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Star Wars Finds Another Way to Protect the Baby in the New Minecraft DLC

Star Wars remotely brought fans to Batuu through The Sims, and now the entire galaxy is getting a whole lot closer. Disney and Lucasfilm have teamed up with developers Mojang Studios and 4J Studios to bring several Star Wars worlds to Minecraft—including the latest addition to the franchise, The Mandalorian. “The game plays and acts…

Games Beth Elderkin

The Mandalorian Feels Like It’s Building to Something Much Bigger

Something is bubbling in a galaxy far, far away and it could be hinting at the future for a long time. A long time. The first three episodes of The Mandalorian season two have all felt, somehow, bigger in mythology than the first. Season one introduced the Child (our beloved scamp Baby Yoda), and with…

io9 Germain Lussier

Hey: More Sweaters in Star Wars, Please

I am a simple man, with simple needs. I just want my favorite space wizard franchise to reckon with the concept of generational conflicts and the traumas they enact on those asked to ceaselessly fight in them. Oh, and also occasionally have a really nice piece of knitwear show up. The latest episode of The…

io9 James Whitbrook

Behold These Microscopic Spacecraft

Some sculptors work in marble; some in clay; and some in microscopic dots of resin shaped by lasers. Microlight3D, a company based in Grenoble, France, develops 2D and 3D microprinting systems. To commemorate the release of season two of The Mandalorian, and inspired by Jedi masters who use green lightsabers, the team decided to microprint…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Miles and Miles (and Miles) of the Week’s Best Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round of the latest and greatest in plastic goodness. This week: Miles Morales! Miles Morales? Miles Morales. Sure, there’s some other toys, but let’s be real: this is Spider-Man’s week. Check it out! Hot Toys Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sixth-Scale Figure Hot off the launch of his hit…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

We Don’t Know Shit About The Mandalorian‘s Major New Planet, and That Rules

Star Wars, for better or worse, is fascinated with itself. It loves the past, even as it rails against it, an existential back and forth between adding to its vast tapestry or enriching what came before (or, more often than not, simply repeating it because it rhymes). But today’s episode of The Mandalorian, in a…

io9 James Whitbrook

The Mandalorian Just Opened Up a Galaxy of New Possibilities

In terms of pure revelations, Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian may be the show’s most significant episode yet. Short of introducing the Child in the first episode, the characters and ideas introduced this week have the potential to shake the world of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to the core. They might just change the galaxy…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Mandalorian Chapter 11 Spoiler Discussion Zone Is Right Here

Grab yourself a few deviled eggs and settle in for the latest episode of The Mandalorian. Chapter 11 debuts Friday morning on Disney+ and, we think, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and The Child are finally going to find other Mandalorians. Does that mean we’ll see live-action Bo-Katan? Will we finally learn who Sasha Banks’ character…

io9 Germain Lussier

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10 Great Sci-Fi Tropes (and 5 That Should Be Shot Into Space)

Science fiction is a genre that’s full of storylines, plot devices, and techno-jargon that would be considered ridiculous in the real world. But these tropes are effective, so we keep using them. Over and over again. That might sound like a bad thing—relying on tried-and-true sci-fi tropes instead of creating something new in a genre…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Baby Yoda’s Snacking Habit Was Apparently Meant to Be Funny

In the days since The Mandalorian’s most recent episode hit Disney+, more than a few casual observers of the wee Baby Yoda have taken notice of, and issue with, the Child’s voracious appetite. It’s something that’s taken a turn for the horrific right before his adoptive father’s eyes. It’s made very clear to Mando at…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

George Lucas’ Plans for His Star Wars Sequels Were More Familiar Than You’d Think

For the most part, George Lucas has stayed fairly quiet about his own future plans for Star Wars before selling off Lucasfilm and the franchise to Disney. We’ve had teases here and there, but in a new interview, Lucas lifted the lid even further on what could’ve been Star Wars VII through IX—and while there…

Movies James Whitbrook

How Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic Comic Will Show New Sides of the Jedi

Lucasfilm’s bold new transmedia initiative, Star Wars: The High Republic, promises to give us a look back into the galaxy, far, far away at the peak of the Jedi Order’s luminescence. Champions of an expansionist Republic, masters of the Force, they are a vision for the galaxy. But how heavy does that image hang on…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

21 Good Things About Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Here are the things we like about the Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford adventure

Movies Germain Lussier

A New Mandalorian Spoiler May Have Galactic Implications

It’s just two weeks into the second season of The Mandalorian and we still have no idea exactly what’s happening. While some of the rumors have been true, many others have yet to materialize, leaving fans anxiously awaiting where this story is going to take us. The fact that Lucasfilm isn’t releasing any information on…

io9 Germain Lussier

This Is Not the Way, Baby Yoda

The second episode of The Mandalorian’s second season took its central bounty hunter and his infant space gremlin son from the deserts of Tatooine to a dangerous new locale as part of a mission to help save a family. But within its larger, horror-driven plot, “The Passenger” ended up drawing attention to something about Baby…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

New Black Widow Details Reveal Natasha’s Ties to Her Past

James Gunn got that new Xbox (oh, and he’s filming Peacemaker soon). Jurassic World: Dominion has finally finished filming. Mark Strong hypes up Cruella’s lavishness. Leslye Headland discusses the year she’s spent prepping her new Star Wars show. Plus, a tiny new look at Monster Hunter, and…gay vampires? Spoilers now! Orphan: First Kill Deadline reports…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

This Video Explores the Clever Ways The Mandalorian Uses Tatooine

Tatooine is more than just a generic desert planet. But not every Star Wars story lets that come through. Star Wars has a complex relationship with worldbuilding, for a franchise so invested in it. It often jets between planets, creating only rough sketches of them, giving the impression of some worlds that are, broadly, relatively…

Movies Julie Muncy

We’re Already Getting Rumors About Future The Mandalorian Casting

The production of The Mandalorian’s second season was followed by a ton of rumors about casting, a couple of which we already know to be true. Now, the second season hasn’t even finished running yet and the rumor mill is continuing apace, giving us a potential preview at both The Mandalorian and the growing Star…

Movies Julie Muncy

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Things Get Soft and Distressingly Squishy in the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the silly-looking toys we’d quite like on our desks. This week: Hot Toys goes big with a large Mandalorian drop and an even larger Venom. There’s cuteness all around with stuffed toys from the worlds of Lego Star Wars and Pokémon. Plus: Outrun!? Check…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

The Mandalorian Went Full Horror, But With Tons of Adorable Baby Yoda

Can’t the Mandalorian and the Child get a few moments of peace and quiet? It seems like the instant one adventure ends, such as defeating a huge Krayt dragon, another one starts right up again. If you thought the dragon was big, bad, and scary, The Mandalorian just said “Hold my blue milk.” “Chapter 10”…

io9 Germain Lussier

Star Wars Finds Another Way to Protect the Baby in the New Minecraft DLC

The Mandalorian Feels Like It’s Building to Something Much Bigger

Hey: More Sweaters in Star Wars, Please

Behold These Microscopic Spacecraft

Miles and Miles (and Miles) of the Week’s Best Toys

We Don’t Know Shit About The Mandalorian‘s Major New Planet, and That Rules

The Mandalorian Just Opened Up a Galaxy of New Possibilities

The Mandalorian Chapter 11 Spoiler Discussion Zone Is Right Here

10 Great Sci-Fi Tropes (and 5 That Should Be Shot Into Space)

Baby Yoda’s Snacking Habit Was Apparently Meant to Be Funny

George Lucas’ Plans for His Star Wars Sequels Were More Familiar Than You’d Think

How Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic Comic Will Show New Sides of the Jedi

21 Good Things About Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

A New Mandalorian Spoiler May Have Galactic Implications

This Is Not the Way, Baby Yoda

New Black Widow Details Reveal Natasha’s Ties to Her Past

This Video Explores the Clever Ways The Mandalorian Uses Tatooine

We’re Already Getting Rumors About Future The Mandalorian Casting

Things Get Soft and Distressingly Squishy in the Best Toys of the Week

The Mandalorian Went Full Horror, But With Tons of Adorable Baby Yoda

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Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

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‘Scream 7’ Comes Home With Deleted Scenes We Hope Will Improve the Movie

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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