January 26, 2021
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co., Ltd. this week said Nintendo Co., Ltd.’s Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity for the Nintendo Switch has shipped 3.5 million units to global retail.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is an action title set 100 years prior to the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The final game contains a robust story that details the events of the Great Calamity and include two-player local co-op functionality.
Star Wars: The High Republic Video Spotlights Jedi Master Avar Kriss
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Characters of Star Wars: The High Republic s latest installment introduces fans to Jedi Master Avar Kriss. Avar Kriss is a veteran Jedi and, as detailed in the video, she sees the Force through an unusual, musical lens. Avar Kriss is a crucial character in the
Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, helping to lead and coordinate rescue efforts in the Great Disaster s aftermath. She also appeared in the first issue of Marvel Comics
Star Wars: The High Republic series. You can get to know Avar Kriss better by watching the video embedded below
Star Wars Writer Confirms That Pod Racing Exists In The High Republic
Disney and Lucasfilm have officially opened another chapter in the world of the galaxy far, far away by embarking on
Star Wars: The High Republic, a new publishing initiative that takes place 200 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga.
In this previously uncharted period of George Lucas’ fictional universe, the Jedi Order is at the height of its power, maintaining peace and order across the Core World during the Republic’s golden age. Though when an unknown phenomenon compels spacecraft from all over the galaxy to fall out of hyperspace, an event dubbed the Great Disaster, these light side warriors head into yet another world-threatening conflict to uncover the mystery and defeat the insurgent Nihil, a group of space pirates with ties to the dark side.
A new age of Star Wars has begun. (Image: Joseph Meehan/Del Rey)
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The first wave of
Star Wars: The High Republic stories is upon us, painting the broad strokes of what we can expect to see in this era, centuries before the Skywalker saga. After checking in with the new books and comics that hit shelves last week, we’re already getting a picture of some intriguing connections and a taste of what to expect from the Jedi’s heights.