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Still processing the news of the closure of the UGO, GameSpy, and 1UP websites. As I commented to loonyboi about this, all those properties ending up in the same hands seemed to make some change in this regard inevitable, so it's not like this was completely unexpected, but having all three sites go in the same firing squad is still a little shocking. Best of luck to all of those looking for work as a result of this.

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Re: Star Wars

Feb 22, 2013, 14:46

nin

Creston wrote on Feb 22, 2013, 14:34:
nin wrote on Feb 22, 2013, 13:30:
And let's undo this whole "Chewbacca died" horseshit, please!

At least Chewie died in a fairly epic way (I mean, come on, a fucking MOON fell on him!) even if it was ridiculous that they killed him.

The way they killed off Mara Jade was literally the end for me with regards to the Star Wars books. I closed the book and never again read another one. That was just fucking horseshit.

Creston

I thought he died protecting one of Solo's kids? But I never read the book, for that very reason.

edit: Still, it shouldn't have happened.

edit again: Here we go, you're correct:

The 1999 novel Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore (the first in the New Jedi Order series) marks Chewbacca's last chronological appearance in the Star Wars universe. Chewbacca dies when he sacrifices his life to save Han's son Anakin from a collision between the planet Sernpidal and one of its moons. Lumpawaroo and Lowbacca offer to assume Chewbacca's life debt to Solo. Han initially protests, but relents by the end of the series.

Yeah, fuck that. Chewie Lives!




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

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Comment [quote="nin"Feb 22, 2013, 14:46][quote="Creston"Feb 22, 2013, 14:34][quote="nin"Feb 22, 2013, 13:30] And let's undo this whole "Chewbacca died" horseshit, please! [/quote] At least Chewie died in a fairly epic way (I mean, come on, a fucking MOON fell on him!) even if it was ridiculous that they killed him. The way they killed off Mara Jade was literally the end for me with regards to the Star Wars books. I closed the book and never again read another one. That was just fucking i[horseshit]i. Creston [/quote] I thought he died protecting one of Solo's kids? But I never read the book, for that very reason. edit: Still, it shouldn't have happened. edit again: Here we go, you're correct: q[The 1999 novel Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore (the first in the New Jedi Order series) marks Chewbacca's last chronological appearance in the Star Wars universe. Chewbacca dies when he sacrifices his life to save Han's son Anakin from a collision between the planet Sernpidal and one of its moons. Lumpawaroo and Lowbacca offer to assume Chewbacca's life debt to Solo. Han initially protests, but relents by the end of the series.]q Yeah, fuck that. Chewie Lives! [/quote]

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