Hasbro has officially revealed a new Star Wars: The Black Series Gaming Greats Darth Nihilus & Darth Traya 2-Pack, and for Knights of the Old Republic II fans, this is the kind of merch drop that lands somewhere between “very cool” and “my shelf is in danger.” The set is an Amazon exclusive, and it is already up for preorder. If you want to grab it early, you can preorder it here on Amazon. What makes this release stand out is that this is not just another lazy repack with a fancy box. According to Gizmodo’s reveal coverage, Darth Traya is getting her first-ever action figure, and Hasbro seems to have actually leaned into what makes her memorable. She comes with three purple lightsabers plus translucent display stands to recreate that wonderfully unhinged floating saber style from KOTOR II. That is exactly the sort of dramatic Sith nonsense this figure…
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SWTOR Galactic Seasons Objectives Are Live Through May 5
Broadsword has posted the next full block of Galactic Seasons 10: “Secrets of the Syndicate” objectives for Star Wars: The Old Republic, covering April 7 through May 5, 2026. That means players now have the full Week 5 to Week 8 roadmap, and if you care about planning your Season grind instead of panic-clicking objectives on Tuesday reset, this is the useful part. The structure stays familiar: each week includes the daily “Influencing the Galaxy” objective for 25,000 Personal Conquest Points, plus a 7/11 weekly completion track. Across the four weeks, Broadsword rotates in companion-specific tasks for Altuur zok Adon and PH4-LNX, along with planet-based mission runs, Dynamic Encounters, world boss kills, PvP medal farming, Flashpoints, Operations, and a few crafting-heavy entries that will probably make some players suddenly remember they own a Cargo Hold. Week 5 leans into Coruscant Dynamic Encounters, Seeker Droid treasure hunting, and several tougher combat…
Want to Hear the Star Wars Outlaws Prequel for Free? Here’s the Easy Way In
If Star Wars Outlaws left you wanting more of ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax, there is a pretty painless way to keep the underworld train rolling. Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon is the official prequel novel by Mike Chen, and the audiobook version is performed by Jay Rincon and Eric Johnson — the voices of ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax in the game itself. Audible lists it as part of the Star Wars line, and Penguin Random House confirms the book released on February 3, 2026. That is the real hook here. This is not just some random tie-in read with a generic narration pass. The audiobook leans directly into the game connection, with the same actors helping tell what Audible describes as an essential prequel story set in the galaxy’s underworld. It also is not a tiny side snack either: Audible lists the runtime at 14 hours and 18 minutes,…
SWTOR Just Added Maul: Shadow Lord-Inspired Gear to the Cartel Market
If your Sith wardrobe has been feeling a little too polite lately, Star Wars: The Old Republic has a new suggestion: fix that immediately. Broadsword has rolled out a small but very on-brand Cartel Market update with Game Update 7.8.1b, adding a new batch of cosmetics inspired by Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. The official post highlights the Bionic Overlord Armor, Dark Infiltrator Lightsaber, Dark Infiltrator Dualsaber, and two new dyes: Metallic Red/Matte Red and Matte Red/Metallic Red. This one is pure style, and it knows it Let’s be honest: this is not one of those giant SWTOR updates where everybody drops what they are doing and starts rewriting class guides. This is a cosmetics story, plain and simple. But it is a pretty smart one. The whole drop is clearly aimed at players who want their characters to look like they stepped out of a darker, sharper corner…
Claudia Gray Wants a KOTOR Novel — and Honestly, Lucasfilm Should Let Her Cook
There are good Star Wars book ideas, and then there are the ones that feel so obvious it is almost rude they do not exist yet. Claudia Gray writing a Knights of the Old Republic novel is firmly in that second category. And now she has said it out loud. Speaking at MegaCon 2026, Gray said she wants to write KOTOR books and joked that if a Mission and Zaalbar backstory novel happens without her, “there will be blood.” That is the sort of quote that immediately lights up the ancient Jedi temple in the brains of old-school Star Wars readers. Not just because KOTOR still has a huge fan following, but because Gray is not some random person tossing out wishlist ideas from the cheap seats. On the official StarWars.com author page, she is listed as the writer of Bloodline, Lost Stars, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, and Master &…
LEGO Star Wars: Castaways Just Refreshed Its Weekly Missions — Time to Get Moving on “The Way”
If you have been casually telling yourself “yeah, yeah, I’ll do the event stuff later,” LEGO Star Wars: Castaways has arrived with the digital equivalent of a raised eyebrow. The game’s official account has confirmed that the Weekly Missions have just refreshed, which means players now have a fresh batch of objectives to complete in order to keep progressing through “The Way” event. The little Mandalorian event that keeps the island busy This is not some giant content drop pretending to be a revolution. It is a smaller live-event nudge, but those are often the things that keep a game like Castaways ticking along nicely. “The Way” is the current Star Wars: The Mandalorian-themed event, and the official event post says it lets players complete missions to earn themed rewards on the island. Another official update from the game previously noted that players were about halfway through the event in…
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Manga Vol. 2 Drops Next Month
Cal Kestis is heading back to bookshelves The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order manga adaptation is getting its second volume next month, with Vol. 2 scheduled for May 5, 2026. The book is published by Panini Books, runs 192 pages, and continues the manga retelling of Cal Kestis’ post-Order 66 journey. You can preorder it here. The story moves deeper into Fallen Order territory According to the official book listing, Vol. 2 picks up as Cal, Cere, and Greez push further into their search for a Jedi Holocron while dealing with “even more deadly enemies” across new worlds. So this is not a side-story situation or a loose tie-in. It is the next chunk of the actual Fallen Order adaptation, which makes it a pretty easy sell for anyone who still has a soft spot for Respawn’s first Jedi game. That also gives the release a nice little crossover appeal….
Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge Is Finally Letting More of Star Wars In
Batuu is getting bigger without physically getting bigger For years, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland has looked incredible while also playing by some oddly narrow rules. Batuu was locked mostly to the sequel-era timeline, which meant the land could be stunning, expensive, and immersive while still feeling a little boxed in. That is finally changing. Beginning April 29, 2026, Disneyland’s version of Galaxy’s Edge will expand its timeline to pull in more Star Wars eras, including characters and story elements tied to Return of the Jedi, The Mandalorian, and Ahsoka. And honestly, it feels overdue. Darth Vader, Luke, Han, and Leia are coming to Batuu The biggest headline is the character roster. Darth Vader is coming to Batuu alongside Imperial stormtroopers, while Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa are also being added to the land’s evolving story. Disney and StarWars.com both frame this as a major shift away…
Kinect Star Wars Released on This Day in 2012 — And Yes, the Dance Mode Still Lives Rent-Free in Memory
There are good Star Wars games, great Star Wars games, and then there is Kinect Star Wars — a game so committed to the idea of “be the Jedi” that it somehow also ended up giving the galaxy a dance floor. Released on April 3, 2012, Kinect Star Wars arrived on Xbox 360 alongside Microsoft’s very loud, very memorable Star Wars-themed hardware push. Xbox announced the game’s release date officially in February 2012 and confirmed that it would launch with five modes: Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Galactic Dance Off, and Duels of Fate. That lineup alone explains why the game still gets talked about. On one hand, this was clearly built around a simple fantasy hook: swing your arms, use the Force, and pretend your living room is somewhere between Coruscant and Geonosis. GameSpot noted at the time that the story content sat mostly in the…
What Star Wars and Easter Have in Common: Fall, Redemption, and the Return of Hope
At first glance, Star Wars and Easter do not exactly look like natural companions. One has lightsabers, Sith Lords, space dogfights, and at least one deeply concerning amount of sand-related trauma. The other is one of the most important observances in the Christian calendar, centered on sacrifice, suffering, death, and renewal. And yet, the more you sit with it, the more Star Wars starts to feel strangely at home in Easter season. Not because Star Wars is a religious text. It is not. But because it understands something old, powerful, and deeply human: that people fall, that darkness is real, and that redemption still matters. Maybe now more than ever. A Galaxy Built on Spiritual Themes Star Wars has always had more on its mind than just blasters and cool ships. From the beginning, George Lucas built the saga around mythic and spiritual ideas. The Force is not presented as…
SWTOR’s Executive Producer Letter Sets Up Update 7.9, Teases 8.0, and Confirms More Spring Rewards
SWTOR’s latest Executive Producer letter is one of those updates that does a little bit of everything at once. It looks back at what has already landed in 2026, confirms that Game Update 7.9 “Legacy Reborn” is still coming later this spring, and makes it clear that the first real 8.0 feature details are being saved for the upcoming 7.9 livestream. In other words, Broadsword is trying to close out Legacy of the Sith while also warming players up for the game’s 15-year anniversary era. Update 7.9 is the big story here The headline item in the letter is Update 7.9, which Broadsword describes as the finale of the Legacy of the Sith storyline. The studio says the update will feature Darth Jadus, Darth Malgus, and Shae Vizla colliding in a major showdown, with players deciding where their loyalties land as the conflict plays out. There is still no exact…
SWTOR’s April 2026 Event Calendar Brings Back Rakghouls and the Gree
SWTOR’s April 2026 event lineup is not trying to reinvent the galaxy. Instead, it is bringing back two familiar rotating events that should look very recognizable to long-time players: Rakghoul Resurgence on Alderaan and Relics of the Gree. According to the official monthly event post, April will feature one outbreak-heavy week on Alderaan and a much longer run for the Gree on Ilum. Rakghoul Resurgence returns to Alderaan in mid-April The shorter of the two events is Rakghoul Resurgence on Alderaan, which runs from April 14 through April 21 and requires level 25 or higher. The official event description says T.H.O.R.N. has issued a level-2 emergency alert over a Rakghoul plague outbreak, with quarantines in place and players encouraged to head to the affected zones as volunteer responders. As usual, players can pick up more details from the News Terminals on the Republic or Imperial Fleet. The reward list is…
Maul: Shadow Lord Season 2 May Have to Wait as Lucasfilm Juggles Other Star Wars Projects
Lucasfilm is already looking beyond Maul Maul: Shadow Lord has not even finished its first run, and Lucasfilm is already being asked about Season 2. That is usually a good sign. The less reassuring part is the answer. Executive producer Athena Yvette Portillo says the studio has other Star Wars projects in development and in progress, which suggests any second season may depend on both audience response and what else Lucasfilm wants to get moving first. Portillo did not say Season 2 is off the table. Quite the opposite. Her comments leave the door open, but they also make it clear that Maul: Shadow Lord is not the only thing on Lucasfilm Animation’s radar right now. That makes this feel less like a renewal update and more like a polite reminder that Maul is part of a bigger pipeline. That distinction matters, because headlines like this can get stretched fast….
SWTOR’s DirectX 12 Update Is Real — but Public Testing Still Has One Big Hurdle
Star Wars: The Old Republic just dropped its clearest DirectX 12 progress update in months, and the good news is that the project sounds very real. The less-good news is that players still are not testing it yet. In a new official spring 2026 check-in, the SWTOR technical team says the migration has come a long way, with all major rendering features now working except the user interface, which has become the biggest remaining challenge before public testing can begin. (Examples of Korriban in the earliest stages of migrating to DirectX 12) This Is Not a Simple Engine Upgrade One of the more interesting details in the update is how messy the job actually sounds. SWTOR says the game may have started in HeroEngine, but after years of changes and upgrades, very little of that original code remains. The team says it is now effectively the “SWTOR Engine,” which meant…
Grogu Just Took Over The Mandalorian and Grogu Promo Push
Lucasfilm’s latest The Mandalorian and Grogu video is not a trailer, not a TV spot, and not exactly a standard featurette either. Titled “Grogu Joins the Conversation,” the new promo leans hard into the movie’s safest marketing weapon: put Grogu in the room, let everyone else orbit around him, and watch the internet do the rest. Fantha Tracks describes the clip as Grogu sitting down with Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Favreau to discuss the film, while StarWars.com is using the same video as a featured push for the movie. This Is Less About Plot and More About Vibe That is what makes the clip interesting. It is not really trying to reveal major new story details. Instead, it feels like Lucasfilm settling into the tone of the campaign and reminding people that The Mandalorian and Grogu is not just another Disney+ extension anymore. This is the big-screen version…
The Mandalorian and Grogu Just Crashed a Savannah Bananas Game, and Honestly It Makes Weird Sense
The road to The Mandalorian and Grogu is taking some delightfully strange turns. This weekend, Din Djarin and Grogu made a surprise appearance at a Savannah Bananas game in Anaheim, with Fantha Tracks reporting that the duo showed up during the Bananas’ matchup against the Indianapolis Clowns. It is the kind of crossover that sounds made up until you remember modern Star Wars marketing has fully embraced the “put Grogu everywhere” philosophy. And this was not some totally random one-off. Disney had already turned March 26 into “Savannah Bananas Day” at Disneyland Resort, with performances at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, plus a Bananas stop in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge before the baseball festivities rolled into Angel Stadium. In other words, the Mando-and-Grogu cameo looks a lot less like chaos and a lot more like a carefully timed Disney-Star Wars-Banana Ball brand mashup. Wild sentence. Real sentence. A smarter promo…
William Shakespeare’s Ahsoka’s Tale Gets a September Release Date
Star Wars publishing is going full Bard again. William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Ahsoka’s Tale is set to release on September 8, 2026, with Ian Doescher returning to turn another corner of the galaxy into faux-Elizabethan drama. The official listing says the book will retell the events of season one of Ahsoka in Shakespearean meter and style, continuing the long-running parody line that already tackled the saga films and other Star Wars stories. Ahsoka Is a Pretty Great Fit for This Gimmick Honestly, this one makes a weird amount of sense. Ahsoka already has ancient prophecy energy, solemn standoffs, ghostly mentors, grand villains, and characters constantly speaking like destiny is sitting in the room with them. Pushing that through Ian Doescher’s Shakespeare filter feels less random than it might sound. According to the official book description, this version follows Ahsoka Tano and her allies as they try to stop Grand Admiral…
Jeremy Allen White Says Finding Rotta the Hutt’s Voice Was Freer Than Playing Bruce Springsteen
Jeremy Allen White has now given one of the better descriptions yet of what makes The Mandalorian and Grogu such a strange swing. Speaking in Empire-backed coverage surfaced this month, White said playing Rotta the Hutt gave him “a bit more freedom” than playing Bruce Springsteen, because Springsteen’s voice is so instantly recognizable. Rotta, by contrast, gave him more room to experiment — including, in his words, the fact that “my speaking voice changes [as Rotta].” That is a weird comparison on paper, but it actually tells you a lot about what kind of performance this is. Rotta Is Clearly Not Being Played as a Joke That matters because White is not just voicing some throwaway CGI creature. Lucasfilm has already confirmed that he plays Rotta the Hutt in The Mandalorian and Grogu, the upcoming theatrical Star Wars film opening May 22, 2026. Official material has also made it clear…
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game Released 21 Years Ago Today — and It Changed More Than You Remember
On this day in 2005, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game began its rollout, with its first U.S. release landing on March 29, 2005. That date belongs to the Game Boy Advance version, while the PlayStation 2 and PC versions followed on April 2, and Xbox arrived on April 5. Even with that staggered launch, March 29 still marks the moment this weird little brick-built Star Wars experiment first hit shelves. And at the time, it really did feel like a bit of a gamble. A family-friendly LEGO game built around the Star Wars prequel trilogy could easily have been disposable licensed filler. Instead, it turned out to be something much stickier: a goofy, charming, surprisingly smart action-adventure that let players smash bricks, swap characters, solve puzzles, and replay The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith in a way that was much funnier than anyone…
A Screen-Used C-3PO Head Just Sold for Over $1 Million
Star Wars collectors have officially gone full protocol-droid madness again. A screen-used, light-up C-3PO head from The Empire Strikes Back has just sold for $1,058,400 at Propstore’s Spring Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles, blowing past its pre-sale estimate of $350,000 to $700,000. Multiple reports describe it as the only known original C-3PO head from the film to reach the collector market, which helps explain why the bidding went completely nuclear. This Was Not Just Another Fancy Star Wars Prop That price is wild, but the context matters. This was not a random replica or a vague “production-used” piece with fuzzy provenance. Reports say the prop came from The Empire Strikes Back, still retained much of its original metallic finish, and featured light-up eyes. It was also described as intentionally distressed for the weathered look seen on screen, with some wear revealing a silvery underlayer beneath the gold finish….
Phil Lord’s New Solo Comment Suggests Han Was Meant to Be More Than a One-Off
A throwaway line from Phil Lord may have just reopened one of the strangest “what if” questions in modern Star Wars. During a recent Happy Sad Confused interview with Josh Horowitz, Lord said one benefit of not being “on the hook for making like three Han Solo sequels” was that he and Chris Miller could go make original franchise material instead. It was not framed like a big reveal, but it landed like one. Because if you take that line at face value, Lucasfilm’s plan for Solo may once have stretched well beyond a single movie. That Is a Bigger Han Solo Plan Than Fans Ever Officially Heard About The key detail here is the wording. Lord did not say “maybe there could have been more.” He said “three Han Solo sequels,” which strongly suggests there was at least some version of a longer-term roadmap in the air when he…
Maul: Shadow Lord Is Taking Inspiration From Heat — and That Might Be the Best News Yet
If Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord needed one more reason to look dangerous in the best possible way, here it is: writer and co-developer Matt Michnovetz says Heat was a key influence on the series.In a new interview, Michnovetz called the Michael Mann crime classic “a good touchstone for Maul,” framing the show around a noir-ish underworld atmosphere instead of a cleaner, more traditional Jedi-vs-Sith setup. If you want the broader picture around the series, release rollout, and earlier reveals, check out our Maul: Shadow Lord complete guide. This Is Exactly the Kind of Comparison Maul Should Be Getting Honestly, this makes a ton of sense. If you are building a show around Maul in the early Empire era, the obvious temptation would be to go full revenge opera and just let him glare at people in dark corridors for 10 episodes. That might still be fun, but it…
Maul: Shadow Lord Gets Its First Full Clip as Disney+ Premiere Nears
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord just took a small but meaningful step closer to launch. After months of teasers, posters, and trailers, the upcoming animated series has now released its first full clip, giving fans a more direct look at how Lucasfilm wants Maul’s return to feel in motion rather than in quick-cut marketing bursts. Star Wars News Net and Jedi News both flagged the clip’s arrival this week. For a broader breakdown of the series, release rollout, and what to expect, check out our Maul: Shadow Lord complete guide This Is Where the Real Promo Push Starts There is a difference between a trailer and an actual scene. Trailers sell mood. A full clip has to sell rhythm, dialogue, staging, and confidence. That is why this matters a bit more than it might seem at first glance. Maul: Shadow Lord already had attention thanks to its striking painterly…
The High Republic Returns to Comics With a Brand-New Mystery
The High Republic is not done yet. A new Dark Horse miniseries, Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Pathfinders, launches this week and sends a fresh team of Republic Pathfinders into the far edges of the galaxy to investigate the death of a Jedi Master. Lucasfilm first revealed the project at New York Comic Con last year, confirming that writer George Mann is leading the series alongside artists Partha Pratim, Jagdish Kumar, Michael Atiyeh, and Comicraft. A New High Republic Story, Set After Phase II What makes Pathfinders interesting is where it sits in the timeline. Lucasfilm says the story takes place about 20 years after Phase II, which gives it room to explore a different corner of the era instead of just replaying familiar beats. The official setup follows a brand-new Pathfinder team dispatched to a distant region to investigate the strange death of a Jedi Master, with…