It took 40 hours of game play or an extra payment to unlock Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, among others.

The backlash to Star Wars: Battlefront II's hero unlocking has been swift and fierce since the game went into EA Access this past weekend, prompting the publisher to make drastic cuts to the costs of new heroes by 75% in an update being sent out today. Newly posted on EA's Battlefront II blog, the update confirms the new prices for the major heroes were partly decided upon after seeing feedback from the EA Access trial.

It seemed like a surefire hit: a Star Wars take on Uncharted, published by Electronic Arts and developed by the longrunning studio Visceral Games. But nothing is sure in the video game industry, and on October 17, 2017, when employees of Visceral were told that the company would be closing, some who had worked for the studio found themselves unsurprised. In many people’s eyes, doom was inevitable.

J.J. Abrams, who launched a new era of Star Wars with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio. Star Wars: Episode IX will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Abrams, Bad Robot, and Lucasfilm. “With The Force Awakens, J.J. delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for, and I am so excited that he is coming back to close out this trilogy,” said Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.

And Luke said it was a piece of junk

Dig this: Lando Calrissian is the hero of Star Wars. But instead of Billy Dee Williams, the role of Lando is given to someone like blaxploitation hero Shaft. That's the premise of "Blackstar Warrior," one of my favorite Star Wars fan trailers of all time.

Disney announced the upcoming Star Wars Land back in August 2015, a 14-acre theme park for fans who want a galaxy far, far away here on Earth. This weekend at D23, we got more details, including the official name: It’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. And that’s not even the big news. There’s going to be a hotel dedicated to an immersive Star Wars experience.

Heroes across all three trilogies will be in the new Star Wars game.

Star Wars Within a Minute: The Making of Episode III lavishes attention on the process of making Revenge of the Sith.

Truth and consequences.

May the Force be with you.

A new method for mass-assembling pasta-shaped semiconductors could one day help you call upon Obi-Wan Kenobi with your smartphone

MARK HAMILL has taken a jokey swipe at Donald Trump and Steve Bannon after Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was seen playing on an Air Force One television. As Trump was addressing the media whilst en route to Mar-a-Lago, speaking about the Syrian crisis, the spin-off was playing on a nearby screen.

These videos make you think that you’ve wasted your life on work and relationships, when you could be spending it on Star Wars.

"Rogue Selfie" A timelapse of my creative process creating this digital painting for my friend's Star Wars roleplaying group.Chronicles the sketching, drafting, coloring and finishing phases. Done with pencils, photoshop, mouse and OBS Check out the finished piece here: imgur.com/IpItLq6