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EA Sells 2 Million Units of 'Star Wars'; Shares Up

Electronic Arts' told investors on Wednesday that its highly anticipated Star Wars game was off to a strong start and dismissed reports that players were leaving the new Internet game in droves, and its shares rose 6 percent after the market closed.
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Hallmark's New York Comic-Con Exclusive R2 Units

Hallmark's Expanded 'Star Wars' Offerings, Convention Exclusives Prove a Hit with Collectors

While it may seem incredible that Hallmark items are becoming the hottest Star Wars collectibles at many conventions, when IBTimes sat down with Christine Taylor, license creative account manager for Hallmark's License Design Studio, it became clearer that the company's passion for the items it's offering these days -- which have expanded far beyond ornaments -- runs deep.
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Scientists Find Real 'Tatooine-Like' Planet With Two Suns

Scientists working with NASA's Kepler mission have discovered a planet containing two suns as shown by the 1977 sci-fi movie Star Wars, breaking several galactic assumptions that were previously thought to exist only in science fiction movies or books.
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NASA Discovers Planet With Two Suns, Just Like in 'Star Wars'

NASA has discovered a planet orbiting two stars about 200 light years from Earth, it announced on Thursday. The circumbinary planet is the first of its kind to be found, and it is bound to pique people's interest because of its resemblance to the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars movies.
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Stormtrooper costume designer wins UK copyright

In what a Lucasfilm spokesman told the BBC is an "anomaly of British copyright law," prop designer Andrew Ainsworth won the rights to sell replicas of the original "Star Wars" Stormtrooper helmets, which he designed.
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Darth Vader commercial in Super Bowl (VIDEO)

Volkswagen USA has called on the Dark Side for help selling its cars. In a commercial which aired in the Super Bowl on Sunday, a young child wearing a Darth Vader costume from the Star Wars movie is shown attempting to use the “Force” on various household items to no avail.
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Naomi Watts tops list of actresses to invest in

Australian actress Naomi Watts, who starred in The Ring, King Kong, and Eastern Promises, is the actress who provides the best return for a film studio, according to a list by Forbes.com.

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