Heads up, collectors! Hasbro just dropped a bombshell: Kyle Katarn will be joining the Star Wars Black Series lineup in Spring 2026. Yes, that Kyle Katarn — the former Imperial officer turned Rebel operative turned Force-wielding hero from Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Galactic Battlegrounds, and more. His arrival in physical form has long been demanded by fans of Star Wars video games. Now it’s finally happening. What We Know So Far Why This Matters For fans of the Star Wars expanded universe—and especially the video-game side of things—Kyle Katarn is a legacy character. He bridges multiple media: games, lore, and fan nostalgia. Having him immortalized as a Black Series figure is a big win for many collectors who’ve waited years for this. Also, the fact that Hasbro is doing this under the “Gaming Greats / Fan Channel” umbrella signals they see value in tapping into the gaming fanbase, not just…
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Star Wars creator George Lucas on set in 1999. Lucas famously regarded the licensed Star Wars novels, comics, and games as a separate “parallel universe” distinct from his film saga. Over the decades, as the Star Wars Expanded Universe (EU) grew into a vast collection of offshoot stories, Lucas consistently maintained that his movies (and later his own TV projects) were the only true canon of the Star Wars narrative. The books, comics, and games were enjoyable spin-offs – but in Lucas’s view, they did not represent “what is really going on” in his Star Wars world. Early Expansion: A Tale of Two Universes After Return of the Jedi in 1983, Star Wars continued in print with novels, comics, and games. By 1991, Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire and other works launched a new wave of storytelling beyond the films. From the start, Lucasfilm Licensing tried to keep these…
Return to the Old Republic: KOTOR Remake Pre-Orders Go Live!
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