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The release date of the highly anticipated MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic has been made public. Bioware and LucasArts have confirmed the official release date for video game to be December 20 in North America and December 22 in Europe. The release date was revealed at the Eurogamer Expo in London.

Expect deleted and tweaked scenes, a CGI Yoda, and just maybe, a peek at the infamous "Holiday Special."

The Tatooine-like world about the size of Saturn is a frozen mass of rock and gas about 200 light years from Earth. NASA astronomers say it was discovered by the Kepler spacecraft launched in 2009. The desert planet of Tatooine is home to all manner of wonderful creatures — womp rats and banthas and jawas.

Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday defeated a bid by George Lucas' company to stop a prop designer making and selling replicas of the iconic stormtrooper helmets from the "Star Wars" films. The court did, however, prevent him from selling them in the United States.

Star Wars is back! Sort of. The Air Force will launch a key satellite for its space-based missile alert system Friday, hoping to overcome years of developmental delays in the dogged pursuit of an eye-in-the-sky threat-warning system.

May 4 is unofficially Star Wars Day, a play on the words "may the Force be with you." It's celebrated around the world even though the original film was actually released on May 25, 1977. How do you plan to mark the day?

The news about the details on the 'Star Wars' Blu-ray set this fall managed to crash a brand-new site this morning, but we've got the information for you.

It’s official that the StarWars.com forums will be closing down. At the end of this month, they will become read-only so it’s time to save, copy or print anything that you deem important information because come Friday, June 3rd, it will disappear from cyberspace forever!

Mr. Kershner’s “The Empire Strikes Back,” part of the “Star Wars” chronology, earned mixed reviews but, eventually, critical praise.

Exclusive: Date could put Cameron's "Titanic" in theaters mere weeks after the 3D reissue of George Lucas' "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace."