Teaser Cinematic of Boba Fett in Force Unleashed 2 Unleashed Released..

Last week at ComicCon, LucasArts revealed that Boba Fett would be taking his backpack with jets to the consoles again and play a role in the upcoming Force Unleashed 2- much the the joy of pretty much everyone everywhere ever. Now those of us who weren’t lucky enough to get our pale, scrawny bodies through the doors of ComicCon this year can gaze our unwashed eyes upon the glory of the galaxy’s best bounty hunter (as long as we ignore all the times he fails) in next-gen form.

While his full role has yet to be defined, the game doesn’t come out until October 26th so LucasArts wouldn’t want to shoot their promotional laser off so early, it is still quite exciting to see. I enjoyed the first game, although felt it was a bit underwhelming, but I am certainly excited about being stalked through the universe by Boba Fett himself- and stalked I shall be, as the one thing that has been revealed is that Fett has taken on a very important bounty at the behest of Darth Vader. One that will most likely lead him to some direct, and hopefully plot relevant instead of just crowbarred in, contact with Starkiller and his midichlorians.

If I had to bet on how that will go, I would put a few hundred credits on “something is getting blown up with the Force” instead of my usual bet against the Knicks.

Spoiler Alert: Force Unleashed 2 has ‘bold’ ending

The Force Unleashed 2 has a “bold” ending that will leave fans “speculating about how the saga might continue,” says LucasArts.

Speaking to CVG, exec producer Haden Blackman claimed there are “untold stories that will unfold in TFU 2 and surprise fans” of all things Star Wars.

He said: “I think we surprised a lot of fans with that story [of the first game] because we showed the formation of the Rebel Alliance and introduce the concept of the dark secret apprentice.

“We wanted to have that some kind of impact with TFU 2 so there are meaningful ties to the saga.”

He added: “I can’t talk about details but we’ve made some really bold choices regarding the ending that are going to surprise fans and leave them speculating about how the saga might continue.”

Ooh, do you reckon the secret apprentice will be exposed as Obi Wan’s cousin’s bit on the side… or something?

In the same interview Blackman told us he’d like to see Force Unleashed characters make the transition to the small and big screen.

See the game in action via this Force Unleashed 2 trailer. It’s out on October 26.

The Force Unleashed 2 Trailer

Update: Clone Wars Reboots Star Wars’ Peripheral Players

Kit Fisto may have been felled too easily by Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith, after chewing up about as much screen time as Greedo in A New Hope.

But like other intriguing characters from the Star Wars multiverse, he’s getting his own episode in The Clone Wars, which has served as a suitable afterlife for peripheral figures just like him.

On Friday, Fisto stars in the self-explanatory episode “Lair of Grievous” (trailer embedded), where he must fight his way out of a Separatist trap — and the cyborg Sith apprentice’s nasty enclave. It’s a clever way to show off Fisto’s back story and skills, and showcase the house of horrors that Grievous calls home.

Episode writer Henry Gilroy used the installment to show off a setting built equally for Jedi nightmares and fast-paced action.

“It was fun to explore the home of the bad guy, to create a place so terrible that even the hero doesn’t want to be in there,” he explained in a press release.

“Lair of Grievous” also offers Fisto a chance to do what characters from other Clone Wars episodes have done: Live a new life after being killed off all to quickly in a feature film.

Rewind – ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ Rolls Out New Mission…

In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.

As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time: Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd. Paired with the powerful Havok Physics system, these new technologies create gameplay only possible on the new generation of consoles.

DMM incorporates the physical properties of anything in the environment so that everything reacts exactly like it should – wood breaks like wood, glass shatters like glass, plants on the planet Felucia bend like plants on the planet Felucia would, and more. Meanwhile, as a revolutionary behavioral-simulation engine, euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behavior on the fly and resulting in a different payoff every single time.

LucasArts has released two rounds of additional content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, available through Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.

The first piece of downloadable content features additional costumes (Utility Combat Suit Apprentice, Animated-style Apprentice, and Spirit Apprentice) and character models that can used while playing through the single-player campaign, including Republic Trooper, Tatooine Luke, Ben Kenobi, Jedi Master Plo Koon, Count Dooku, Jango Fett, and C-3PO.
The second round of downloadable content adds an entirely new single-player mission, set in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice turns to the Jedi Temple to learn more about his father, and while searching through the rubble of the destroyed building he must confront his inner demons.
Both sets of content are being created by LucasArts’ internal development team, additional themes and picture packs will also be released over time.

Features

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.
The Force Unleashed is the first next-generation game developed internally at LucasArts, and will be available on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Krome Studios are creating an equally enthralling version of The Force Unleashed on the Wii, PS2 and PSP, while n-Space, Inc., is developing a version for the NDS. All will feature the same storyline, with opportunities to unleash the Force in devastating new ways.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be released on Sept. 16, 2008 in the United States, Sept. 17 in Southeast Asia and Australia, and Sept. 19 in Europe.

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