Wookieepedia:Wookieenews

February 23, 2006

 * StarWars.com announced they will be releasing The New Essential Guide to Alien Species in October 2006.

February 21, 2006

 * Wookiepedia hits 25,000 articles.
 * Steve Sansweet talks about the upcoming Star Wars: Live-Action TV Series and the new 3D Clone Wars-timeline cartoon in at interview with MovieWeb. In the interview he says that the Clone Wars cartoon has a target date of Fall 2007 and pre-production is underway.  He also says the live-action show will come after the cartoon, so will likely be "towards the end of the decade."

February 19, 2006

 * President George W. Bush awarded George Lucas and Chrissie England of ILM a National Medal of Science and Technology for the company's technological innovations. Read more...

February 18, 2006

 * Ewan McGregor gets involved in "Car Wars" against the Camden council in London. Read more...
 * George Lucas gets involved in a political push to get more investments in US technology. Read more...
 * The SATURN awards have several Star Wars nominees: Revenge of the Sith (10 categories), Battlefront 2, KotOR 2, and ILM. Read more...
 * In the "so obvious I almost forgot to mention it" category... two days ago LucasArts released the much-anticipated real-time strategy game Empire at War. Oh yeah, and a patch.

February 17, 2006

 * A 5-year-old Utah boy who has congestive heart failure was given a Star Wars party by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. About 25 characters showed up.  Read more...

February 14, 2006

 * Riffsyphon1024 was promoted to Bureaucrat status.

February 10, 2006

 * Phil Brown, best known for playing Owen Lars in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, has died at the age of 89.
 * LucasArts has officially announced LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for all platforms, scheduled for release in Fall of 2006.

February 3, 2006
Three Wookieepedians have their Databank entries published via the What's The Story feature of Star Wars Hyperspace:
 * Lord Hydronium aka Kyle Jewhurst: wrote Nem Bees
 * Azizlight aka Arthur Papadam: wrote Bal'demnic
 * Starkeiller aka Iosif Mainas: co-wrote Olana Chion

February 2, 2006

 * Wookieepedia had another meeting today. Topics discussed (transcript):
 * Software/technology changes for the site
 * Change the look of the site. This link will help any of you web gurus that want to help us out with this.
 * Adding hyperlinks to join meetings
 * We will try IRC for the next meeting instead of Jabber
 * Turning the misspelling page back on
 * Turning the stats page back on
 * Copyright discussion
 * Continued talk from last meeting regarding a question about trademark violations.
 * Created a Copyright page and copied in a good example from Memory Alpha. We need to work this over, though.
 * Feedback on Wookieenews
 * Wookieepedia's 1st Anniversary
 * Getting Wookieepedia more exposure
 * Super Bowl commercial? ;)
 * Inspiration from http://www.spreadfirefox.com ?

February 1, 2006

 * Dark Horse announces the new Legacy comic series, set over a hundred years after the end of the New Jedi Order.

January 31, 2006

 * Azizlight and Kuralyov become Wookieepedia's 10th and 11th administrators.
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has been nominated for Achievement in Makeup at the 78th Academy Awards. You can see all other nominated films and performers here.

January 30, 2006

 * TheForce.Net has an exciting article about some new Star Wars comics from Dark Horse, including a Knights of the Old Republic series.
 * Hayden Christensen has been nominated for the dubious Worst Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones both won Worst Supporting Actor in 1999 and 2002, for Ahmed Best and Hayden Christensen respectively.

January 28, 2006

 * jSarek becomes Wookieepedia's 9th administrator.

January 26, 2006

 * Seven plead guilty to pirating Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. What started with a simple loan of the movie between friends has ended in the possibility of one-year prison sentences for seven Los Angeles Star Wars fans.  Read more...
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is at top of the list for nominations in the Eleventh Annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards.
 * San Francisco's Wondercon will host special Lucasfilm events. Presentations will be made by Troy Alders (Art Director at Lucas Licensing) and Steve Sansweet (head of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm) as well as other fan events.  Read more...

January 25, 2006

 * Dark Horse Comics releases Star Wars Tales Volume 6 TPB and the first issue of the new comic book series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
 * The Springfield State Journal-Register has an story about Kameron Gates. Gates has worked on special affects for movies including Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and King Kong.
 * According to a Gamespot article, the success of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game was the main reason SCi Entertainment (formerly Eidos Interactive) exceeded its six-month internal projection by $26.8 million.
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II jumped in the UK charts from #13 to #7 this week. Read more...

January 21, 2006

 * Gamasutra.com has an interview with Michael Rubin, a former Lucasfilm Computer Division employee. Rubin has recently written a book, Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution, which is "the inside story of George Lucas, his intensely private company, and their work to revolutionize filmmaking."

January 18, 2006

 * A single player demo of Empire at War is to be released 5PM GMT at GameSpot.

January 17, 2006

 * Wikicities software upgrades to version 1.5
 * IGN takes a closer look at the new Star Wars Transformers toys.

January 16, 2006

 * At 8PM EST (-5 GMT), there was a Wookieepedia meeting. Topics covered include:
 * Character affiliation boxes
 * Copyright status of logo
 * Copyrights in general regarding naming
 * Copyright disclaimers
 * Admin responsibilities and upkeep
 * Concerns about language
 * Character categories

To download a transcript of the meeting, see here.


 * Beginning in late summer 2006, Revell of Germany will expand its line of modeling kits. They will include models of Darth Vader's TIE fighter, the X-wing, an Imperial shuttle, and the Millennium Falcon.  Read more...
 * George Lucas donated $1 million towards an effort to build a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, DC. Read more...

January 14, 2006

 * Side Show Toys announced that Kit Fisto will be the next figure in their 12" Order of the Jedi series. Pre-orders will be taken January 20, 2006, between 10:00 and 10:30 am PST.
 * The ISU Bengel Theatre in Pocatello, ID is hosting a Star Wars marathon. Over the next seven days they will be showing all six films in the saga.  Read more...

January 13, 2006

 * IMDb.com's Best of 2005 poll is underway! Go sign up and vote for Revenge of the Sith!
 * According to Contactmusic.com, a UK poll says Star Wars is the top movie guys want to watch when they are staying home sick.
 * Star Wars Weekends at Disney World will be starting this year on May 19th and run through June 11th. Read more...

January 10, 2006

 * At the 2006 People's Choice Awards, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith received the awards Favorite Movie and Favorite Movie, Drama.  George Lucas and his children were present at the event to accept the awards.
 * TFN posts some Star Wars: Purge cover production sketches. Cover artist Adam Hughes chimes in with a little behind the scenes info about Sia-Lan Wezz, too.  Go check out the article!

January 9, 2006

 * Star Wars Comics Companion Preview and Star Wars Rogue Squadron Comics Onimbus annouced on TheForce.net
 * John Williams awarded Critic's Choice Award for best Composer (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA)!

January 7, 2006

 * Wookieepedia is the Wikicities featured site of the month.
 * Wookieepedia's first official meeting was held today at 8PM EST. If you missed it, you can catch the transcript to see what you missed.  Topics covered include:
 * WP:FA ground rules
 * WP:FA criteria
 * What is expected of an admin?
 * Code of conduct for how users should behave
 * Recruitment - ideas on how to draw more people to Wookieepedia
 * New logo (thanks to Dark Spork)
 * Terminology issues that have come up in some articles
 * New search bar logo

January 1, 2006

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to StarNeptune.
 * Wookieepedia's Mister Star Wars 2005 and Miss Star Wars 2005 are announced as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Aayla Secura.

December 30, 2005

 * Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels is released.

December 28, 2005

 * Star Wars: Purge is a one-shot comic released today by Dark Horse. Go pickup a copy and give us a quick review!  WhiteBoy 09:58, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)
 * Imperialles was unanimously elected to be Wookieepedia's 8th administrator. Congrats, Imp!  WhiteBoy 09:58, 29 Dec 2005 (UTC)

December 27, 2005

 * The Swarm War scheduled for release.
 * MarcK becomes Wookieepedia's 7th administrator

December 24, 2005

 * A George Lucas authorized, 8 foot-long LEGO Venator-class Star Destroyer (inaccurately called a "Rebel Attack Cruiser"), built by Erik Varszegi is auctioned on eBay by LEGO for 32,602 USD. All proceeds of the auction were donated to Habitat for Humanity’s hurricane relief efforts in the southeastern United States..

December 23, 2005

 * An Ohio child suffering from a rare form of bone marrow disabling anemia describes how Star Wars has helped him through the rough times. Read more.

December 22, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 20,000 articles

December 17, 2005

 * An 8-ft Lego version of a Venator-class Star Destroyer built by Erik Varszegi hits eBay. All proceeds made in the auction go to Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief. FilmFodder.com

December 16, 2005

 * The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as one of seven films being considered for nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 78th Academy Awards. Sith, along with Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong and War of the Worlds, will be screened by the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee on January 25, 2006, at which time they will nominate three of the films. Nominations will be officially announced on January 31, and the winner will be presented on March 5.

December 15, 2005

 * In Los Angeles, 36-yr-old Marc Hoaglin pleaded guilty to unlawfully posting a copy of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the internet the night before the film released. He faces three years in prison. Slashfilm MercuryNews BBC

December 9, 2005

 * StarNeptune becomes Wookieepedia's 6th Administrator
 * "Wikipedia's open-source label conundrum" by Daniel Terdiman at news.com. - interesting article on creating collaborative documents. He is writing the article about Wikipedia, which of course easily translates to Wookieepedia.  He brings up some good points that have been raised here before in the Community Portal.

December 6, 2005

 * Clone Wars Volume 2 released on DVD.
 * Wookieepedia receives a quick little blurb from Club Jade.

December 1, 2005

 * The Last of the Jedi: Underworld released
 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Silly Dan.

November 30, 2005

 * Empire #38 released.
 * Republic #80 released.

November 23, 2005

 * X-Wing - Rogue Leader #3 (of 3) released.

November 22, 2005

 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader released.

November 18, 2005
Two Wookieepedians have their Databank entries published via the What's The Story feature of Star Wars Hyperspace:
 * Valin Kenobi aka Nathan O'Keefe: co-wrote Diva Shaliqua
 * Azizlight aka Arthur Papadam: co-wrote Leektar

November 11, 2005

 * AT-AT (Star Wars Miniatures) released.

November 9, 2005

 * Empire #37 released.
 * Republic #79 released.

November 2, 2005

 * X-Wing - Rogue Leader #2 (of 3) released.

November 1, 2005

 * Star Wars Battlefront II released, according to their EBGames's release list. The game is currently listed for PS2, Xbox, PSP and PC. (Official Site)
 * Revenge of the Sith released on DVD
 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Azizlight.

October 23rd, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 15,000 articles.

October 17th, 2005

 * Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca, becomes a U.S. naturalized citizen at a ceremony in Arlington, Texas.

October 15th, 2005

 * Wookieepedia surpasses Memory Alpha in the number of articles, becoming the second largest Wikia-hosted wiki (after Uncyclopedia).

October 11th, 2005

 * Abel G. Peña posts in his blog Only Sith Deal in Absolutes about Wookieepedia and the enterprise it is becoming.

October 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to MarcK.

September 30, 2005
A Wookieepedian has his Databank entry published via the What's The Story feature of Star Wars Hyperspace:
 * KastMorben aka Paul Celer: wrote Grizz Frix

September 27, 2005

 * The Unseen Queen is released.
 * Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion, and Rebellion In the Star Wars Films, a paperback book by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. about various influences on the six movies, is released today.

September 25, 2005

 * SparqMan and QuentinGeorge become Wookieepedia's 4th and 5th Administrators

September 22, 2005

 * StarWars.com announces The New Essential Guide to Droids which is due out in June 2006

September 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month is co-awarded to QuentinGeorge and JustinGann. Great job!

August 21, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 10,000 articles

August 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to SparqMan.

July 31, 2005

 * Aidje becomes Wookieepedia's 3rd Administrator

July 26, 2005

 * The Joiner King is released.

July 19, 2005

 * Wookieepedia hits 5,000 articles

July 2, 2005

 * Proposed day for fans to return to the theaters to watch Episode III again.
 * Theaters offering buy three tickets to Episode III, get one free.

July 1, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Aidje.

June 27, 2005

 * Revenge of the Sith enters the top 10 on the list of the highest grossing movies of all time.

June 6, 2005

 * Wookieepedian of the Month award is given to Imperialles.

May 19, 2005

 * Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released in theaters nationwide making $50 million in its first twenty-four hours, a new single-day and opening day record.
 * To coincide with the release Episode III, StreamingSoundtracks.com plays nothing but Star Wars music all day long.

May 18, 2005

 * IMPS – The Relentless episode 1 released.

May 16, 2005

 * Star Wars Celebration Day in London's Leicester Square. Includes the first ever Star Wars marathon--starting with Episode IV and culminating in the UK premiere of Episode III.

May 12, 2005

 * Episode III charity premier at ANSA in Los Angeles, CA.

May 5, 2005

 * The Episode III video game released today.
 * The 2-disc soundtrack for Episode III is released.

April 24, 2005

 * Celebration III ends

April 21, 2005

 * Celebration III begins.

April 16, 2005

 * The fan film Star Wars:Revelations is released, raising the bar for fan films.

April 2, 2005

 * DK Publishing and LucasBooks release several reference books and novels detailing Episode III.
 * Nationwide launch of Episode III toys (and other products).
 * Midnight Madness at Toys R Us's and 24-hour Wal-Marts.

March 19, 2005

 * News of a 3D version of the saga to be released in 2007 goes public.

March 16, 2005

 * Riffsyphon1024 becomes the 2nd administrator.

March 13, 2005

 * Disapproval at Wikipedia for Transwikification on Vfds is apparent. Copying now main process of retrival.

March 11, 2005

 * AlexTheMartian proposes new PNG of the Logo of Wookieepedia.
 * The trailer for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released in theaters before the movie Robots.

March 10, 2005

 * The trailer for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is released to a nationwide audience on the FOX network following an episode of The O.C..

March 4, 2005

 * Wookieepedia (then the Star Wars Wiki) was founded by WhiteBoy with help from Angela and LouCypher.

January 23, 2005

 * The term "Wookieepedia" is coined by WhiteBoy.

August 31, 2004

 * Support for a Star Wars wiki given by Kevyn.

August 7, 2004

 * Concept of a Star Wars wiki brought up by anonymous user 80.129.63.118.