Link roundup

1. Who knows if this anonymous writer is right, or just spreading sour grapes, but don't set aside money for The Old Republic just yet. Boy, I hope the claims are untrue. Via.

2. Yeti paper toy.

3. 15% off in stock/non-new items at the BBTS. Newly available for preorder is this adorable plush Jack Skellington.

New trailers, promotional art for The Force Unleashed and The Old Republic

First, new, short cinemas for The Force Unleashed 2.


Starkiller slaughters lots of Stormtroopers



Starkiller throws Vader through a lot of walls. (Who cares about the old movies in 3D? I want to see more of these.)



Second, new promotional images by Marek Okon for The Old Republic:









The last image is his cover for Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived, available for preorder at Amazon.


The Force Unleashed and Old Republic cinematic trailers are by Blur. Here's a great image from their site:



*Buy Force Unleashed toys at Amazon.

New The Old Republic trailer (featuring HK-47)

The ghost of Revan, HK-47, and a pretty cool player character star in this new trailer for The Old Republic.

*Buy Darth Revan toys at eBay.

New footage of The Old Republic's Jedi and Bounty Hunter classes

Below are videos showing off the bounty hunter and jedi classes in The Old Republic. It appears that you'll be able to kick fools into the Sarlacc. I suspect there will be a huge demand for artists willing to draw portraits/create custom figures based on player characters.

UPDATE: I removed the videos because they auto-started. Here's the bounty hunter and here's the jedi.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

The Old Republic bounty hunter

By haiQu, Shae Vizla, the bounty hunter from The Old Republic trailer.

*Buy bounty hunter toys at eBay.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Hope cinematic trailer

Star Wars: The Old Republic "Hope" cinematic trailer:

The Battle of Alderaan. The Republic's gravest hour. Recently promoted to Darth, Malgus launches the first of many surprise attacks that would become his trademark during the Great War, perfectly timing the assault with a feint that pulls the Republic fleet light-years away. Thousands of assault droids and hundreds of Sith set the heart of the Republic ablaze, and Alderaan's few defenders are swept away with ease.

Unknown to Darth Malgus, small groups of Republic Troopers are stationed on Alderaan, some recovering from wounds, others are awaiting orders. As these brave soldiers take to the forests and mountains to fight a guerilla campaign against Malgus's forces, the Republic fleet rushes back to repel the invasion. With time running out and Alderaan's capitol threatened, it falls to Havoc Squad, the elite Republic Special Forces unit, to coordinate one last desperate stand against Malgus' vastly superior numbers.

It moves pretty fast, so here's a few stills. Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is there a dragon carved in the hilt of the jedi's lightsaber:








And while I'm talking the Old Republic, here are a few recent screenshots:

Sith Juggernaut:





Bounty Hunters:





*Previously: Star Wars: the Force Unleashed 2 cinematic trailer.

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