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  • Details about the planet Makeb have been revealed for the upcoming expansion pack {{TOR|Rise of the Hutt Cartel}}. Read more…

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  • The first trailer for the upcoming expansion pack {{TOR|Rise of the Hutt Cartel}} has been released. Watch here

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  • Former Free Radical Design developer was working on both now cancelled Star Wars Battlefront III and IV. Read more…

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  • Concept artist Brian Hagan has had his artwork featured on gaming website Kotaku including pieces from the upcoming title Kinect Star Wars. Read more…

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  • Fantasy Flight Games announces their acquisition of the Star Wars license for card, miniature, and roleplaying games. The first two products announced under this license are Star Wars: X-wing Miniatures Game|X-Wing Miniatures Game, a tactical miniatures game, and Star Wars: The Card Game, both due in early 2012. Read more …

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  • Star Wars Action News airs excerpts from the Star Wars Radio Drama not heard since the original 1981 broadcast, not included with any CD release of the show. [1]

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  • A new Star Wars Battlefront mobile game is revealed.

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  • A new series of young reader novels titled Rebel Force is announced on StarWars.com.

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  • Star Wars Action News interviewed Haden Blackman regarding The Force Unleashed and he told them that TFU has already gone gold. Interview to air on an upcoming episode of Star Wars Action News. He also said that, despite rumors otherwise, the game's demo will not be released on Thursday, August 14th.

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  • Starwars.com has published a new Hyperspace Exclusive Short Story: Lando Calrissian: Idiot's Array, by Rich Handley—a sequel to both his comic-book story "Lady Luck," in Dark Horse's Star Wars Tales #3, and to his short story "Crimson Bounty," in Star Wars Adventure Journal #14.

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  • The Force Unleashed's Vader's Apprentice's name is rumored to be Starkiller. [2]

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  • Graestan becomes Wookieepedia's 31st administrator.

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  • Vote in the StarWars.com 2008 Hyperspace T-shirt Contest at SW.com.

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  • The United States Postal Service has introduced a stamp of Yoda and 14 Other Characters. Read more…

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  • Wookieepedia is mentioned in the comment central section of UK newspaper The Times. [4]

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  • An impersonator dressed as Chewbacca was arrested in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California for head-butting a tour guide operator. Read more...

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  • In mid-December, George Lucas took delivery of the first street-legal Mosler MT900S in the US. Lucas apparently became interested in the exotic sports car when his son brought a car magazine to his office. Read more...

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  • Two Star Wars fans march on the United Nations building in London to demand recognition of Jedi census statistics|Jedi as an organized religion. Read more…

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  • Wookieepedia hits the milestone of 40,000 articles. Articles are in general becoming more in-depth as well. Good job all!

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  • LtNOWIS becomes Wookieepedia's 17th administrator.

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  • Wookieepedia was mentioned in the art section of the New York Times.

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  • Wookieepedia mentioned in Associated Press's "On the Net". Read More...

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  • Wookieepedia was mentioned in a New York Times article on Wikis and profit. Read More...

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  • StarWars.com announces the Original Unaltered Trilogy to be released on DVD September 12, 2006.
  • The Brazilian Portuguese Star Wars wiki, Star Wars Wiki em Português, starts up.

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  • Silly Dan becomes Wookieepedia's 14th administrator.

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  • Wookieepedia's host Wikicities moves to Wikia, changing all web addresses for wikis hosted by Wikicities, including this one.

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  • Sikon becomes Wookieepedia's 12th administrator.

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  • The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia finally gets its own new home at www.cuswe.org.

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  • Wookieepedia Meeting at 8PM EST (-5 GMT) tonight.

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  • Wookieepedia hits 25,000 articles.
  • Steve Sansweet talks about the upcoming Star Wars live-action TV series and the new 3D Clone Wars-timeline cartoon in at interview with MovieWeb. In the interview he says that the Clone Wars cartoon has a target date of Fall 2007 and pre-production is underway. He also says the live-action show will come after the cartoon, so will likely be "towards the end of the decade."

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3 Three Wookieepedians have their Databank entries published via the What's The Story feature of Hyperspace:

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  • Wookieepedia had another meeting today. Topics discussed (transcript):
    1. Software/technology changes for the site
      • Change the look of the site. This link will help any of you web gurus that want to help us out with this.
      • Adding hyperlinks to join meetings
      • We will try IRC for the next meeting instead of Jabber
      • Turning the misspelling page back on
      • Turning the stats page back on
    2. Copyright discussion
    3. Feedback on Wookieenews
    4. Wookieepedia's 1st Anniversary
    5. Getting Wookieepedia more exposure

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  • Wikicities software upgrades to version 1.5
  • IGN takes a closer look at the new Star Wars Transformers toys.

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  • At 8PM EST (-5 GMT), there was a Wookieepedia meeting. Topics covered include:
    • Character affiliation boxes
    • Copyright status of logo
    • Copyrights in general regarding naming
    • Copyright disclaimers
    • Admin responsibilities and upkeep
    • Concerns about language
    • Character categories

To download a transcript of the meeting, see here.

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  • Side Show Toys announced that Kit Fisto will be the next figure in their 12" Order of the Jedi series. Pre-orders will be taken January 20, 2006, between 10:00 and 10:30 am PST.
  • The ISU Bengel Theatre in Pocatello, ID is hosting a Star Wars marathon. Over the next seven days they will be showing all six films in the saga. Read more...

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  • Star Wars Comics Companion Preview and Star Wars Rogue Squadron Comics Onimbus annouced on TheForce.net [22]
  • John Williams awarded Critic's Choice Award for best Composer (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA)!

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  • Wookieepedia is the Wikicities featured site of the month.
  • Wookieepedia's first official meeting was held today at 8PM EST. If you missed it, you can catch the transcript to see what you missed. Topics covered include:
    • WP:FA ground rules
    • WP:FA criteria
    • What is expected of an admin?
    • Code of conduct for how users should behave
    • Recruitment - ideas on how to draw more people to Wookieepedia
    • New logo (thanks to Dark Spork)
    • Terminology issues that have come up in some articles
    • New search bar logo

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  • A George Lucas authorized, 8 foot-long LEGO Venator-class Star Destroyer (inaccurately called a "Rebel Attack Cruiser"), built by Erik Varszegi is auctioned on eBay by LEGO for 32,602 USD. All proceeds of the auction were donated to Habitat for Humanity’s hurricane relief efforts in the southeastern United States. [23].

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  • An Ohio child suffering from a rare form of bone marrow disabling anemia describes how Star Wars has helped him through the rough times. Read more.

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  • Wookieepedia hits 20,000 articles

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  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as one of seven films being considered for nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 78th Academy Awards. Sith, along with Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong and War of the Worlds, will be screened by the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on January 25, 2006, at which time they will nominate three of the films. Nominations will be officially announced on January 31, and the winner will be presented on March 5.

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  • In Los Angeles, 36-yr-old Marc Hoaglin pleaded guilty to unlawfully posting a copy of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the internet the night before the film released. He faces three years in prison. Slashfilm MercuryNews BBC

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18 Two Wookieepedians have their Databank entries published via the What's The Story feature of Hyperspace:

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  • Empire #37 released.
  • Republic #79 released.

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  • X-Wing - Rogue Leader #2 (of 3) released.

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  • Wookieepedia hits 15,000 articles.

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  • Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca, becomes a U.S. naturalized citizen at a ceremony in Arlington, Texas.

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  • Abel G. Peña posts in his blog Only Sith Deal in Absolutes about Wookieepedia and the enterprise it is becoming. [26]

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30 A Wookieepedian has his Databank entry published via the What's The Story feature of Hyperspace:

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  • The Unseen Queen is released.
  • Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion, and Rebellion In the Star Wars Films, a paperback book by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. about various influences on the six movies, is released today.

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  • Wookieepedia hits 10,000 articles

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  • Proposed day for fans to return to the theaters to watch Episode III again.
  • Theaters offering buy three tickets to Episode III, get one free.

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  • IMPS – The Relentless episode 1 released.

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  • Star Wars Celebration Day in London's Leicester Square. Includes the first ever Star Wars marathon--starting with Episode IV and culminating in the UK premiere of Episode III. [29]

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  • News of a 3D version of the saga to be released in 2007 goes public.

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  • Disapproval at Wikipedia for Transwikification on Vfds is apparent. Copying now main process of retrival.

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