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Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Year One: What Worked and Didn’t

Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoBecause it is. Okay, so while it’s great that there’s a sliver of the actual outdoors, it being the only diversity in environments is underwhelming. This is Star Wars! It’s a real lost opportunity to have other environment simulators or destinations exclusive to the cruise that aren’t just the adjacent Galaxy’s Edge. With other immersive activations killing the game at maximizing the use of spaces to transport you to other worlds through tunnels and portals that feel more alien and weird, it’s

Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer Breakdown: Planets, Droids, Ships

Screenshot: Disney+/LucasfilmAfter shots of the N1 flying through a storm, we see Mando visiting the Armorer. He tells her, “I’m going to Mandalore so that I may be forgiven for my transgressions” and we get the above reveal, the destroyed cityscape of a Mandalorian city—potentially Sundari, the planet’s capital city. Mandalore was ravaged in an event known as the Purge, as the Empire violently fought back against Mandalorian resistance—whose initial victory against the Empire was shown in Star Wars Rebels’ final

Weird Al’s ‘Scarif Beach Party’ Is a Star Wars Summer Bop

Screenshot: Lucasfilm/LegoWe knew that “Weird Al” Yankovic wouldn’t just be appearing in the Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation special, but singing an entirely new song for it. And now that the special has arrived on Disney+ today, the full song has been released as well, and frankly? It rules.It’s a short song, but it gives me early Miley Cyrus/Carly Rae Jepsen vibes, and I mean that in the best way possible:“Weird Al” Yankovic - Scarif Beach Party (From “LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation”)Scarif, if you don’t recall, is the

Star Wars Summer Vacation Special Throws a Scarif Beach Party

Screenshot: LucasfilmGiven everything Rey, Finn, Rose, and Poe went through in the sequel trilogy, I’d say they were overdue for a break. Thankfully, the quartet will get their chance to kick back and relax in Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation, the newest Lego special coming to Disney+, which will come with an all-new “Weird” Al Yankovic song titled “Scarif Beach Party.” I mean, with that knowledge, do you even need to watch the special’s first trailer?Well, you may want to, since the song is fantastic even in the extremely

Toy News 6/10/2022—Lego Obi-Wan Kenobi, Transformers x G.I. Joe

Image: Pure Arts, Fan Wraps, and HasbroWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news dazzling us on the internet. This week, Hasbro mashes Transformers up with G.I. Joe again, Lego returns to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s biggest moment, and get ready to never turn your neck with a Bat-tacular Keaton replica. Check it out!Hasbro Transformers Collaborative: G.I. Joe Mash-Up, Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker & Lonzo “Stalker” WilkinsonPeanut butter and chocolate have got nothing on the pairing of Transformers and