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Secrets of Star Wars '07 **New Force Unleashed Info**
Jan 31 2007 10:59pm

Alex Dkana
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Alex Dkana
This is a thread for discussing anything relating to Lucasfilm/arts upcoming plans for the Star Wars franchise, incorporating video games, books, both television series, and comics.

I am trying to compile all the known information and rumour about the project. Currently the plans for it seem to include:

-Live Action Television series. See Ian Jandos' thread about this here.

-The 3D Clone Wars Television series.

-'Star Wars: Force Unleashed'. This is the next gen game due out in Spring 2008. It sees you playing Darth Vader's secret apprentice (you will have a name eventually) who is hunting down Jedi and such. It promises revolutionary game physics, great graphics, and amazing force powers.

-It appears that the game will be 'unleashed' on: PS3, XBOX 360, PS2, DS, and PSP. Its still possible it will be released on the PC and even the Wii (although this is unlikely in my opinion), as the Official Site merely states 'Next Generation platforms'.

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Highlights at a Glance

* During the period between Episodes III and IV, players hunt Jedi in the role of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice.
* Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers -- Force push, grip, repulse and lightning -- throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos.
* Examples of unleashing the Force in ways never thought possible: The Secret Apprentice won't just Force push enemies into walls -- he'll Force push enemies through walls; The Secret Apprentice won't just Force grip foes to throw them aside -- he'll Force grip them in midair, zap them with lightning, then drop them to the ground to explode like a bomb.
* In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players will also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader.
* Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility.
* Decisions made by players throughout the game will determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it.
* The Force Unleashed is LucasArts' first internally developed title for next-generation consoles, and it represents the first in-game collaboration of talents and technology between LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic, two companies now finally under one roof at the new Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio district.
* The Force Unleashed debuts Digital Molecular Matter from Pixelux and euphoria behavioral simulation from NaturalMotion Ltd.
* LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press.


-A novelised adaption of The Force Unleashed. Written by Sean Williams due in November.

-The Force Unleashed graphic novel!

-The Coruscant Nights series of books.

-The 'Dark Times' comic series.

[It seems likely that the Comic series, the Coruscant Nights books, and of course the adaption will all be connected in some way to The Force Unleashed as part of its huge promotional tour de force]

I believe thats it currently, but i expect there will be more. A SWG expansion probably :P

Here is a video showing a montage of most of the current artwork released by LFL on the various projects. Its pretty good.

-Pre-Vis video for The Force Unleashed, on google vid cos youtube was down when i typed this. :P

-Promo poster for Force Unleashed, Clone Wars 3D, and the Live Action series - seems Fett will play a role, and it will be released sometime in '09.
-A gallery depicting force unleashed characters as action figures - seems it will feature Vader, and some Jedi among others.

-Here are some pictures taken from the Gameinformer article about Force Unleashed.

-Starwars.com statement for The Force Unleashed.

-First look at TFU.

-Interview with project lead of TFU.

-The Force Unleashed Official Site You can find the latest trailers and promo's here.

-Wii anouncement

-Celebration blog

Discuss.
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This post was edited by Alex Dkana on Sep 30 2007 07:03am.

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Jun 07 2007 07:43am

Jade Jedi
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 Jade Jedi

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I signed that petition when it was first put out. However I've yet to see an online petition actually ever do anything.
It was only through an online petition that the original release of Star Wars IV V VI we're released.
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Jun 06 2007 08:56pm

Tallepyon
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 Tallepyon

Can only hope that it comes out for pc.

Jun 03 2007 07:06pm

NotSoLittleCaesar
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 NotSoLittleCaesar

post 100.

And true, cant hurt to sign them.
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I mostly agree oh Lord of the squeezy mop


Jun 02 2007 11:17pm

Komence
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 Komence

Heh, you never know. I signed just in case.

Jun 02 2007 10:49pm

JP
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 JP

i agree, but cant hurt right?
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jun 02 2007 10:02pm

Buzz
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 Buzz

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not if it doesn't come out on pc.


btw...did u even play jk3...i kno u played alil jk2...dont think ive ever seen u play jk3


Good thing your eyes aren't the only aspect that reality is based on then.

I signed that petition when it was first put out. However I've yet to see an online petition actually ever do anything.
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When you are going through Hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill.

Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it.


Jun 02 2007 08:56am

JP
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 JP

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not if it doesn't come out on pc.


btw...did u even play jk3...i kno u played alil jk2...dont think ive ever seen u play jk3
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jun 02 2007 08:55am

JP
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 JP

Sign here plz :) http://www.petitiononline.com/g5d4iu5f/petition.html
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

Jun 01 2007 01:21am

El Vee For
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 El Vee For

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I wouldn't count on anything amazon put's up, they do it all the time, they even have the Star Wars Holiday Special, which we all know George will never release.
ROFL this is funny. It does say loads about Amazon's reliability as a "crystal ball" for software releases.

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This comment was edited by El Vee For on Jun 01 2007 08:34am.

Jun 01 2007 12:37am

Buzz
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 Buzz

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and probably numbed out on Prozac or Zoloft.


No, that's the optimists. They've spent their whole lives having to deal with why things didn't go their way just because they thought they should. No longer able to deal with the harsh truth of reality they must now be medicated to cope with things. The pessimist isn't surprised so just continues on.

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Optimism is the only way to go, as long as you approach something with negativity you can expect nothing but negativity returned. In this matter opposites do not attract.


Simple rule: Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

My love of star wars tells me that I should hope that this game will come to PC or another Jedi game will soon follow for PC. However due to things such as Star Wars Ep.3 the video game, SWG, JK:JA and KOTOR 2, tells me that I should plan for lucasarts to let me down.

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I am sad to read that pessimism can rule a person, must have had a series of bad things happen to ya.


I'm quite the happy individual. Afterall, why shouldn't I be? I'm always being proven right or pleasantly surprised.

Is the glass half-full? Yes but of the wrong thing.

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I did say that, but the problem with Xbox hacks is that it usually requires a hacked Xbox hardware as well.


And if they're not opposed to hacking a game, they probably won't be opposed to hacking their x-box either.

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i found something interesting today...maybe Alil hope?


I find it very interesting that it is on the UK amazon site, but not on the US amazon site. In fact even the x-box 360 version isn't on the US site. I wonder if there might perhaps be some difference in law for companies in the US and the UK that would allow them to promise something that might not ever come in the UK but would get them in deep trouble in the US. Better Business Bureau perhaps? Kind of a flip on libel lawsuits between the two countries.



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When you are going through Hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill.

Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it.


Jun 01 2007 12:27am

Komence
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 Komence

Looks like you guys had a good time! Hope y'all post up all the details soon. :)

May 31 2007 10:52pm

Jade Jedi
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 Jade Jedi

I wouldn't count on anything amazon put's up, they do it all the time, they even have the Star Wars Holiday Special, which we all know George will never release.
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May 31 2007 09:55pm

El Vee For
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 El Vee For

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i found something interesting today...maybe Alil hope?
Pre-selling something that might not even drop.

That is how you inflate a stock price!!

Promising to be sure, but Amazon is well known for jumping the gun and very good at giving refunds.

I will be optimistic and say "I can't wait to download this from..." ;)

If they want to reach Star Wars fans they had better put this on PC.
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May 31 2007 09:28pm

JP
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 JP

i found something interesting today...maybe Alil hope?
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

May 31 2007 06:29pm

El Vee For
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 El Vee For

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Xbox games are just as ez to hack...probably easier...
I did say that, but the problem with Xbox hacks is that it usually requires a hacked Xbox hardware as well.

I haven't seen too many rom's that hacked that were playable on a straight Xbox.
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May 31 2007 06:22pm

JP
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 JP

Xbox games are just as ez to hack...probably easier...
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

May 31 2007 05:49pm

El Vee For
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 El Vee For

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not if it doesn't come out on pc.


Negativity leads to the Dark Side, think positive!

They damn well better release it on the PC, I want a game that can finally fill my Force use needs, unlike the lame forced Force use in the JK games.


Negativity proved me right on it being a bad idea to make another jedi knight game so quickly after jk2.

Be a pessimist. Everyday you'll either be proven right or pleasantly surprised.
and probably numbed out on Prozac or Zoloft.

Optimism is the only way to go, as long as you approach something with negativity you can expect nothing but negativity returned. In this matter opposites do not attract.

I am sad to read that pessimism can rule a person, must have had a series of bad things happen to ya.

;)

Let see if the game company wants to make some money they will restrict the platform, if the want to get pirated and probably lose money they will port the app to PC/Mac. These days for a game developer to really control their product they have to be choosy about what platform it will be on.

PC games, and XBOX for that matter considering that it is a PC, are a pirates "bread and butter" every game worth playing has been hacked and put on USENET. Its sad cuz allot of really talented people lose money because of that.
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May 31 2007 04:59pm

Buzz
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 Buzz

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not if it doesn't come out on pc.


Negativity leads to the Dark Side, think positive!

They damn well better release it on the PC, I want a game that can finally fill my Force use needs, unlike the lame forced Force use in the JK games.


Negativity proved me right on it being a bad idea to make another jedi knight game so quickly after jk2.

Be a pessimist. Everyday you'll either be proven right or pleasantly surprised.
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When you are going through Hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill.

Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it.


May 31 2007 04:53pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

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not if it doesn't come out on pc.


Negativity leads to the Dark Side, think positive!

They damn well better release it on the PC, I want a game that can finally fill my Force use needs, unlike the lame forced Force use in the JK games.

This comment was edited by D@RtHM@UL on May 31 2007 04:54pm.

May 30 2007 08:24pm

JP
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 JP

Talked to Virty 2day and he brought up a good point, KOTOR was never planned to come out on PC yet it did, altho alil later, we can at least hope for that :cool:
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

May 30 2007 05:09pm

Buzz
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 Buzz

not if it doesn't come out on pc.
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When you are going through Hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill.

Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it.


May 30 2007 05:00pm

JP
 - Academy Pimp
 JP

when they spoke about multiplayer to me...they giggled like lil kids thinkin of the ways they killed ppl...when this gets released...you will foget all about the JK series games
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

May 30 2007 01:20pm

R2D2
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 R2D2

Guessing there were no hints to a new Jedi Knight series game?
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May 30 2007 08:46am

JP
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 JP

I tried to plea my point, but they weren't "allowed" to speak bout it much
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Come on now, every Generation X boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Is it because he was a whiney farm boy from some backwater hack planet? No, it's because he was a FREAKING JEDI. He could block lasers with his lightsaber. He could levitate droids & rocks & crap with his mind. Come on, he choked two pig dudes with just a simple gesture. He cut off Darth Vader's hand and kicked him down a flight of stairs. He got his @$$ zapped by lightning from the geezer Emperor, stood up and said "s'at all you got b!tc#??"

May 29 2007 11:05pm

Buzz
 - Student
 Buzz

did you give him an earful?

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When you are going through Hell, keep going.
-Sir Winston Churchill.

Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it.


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