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When racism shows up in fandom, it becomes an issue that everyone has to deal with, but the burden falls hardest on fans of color. While social media support is great, and videos addressing racism are even better, it’s simply not enough. Something’s got to change.In late May, Lucasfilm released the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and held its premiere at Star Wars Celebration, the first of the franchise’s official conventions since 2019. Fans were thrilled to see Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return to square…

Get ready to return to the rise of the Empire.Gif: LucasfilmAt a glance:Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi tells the story of how Darth Vader tried to hunt down and kill Obi-Wan Kenobi, his old master.Star Wars fans, of course, know that Obi-Wan Kenobi is on Tatooine, watching over Vader’s son, Luke Skywalker, as we first saw him in 1977's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Here’s everything you need to remember about Kenobi’s life to that point.Ewan…

Darth Vader is back on the fourth episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi.Image: LucasfilmPrincess Leia has been captured. She’s aboard an impenetrable structure run by the Empire and our heroes must infiltrate it to rescue her. Wait, are we talking about Star Wars: A New Hope or the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi? They’re both episode fours. Frankly, it could be either, which was one of the cooler aspects of the fourth and latest episode of Disney+’s new Star Wars show. It also borrowed heavily from the excellent video game Star…

Impressive. Most impressive.Gif: GizmodoA few months ago Lucasfilm teamed with LG to shift Boba Fett’s throne all the way from Tatooine to Manhattan—virtually at least, for a 3D-effect billboard promoting The Book of Boba Fett in the heart of Times Square. Well, Star Wars is back in NYC, but this time its accompanying character seems much more annoyed to be there.With a new Star Wars show to promote in Obi-Wan Kenobi, occupying the corner billboard is a CG replica of Darth Vader, because why would you want Obi-Wan to…

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3: Vibin' — which went live on Sunday, June 5 — has turned the island into a giant party. The Reality Tree from the previous season, Collision, has blossomed and created a new location named Reality Falls. It brings bouncy mushrooms, waterfalls, geysers, and caverns with loot to the game. Vibin' also includes Darth Vader, Indiana Jones, and several other new characters that can be unlocked through the Battle Pass. New weapons, like the Two-Shot Shotgun, have been added to the game. Several…

Image: Del Rey Publishing/LucasfilmIt’s the start of a new month, and you know what that means!Read: I’ve been trying to make an effort to read more this year, and one of the books I’ve managed to complete has been Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen. The book is set during the early days of the Clone Wars post-Attack of the Clones, centering on Anakin shortly after being promoted to Jedi Knight, and Obi-Wan getting his detective on in Cato Nemoidia after a terrorist attack. Fittingly, it feels very much like it could’ve…

For Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Earl Jones is back in the role of Darth Vader. His voice is heard in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3, which was released Wednesday.Minor spoiler ahead for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3.Darth Vader had a substantial role on Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3, with Hayden Christensen — who played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy — playing the Sith Lord in the flesh on the new series.Jones first voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, and subsequently repeated the part in Episode V –…

Screenshot: LucasfilmStar Wars is definitely no stranger to cute, toyetic designs. From the droids of A New Hope all the way to the collectibles tastemaker that is Grogu, the franchise has a knack for cutesy designs easy to transform into must-have toys. So that its latest series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, was primed and ready to go with the next potential toy hitis no surprise—what might be a surprise to some fans is just how quickly it turned around.Hasbro, like many collectibles and toymakers lately, has been unable to escape…

Star Wars Celebration 2022 wrapped up on Sunday—though this being io9, we’ll still have a post or two coming about the convention focusing on all things from the galaxy far, far away (plus a couple of other big Lucasfilm projects). What follows, however, is the main bulk of our coverage, plus io9's review of a certain…Read more... Star Wars Celebration 2022 wrapped up on Sunday—though this being io9, we’ll still have a post or two coming about the convention focusing on all things from the galaxy far, far away…

The last few years have been interesting for Star Wars as an IP. While the theatrical films more than made their money back (for the most part), and the franchise has seen a recent surge in the TV and books space, its gaming presence has been a bit messier. Both DICE and EA’s multiplayer-focused Star Wars Battlefront titles have earned solid fanbases and sold well, but Battlefront II 2017 in particular was plagued by bad press in relation to loot boxes and gambling addictions, and the LEGO Star Wars games simply existed.…