Star Wars, Geek Culture, and Power Converters
Day three at the Origins Game Fair brings more discussions from Expanded Universe authors Timothy Zahn and Aaron Allston as well as a reading session from Mike Stackpole. No game recommendations today, but I’ll try and get back onto the dealer floor tomorrow to play test one more before heading home.
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The second half of the day brought more in the way of Expanded Universe fun with panels and readings by noted authors Timothy Zahn and Aaron Allston.
Don’t forget to see what happened earlier this morning here. To the jump!
All those stories about George Lucas retiring really are true.
Producer Kathleen Kennedy, a long-time partner of Steven Speilberg’s, will become co-chair of Lucasfilm. For now, Lucas will be staying on as co-chair and CEO of the company, but there’s no telling when he might step down completely.
I doubt we’ll ever have a Lucasfilm without any involvement from George, but it’s nice to see him taking the steps to some relaxing retirement years. If anyone deserves it (and can afford it!), we know it’s George.
Welcome to day two of the Origins Game Fair. We’ve got more Expanded Universe coverage on tap for later today, but let’s get things kicked off with a quick morning recap of the goings on at the convention.
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If you listen to podcast here at Tosche Station, (and if you do, great, if you don’t, why not?) you’ve heard that in honor of the coming latest addition to the fantastic X-Wing series, Mercy Kill, we’re presenting you a retrospective of the series. It will provide a great opportunity for those of us who haven’t read the books in a very long time to refamiliarize ourselves with it. That is actually my own situation—I love these books but somehow I haven’t read them for what must have been a solid decade.
I imagine that there are plenty of you out there that are regulars here at the site that have read my prior material and you’re worrying. Why is the snarky, jaded guy reviewing the first part of this? Is he going to rip it apart? Will he ruin these books for me?
Yes. I mean no. Very no. I love these books and I have an even better perspective on them now. And by now, I mean, after I’ve been looking at some of the most poorly written books in the entire saga. I know what bad Star Wars looks like. This isn’t that. Praise the Force!
So, without further adieu, X-Wing: Rogue Squadron.
Last night on Spike, Lucasfilm finally announced what that new game franchise they’ve been hinting at is. The answer, Star Wars 1313.
LucasArts is diving into the most dangerous depths of the Star Wars criminal underworld with their newly announced internally developed videogame franchise, Star Wars 1313. Players will take control of a lethal bounty hunter in the never-before-explored expanses of Level 1313, deep below the surface of Coruscant. Using an arsenal of exotic weaponry to hunt down marks, the player must also uncover the truth surrounding a criminal conspiracy in this third-person cinematic action adventure game. It’s a bold new take on the Star Wars galaxy, intended for mature audiences.
Admittedly, I was hoping beyond hope that this was going to be a flight simulator of some sort. Or anything else, really. I’ve got bounty hunter and sandbox shooter burnout. This sounds like it’s going to be a combination of both of those.
Expect actual gameplay footage to be revealed at E3.
The second half of the day brought all sorts of star Wars Expanded Universe goodness. Authors Timothy Zahn, Mike Stackpole, and Aaron Allston were on hand to discuss everything from the writing process to Star Wars. Highlights below the jump!
I was going to say that I want to have a Star Wars party like this someday for my kids. Then I thought, forget the kids! We should have this party NOW! I mean, it features a homemade R2-D2, and a Wampa Cave Cake. In fact, I think this woman needs to write the next edition of the Star Wars Cookbook.
Make sure you check out her links to the previous year’s party as well and check out the garbage masher cake too.
I won’t go into detail or post any of the pictures in the interest of those of you who want to remain spoiler free, but the first two pictures from this Yahoo! Stars on Set gallery come from the set of Iron Man 3 and give us the first look at the film’s villain.
I think I’m already excited!
After getting through the adventure that was Origins Event Registration, I managed to actually get into the convention to do a bit of exploring. Some morning highlights from day one!
Panels with authors begins at 1PM Eastern today, so stay tuned to our Twitter account for details from them. At 4PM will be a Star Wars EU panel with Timothy Zahn, Mike Stackpole, and Aaron Allston.