This week’s EU Video Of The Week is called “Faceoff”. It’s from The Force Unleashed, where the Secret Apprentice is facing off (hence the title) against another character named Maris Brood. A very cool clip, it’s a 30 seconds you will not regret. Remember, each week we are looking for cool EU videos, so if you see a cool one send us an e-mail or send us a message to our Youtube page.

Source: IGN

Today marks the day that America ratified and adopted its Declaration of Independence and became, to them, independent. While you’re cooking your cheeseburgers and hot dogs, talking with friends and family, swimming and having fun, remember what our fore fathers gave us, and what a glorious site it is! Happy birthday, USA and have a wonderful day, everyone!

The official site released the third “Clone Wars” web-doc entitled “The Clones are coming,” where Dave Filoni and others talk about the clones and their effects in the movie and the series. Check it out below! (Sorry about the title– July 4 and all )

It’s finally here! The little button on the sidebar that links to “EUBlogs” now works.
Today the EUCantina.net is releasing their new partner website, The EUBlogs. The EUBlogs is a unique experience for Star Wars fans. Much like the SW official site blogs, this is a network of Star Wars blogs. It is similar to sites like Blogger, but it’s all Star Wars!  

The EUBlogs offers its members one of the best Star Wars communities around the web. For free, you can sign up, get a username and a blog, which will be under your own URL, and start posting! You can customize the theme of your blog, your sidebar, add pages, images, and much more! The EUBlogs are meant to give Star Wars fans a chance to share their thoughts and ideas in their own little space on the Internet.

The EUCantina.net is very excited about this new feature, and is proud to say that it is one of the, if not the only, free Star Wars blogging network online! So, what are you waiting for? Go to www.eucantinablogs.net to get your own blog started right now, and let Star Wars fans across the galaxy hear your voice.

In honor of “Star Wars: Galaxies’” fifth birthday, Lucasarts and Sony Online have announced a new cardgame based on the game entitled “Star Wars Galaxies: Champions of the The Force,” which will be released “Summer 2008″ for current and active Galaxies players. It’s the first ever online cardgame. Here’s a short description of the game:

“Now the Galactic Civil War continues on a whole new playing field with the introduction of the Star WarsStar Wars® trading card game is available exclusively to Star Wars Galaxies subscribers* as part of their valid subscription to the game.”

For more information about the game and how to get it, check out its site here. Also be sure to check out the official Press Release.

Source: Official SWG Site

If you recall in May, we told you about the 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge by Atom. We were contacted by Atom (no  longer Atom Films) to tell you that the finalist are in! To vote, head over here to see the finalists and then vote for what movie you think is the best by July 10! Please note: To vote you must be registered at the Atom website, so do that while you’re there if you haven’t already.

The image you see above is the cover for the upcoming “Star Wars: The Clone Wars–Lightsaber Duels” for the Nintendo Wii, slated to hit stores this Holiday season. It was found here, on Wii Topia, by our friends over at Jedi News. What do you think about it? You can click the image to see a larger version. Place your thoughts here!

Source: Jedi News (via)

Our good friend Zee Zee just sent us in a link to Amazon for a book entitled “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi I.” It’s placed as a hardcover and is apparently going to be penned by veteran Star Wars author Aaron Allston as a first in a series. The release date is set for March 24, 2009 and it seems it will be 256 pages. Nothing as of yet is confirmed, but we will contact our friends at Del Rey and see what we can do. Until then, let the speculation on this possible novel begin!

We contacted the wonderful Ms Sue Rostoni at Lucas Licensing about the novel and she told us, “I can’t comment on this yet. Sorry!” Seems pretty useless, right? Nope, it actually tells us that it is indeed real and that she has to wait until it’s official announced to divulge more information… At least, that’s what I get from the “yet.”

The time has finally come. Since May of last year, the Star Wars.com homepage has been a neat, cool looking assortment of planets that show the latest news, while the rest of the website stuck with the old look. Now, it’s all changed!

Words can’t describe the number of differences, so check it out for yourself here. Be sure to revisit your favorite pages, none of them look like they used to! Special thanks to Club Jade for the image.

IGN previewed the Force Unleashed recently and they’ve got nothing but good things to say about it. Here’s an excerpt from their review of the first level.

Indeed, Vader’s assault through the treetop huts and bridges of Kashyyyk is slow and paced, with him walking confidently as his cape blows behind him, but also incredibly deadly. Though Vader’s lightsaber makes quick work of the Wookiee soldiers, it’s his Force powers that make him unstoppable. Lifting enemies into the air with a Force grab is immensely rewarding and offers you plenty of options. You can toss enemies off the side of a bridge to the ground below, slam them into a tree or other object, or toss them into other furry soldiers. Or should you wish to make an example of a particular Wookiee, you can lift him up, impale him with your lightsaber, and then throw his body into whatever happens to be the nearest and hardest object.

The rest of the article has a description of the controls as well as more impressiosns of the game. And almostall of it is positive so feel free to head on over and take a look.

IGN