Star Wars Bits: Battlefront, Dave Bautista, Darth Vader Comic, Digital Card Trader App And More
Star Wars Bitsis now the ultimate power in the universe. I suggest we use it. Here’s what you’ll find in this edition of news from a galaxy far, far away.
Header image: Sneak preview of Darth Vader #8 (see more below)
Right now wrestler turned actorDave Bautistais on a hot streak. He just broke through in a big way withGuardians of the Galaxya year ago, and this fall he’ll take on James Bond inSpectre. But what next? Well, Bautista said what he would love to do in a Q&A with IMDb on Twitter:
Maybe Lucasfilm will get him into a galaxy far, far away.
EA has announced a new game mode forStar Wars Battlefront(arriving November 17th) calledBlast Mode. In this multiplayer game variant, players will be involved in matches of 10-on-10 where the Imperials are fighting the Rebels in close quarters on the smaller maps. This is a change of pace from the other 20-on-20 games in the larger maps. First team to get to 100 kills or have the most at the end of 10 minutes wins. Find out more about this game mode atStar Wars Underworld.
Nerdistconducted an interview with Star Wars Card Traderapp’s producerSteve Ciccarelliand digital art directorNeil Kleidwhere they talk about the challenge of keeping fans engaged and interested in the app and how they figure out what cards to make. For example, Ciccarelli says:
Find out even more in the full interviewright here.
Above is a preview of Marvel Comics’Darth Vader #8, and you may see more atStar Wars.com:
Darth Vader ’s obsession is getting dangerous in the latest chapter of Marvel’sDarth Vader, by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca, and what started out as an investigation is turning into high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse that explains the Sith Lord’s relentless pursuit of Luke inThe Empire Strikes Back. Meanwhile, a team of bounty hunters see a golden opportunity to rob an Imperial cruiser as it enters an asteroid belt.
GrooveBricksseems to have figured out that a newLEGOset is on the way in theUltimate Collector’s Seriesline, meant for the biggest LEGO fans and master builders. Reportedly this will be aHoth Echo Base LEGO set(the picture above is an older Hoth set) along the same size as the previous Ewok Village playset. Get more details on the forthcoming setright here.
Finally, a leaked photo has given us a first look at Ken Leung’s character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We won’t post the photo here (the above image is fromLOST), but you can check it out for yourself atMakingStarWars.net.
That’s all for this edition of Star Wars Bits. Stay tuned for more soon.
