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		<title>On This Day: Jedi Temple Challenge Gave Ahmed Best His First Jedi Comeback</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On June 10, 2020, Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge debuted on Star Wars Kids and YouTube. At the time, it looked like a charming little children’s game show. Young contestants ran obstacle courses, solved puzzles, faced temptations from the dark side, and tried to prove they had the strength, knowledge, and bravery of a Jedi. Cute? Yes. Earth-shattering Star Wars lore? Not exactly. Except, with hindsight, Jedi Temple Challenge now feels much more important than it looked. Because this was the first time Ahmed Best stepped into the role of Jedi Master Kelleran Beq. And that changed everything. A Star Wars Game Show With a Secret Legacy Jedi Temple Challenge was built as the first Star Wars-themed game show, with real kids competing through Jedi trials. StarWars.com’s June 10, 2020 feature described the series as a test of strength, knowledge, and bravery, with Best hosting as Kelleran Beq alongside Mary...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On This Day: EA’s Battlefront Reveal Changed Star Wars Gaming Forever</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/ea-battlefront-reveal-star-wars-gaming.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt "ObiWaN" Hansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On June 10, 2013, Star Wars gaming changed direction with one snowy teaser, one AT-AT foot, and a whole lot of fan screaming. During EA’s E3 2013 press conference, the publisher revealed that DICE was working on a new Star Wars Battlefront. It was not a long trailer. It was not a deep gameplay breakdown. It was barely more than a Hoth-flavored promise. But after years of waiting, rumors, canceled dreams, and Battlefront III heartbreak, that was enough. Star Wars fans saw the words Battlefront again, and suddenly the galaxy had a new gaming future. EA’s First Big Star Wars Statement The timing mattered. Just weeks earlier, Disney and Lucasfilm had moved Star Wars gaming into a new era by giving Electronic Arts the core console and PC license. LucasArts had been shut down as an internal developer, Star Wars 1313 had become the wound nobody wanted to poke too...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SWTOR’s Republic Trooper Just Joined The Black Series, and That Actually Matters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gingetattoo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Old Republic refuses to stay buried. Hasbro has opened pre-orders for STAR WARS The Black Series Republic Trooper Gaming Greats, a 6-inch figure inspired by Star Wars: The Old Republic. On paper, it is another collectible. Nice box. Cool armor. Big blaster. Shelf space acquired. But for SWTOR fans, this one hits a little differently. Because every time The Old Republic gets new merchandise, it feels like a tiny reminder that this era of Star Wars still has weight. A Republic Trooper From SWTOR Gets the Gaming Greats Treatment According to the official Hasbro Pulse listing, the figure is part of The Black Series Gaming Greats line and is inspired by Star Wars: The Old Republic. It is listed as a 6-inch scale action figure with multiple points of articulation, a premium game-accurate sculpt, and a gaming-inspired blaster cannon accessory. In other words, this is not just a generic...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Star Wars Zero Company’s Best Idea Is Making Your Squad Actually Matter</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/star-wars-zero-company-squad-bonds.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soeren Kamper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars: Zero Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clone wars]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to describe Star Wars Zero Company is still “a Star Wars tactics game.” That is also the least interesting way to talk about it. Yes, Bit Reactor’s upcoming turn-based tactics game has cover, classes, tactical decisions, squad builds, and all the lovely battlefield panic that comes with telling four people to survive a Clone Wars mission with a plan that sounded much better in your head. But a new Xbox Wire interview with Creative Director Greg Foertsch and Lead Designer James Brawley suggests the game’s most important idea may not be the tactics. It may be the relationships. Zero Company Is Leaning Into Found Family Foertsch says Star Wars is at its best when it is about relationships and found families, pointing to Star Wars Rebels as one example. That is not just a cute quote for the trailer crowd. It appears to be a real design...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Galaxy of Heroes Feels Strangely Quiet While EA Star Wars Gets Loud Again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Novara Skuara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For years, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has been the indestructible little holotable machine in the corner. New console games came and went. Star Wars movies disappeared from theaters. Disney+ shows rose, argued with the internet, and vanished into season-gap limbo. But Galaxy of Heroes kept doing what it does best: adding characters, feeding collectors, creating squad puzzles, and reminding everyone that mobile Star Wars is not a side note. So why does it feel strangely quiet right now? Not dead. Not abandoned. Not “somebody check the pulse” quiet. Just quieter than the rest of EA’s Star Wars galaxy. Galaxy of Heroes Is Still Active To be clear, Galaxy of Heroes is still moving. The official Galaxy of Heroes news page lists the Era of The New Republic Kit Reveal from May 8, 2026 as its latest major news item, following earlier 2026 updates like the Era of Andor Kit...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Star Wars Battlefront II’s Shattered Galaxy Mod Is Keeping Classic Battlefront Alive</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/battlefront-ii-shattered-galaxy-naboo-map.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Novara Skuara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Modding]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://swtorstrategies.com/?p=769357</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The original Star Wars Battlefront II refuses to die quietly. Nearly two decades after release, the 2005 classic still has one thing modern multiplayer games would kill for: a modding community that simply will not put the blaster down. The latest reminder comes from Shattered Galaxy, a fan-made Battlefront II mod that is now preparing a new Clone Wars beta map. According to the official ModDB announcement, Shattered Galaxy will release a beta map called Naboo: Ruined Valley on June 18. The creator says this will be the only beta map for Clone Wars Part-I before the full release, which is described as coming “very soon.” That is a small update on paper. For classic Battlefront fans, it is another reason to reinstall the game and pretend 2005 never ended. A New Naboo Map for Clone Wars Fans Naboo: Ruined Valley already sounds like the kind of map Battlefront II...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SWTOR 7.9a Is Small, But These Are Exactly the Fixes Players Notice</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/swtor-7-9a-is-small-but-these-are-exactly-the-fixes-players-notice.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Novara Skuara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Patch]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://swtorstrategies.com/?p=769352</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Not every Star Wars: The Old Republic update needs to arrive with a new planet, a cinematic betrayal, and Darth Malgus looking dramatically annoyed in the corner. Sometimes, a good patch is just the one that fixes the weird stuff players have been grumbling about for days. That is basically the story with SWTOR Game Update 7.9a. It is not a huge content drop. It is not trying to reinvent the galaxy. It is a small bug-fix patch following the launch of Game Update 7.9 “Legacy Reborn,” and honestly, those can be some of the most welcome updates in an MMO. Because when a map is broken, a raid interaction refuses to behave, or your character’s feet decide to vanish inside a pair of boots, nobody cares how epic the story is supposed to be. They just want the game to stop acting like a cursed holocron. What SWTOR 7.9a...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Mandalorian &amp; Grogu’s Box Office Problem Is Bigger Than One Weekend</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/mandalorian-grogu-box-office-star-wars-problem.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gingetattoo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Mandalorian and Grogu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Din Djarin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://swtorstrategies.com/?p=769174</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[For years, Star Wars fans asked the same question: when is Star Wars finally coming back to theaters? Now that The Mandalorian &#38; Grogu is here, the more awkward question is starting to creep in: Did everyone actually rush to see it? This is not a clean “Star Wars is dead” story, no matter how much the internet enjoys putting a tiny helmet on bad news. The movie opened well. Grogu is still adorable. Din Djarin is still cool. The Star Wars name still matters. But momentum matters too. And right now, The Mandalorian &#38; Grogu feels less like a victory lap and more like Lucasfilm getting a polite tap on the shoulder. The Mandalorian &#38; Grogu Is Not a Flop, But It Is Fading Fast According to The Numbers, The Mandalorian &#38; Grogu opened domestically with $81.6 million. For most movies, that is great. For Star Wars, it comes...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Serious Creators Are Choosing Nano Banana AI on Nanomaker Over Standalone Image Tools</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/nano-banana-ai-on-nanomaker.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://swtorstrategies.com/?p=769158</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[There is a particular kind of frustration that every working creator knows well. You have the idea. It is sharp, specific, fully formed in your head. Then the next three hours disappear into tab-switching, credit limits, watermarked exports, and model outputs that look nothing like what you described. By the time something usable comes out the other end, the original energy that sparked the idea is gone. This is not a creativity problem. It is a tooling problem. And in 2026, it is a problem that no longer needs to exist. Nanobanana AI maker was built specifically to remove that friction. At its core is the Nano Banana 2 model, one of the most capable AI image models available today, sitting alongside GPT Image 2, video generation, music tools, and audio synthesis in a single unified workspace. One login. One subscription. Everything a modern content workflow actually needs. I. The...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Star Wars Zero Company’s Deep-Cut Lore a Strength or a Risk?</title>
		<link>https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/06/star-wars-zero-company-deep-cut-lore-strength-risk.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt "ObiWaN" Hansen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars: Zero Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bit Reactor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clone wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucasfilm Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Onderon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respawn Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[star wars games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[star wars lore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tactical Games]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://swtorstrategies.com/?p=769116</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Star Wars fans love deep lore. Until they don’t. That is the tightrope Star Wars Zero Company now has to walk. The upcoming Clone Wars tactics game already has the big sellable hooks: turn-based squad combat, permadeath, RPG-style companions, an August release date, and enough tactical panic to make every mission feel like a bad idea with a briefing screen. But the most interesting thing might be the nerdiest thing. The developers clearly care about the deep cuts. According to GamesRadar’s look at Zero Company’s lore work, the team has spent serious time digging into Star Wars history, planets, factions, and character connections to make the game feel properly rooted in the Clone Wars era. That sounds great. But it also raises a real question: Can deep lore make Zero Company feel richer, or could it scare off players who just want a good tactics game? Lore Can Make the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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