Star Wars and Avengers crossover turned out to be fake

The newsletter The Hollywood Reporter reports that there are rumors of a Star Wars/Avengers crossover comic written by Mark Millar, turned out to be unreliable. Commenting on the situation with the controversial "trailer" of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" at the Super Bowl, THR adds the following:

Once again, internet silliness has gone viral: a rumor about a Star Wars/Marvel Avengers crossover comic that was to be written by Mark Millar. It was like an explosion on Alderaan. Either way, it's not true, so drink some blue milk and eat some cookies.

Rogue One celebrates 10th anniversary with new comics

Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics have teamed up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by releasing a series of new comics celebrating the film's beloved characters.

As exclusively reported by io9, five new single-issue comics will focus on the events immediately preceding Rogue One, and each will focus on one or more key characters from the film: Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, Chirrut Imwe and Baze Malbus, as well as Darth Vader.

Sam Witwer reveals how Maul has changed in Maul, Lord of Shadows

In the penultimate issue of Star Wars Insider, Sam Witwer gives an insightful interview about the upcoming animated series Maul, Lord of Shadows. The new Star Wars series premieres April 6 on Disney+ and stars Witwer as a former Sith Lord on a new mission in a rapidly changing galaxy.

In the interview, Witwer explains Maul's motivation in the series, how he has changed since The Clone Wars, his unexpected relationship with the Jedi, the role Savage Opress will play in the series, the direction Dave Filoni gave to the series' creators, interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits, and more.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor artist explains why the industry is making original games less and less often

Recently, Del Walker, a character artist, wrote a post on social network X. He notes that publishers have stopped investing huge amounts of money in games with original ideas, preferring cautious sequels and profitable “service games” with manipulative mechanics to keep the player’s attention.

Del emphasizes that video game development has become extremely expensive these days: “GTA 3 cost about $5 million. Nowadays, for “triple-A” projects, the budget of less than 100 million is “tiny”. According to him, if mid-budget games disappear, the industry will stop developing.

Walker points out that although thousands of games are released on Steam every year, players do not buy them en masse because users' attention is limited and it is too difficult to find an interesting game.

Star Wars Jedi 3 release date divides fans

Some players believe that the third game in the Star Wars Jedi trilogy could be released in the near future, while others question it.

In a recent episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast podcast, host Tim Gettys hinted that he had "heard some things" about the Respawn Entertainment project. It is expected that the release will take place before the end of 2026:

I think the sequel to Jedi Survivor has a good chance of coming out this year. I don't think it's guaranteed, but I'm just wondering where the announcement will take place.

Gettys later clarified that he was not sure about the release this year. He noted that he did not say this directly.

Enthusiasts are developing a VR version of KOTOR - the prologue is already playable

While the official remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remains without news, enthusiasts have taken up the matter themselves. One of the Reddit users under the nickname BearableBastard is developing a VR version of the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic using the Unity engine - and has already made the prologue playable.

In the latest video, the author showed significant progress. Unlike the original with a turn-based system and automatic animations, in the VR version the player can independently swing a lightsaber and manually deflect blaster shots. Force abilities are also implemented - for example, lightning and tremors, which are activated through the menu and used directly in battle.

Tony Gilroy talks about the significance of Andor, Dave Filoni and the future of Lucasfilm in a new interview

Nobody does interviews like Tony Gilroy. Anyone who has followed the press tour and awards campaign for Andor over the past year knows that few filmmakers provide as insightful and eloquent answers to questions as Gilroy. Now that the hype around the hit Star Wars series has died down, Gilroy gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter and spoke at length about the political significance of the series, rumors that Dave Filoni doesn't like 'Andor', the future of Lucasfilm and more.

George Lucas Named Fourth Greatest American Innovator by Forbes

George Lucas was named the fourth greatest American innovator on Forbes' list of the top 250 living innovators in honor of America's 250th anniversary, behind only Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

One of the founding fathers of the modern blockbuster, Lucas also revolutionized movie merchandising with an endless tsunami of Star Wars action figures and Indiana Jones lunch boxes. Through his special effects company Industrial Light & Magic and sound company THX, he sold his tools to other filmmakers.

See the full list here.