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Las 10 armas más usadas en Star Wars

Star Wars had many cool factors to it and one of them was its massive array or unique weapons. While the lightsaber might be the most popular and iconic, the galaxy actually had a ton more weapons that didn’t get much attention. We’ve found some of the coolest weapons in the Star Wars series that you might have looked over while watching the movies.

10. Fusioncutter

The handheld cutting torch known as the Fushioncutter was also used through the galaxy and consisted of a handgrip and a long emitter, producing a high-energy plasma beam that could slice through practically anything, making it very dangerous!

9. Wrist Rockets

Since they’re light wristbands with a powerful punch, Wrist Rockets are a favorite weapon choice for bounty hunters like Boba Fett.

8. Flamethower (aka “Flame Projector”)

As a weapon that projects a burning stream of liquid or gas when fired, the flamethrower was a weapon commonly used during the Clone Wars, given how useful they were in close-quarters combat.

7. Missile Launchers

These Missile Launchers were used in various types of combat and by many types of military forces. These would totally eradicate large numbers infantrymen.

6. Ryyk Blades

Another Wookiee-based weapon, the Ryyk Blades may look like simple swords, but they could still do some serious damage by a giant Wookiee.

5. Flechette Launcher

The Flechette Launcher was used during the last half of the Clone Wars and fires canisters containing hundreds of sharp flechettes (darts that would spread out over a large areas). A single canister of these anti-personal weapons could take out an entire squad of soldiers!

4. Force Pike (aka “Stun Pole”)

A Force Pike was a commonly used weapon used throughout the galaxy. It features a tip that was a “vibro-edged stun module” that could really knock you out…even a full-grown Wookiee. It looks whatever, but it definitely packs some serious stun power!

3. Bowcaster (aka the “Wookiee Crossbow”)

Seems that the Wookiees had some pretty badass weapons in the form of Bowcasters, which packed some serious firepower! The weapon could unleash a bolt with some pretty amazing stopping power, which was essential for the Wookiees as the protected themselves against other predators of the Kashyyyk’s forests.

2. Blaster

In the vast world of Star Wars, a Blaster was our equivalent to a gun, but instead of shooting bullets, it fired bursts of particle beam energy, aka blaster bolts. It featured a replaceable power pack and was the most commonly used weapon in the galaxy, so everybody was packing one. Since it contained high-energy particles and intense light, targets would be paralyzed or even killed by such a gun. And like guns today, they came in various sizes shapes and forms, from rifles to starship-mounted cannons.

1. Lightsaber

In Star Wars, Lightsabers are the ultimate weapons. As the formal weapon of a Jedi Knight, not everybody can master one, but when a Jedi finally learns the secret of the Force and learns to work his/her lightsaber, all hell can break lose! The very image of such a weapon was bounded with the mythos of the Jedi Order, so you definitely don’t want to mess with anyone who has one of these.

Portaviones con tremendo parecido a los destructores espaciales con los que el Imperio trataba de sofocar la revolución en la saga de ‘Star Wars

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Parecido a uno de los destructores espaciales con los que el Imperio trataba de sofocar la revolución en la saga de ‘Star Wars’, un nuevo barco fue diseñado en Estados Unidos para proteger las aguas territoriales de ese país.

Creado por la compañía australiana General Dynamics Corporation, el barco costó cerca de 400 millones de dólares. El prototipo fue entregado al Ejército estadounidense a principios de este año, aunque hasta ahora no ha completado ninguna misión oficial. 

 El USS Independence forma parte de los llamados Litoral Combat Ships (LCS) diseñado para realizar misiones de transporte de ayuda humanitaria, asalto y vigilancia. 

Es capaz de alcanzar una velocidad punta de 50 nudos –unos 90 kilómetros por hora– lo que, unido a la gran estabilidad y capacidad de giro le proporciona su diseño trimarán, lo convierte en un efectivo arma de lucha contra el terrorismo y el narcotráfico en la costa del Pacífico, según informa el sitio lainformacion. 

 “Es uno de los programas más importantes de defensa”, dijo el secretario de la Armada, Roy Mabus. “Va a ser una de las piezas fundamentales de la Marina del futuro”, asegura Mabus, quien predice que el USS Independence “estará en servicio durante mucho tiempo”.

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Star Wars Tie Fighters or the Millenium Falcon. With the help of Star Wars Sandwich Cutters and Tin Lunchbox

If you thought sandwiches with the crusts cut off were fancy, get a load of sandwiches in the form of Star Wars Tie Fighters or the Millenium Falcon. With the help of Star Wars Sandwich Cutters and Tin Lunchbox, you’ll never go dark side of eating square sandwiches in paper bags again.

Made of stainless steel, the sandwich cutters (taller than the average cookie cutter) are ready to make a clean cut through egg-salad, grilled cheese and PB&J sandwiches. The plastic on top of the cutters provides comfortable padding for your hands when you cut out your sandwiches. Notice how the colors of the plastic match those on the retro tin lunchbox? The box also features your favorite characters in classic poses. Use it to store food, the cutters, Star Wars action figures or keepsakes.
If you use the creative force, you could easily stamp out some cookies, pancakes, waffles, tortillas, flatbreads, pizzas, watermelon, tofu, jello and more into Tie Fighters and Millenium Falcons, using the cutters.

Star Wars Sandwich Cutters with Vintage-Style Tin
Transform your Jedi’s favorite sandwiches into high-energy fuel for lunches, snacks and parties with Millennium Falcon and Darth Vader’s TIE fighter sandwich cutters. Created by the Jedi Kitchen Council to celebrate the Rebel Alliance’s victory over the evil Empire, these cutters are fun and easy to use — just press and cut.

• Set of two sandwich cutters- one of each shape.
• Limited-edition vintage style tin.
• Stainless steel and plastic cutters.
• A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.

The set of Star Wars Sandwich Cutters and Tin Lunchbox is exclusive to Williams-Sonoma, and just so happens to be on sale for $9.99. If you like the cookies in the above picture, check out our post on the Star Wars Cookie Cutters.

Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMO looming in the distance

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The Sith attack in this exciting new trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the MMO looming in the distance. There are a few quick glances of two flight sections, and one appears to have you piloting the Millenium Falcon. I think it’s great to see RPG-based MMO games including other types of gameplay like that. You can also see a lot of the powers being used. Even though it’s Bioware developing the title, I had my doubts as to whether or not they could go against the gigantic behemoth that is World of Warcraft, but now I think it might have a chance.
The trailer asks the players, “which side will you choose?” In W.o.W., a lot of people sided with the alliance and I wonder if it will be the same for The Old Republic. Which side are you going to choose?

Characters Star Wars: The Old Republic Story

The first thing I should mention is that I am not a Star Wars fan. I’ve seen the movies of course – over 2 decades ago when I was a kid. I never had any of the action figures, I’ve never played a Star Wars game, and unless I hit Google I couldn’t tell you which movie features the Ewoks or which one has Luke losing his hand. You can call me an ignorant savage if you like (my fiance does), but I prefer old classic movies like The Lion in Winter or The Maltese Falcon, and as a kid I preferred Schmendrick to Luke. When it comes to MMOs, I don’t like story-driven games, I want to just go out into the wilderness and kill and kill and kill my way up the leveling ladder. Companions? If I want company, I’ll group or play a single player game like Dragon Age. Space combat? I’d rather go crawling through a deep mazelike dungeon. Jedis? Lasers are cool, but I’d prefer a nice dagger to stick into my enemy’s back after I’ve robbed him blind (I just love MMOs with pickpocketing, I get to loot my enemies TWICE!).
I thought the game was being overhyped simply because it has lightsabers, Jedis, spaceships, and Sith. So when I had the opportunity to sit down and play Star Wars: The Old Republic this weekend, I expected to have a few hours of ok fun, uninstall the game and walk away.
I was wrong. Not only did I not walk away, I preordered two copies.

Cutscenes
The first thing that you see after the logos and server selection is a brilliant cut scene. It just blew me away. Usually I skip through MMO cut scenes, but I watched this one straight through and hoped that there’d be a way for me to watch it again. I was bummed by the certainty that the game itself wouldn’t be this cool, but that first cut scene was just amazing. Then I picked my faction, and watched another cut scene. It was still pretty cool, though not as amazing as that first one. Then I made my character, and watched yet another cutscene. This game is the land of cutscenes. Every single quest I
found had at least two cutscenes and I see no reason to believe the rest of the game is any different.
I’m of mixed minds about many things regarding this game, and the barrage of cutscenes is one of them. On the one hand – the voice acting and the scripting is actually good. I laughed out loud, I muttered many times about wanting to kill particular NPCs, I laughed some more; the story was just so excellent that I wanted to keep playing to see more. On the other hand, that’s a lot of cutscenes! I probably spent more time watching cutscenes than I did killing things.
When I first started playing, after the first one, I was very impatient. Just let me play the game already! It cuts down on replayability also, I couldn’t find any way of skipping the cutscenes that didn’t prevent me from taking the quest, and after running through most of the quests once I won’t want to see them again. Although I’ve been told since playing that spacebar will skip right to the dialogue options. But the story was well written! So I really can’t come to a decision as to whether I like the cutscenes or whether I wish they’d be just a little more sparse.
UI
It’s both good and bad. There’s no annoying swirls, scrolls, or decorative crap blocking my view of the actual game. My first impression upon seeing the UI was ‘YES! Finally a dev team that understands I want to see the game and not the UI!’ Then I noticed you can’t customize your UI. Everything is stuck where it is, there’s no moving panels around, no resizing, and no addons. You can choose whether to have a few more hotbars displayed, but that’s it. So while it does get a thumbs up for simplicity, I ultimately give the UI a failing grade because a non customizable UI is just antiquated design. Bad move on that one, Bioware. Hopefully they’ll add some UI customization options by launch time.

Characters
Character generation is pretty easy. You pick your alliance, your faction, your class, your race, and then customize your appearance. My first impression of it was positive, there were quite a few options to make my character unique. Then I flipped through a few other races and discovered that this is race dependent. Some races have quite a few options, and others just don’t. I’m hoping this is changed before launch and many more options are provided. Still, for an MMO, it’s pretty solid. I’ve played plenty of games where you have a choice of 4 faces and 4 hairstyles and that’s it. This one allows you to customize a bunch of things. You have a choice of skin colors, makeup and everyone can have scars. Depending on race you might have a choice of tattoos, jewelry, horns or face ridges. Some of it is pretty cool looking.
Sadly I didn’t have time to play all the classes. The ones I did play were pretty fun, and I’m curious about the rest. I didn’t find them to be standard schlock MMO classes, which to this jaded gamer is a pretty impressive feat. The smuggler is particularly fun, it was cool to zip around in combat, hiding behind ledges, barrels and walls. Just like the movies, blaster fights were moving affairs, popping your head out of cover for a few shots then hiding again; I only stood in place and let the enemies shoot me head on when they were so much lower level than I was that there was no risk of dying. Although admittedly, if there was a death penalty I never noticed it. Perhaps there is one once you leave the newbie stages, but as I only had a few hours, I didn’t get that far.
I found the force users to be pretty boring, although I will give the choices that determine light and dark side of the force an excellent grade. There are times when the light and dark side choices are pretty standard good vs. evil; like a choice between giving the starving kids money so they can get food and water, or driving them off to starve to death, but sometimes there’s a real tough choice to be made if you want to remain aligned with the light side. That bastard insulted me! And was trying to kill my friends! Did I mention he insulted me?! What do you mean I should forgive him and resolve this peacefully?

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I don’t have much to say about the story of the game other than it is brilliant. I’ve always told people that I don’t like story in my MMOs simply because you can always count on it to be a pile of crap. Star Wars: the Old Republic is the shining exception. I don’t want to spoil it for those who want to experience it for themselves, so all I will say is for you story folks, this game does it well. The voice acting is actually good, the story really draws you in, and to top it all off there are dialogue options so you can have some shaping of your character’s personality. The story more than makes up for the UI’s failure.
If you need more convincing, you don’t start the game with a series of killing 10 Womp rats.

Companions
A very fun element of the game. Companions have their own stories, their own likes and dislikes, and you can even give them gifts to make them like you better. You can send them on little quests to gather resources for you, and they’ll craft. You can customize their appearances, and give them gear to improve their fighting.
It takes a bit of time before you can acquire your first companion, so sadly that’s about all I have to say about them – on first blush they’re pretty cool. And most importantly, you can toggle their AI on and off depending on how much control you’d like. Also – they’ll sell your inventory junk while you’re in the field. What’s not to love about an obedient minion who will take your vendor trash and bring you cash?
Crafting
Sadly I wasn’t able to play around with crafting and harvesting too much. Usually this is one of the areas I explore first when I begin a new game, but so far as I was able to tell, it’s done via your companion. So the bulk of my playtime I was unable to do so. When I did get my companion, I had no idea how to get him to harvest or craft for me. By the time I figured out how to teach him, it was far too late and I was only able to look at the UI window and wonder how it worked.
Grouping
Another unfortunate gap in my knowledge. I was enjoying my story so much that’s what I did. I didn’t group at all during my play, although I did see enough group content to know it’s there for those who want it. Grouping is also limited in the initial stages of the game since there are different starting areas for the classes. Also, the class quests only allow one player of that particular class – so while you can group to complete the quest, you can’t have another person of the same class as you, and the classes are split into different newbie areas.
It did look pretty interesting, so I’ll be checking that out after launch.
Conclusion
I didn’t play this game as long as I’d like for the purposes of writing about it, so this is really just a quick first impression. But after a few short hours of playing it, I went from knowing absolutely nothing about the game and completely uninterested to preordering it. I can’t say for certain how long I’ll remain subscribed, but I walked away with an overall good impression. The game runs like silk – seriously, I’d have to say hands down it’s the best running game I’ve played in years. It was a stress test weekend, with long queues of several thousand (yes, several thousand – most were between 1 and 2 thousand, although I tried one server where I was 5,347th in line), but once I was in the game it played beautifully. I maxed out the graphics options, and experienced no lag, no hitching, no abnormally long loading times, and I never crashed. That’s right – a beta stress test with servers so jam packed there were queues that took hours to get through – and I didn’t even experience a single crash. I did see an odd flickering once during a cutscene, and there were a few times where the voice didn’t sync with the video, but overall, I am very impressed with how well it ran.
Can I recommend it? Yes – provisionally.
I began frustrated, and wanting to get to the action rather than sit here watching cutscene after cutscene, but after a while, I suddenly realized – this MMO is a single player game that you can play with lots of people. The story is the whole point of playing. The cutscenes became less annoying after that hit me, so while I can recommend this game wholeheartedly, I do have to say that you should skip this game if you don’t want story. If you want the kind of game that I normally look for – more sandbox than themepark, with challenging gameplay – and if you don’t want story and cutscenes interrupting your play, you’re better off giving this game a pass.
But if you like a game with a good story, I can recommend it wholeheartedly. If you like Dragon Age, I can recommend this game hands down. It’s already been said, but it really is a lot like Dragon Age: Origins with lightsabers.

Star Wars Coffee set

A twist on a classic. Star Wars Coffee set, complete with Storm Trooper Filters, Dark Roast Coffee, and Chewbacca Sugar! A fun student project by Eric Beatty

Star Wars – The Old Republic Frank Gibeau of EA

Some may think that Electronic Arts is taking some risk by shipping more copies of Star Wars – The Old Republic during its launch date. The primary plan, really, is to ensure that every gamer will get a copy when he or she wants a copy on the very day of the game’s release. This is considering that EA has already offered an early access incentive for those who have pre-ordered the game. So, people may think that the planned rollout is “ambitious”. http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/ EA is releasing Star Wars – The Old Republic a few days before Christmas. At that point, players may have already bought other games for their holiday reward or they may have pre-ordered SWTOR.  Of course, there are still players that will be out there during the launch itself. Frank Gibeau of EA said that the number of copies that will be shipped will depend on the demand and several other just as important factors.

Screenshot of Star Wars - The Old Republic (Credit: LucasArts

One of the factors is the beta test. Gamers get a feel for Star Wars – The Old Republic’s classes and storylines and there are quite a number of them. Gibeau said that there will be new stuff coming out to keep the game appealing. He said that, “It’s a very interesting proposition from that standpoint because you have the Star Wars brand that draws in a lot of people. That is a good thing because we think we can sustain the business over a very long time as we grow. There’s going to continually be new customer segments that we can open up and bring into the service.”
So I guess we can expect that EA will still ship enough copies to satisfy gamers who want to buy the game during the launch day itself despite the fact that pre-orders were highly encouraged before. The game will be out for PC on December 20th.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Darth Maul resurrections

More than a decade after his death, Darth Maul is making an animated comeback on Star Wars: The Clone Wars – well, half of him anyway.
The last time Star Wars fans saw the devilish, tattooed Sith, he was literally falling apart while plummeting to his supposed demise at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, it would seem the Dark Side of the Force comes with the added benefit of brushing off being cleaved in two like it was a paper cut.

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For Maul, his survival is almost as implausible as his popularity – which seems to be based on equal parts love for his design, and disappointment that his sole appearance in the six-film saga added up to mere minutes of actual screen time (can you say Boba Fett?). The hint at the high-kicking Sith’s return began in January during an episode of The Clone Wars wherein Maul’s patterned mug appeared in Mother Talzin’s crystal ball – telling Savage Opress of a familial connection and acting as major teaser for fans of the show.
Jump forward to spring 2012 – just weeks after Maul’s big screen appearance will be back in theaters with a 3D upgrade – and Cartoon Network will be serving up a chilly helping of revenge for Obi-Wan and his Padawan Anakin.

The producers and writers of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars are hopeful that Darth Maul’s return will once more shine the spotlight on the character, and according to Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni, act as a mea culpa to fans from the creator himself, George Lucas - for the lack of attention given the character:
“I found it funny in The Phantom Menace when Darth Maul got cut in half. I thought George was definitively saying to the fans, ‘There’s no way this character is coming back. This is not a Boba Fett/Sarlacc Pit situation where, because of fan love, Boba gets out of that thing any number of ways.’ Fast-forward ten-years, and I’m the one to bring Maul back.”
Take a look at the teaser for the return of Darth Maul:
The next step, according to Filoni, will be to convince fans that Maul’s continued existence actually plays with established Star Wars canon. Take for instance the scene in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, where Darth Sidious mentions the Dark Side’s ability to stave-off death, as part of his initial sales pitch to Anakin. Sidious presumably puts those abilities into effect after Obi-Wan removes appendages 2 – 4 from Anakin, then letting him roast to perfection.
Provided Filoni is able to get them on board, fans will be pleased to know that Maul’s return won’t be some flash-in-the-pan story. “There’s a lot of ground that has not been covered as far as Darth Maul is concerned, so there’s a lot of room to grow with him.”
The biggest draw for Filoni is getting to play with a character whose post-Clone Wars story is largely unknown. Though accounts of Maul surviving have been told elsewhere, a statement from Filoni suggests Star Wars: The Clone Wars may be moving in a different direction altogether. “Here, we’re moving forward with Maul. He’s more than ten years older than he was in The Phantom Menace. That’s immensely satisfying, because now nobody knows what’s going to happen to him. I know, but nobody else does.”

C-3PO vs Anthony Daniels

Filming a scene for Revenge Of The Sith, one of the Star Wars movies, actor Anthony Daniels found himself in an embarrassing position. 
As C-3PO, the endearing robot and loyal friend to Luke Skywalker, he was dressed in a skintight gold bodysuit and mask when he suddenly realised he needed his reading glasses.
‘My outfit was made from metal moulded to fit my body, with two dots in the mask to see through — there was no room for spectacles,’ says Anthony, 65, one of the few cast members to have starred in all six Star Wars films.

Perfect vision: Anthony Daniels couldn't wear glasses when playing Star Wars robot C-3PO so had laser eye surgery

‘I had a crew member standing in front of me holding up my lines, but without my glasses I couldn’t see things close up. I had to ask them to stand farther and farther back to try to enable me to see them in focus. I felt daft.’
Like almost everyone over the age of 40, Anthony suffers from presbyopia — an age-related blurring of close vision caused when the lens of the eye becomes less elastic. This means you find it more difficult to zoom vision in and out and hard to see things up close.

 

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Everyone will be affected to some extent, but until ten years ago there was no alternative, apart from reading glasses. Anthony, who lives in London with his partner Christine, was diagnosed with presbyopia at 40. Though he started using reading glasses, his sight caused him real problems with film work and his public appearances at Star Wars conventions.
‘I needed my glasses pretty much all the time, but rarely wore them in public because I began to feel self-conscious about them,’ he says.
Over the past decade, laser techniques have been developed to compensate for the focus problems associated with presbyopia. While lasers can’t treat the lens, they are used to change the shape of the eyes, which tricks the brain to allow you to read normally.
Until recently, this was done through a technique called mono vision. The weaker eye is made slightly short-sighted by flattening the cornea (the clear dome-shaped bit at the front of the eye). This eye can then do the close reading work while the other eye is left untreated to do the distance work.
‘There is always an optical trade-off with this kind of procedure,’ says Professor David Gartry of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a consultant surgeon at the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
‘You can see at distance and up close, but there will be a difference in the intermediate range of vision — the picture on a nearby wall may not look as sharp as it was, for example.’
However, Anthony underwent a newer form of laser surgery for presbyopia called Laser Blended Vision, which treats both eyes.

Ditched the glasses: Anthony felt self-conscious wearing his specs

It takes just eight minutes and, according to the designers of the system, leaves no gap between long distance and short distance vision. They claim patients achieve 20/20 vision in 97 per cent of cases.  
A laser is used to open up a flap across the front of the eye and is then used to alter the shape of the cornea.
‘We work on the non-dominant eye to make it slightly better at near work, while still good at distance,’ says Professor Dan Reinstein of the London Vision clinic, who developed the original version of the process in 2005.
‘We also adapt the dominant eye to be excellent at distance and good at near work. Where it differs from mono vision and other laser eye surgery is that the focusing power of the whole cornea is taken into account when altering its shape, not just the central point.
‘With mono vision, the eye that does the reading looks after things from 20cm to 50cm, while the eye that does the distance sees from about three metres to infinity — but neither eye sees in the mid-distance of between 50cm away and three metres.
‘With the newest version of Laser Blended Vision, people see from 25cm to two metres in the reading eye and from 75cm to infinity in the distance eye. It means you can see near and far, and everything is in focus.’
But the newer method is not suitable for everyone. ‘In 3 per cent of people, the brain will not make the two eyes work in synch, and so the quality of vision is not correct,’ says Professor Reinstein. ‘But we pick this up beforehand by running tests.’

'The difference in my eyesight is nothing short of miraculous. I wish I'd had this done years earlier'

The procedure is also not suitable for people with thinner corneas. 
‘There may be small fluctuations in clarity of vision from day to day after the procedure, but these usually settle within two or three weeks,’ he says.
There is also a risk of developing dry eye, and it can take time for the brain to adapt to learn how to ‘blend’ the two eyes. ‘These symptoms improve over a few months,’ says Professor Reinstein.
Anthony had the procedure two years ago after a frustrating time at a live stage event at the O2 Arena in London. He was narrating the Star Wars story with music from the films.
‘It was a two-hour show and there were a lot of lines — and as you get older, lines get harder to learn,’ he says.
‘So at every break, I would dash off the stage, put on my glasses and re-read the script. I had to have glasses on both sides of the stage, and every time I took them off my make-up smudged. I thought: “This is silly.” ’
Encouraged by Christine, who’d had laser surgery, Anthony decided to have the treatment. ‘It didn’t hurt, though I did see wonderful spirograph patterns. It was over in four minutes and then they did the next eye,’ he says.
‘I noticed a difference instantly. I could suddenly see small-print on signs on the wall. I had to wear dark glasses for the first day, and for a week I had see-through hoods to put over my eyes in bed so I didn’t roll over and damage them.
‘The difference in my eyesight is nothing short of miraculous. I wish I’d had this done years earlier — it would have made life in the C-3PO suit so much easier.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2050294/Star-Wars-C-3PO-actor-Anthony-Daniels-laser-eye-surgery-let-bin-specs.html#ixzz1cjovBxVv

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Huttball Trailer

Star Wars: The Old Republic, y sabiendo del reconocido silencio con el que BioWare trata sus desarrollos

Star Wars: The Old Republic, y sabiendo del reconocido silencio con el que BioWare trata sus desarrollos, cada dato nuevo que se conoce sobre el ansiado MMORPG que preparan es recibido como agua de mayo. Hoy afrontamos una entrevista con Daniel Erickson para conocer más detalles, entresijos y curiosidades sobre el videojuego. Una forma de conocer todo lo que traerá consigo desde la perspectiva de sus creadores.  http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/

Desarrollo y Referencias

3DJuegos: ¿Cómo decidió BioWare embarcarse en un MMO y ambientarlo en el universo Star Wars?

Daniel Erickson: BioWare tiene sus raíces en los RPGs de lápiz y papel, y esos juegos tratan sobre increíbles experiencias interactivas de aventuras con nuestras amistades. Siempre hemos querido hacer un juego multijugador. Hemos hecho algunos experimentos en nuestros inicios con Neverwinter Nights, pero no ha sido hasta ahora cuando hemos tenido la experiencia y los recursos para intentar un MMO de carácter completo. Por lo que respecta al hecho de su ambientación en el universo Star Wars, ésta fue una decisión fácil. El Knights of the Old Republic original fue un juego adorado dentro del catálogo de BioWare, y somos grandes fans de Star Wars.

Combates espectaculares. Charlamos con BioWare sobre lo cinemático y apasionante de las luchas.

3DJuegos: ¿Os habéis inspirado en algún otro MMO del mercado?

Daniel Erickson: Por supuesto, y no sólo en MMOs. Jugamos también con RPGs, juegos de acción... en realidad con cualquier cosa, y tenemos gente en la plantilla que tiene 20 años de experiencia en los MMOs, y que ha trabajado en casi cualquier MMO que se ha hecho hasta ahora.

3DJuegos: No hemos oído nada demasiado específico sobre los requisitos mínimos o recomendados de la versión de PC. ¿Puedes contarnos algo sobre ello?

Daniel Erickson: Parte de la fase de pulido de un videojuego tiene que ver con el reducir de forma radical las especificaciones en la medida en lo que podamos. Hemos lanzado ya algunos requisitos mínimos orientativos en el marco de nuestros anuncios de reservas, y no vais a necesitar una máquina monstruosa para mover el juego. Es importante con una marca tan popular como la de La Guerra de las Galaxias que ésta resulte accesible para la mayor audiencia posible.

3DJuegos: ¿Podéis detallarnos el modelo de precios que se empleará con Star Wars: The Old Republic?

Daniel Erickson: El juego estará basado en suscripciones, aunque no hemos anunciado el precio final de las cuotas mensuales. Pero podemos adelantar que éste no será una gran sorpresa para los fans de los MMOs.

Combate y Exploración

3DJuegos: ¿Cómo de grandes son los planetas? ¿Qué puedes contarnos sobre cómo funciona la exploración de estos lugares en el juego?

Daniel Erickson: Los planetas varían en tamaño, pero el más grande de ellos es realmente enorme, de hecho es el de varias veces las dimensiones de las localizaciones completas de otros juegos. Esto, sin embargo, no significa que estén llenos de espacio desperdiciado; más bien lo contrario, están densamente ocupados. No creamos espacios vacíos sólo para tener mundos más grandes. Cada metro de The Old Republic está hecho con mucho cuidado y es igual de importante.

"La facción es diferente de la moralidad, y algunos de los caminos más interesantes son los que van en contra de ella".

3DJuegos: Al probar el juego hemos visto que los combates, incluso aquellos que tienen lugar en el espacio, son una experiencia muy dinámica y cinemática. ¿Puedes hablarnos un poco sobre ello?

Daniel Erickson: Una de las primeras cosas que deseábamos hacer era la de ofrecer un combate del tipo Star Wars en un espacio MMO. Esto significa un combate emocionante, rápido y dinámico; con explosiones, poderes de la fuerza, gente volando por los aires y un sistema único de coberturas que haga de The Old Republic un videojuego muy diferente a otros MMOs.

3DJuegos: El estilo de juego PVP es más y más importante en los juegos de corte MMO en la actualidad. ¿Puedes hablarnos sobre cómo funciona este estilo de juego en The Old Republic?

Daniel Erickson: Tenemos tres diferentes experiencias PvP en el videojuego para cubrir los diferentes perfiles de jugadores. Las Warzones son nuestros combates de pequeña escala, luchas entre equipos con todos los toques cinemáticos que esperas de un juego de BioWare. Las zonas abiertas de PvP son menos restringidas, con mayor libertad donde podéis ir donde quieras en una guerra de gran escala donde podrás luchar con todo el mundo que te rodee en ese momento.

Además hay un modo Free-Form Open World en los servidores PvP en el que "cualquier cosa puede pasar", y que busca ofrecer a los usuarios la verdadera experiencia de la guerra en La Guerra de las Galaxias. No obstante incluso aquí habrá áreas seguras donde el usuario podrá escapar si lo desea.

Decisiones y Relaciones

3DJuegos: Las decisiones supondrán un rol importante en el juego como ya habéis dicho en el pasado. ¿Podéis contarnos si los usuarios podrán llevar a cabo decisiones contradictorias con su facción como actos inmorales siendo Caballero Jedi o morales siendo un Sith?

Daniel Erickson: Por supuesto. La facción es diferente de la moralidad, y algunos de los caminos más interesantes son los que van en contra de ella. Ser un Guerrero Sith de corte luminoso que quiere hacer del Imperio un lugar mejor es una posibilidad, así como la de ser un Caballero Jedi oscuro que cree que el único modo de vencer la guerra para el bien es acabar con cualquier miembro del Imperio con vida. Estos son partes complejas y entramadas que ofrecerán interesantes resultados jugables puesto que no siguen el camino normal.

Las relaciones con otros NPCs estarán tan cuidadas como es habitual en los juegos de BioWare.

3DJuegos: Los videojuegos de BioWare son conocidos, entre otras cosas, por los romances con personajes que nos acompañan. ¿Incluirá The Old Republic este tipo de subtramas amorosas? ¿Podéis contarnos algo sobre cómo funcionarán?

Daniel Erickson: Los compañeros en The Old Republic son una prolongación de lo que hemos hecho en videojuegos precedentes. Ahora que tenemos ocho clases, cada una de ellas con sus propios compañeros únicos, esto significa un montón de compañeros diferentes y romances distintos incluyendo algunos que tendrán lugar en sitios muy poco usuales. Los jugadores pueden ganar afecto entre sus compañeros con decisiones de diálogo o comprándoles regalos que desbloqueen conversaciones, quests e incluso posibilidades de romance. No obstante habrá que tener cuidado puesto que los compañeros son complejos, y no todo responde a opciones conversacionales tan simples como elegir entre lo bueno o lo malo.

Futuro

3DJuegos: Este es el primer videojuego de corte MMORPG que lleváis a cabo en BioWare. ¿Cómo está siendo a nivel de experiencia para el estudio? ¿Tenéis intención de abordar este género en el futuro?

Daniel Erickson: Está siendo una experiencia increíble. Esperábamos que fuera un desafío enorme, pero no teníamos idea de lo grande que sería y de lo mucho que nos pondría a prueba. Tenemos a gente probando el juego y les está encantando, ese tipo de cosas son algo que hace que todo merezca la pena. El poder decir "Mi equipo ha escrito el RPG más grande de la historia" es algo realmente divertido.

¿En cuanto al futuro? Queremos en primera instancia terminar este juego y lanzarlo, después tomarnos un largo descanso. Entonces podremos empezar a hablar del futuro.

Star Wars The Old Republic se romperá esta costumbre, pues se lanzará a la vez

Star Wars The Old Republic se romperá esta costumbre, pues se lanzará a la vez

Stephen Reid, community manager de BioWare, apuntó en la Comic Con de Nueva York que el lanzamiento se producirá de manera simultánea en EE UU y Europa, donde estaba previsto para días más tarde.
Star Wars The Old Republic es el nuevo MMO de BioWare basado en la conocida licencia cinematográfica de George Lucas. Podéis acceder a todos los datos del lanzamiento desde esta noticia. http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/

Dark Horse Unveils 2012 Star Wars Plans

Direct from New York Comic Con, Dark Horse Comics announced its most exciting Star Wars titles, set for release in for 2012.

http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/  Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic . . .War
The Knights of the Old Republic video games and comics chronicle one of the most popular eras in Star Wars, making Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War the perfect entry point into the Star Wars galaxy.
The Republic and the Mandalorians are at war! Following the charismatic Revan, Jedi are joining the fight, despite the noninterference stance of the Council. One Jedi, however, has found himself on the front lines against his wishes—the peace-loving Zayne Carrick has been drafted!
Written by Star Wars master John Jackson Miller, with cover art by Benjamin Carré and a variant cover by Dave Wilkins, Knights of the Old Republic—War doesn’t just mark the return of one of the most popular eras in Star Wars video games and comics—it is an entry point for any reader interested in Star Wars!
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War is on sale January 11, 2012.
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Series creators John Ostrander and Jan Duursema have gone from the future of Star Wars (Legacy) to the beginnings of that galaxy far, far away to reveal the mythic age of the Jedi’s origin.  This is the Star Wars era of legend!  Launching with a #0 issue, which will serve as the official guide for readers -Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is the perfect jumping on point for any fan of Star Wars.
Here’s your first look at the Star Wars of 25,000 years ago—before there were lightsabers, when the ties to the Force were new, and before the Jedi spread out into the galaxy.  It began with the mysterious pyramid ships—the Tho Yor—scattered to the eight corners of the galaxy, and ended with the establishment of an Order that would change the universe forever.
On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming—one who will destroy both peace and balance, and open the galaxy to exploration and conquest. This is where it all begins.
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0 is on sale 1 February 2012
Star Wars: Darth Vader & The Ghost Prison
Darth Vader is back and kicking ass in the brand new series announced today at New York Comic Con by Dark Horse Comics.
The upcoming 5-issue series is slated to be released next May and will be written by Haden Blackman, with artwork by Agustin Alessio.
Ghost Prison takes place a year after Revenge of the Sith and will showcase Darth Vader’s impact on the galaxy in ways fans have never seen.  Darth Vader will serve the Emperor to the best of his abilities, after all – Darth Vader makes no mistakes.
Ghost Prison also marks the return of Star Wars character Moff Trachta who will be vital to how the series unfolds.
Star Wars: Darth Vader and The Ghost Prison is in stores May 2012.
Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead
Established Star Wars writer Tom Taylor is back with another stunning Blood Ties series to be released in April 2012.
“Boba Fett is dead. The most infamous hunter in the galaxy has been hunted. He’s lying, broken, on the desert floor. He’s more blaster-holes than man.  It’s the ultimate ending. However, this is just the start of our story. With the fall of Fett broadcast across the galaxy, someone rises to avenge him. But who would care about the death of a man like Fett? Bounty hunters aren’t exactly known for their enduring, close friendships but even a man like Boba Fett has family… and now a Blood Tie demands blood.”  -Tom Taylor
Star Wars: Knight Errant – Escape
The next installment of the sunning Knight Errant series was announced today.  Star Wars: Knight Errant – Escapewill launch in June 2012 for a 5-issue arc.
Fan favorite John Jackson Miller is writing the series, with artwork from penciller, Marco Castiello, inking by Vincenzo Acunzo, colors by Michael Atiyeh and lettering by Michael Heiser.
John Jackson Miller’s Knight Errant novel for Del Rey was a New York Times Bestseller.

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Darth Vader vs Dave Prowse

Star Wars legend: Darth Vader star Dave Prowse will sign copies of his autobiography at Waterstone's in Orchard Square, Sheffield, on Saturday, October 22, 2011, 12 noon to 3pm. http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/

Published on Thursday 20 October 2011 11:46

DARTH Vader actor Dave Prowse will walk tall in Sheffield this weekend after a bionic operation made his right leg ‘more machine than man’ - just like the Star Wars super villain.
He has undergone a seven-and-a-half hour operation to replace his hip, knee and femur.
It was a case of life mirroring art after Star Wars fans saw Darth Vader’s body rebuilt following his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
But the real-life op means 6ft 7ins gentle giant Dave - who was also the Green Cross Code Man - can now walk again, with the aid of a stick.
And the 76-year-old, who also beat prostate cancer two years ago, is determined to keep going to meet the thousands of fans who turn out to see him at conventions around the world.

He has drawn big crowds on recent Star backed visits to Sheffield in recent years and he is returning, with Stormtroopers, at the start of a nationwide tour to promote his updated and republished autobiography, Straight From The Force’s Mouth.
He will also be signing copies, plus photos and Star Wars memorabilia at Waterstone’s, in Orchard Square, on Saturday from 12noon to 3pm.
In an exclusive chat with The Star’s digital editor Graham Walker he said: “I’m very well indeed. I had a big operation in May. It was an operation on my hip, femur and knee. I had it all replaced.
“But I’m getting over that and I’m mobile again, getting around nicely.
“I’m definitely getting bionic as I get older!” He added: “I’m doing the big Waterstone’s tour, which is every branch in the country. We’ll be bringing photos and other items. Fans can also pay to get their own items signed.”
The book tells Dave’s larger than life story, including how he competed in the Mr Universe contest alongside lifelong friend Arnold Schwarzenegger and trained Christopher Reeve for his role as Superman.
He was the man behind the Darth Vader mask in the first three Star Wars films and his voice was over-dubbed by James Earl-Jones. The two plan to meet up for the first time while the veteran American star is starring in Driving Miss Daisy in the West End.
Dave appeared in many other films, including A Clockwork Orange, but says his greatest job was as the Green Cross Code man during the 1970s. Annual child road injuries and deaths in Great Britain were halved to 20,000 and he got the MBE.
He added: “The kids knew the Green Cross Code Man was Darth Vader. It had such a beneficial effect.”

Star Wars: The Old Republic fans who have tried to created or find a guild at Guild Headquarters

Star Wars: The Old Republic fans who have tried to created or find a guild at Guild Headquarters page must notice that there are 3 types of servers in the page, i.e PvP, PvE, and RP. BioWare just announced that there will be one more server type, RP-PvP. Hereby, the original RP (role-playing) server will becomes RP-PvE server. Below is the difference of the 4 types of servers.
PvE (Player vs Environment) – Players will have to manually flag themselves if they wish to engage in PvP outside of designated Warzones and Open World PvP areas.
PvP (Player vs Player) – Players are automatically flagged for PvP outside of the designated 'safe' areas (such as Origin Worlds, Capital Worlds, and the Republic/Imperial Fleets; see below for more info).
RP-PvE – Players are encouraged to roleplay and act 'in-character' while playing on an RP-PvE server. Players must manually flag themselves if they wish to engage in PvP outside of designated Warzones and Open World PvP areas.
RP-PvP – Players are encouraged to roleplay and act 'in-character' while playing on an RP-PvP server. Players are automatically flagged for PvP outside of the designated 'safe' areas (such as Origin Worlds, Capital Worlds, and the Republic/Imperial Fleets; see below for more info).
Since RP-PvP server is newly-added and it's not available at the official pre-launch Guild Headquarters page, all guilds that built in RP server are placed into RP-PvE servers by default. Players who want to build a guild at RP-PvP server "will need to create their guild manually on a new server once they reach their Capital World (Dromund Kaas or Coruscant)."

Besides, BioWare revealed the general rulesets in PvP server:
We also wanted to expand on what the PvP server ruleset means in The Old Republic. The obvious overarching rule is that in general, if you see a player of the opposite faction, you may immediately engage them in combat.
The exception to this rule is sanctuaries, which are large areas where PvP may not take place, regardless of whether you are flagged or unflagged for PvP. Examples of this are the Origin Worlds (Tython, Ord Mantell, Hutta, and Korriban), the Capital Worlds for both sides (Dromund Kaas and Coruscant), and the Republic/Imperial Fleets.
Source: swtor forum

Spooky Star Wars Sounds Star Wars Halloween MP3

October 25, 2011 Vampires, werewolves and zombies are fine and all, but if you really want to spook house guests and little gremlins that ring your doorbell for candy, add a few rancor and wampa growls into the mix!

http://laguerradelasgalaxias-starwars.blogspot.com/ Add some scary sounds to your haunted house with this Star Wars Halloween MP3