Star Wars Battlefront 2 unlocks every hero in update overhauling progression
Star Wars Battlefront 2’s latest update, which arrived yesterday, doesn’t just overhaul the game’s progression and wall off loot crates from affecting it. The game’s heroes — Boba Fett, Han Solo and the like — have also all been unlocked, in another concession to players upset by the original grind of …
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Doctor Dressed as Chewbacca Surprises ‘Star Wars’ Superfan With Good News About His Heart
Austin Eggleston, 15, jumped for joy when he saw Chewbacca walk through the doors of his hospital room in the video above, but it’s not just because he is a Star Wars superfan. It meant he was getting a new heart. Eggleston’s doctor, Dr. Philip Thrush, told the teen that the day he would be taken off of …
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‘Black Panther’ Surpasses ‘Star Wars’ As Most Tweeted About Movie Ever
The film was tweeted about more than 35 million times, according to Twitter, allowing it to overtake both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which currently hold the number two and three spots, respectively. The most retweeted Black Panther tweet was originally tweeted in …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Update Out Now With Revamped Progression
EA made a big decision when it removed the controversial microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II hours before its release. We knew they would eventually return in some modified form, and that day is nearly here. Developer DICE has released a major update for Battlefront II on PC, PS4, and …
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Mark Hamill Finds Painting That Resembles Star Wars Co-Star Carrie Fisher: #AlwaysWithMe
The painting resembles his late Star Wars co-star Carrie Fishers iconic character from the 1977 film, A New Hope, due to the rings around the images ear that look a lot like Princess Leias famous hairdo in the film. The poignant image led numerous Star Wars fans to respond to Hamill onTwitter. No one …
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Is ‘Star Wars’ for girls, too? A Jedi responds to mom’s tweet
Author N.J. Simmonds recently found her 7-year-old daughter crying at bedtime. Her daughter told her she was distressed because she really wanted to wear her “Star Wars” T-shirt to school, but she was afraid that her classmates might make fun of her for liking “boy stuff.” Simmonds lives abroad, she …
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Star Wars toys: First Look at Hasbro’s prototype for a Jabba sail barge
Hasbro is undertaking its biggest-ever Star Wars project — a toy replica of Jabba’s desert sail barge from Return of the Jedi, which is a prize collectors have craved for decades. The toymaker has launched a new crowdsourcing initiative called HasLab, aimed at both creating bold new playthings and …
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The Morning Watch: ‘Felicity’ and the Mystery of JJ Abrams, LEGO ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ & More
Patrick (H) Willems tries to determine how J.J. Abrams will finally end a story that he started by looking at the only projects he’s seen through from beginning to end: the TV series Felicity. From this, the video essay attempts to figure out how Abrams might handle Star Wars: Episode 9 since he can’t rely on …
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‘Solo’ Theory: We Will See Another ‘Star Wars’ Character From ‘Last Jedi’
Because Solo: A Star Wars Story will establish several key events in Han Solo’s backstory — like how he met Chewie and won the Millennium Falcon — fans may be forgetting about all the other easter eggs and cameos that could occur. But, some characters might not be retro callbacks, but instead, …
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Star Wars: Climb aboard Hasbro’s new toy version of Jabba’s sail barge
As mentioned earlier, the sail barge set and collectors booklet will also come with a new edition of Yak Face, a.k.a. the alien grifter Saelt-Marae. Yak Face was the last Star Wars toy produced with the line in 1985, and the brand had faded so much by then that it was only distributed overseas, making this …
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‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’ 1.08 (2.0) Update Released – Patch Notes
Star Wars Battlefront 2 update 2.0 has gone live as version 1.08 on PS4, and it brings with it serious changes to the controversial game. From progression to Hero balance, here’s every major and minor tweak found in the full patch notes.
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Pacers Building Block Myles Turner is a Star Wars Legos Master
After Mary gifted him the Star Wars trilogy, he found his second love after basketball. “I watched them over and over and over again.” Perhaps a giant child, clearly different from his peers, found solace in an alternate reality. “I’m not sure how I related to it, it just really caught my attention,” he said. Turner’s …
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Why you should watch ‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’
Warning: Spoilers ahead. We’re patiently waiting for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” to hit theaters on May 25, but the wait doesn’t have to be boring. You can still get your space opera fix from Disney’s animated webseries “Star Wars: Forces of Destiny” — now in its second season — available on YouTube.
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Doctor uses beloved ‘Star Wars’ character to tell boy about transplant match
CHICAGO (WHDH) – Chewbacca helped share some great news to a boy in Chicago. The teen has been waiting for months for a new heart. When the teen’s doctor found a match for a transplant, he decided to use a “Star Wars” legend to share the big news. Nearly five months ago, when 15-year-old …
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‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ Confirms Jaxxon Is Canon
The first chunk of new episodes of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny continues the adventures of many fan-favorite characters, but it might also confirm that one obscure character is now definitely canon. In the episode called “Bounty Hunted,” one scene shows Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 walking …
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‘Black Panther’ beats ‘Star Wars’ to become most tweeted-about movie ever
The record was previously held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but now the Marvel film has knocked it to second place after attracting more than 35 million tweets. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now down to third. Twitter has revealed that the most shared tweets about the film were Kendrick Lamar’s …
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Black Panther Breaks Star Wars Twitter Record
Marvel’s Black Panther set yet another impressive record today, although this record comes from social media, not at the box office. Twitter announced that Black Panther has more than 35 million tweets and counting, which is enough to surpass Star Wars movies The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi …
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Star Wars: Frank Oz Explains How Yoda Wound Up in The Last Jedi
But although he’s been playing the ancient Jedi Master for decades, when Frank Oz returned to play Yoda in in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it came to most fans as a total surprise. It even surprised Oz to discover that Johnson wanted Yoda to come back as a mechanical puppet, instead of …
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8 Coolest Reveals From STAR WARS : FORCES OF DESTINY Season 2
Since its launch in 2017, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny has been a total joy, packed full of gorgeous animation, cool character designs, cute nods to original canon, and a radical focus on the women of the Star Wars universe. Disney just released eight new shorts as part of Season Two, and they’ve really …
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White tiger born in Texas named after “Star Wars” villain Kylo Ren
WYLIE, Texas — A rare white tiger born at an exotic animal sanctuary near Dallas has been named for a Dark Side villain in “Stars Wars.” Angela Culver with In-Sync Exotics in Wylie said Tuesday that the cub born March 6 has been named Kylo Ren (KY’-loh ren) and he’s “pretty adorable.” She says …
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There’s a very subtle Star Wars joke in Ready Player One
A few days ago the world (or at least a very specific sci-fi loving portion of it) was rocked by the revelation that Easter Egg-packed blockbuster Ready Player One wouldn’t have any Star Wars references in it, with director Steven Spielberg telling press that he was unable to secure the rights to key parts of …
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Rian Johnson’s New Star Wars Trilogy Has Started Coming Together
There are several Star Wars films on the horizon for the next few years, but some of the most intriguing of the bunch are the projects that remain a mystery. Chief among these projects are the three films in Rian Johnson’s upcoming trilogy, which will see the director take the galaxy far, far away in a fresh …
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Star Wars Battlefront 2: take a look at the updated Star Cards, unlocks and progression systems
Star Cards remain part of the core progression, but you’ll only get them when you play the corresponding hero or class. Microtransactions, on the other hand, are only limited to buying appearance changes and other cosmetics directly, no RNG involved. One other important change DICE is making is that …
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White Tiger Born in Texas Has ‘Stars Wars’ Moniker Kylo Ren
This undated photo provided by In-Sync Exotics shows a white tiger cub named Kylo Ren, born March 6 at an animal sanctuary in Wylie, Texas. the rare white tiger born at an exotic animal sanctuary near Dallas has been named for a dark-side villain in “Star Wars.” (Vicky Keahey/In-Sync Exotics via AP) …
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