Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (video game)

A next-generation Xbox 360 game is going to be released by LucasArts in 2007. The official site announcement reads:


 * Fans are already primed to make next year a Star Wars year to remember. 2007 marks the 30th anniversary of the beloved saga, and already there are whispers of possible events that will commemorate that milestone. But what hasn't yet been talked about is the biggest entertainment event of the year: a major addition to the Star Wars mythos.


 * It begins now. As with the earliest glimpses of Episode III, Hyperspace will be the first place to get a look at the secrets 2007 holds. A new image series, rich with explosive and intriguing concept art, is your first look at next year's biggest Star Wars surprise. Hyperspace members, click here to see it.

The game will be using "Digital Molecular Matter," an extremely detailed and realistic graphics engine developed by LucasArts in conjunction with ILM and Pixelux Entertainment specifically for the game. The game developers refer to it as "the Force Unleashed."

Story-line
Story-wise, from interviews, demos, and concept art the following can be gleaned:
 * Haden Blackman is writing the story, which involves "delv[ing] deeper into Darth Vader's history."
 * The player will control a dark side character, although whether it is Darth Vader or someone else is unknown.
 * The demo shows a Star Destroyer in the sky over Felucia, although it was possibly only used to show off the graphics engine as opposed to reveal any plot.
 * The first piece of concept art shows Vader, AT-STs, and an AT-AT fighting Wookiees on Kashyyyk.
 * The second piece of concept art show Vader looking over a group of four people, presumably mercenaries: a Gand, a Human woman with a vibrostaff, a masked Human or Humanoid male, and a droid that resembles a cross between Grievous and HK-47.
 * The third piece of concept art shows a human figure with a red lightsaber standing before a crashed Imperial Star Destroyer.
 * The fourth piece of concept art shows a Human man with two blue lightsabers, and two Human women, using a Force bubble to blast away Stormtroopers. An UT-AT can be seen in the lower right side of the picture and another one being thrown to the left.
 * Another concept art shows a hooded figure with blue lightsaber standing in front of what appears to be the crashed star destroyer, with spider-like droids approaching. The artist appears to have labelled the picture as "Raxus Prime."
 * A concept art piece shows a Jedi with a blue lightsaber lifting up an AT-AT on a world that appears to be Naboo.
 * A concept art shows a female Zabrak holding two green "light-batons."
 * A concept art shows a hooded figure with a green double-bladed lightsaber inside some type of dark medical or torture facility. An EV supervisor droid, an IG-series assassin droid and a protocol droid are visible among the wreckage.