The Art And Making Of The Force Unleashed

Temos mais informação sobre o livro The Art And Making Of Star Wars The Force Unleashed — inicial e provisoriamente chamado de The Force Unleashed: Art of the Game — escrito por W. Haden Blackman & Brettt Rector e com prefácio do actor Hayden Christensen, editado pela Insight Editions, uma divisão do Palace Publishing Group. De todo o material recebido directamente do editor, nem todo o conteúdo desta obra que analisa o jogo na sua vertente criativa pode para já ser divulgado, por ter sido declarado Classificado pela LFL. Mesmo assim a editora permite-nos divulgar que irá estar presente na próxima convenção norte-americana San Diego Comic Con de 2008 (23 a 27 de Julho), partilhando com a Lucasfilm o seu espaço expositivo e onde os autores da obra irão igualmente estar presentes para alguns eventos em data e hora precisas ainda por anunciar. A nível de conteúdos adicionais à obra (sim, vai havê-los), irão estar disponíveis por tempo limitado 10 Force Unleashed Character Cards representando outros tantos personagens vistos no jogo e, em parceria com a Sideshow Collectibles, de quem a editora é afiliada, a inclusão de uma carta com um código escondido que permitirá ao seu possuidor trocá-la por merchandise da SSC através do sítio Web desta última. A seguir o conteúdo completo do texto que recebemos, que complementa a informação supra:

The Star Wars saga continues! From the creative brain-trust behind the most popular films of all time, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed videogame explores the mysterious epoch between the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Rebel Alliance. The introduction of the euphoria system by NaturalMotion Ltd. and Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) technology from Pixelux Entertainment draws players into the Star Wars galaxy putting the fate of the universe at their fingertips. Uncannily, rock crumbles, metal bends, and bodies writhe with all the physicality and intricacy of reality, transforming entertainment into otherworldly interaction. With each choice the player guides their avatar through unrepeatable actions, toward an undecided and individual fate. The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed unveils the story behind the next chapter in the Star Wars Saga, offering an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at LucasArts’ development, design, and innovations that will irrevocably change the way videogames are played. Heralding a new era in video game technology The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed reveals the Euphoria and Digital Molecular Matter technology used in the game, with in-depth discussion from the authors: The Force Unleashed project leader W. Haden Blackman and assistant producer Brett Rector. Players will find themselves immersed, able to manipulate the Force at whim, in a digital world that appears almost too human to comprehend. Based on a story about Darth Vader’s previously unknown secret apprentice, and written in consultation with George Lucas, fans and gamers can access the full developmental process from concept to console, with art and intricate software details that define the new universe of The Force Unleashed. Narrative illustrations, explanations of game designs, and artists’ renderings in The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed deliver the back-story and detailed evolution of the most highly anticipated addition to Star Wars, which fans have awaited for the last four years. More than 200 illustrations, first hand commentary from developers, and unrevealed details from LucasArts animate the missing link in the Star Wars Saga. For over a year excitement has been building on the internet, in magazines, and on the lips of Star Wars fans—with entire websites, front-page articles, and events buzzing around the arrival of The Force Unleashed. With full support from LucasArts, networked to millions of fans around the globe, The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed offers the full and only authorized account of the most advanced game ever conceived, arriving with the videogame, toys from Hasbro, and gaming products from Wizards of the Coast. The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed includes an array of additional material with more than 300 pieces of concept art, details on unused game concepts, technology team-ups with visual effects pioneers Industrial Light & Magic—and others, ten exclusive character cards (including key figures Darth Vader, the Apprentice, the Emperor, Shaak Ti, Maris Brood, and Kazdan Paratus), as well as a Sideshow Collectibles insert card that is redeemable for a free gift card and free entry into an exclusive Sideshow Collectibles figure raffle.

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W. HADEN BLACKMAN is the project leader of The Force Unleashed game. He is the author of The Field Guide to North American Monsters and Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels. He has also worked extensively within the Star Wars universe on a variety of video games and comic book projects, including Dark Horse Comics’ Jango Fett: Open Seasons, LucasArts’ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided and The Ruins of Dantooine, the first novel based on the Star Wars Galaxies video game. BRETT RECTOR, assistant producer at LucasArts, was editor in chief for Star Wars Insider magazine and the author of two books, including Armored Core 2: Another Age: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide.

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The Art and Making of Star Wars The Force Unleashed Written by W. Haden Blackman & Brett Rector Foreword by Hayden Christensen 160 pages, 9” x 10” More than 200 full-color illustrations Trade Paperback / $29.95 ($37.95 CAN) ISBN-13: 978-1-933784-25-0 Performing Arts-Film/Computer Games June 2008