Today is the day LucasArts is supposed to be unveiling their trailer for The Force Unleashed II. Take the
and watch the cinematics unfold if all goes well.
We have a Winner!
Congratulations go out to Snowtroopers member Richd, winner of the Snowtroopers.ca Diorama Contest, with his massively spectacular "Battle of Hoth" entry. Click on the
link to view more photos of Richd's diorama or visit the
contests section to view some of the other outstanding entries that made judging this contest such a daunting task. Thanks to everyone who participated and an extra special thanks to Snowtroopers member Ambasah for donating the Darth Maul Bloodfin statue that our winner will receive.
The final Walmart Exclusive Comic Packs
Though in Canada the Comic Pack line has seemed dead for quite a while Hasbro is releasing new images of the final Walmart-Exclusive Comic Packs. If you are traveling South of the boarder you may want to keep on the look-out for these hitting the shelves.
Star Wars Celebration V details announced!
Thanks to a heads up from Snowtrooper RuthlessSith for passing on the details. Join in on the discussion
here or visit the
official website for more information and tickets.
Action Packed Savings @ TRU
From November 27-December 3 Toys-R-us has 25% off all Star Wars vehicles $49.00 and up. Also $5 off deluxe figure and vehicle sets ($19.97) and $15.00 off Clone Wars tin collection ($29.97) see the flyer for details
Looking for diorama inspiration?
Hasbro.com has announced the
winner of their Star Wars: The (Not-Really-Clone-Wars) Clone Wars Diorama contest. It is an impressive display of workmanship so hop on over and see what's cooking in the the carbon freeze chamber.
Get ready for Something Something Something!
Get ready! December 22, 2009 is the day to mark on your calendar if you are a big Family Guy fan. The long awaited Family Guy Star Wars Sequel "Something Something Something Dark Side" is gong to make this December all the merrier if the trailer is any indication of the hilarity that has come to a galaxy far, far away...
More Legacy to be found!
Jedi Jedd would like to report finding Legacy Wave 10 at a WalMart in Victoria with the rollback price of $6.86. Keep your eyes on the pegs. They may be finding their way to your local Wally very soon. Pop over to the boards and join in on the discussion
here.
Data to go!
Best buy has some nifty Star Wars USB drives available for the techno geeks. 4GB for $29.99 to store all your Slave Leia photos and take them on the run.
If you're making a list and checking it twice...
December is almost here and it looks like the more reasonable prices for you favourite Star Wars items are starting to make the rounds. Check out your weekly
Zellers flyer for more details.
Return of the Legacy
The holonet has been buzzing with reports that some of the declared cancelled BAD Legacy figures are showing up in Southern Ontario and indeed it is true. Several cases of the Return of the Jedi wave (Wave 9) have been hitting the shelves of Toys R Us and are ripe for the picking. Here's a look at figures BD16, BD17, BD18 and BD19.
Toys-R-uS figure and Lego sale!
Toys-r-us Canada is having a 40% off sale on Clone Wars basic figures, $5.97 each (Limit of 4 per family?) . They also have a 2 for $40.00 sale on all $27.99 Lego sets and a 2 for $60.00 sale on all $39.99 Lego sets, of course this includes Star Wars Lego. Prices in effect November 6th -12th, check the flyer for details.
Happy Halloween!
It is the future you see...
With 8 Clone Wars figures still to come as the last few months of 2009 dwindle away Hasbro has given us a HiRes peek at a few of the 2010 Wave 2 Clone Wars figures shipping in February. In all their glory we present Darth Sideous, Thi-Sen, TX-20 and Commander Stone.
Keep an eye out for those remaining figures from the '09 Waves 6 and 7 Hasbro has promised will make it to Canada.
- CW30: Luminara Unduli
- CW31: Captain Argyus
- CW32: Clone Commander Thire
- CW33: AAT Driver Battle Droid
- CW34: Matchstick
- CW35: Padme Amidala (Adventure Gear)
- CW36: Clone Tank Gunner
- CW37: Ziro's Assassin Droid
Tie Intercepted!
The new Tie Interceptor has been reported found at an Ontario Toys R Us by Snowtrooper Brinn71. This newly (re)released vehicle comes with a hefty $69.99 price tag.
Toys"R"us Canada birthday sale!
Yet another sale at Toys"R" us Canada, 25% off cinema scenes and deluxe figure with vehicle October 23-31st. You can also enter thier
birthday contest for a chance to win 1 of 2015 gift cards valued up to $500.00 and be sure to vote for your top toy. Check thier latest flyer fo all the details.
At-St in B.C.
I picked upt he At-St (All Terrain Scout Transport ) at Wal-mart in B.C. today, $49.92 each ( receipt code 065356943506) , they had an entire encap display. It should be showing up at Wal-marts across Canada soon.
Sale! Sale! Sale!
Fett1 would like to report a few sales running in the Edmonton area flyers. WalMart has some special deals running now through November 12 and Zellers has the Star Wars Arena Battle Collection on sale for $14.99 reg. $19.99 from October 23 - 29.
Check your local area flyers to see if these deals run nation-wide.
*UPDATE: It would appear the WalMart sale is running nation-wide and Zellers is also offering "Buy 1 get 1 for 1/2 price" on all Lego sets during their sale period.
Here's the Scoop...
Seen anything new on the shelves? Got the scoop on an exclusive? Know of an upcoming event? Got a pic to send? Snowtroopers.ca wants to keep the front page fresh so if you have something newsworthy drop us a line. We've acquired a new servant droid to sift through the incoming news feeds for all relevant Canadian content!
Qui-Gon/Eopie Offer
For those of you who live in an area that hasn't seen a shipment of figures sporting the Qui-Gon/Eopi offer fret no more! FETT1 would like to report finding the offer hang-tag at his local Edmonton Toys R Us. It has also been spotted in the Toronto area as well so if you are itching to send off your UPCs and have yet to find a figure with an order form inside stop by your friendly TRU and pull one of these off the shelf.
