screensavers (Series 2), and wallpapers! Click the image and get linked to Mimobot SW.

I just want one!!!

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Chewbacca backpack

Lack of ideas for a Christmas gift? Here´s a good one for the kids. Taken from here (where you can find another geek stuff from SW), after my friend Saki posted it in "Já Cheiro o Samádhi".

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Está com falta de ideias para um presente de Natal? Ora aqui tem uma boa opção para os miúdos. Retirado daqui (onde é possível encontrar mais uma série de coisas geek de SW), depois da minha amiga Saki ter feito um post no "Já Cheiro o Samádhi".


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Franz Ferdinand go Star Wars

This has some time now... but it´s still good!
Enjoy our heroes going wild in a musical show.

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É verdade que isto já tem algum tempo... mas ainda assim é bom!
Divirtam-se com os nossos heróis na maluquice, num espectáculo musical.

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Star Wars Family Tree

Done by Modi. Although I do not know you, thanks a lot for this family tree. It came real handy. Feel free to visit Modi´s website: Star Wars Atlas. You can find lots of maps there.

Cheers mate!

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Feito pelo Modi. Apesar de não o conhecer, fica o meu agradecimento por esta árvore genealógica. Veio mesmo a calhar. Sintam-se à vontade para fazerem uma visita ao site do Modi: Star Wars Atlas. Encontrarão mais uma carrada de mapas por lá.

Fica bem!

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Stormtrooper Blaster - Do it yourself

Wanna figure how you can get from a simple PVC pipe to a 1:1 scale Blaster? Just check the Blaster Builders Club tutorial. And there´s more blasters here.
Cool ain´t it?!

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Querem perceber como se passa de um simples tubo de PVC para uma réplica de um Blaster à escala 1:1? Basta uma visita à pagina dos Blaster Builders Club e ler o tutorial. E há mais blasters aqui.
Porreiro, não?!

Before

Antes

And after
E depois

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Star Wars and Sanskrit #2

As time passes, we tend to reflect on things we´ve done before. In my case, in this blog´s case, it´s a matter of training. Are we not an Academy? So, "Star Wars and Sanskrit" is back.

Exploring wookieepedia, I came to know of the existence of a certain planet called "Shiva IV". It´s located in the Wild Space area, in the Shiva system. Shiva system has a single star, also called Shiva. Well, so far I´ve counted 3 Shivas... Whether or not this is a coincidence, only few can say. I´m saying it because there´s an aspect in the Hindu culture (we´re talking about Sanskrit here; check the previous article for more info) which is called trimurti (the Hindu trinity; representing the three primary deities), where Shiva is one of the represented gods (associated with destruction; destroy to renew). Shiva, in Hinduism, assumes many aspects in his personality/representation. If you triple that, a lot of mess is coming, I guarantee.

So, what does this has to do with Star Wars? Apparently, a lot. Some of our heroes have many skills and abilities, and use them oftenly to their benefits, and to save their loved ones. And what about Shiva and a planet? There is also a great matter of mysticism in India, especially after the occupation of the territory by the aryas coming from Europe, nearly 4000 years ago. Since those days, the cult to Shiva has grown bigger and bigger, but the raw strength and essence of this deity remained as it was in the beginning. Maybe that is the same strength and mystery that surrounds the area where Shiva IV is situated (Wild Space), the same power that is present in their inhabitants, that fight for righteousness and against occupation. Probably the same feeling and attitude against Aryan occupation of the Indus Valley so many centuries ago.

Before ending this article, I recommend you to read Star Wars 53: The Last Gift From Alderaan, and Star Wars 54: Starfire Rising, both from Marvel comics, published in November and December 1981. It´s the first time that Shiva IV is mentioned in the SW Universe and a good starting point to understand what I´ve been saying.

Happy readings! And again, thanks to Wookieepedia.

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No Hope...

Erm... This will always be a matter for discussion...

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Erm... Isto será sempre tema de discussão...

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The STAR WARS Vault

This book is a real treasure. It contains 30 years of Star Wars history and a panoply of unpublished sketches, blueprints and handwritten texts. But enough talking, just check the description, as one can find it in Amazon.com.

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Este livro é realmente um tesouro. Nele podemos encontrar 30 anos da história de Star Wars bem como uma panóplia de esboços e desenhos nunca antes publicados, desenhos técnicos e textos escritos à mão. Mas chega de conversa e toca a ler a descrição, como pode ser encontrada no site Amazon.com.

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." It's been 30 years since those immortal words were first seen on movie screens nationwide and it was the start of a worldwide phenomenon and the beginning of the most successful movie franchise of all time.

The Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives, With Removable Memorabilia and Two Audio CDs by Stephen J. Sansweet and Peter Vilmur (HarperEntertainment; on-sale October 30, 2007; $85.00) is the official illustrated book celebrating this year's 30th anniversary of George Lucas' first Star Wars movie, and includes removable reproductions of memorabilia, along with two CDs containing vintage radio ads, original cast interviews, George Lucas' commentary, and even Carrie Fisher singing in the Star Wars Holiday Special.

The Star Wars Vault is the insider's look at the development and making of all six movies, and the huge cultural impact they've had. In addition to hundreds of photos and pieces of artwork, the book includes fifty interactive, rare, and some never-before-seen pieces of memorabilia.

Among the book's features are:
- The special questionnaire for the first and only test screening of the original Star Wars — and the invitation to attend it

- George Lucas' hand-written treatment for The Empire Strikes Back
- Lucasfilm Christmas cards

- Iron-on T-shirt transfer

- The very first concept sketch drawn for Star Wars

- Blueprints of Star Wars vehicles and sets

- Original hand-written directions for ground-breaking special effects

The Star Wars Vault is the ultimate, one-of-a-kind insider's look into the sensation that launched a phenomenon that includes six feature films; two spin-off films; three television series with more to come; and an extensive collection of licensed books, comics, video games, action figures, trading cards, and many other products worldwide.

About the Author
Steve Sansweet joined Lucasfilm Ltd in 1996 after a 26-year career as a journalist at The Wall Street Journal; his last position there was as Los Angeles Bureau Chief. He is currently Director of Content Management and head of fan relations in Lucasfilm's Marketing Division. Steve started collecting robots and space toys in the mid-1970s and now owns the largest private collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the world."

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