Update: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition has been announced for PC and Mac as well as Xbox 360 and PS3 to be released this holiday season. Read more here.

TheForce.net recently spoke to a LucasArts representative who spoke about the much wished-for PC version of The Force Unleashed. They did not respond very positively.

“It definitely will not be coming to PC.”

Many fans will probably be very disgruntled over this. The question was asked because HMV.co.uk had listed a PC version of the game on their site.

You can discuss this story in the forums.

WizardUniverse got to sit down with Sam Witwer who plays the Secret Apprentice in The Force Unleashed. Below is an except. You can read the entire interview at the link above.

Can you tell us about your character?

WITWER: I can’t tell you the specifics, but I can tell you that Darth Vader discovers someone who is extremely strong in the Force, someone whose raw potential rivals the Emperor, rivals Yoda….This guy’s a sort of photo negative of Luke Skywalker.

GWN.com has gotten their hands on the first screenshots of Force Unleashed on the mobile gaming platform for N-Gage. The game looks pretty sharp for the platform its going to be released on.

Force Unleashed will be demoed at CES in 08 and we should expect to see some new stuff. The game is mentioned in Yahoo’s preview of CES 2008.

Its worth noting he gives a release date of April which is more specific than we’ve heard before. Wonder if thats true?

THQ Wireless, Lucasfilm, and LucasArts announced today that Force Unleashed will be released on Nokia’s mobile gaming platform during 2008. This version of the game is being developed by THQ’s Finland-based studio, Universomo. The game will use Cell Weaver TM technology to let you harness the Force as Vader’s secret apprentice.

“We’re proud to be able to deliver the next chapter in the Star Wars saga on the N-Gage platform,” said Gregg Sauter, Director of Publishing for Nokia. “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile game will take advantage of the N-Gage platform’s robust native development environment to provide the ultimate mobile gaming experience, including powerful graphics, connectivity and community elements.”

“THQ Wireless is dedicated to creating an awesome mobile Star Wars experience that delivers on the concept of unleashing the Force. The N-Gage platform makes it possible for us to release a rich mobile gaming experience to entertain as wide an audience as possible on N-Gage compatible devices,”said Adam Comisky, vice president of THQ Wireless.

“The launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be a major entertainment event in 2008, and bringing the game to the N-Gage mobile gaming platform is a big part of that because it means that millions of people around the world will be able to access the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed world right in the palm of their hand,” said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

Fans will be able to experience The Force Unleashed weeks before the game is released in the official novel coming from Titan. The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams is set to be released on 21 March which is several weeks before the game will be released. Titan also will release the official graphic novel by project lead Haden Blackman.

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Peripheral manufacturer 4gamers has announced that on December 1 their Wii lightsaber peripheral will be released. It will cost £19.99 or about $29.

The saber uses 22 bring LED lights which can light up in either a blue or green beam. You simply slip the Wii remote into the sword’s handle and press an on button in similar fashion to a lightsaber. The item can be used in games such as LEGO Star Wars or Force Unleashed.

I thought this was an interesting blog post I found. Apparently David Ewalt from Digital Download got to attend a sneak preview of Force Unleashed where they detailed the plot and showed off game play footage. He didn’t (read: couldn’t) give us any details but I wonder how he got access to this under-the-radar event.

On StarWars.com Haden Blackman, the project lead for Force Unleashed, has written an entry entitled “Co-Star Evolution”. It discusses how the NPC characters in the game came to be and where they got to where they are during the game. The article features Rahm Kota, Maris Brood, and Juno Eclipse. You can find the article at Starwars.com.

In a press release today, LucasArts and BioWare announced that they are working together to create a ground-breaking interactive product. No details have been given on this yet, but you may follow their progress at LucasArtsBioWare.com. Here is the press release:

LucasArts and BioWare Corp. to Create Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and EDMONTON, CANADA — October 30, 2007 — LucasArts and BioWare Corp. today announced that they have entered into an agreement to create an interactive entertainment product. The product, details of which will be unveiled at a later date, will be developed and published by BioWare and LucasArts, and will push the boundaries of the gaming market by utilizing the strengths of both companies to deliver an innovative, high-quality experience.

“LucasArts has a deep commitment to developing compelling stories and characters for the unique medium of interactive entertainment, and we have been searching for a developer that shares this value. We found this in BioWare,” said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. “Through our previous collaborations, we know that BioWare has an impressive ability to blend gripping stories with technological advancements, and we believe that our upcoming product will deliver an experience that will span the traditional boundaries of video game entertainment.”

“BioWare’s mission is to deliver the best story and character-driven games in the world, delivering powerful emotional experiences to our fans.” said Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer, BioWare Corp. Added Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare Corp., “The collaboration with LucasArts allows us to combine our passion for creating high quality and innovative experiences with those of a company dedicated to bringing only the finest games to market.”

To sign up for future product updates, please visit www.LucasArtsBioWare.com.

Unfortunately no information was given on the game but this further fuels the rumors about a potential KotOR MMO. It is likely that the game is based on Star Wars at least. Who knows, maybe it is a traditional RPG of KotOR 3? The only thing we know is that both BioWare and LucasArts will publish the title. BioWare has members from KOTOR, Ultima Online, and Star Wars: Galaxies development teams working on their MMO, which is supposed to be released in 2009.