Seattle-area Star Wars collectors among group planning museum for film-related memorabilia Four massive collections of Star Wars memorabilia, including two in the Seattle area, could come together under one museum roof… Read More
Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry,… Read More
Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more On a piece of wooded property not that far, far away from Seattle, a life-size C-3PO figure is visible through… Read More
Jump to lightspeed! Alaska Airlines celebrates May the Fourth with Star Wars-themed aircraft It probably won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but Han Solo should definitely be piloting this… Read More
A balloon with Pop! Funko flies high in annual Thanksgiving Parade with Grogu from ‘Mandalorian’ Funko is flying high on Thanksgiving Day. The Everett, Wash.-based pop culture products company played a popular part in the… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more — Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer… Read More
Not so far, far away: How the Star Wars galaxy falls short of the real-life search for planets Over the past 42 years, filmgoers have seen exotic worlds come to life in a succession of Star Wars movies… Read More
Boeing helps Disney put X-Wing fighters into the air for dedication of ‘Star Wars’ thrill ride in Florida Boeing’s heavy-duty drones, dressed up as X-Wing fighters, flew in for a cameo at last week’s dedication of Disney’s new… Read More
Funko is making a Baby Yoda from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ — but not in time for Christmas Star Wars fans looking to stuff a little extra cuteness in someone’s stocking this holiday season will have to wait.… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: GeekCraft Expo; Saga of Skywalker; a startup pitch clinic; and more — If you get bored shopping in the stores with everyone else on Thanksgiving weekend or have trouble finding a… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Visual Studio Live; Tech Diversity Summit; history of the PC; and more — You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in tech who doesn’t know about Visual Studio — and most of them… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech at The Seattle Art Fair; blockchain convention; and DIY hardware development — For the fifth year in a row, artists from the Pacific Northwest will showcase their work at The Seattle… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: ACE Comic Con, computer trivia, and the music of Star Wars — Films based on characters from Marvel comics have dominated the box office for the first half of the year.… Read More
Star Wars droid builders roll out R2-D2, BB-8 and more to bring movies to life for kids of all sizes Well, these were certainly the droids people were looking for on a Saturday in Seattle. Members of the Pacific Northwest… Read More
Calendar Picks: Silicon Valley’s ‘most-feared journalist’ Kara Swisher visits Seattle to talk tech — Seattle Arts and Lectures is hosting a conversation with Kara Swisher on May 7. Known for her New York… Read More
Vonda N. McIntyre, 1948-2019: Final novel adds to Seattle science-fiction star’s legacy Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as… Read More
The Star Wars trailer you’ve been looking for: All 10 films edited into 5-minute tease of iconic franchise The Millennium Falcon may have made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but a trailer combing bits of… Read More
That’s no Moon! How my son and I built our own ‘Death Star,’ and had a ton of fun doing it In 1982, the best toy you could get for Christmas was Kenner’s Death Star play set. It was big, rising… Read More
Bundle up in Columbia’s new Star Wars parka, just like cast and crew wore for ‘Empire Strikes Back’ If it gets as cold where you live as it did on the ice planet Hoth, hold tight before you… Read More
The Star Wars fix we were looking for: Students turn their bipedal robot into a convincing AT-ST Walker The Ewoks are going to want to run for their lives if this thing tramps through the woods of Oregon.… Read More
CNN survey suggests support for Space Force doesn’t match Star Wars appeal News Brief: A CNN survey suggests most Americans don’t back the Trump administration’s plans to create a new military branch… Read More
This rocks: Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill thanks astronomer for naming an asteroid after him Luke Skywalker was always looking to the stars. Stuck on a Tatooine farm with a dream of becoming a pilot,… Read More
TLDR: Starbucks & Amazon respond to Seattle tax vote, Surface Hub 2, new Star Wars movie [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More
Even in a galaxy far, far away, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ feels like a swashbuckling Western [Editor’s Note: We’ve steered clear of any meaningful spoilers, but if you’re trying to avoid any information at all about… Read More
Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and… Read More
Star Wars fans spend $3.85M to back Jabba’s Barge, Hasbro’s biggest Star Wars toy vehicle ever Fire up the R2-D2 drink cart! Star Wars geeks are going to get Jabba’s Sail Barge, a nearly 4-foot-long replica… Read More
Tickets going at lightspeed for concert featuring original Star Wars film and Seattle Symphony music It seems like there is a new Star Wars movie, or a spinoff Star Wars movie, in theaters every six… Read More
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ trailer lacks a familiar voice, but looks like another sci-fi winner Is it too late to send Harrison Ford back in time to play a young Han Solo? OK, fine. I… Read More
How to become a cybersecurity Jedi, Part 4: Three lessons from ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ I’ve always found that education and learning can be so much more engaging, and successful, when you tie topics to… Read More
Star Wars fans kick off their biggest holiday weekend for ‘The Last Jedi’ For Star Wars fans, it’s the hap-happiest season of all — and that makes dress-up artists like Kay Ahern something akin… Read More
