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News Pop! 10/06/06

By Eli Green
October 6, 2006 - 17:40

Star Wars Galaxies free for 14 days

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment debuted a promotion they are running today, for Star Wars Galaxies. Available for download from www.StarwarsGalaxies.com, the full versions of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided and its first expansion, Jump to Lightspeed, are completely free for anyone to use for up to fourteen days. This fourteen day trial gives people the chance to try out the full version of the game without any commitment, but as an incentive for people to convert their trial account to an active subscription LucasArts is giving away copies of the second expansion, Rage of the Wookies, to every person who converts their account. The copy of Rage of the Wookies will be available via a download at no additional cost, along with an exclusive in-game item for use by one of their characters. For information on the game, like subscription fees and system requirements, go to www.starwarsgalaxies.com and to learn more about LucasArts and its games go to www.lucasarts.com.

SEGA announces voice talent for Sonic

The upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog has a new voice actor joining the team. SEGA of America and SEGA Europe announced today that Lacey Chabert (Family Guy, Mean Girls) will be playing the role of Princess Elise. This is Chabert's first time playing any role for a video game. “I couldn’t be happier to make my video game debut in Sonic The Hedgehog,” said Lacey Chabert. “I’ve been playing Sonic games since I was nine years old, and I am so excited to be part of his 15-year legacy!” Sonic The Hedgehog will be a Playstation 3 launch title and will also be available for Xbox 360 on November 14^th. The game is rated E-10 for Everyone 10 and up. We've got the full list of games coming to the Playstation 3, including Sonic in our PS3 Launch List, so be sure to check that out. For more information on SEGA games and the Sonic The Hedgehog, go to www.sega.com.

That's it for another week of News Pop!. We hope to see you back with us again next week as we continue to bring you the latest news from the gaming gaming world. Enjoy your weekend. And for all Canadians celebrating Thanksgiving this Monday, enjoy your long weekend. We'll still be bringing in the news from the rest of the world on Monday, though, so be on the lookout for our special Thanksgiving edition of News Pop!.

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